Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-23
HtSHOP OgT-BISHOPED.
The British Mind Resdcr Copied BY
n Boston Editor.

4 Boston special SAYS: one Of the most
attentive spectators az the recent rcmlfbi-
Die Wiud.lCldiug performances OF Wash
iretou Irving Bishop in tins city WAS
Charles II. Montague, city editor Of the
GjCLf. Mr.. Nont9gu" i, q gentleman Of
the nervous oreaniIlliou. and be made up
III, mind that he could duplicate Mr.. Bi>i-
on, performances. Heat once BEGAN prec-
icing Nh Bishops fc9t.. and with such
marked .uccc,s that on Friday evening Pc
invited some tWcntS OF bis acquaintance
to hl> rooms IN Hotel Middlc>cN 10 test h,,
powers. Here Mr. Montague placed him.
sCli in lho power OF bis friends ana under
,onGiiICGS which rendered collision i'm
possible. He successfully performed every
one Of The ml>tGly achievements with
which NJ. Bishop electrified Boston. y
scmf-pm vas taken from q gentleman and
placed in n.atch.saic suspended from The
chandelier. Mr.. Montague wa then brought
i'm from IN adjoniu. room hlindfoided. by
ishiag ,hc hand Of a gentleman. vino Kept
ms mind Mtchily fixed on the object, Mr..
Nortacuc easily found the pin.
Various aecu'> were selected from Tho
assembly. anG with every one Mr. 1lOp-
tgue tad no q .tScultv ~ finding The con-
coated objects. when tie unattached
urO.1>>" was Tried Articles were scrrcici
about TIE room by yaiipU, p"I>ou-. and
hy having thc agent bold his hand about
four inches over Nj. Nnuta@uc'> band
the latter easily found All the hidden
articles. Mr.. Montague theu enacted
tine mock murder scene exactly H-
Mr.. Bishop docs it,. while Monlagu"
was hind,Old,d in another room hnii"
WAS produced. a pretCncr mcdc OF >t1PblnS
laGy, and the KNIFE was tGcn concealed IN
the sleeve Of a gentleman. Mr.. MONTAGUE
va, then led n. stiil blindiolded, and by
,imCly clu>png tbc hanI o. IN agent whose
mind was fixed lrtcNtlV on The a'l, he
found the KNIFE and rcrc2lci the frint ~
,taubirg. Thus OPERATION was followed oE
tie fndire q spool hidden IN the attic,
Mr. MONTAGUE being connected with hi>
agent orly by piece ot wire.
Thn the mild'rtadtr asked a law rt'
lccIed st random 60 think in'enty on the
first note oi some piece of music. IietIcn
went 10 the piano, and, alter monich'
lingering, played the ancient song TO-
Ton Rbodv." which the lady said was corr
ret. while hlindioldcd Mr.. Montague
succeeded ~ four and llalt minutes ~ re-
urodvcipoa ecomctrical figure drawn 10y a
/ n,umbcr Il the party while hc was absent
/ from The room. Many other far more
! comphcptod fcat> were successfully pr
! formed.
! MIR. Montague says ne performs thts'
acts through no occult power. but purely
/ ~ natural agency. lie hlIndiold> hiIn>tI
in order 10 secure the most perfect ab,lrac
lion Of mind. Re wants the entire outsld,
| world. except The subject or a-c1l, shu
/ ont. The sui icct must tx bis mind ~
t,utv on the object 20 hc discovered
and must give no muscular indication
whatever. The secret consists m tins \
peIson healthy in body and mind will 20
towards au object Of which be j. thinking
"A Great deal easier than he VIII % away
from Il. He has been accustomed cvrl
since birth To- do his II he fixes his min,
inicnily on some object he i bound b!
.hc very nature of hi mental and ply
organization 10 20 that way more elsii,
than the opposite.
The province OF the mind reader ], sin
Div 10 discover in which direction the sub
jcct wishes 10 90 and TO lead him there
Being blindfolded and having his mind in
tcutly fixed on his subject, the mind'rcadc
observes the slightest indications Of vol
ton, and by QuicknCSs Of motion he so0I
throws his subject oil his guard, and th'
ret is easy. Various sly tricks connecte,
with the aboye.desc1bCd principle cnlbi
the reader to perform feat> without physi
cal connection almost ~ readily IL with II