Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-06-10
DISS DEBAR'S RIVAL.
HERMANN EXPOSES SLATE WRITING AND
SPIRIT PICTURES
eh,sly s,rms Dance on he Sage 10 the runs Of
aJoAany, Get Your Gun"-Aats Morgan
Produces az OIL Painting Of Lawyer
NsVcombs in Fifteen Minutes.
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nile of New York how oil paintings can De
nyodneed in the tSinkling of an eye, with
ont spirit aid. An audience OF critical,
intelligent people gathered at the Academy
of Nusie 10 see how he would do. John
r Fellows and John d. Townsend, the
two well-known lawyers who will probably
face each other in the Diss Debar trial, sat
in the orchestra circle, while in close prox,
unity 10 them were Judge klbreth, old
d. Lawrence, Pat Sheedy and others wen
known. Berry Wall was IN box with
gronp Of fair ones. Richard Neweomoe and
Commodore Dickson were in another with
half dozen ladies, while Joseph. O'Don-
ohus looked down over the 2, 600 present
from one of the upper tier stalls.
II was nearly 9 o'clock before Hermann
made his appearance. When he did he
was greeted with a round Of applause. By
Way of introduction he told those present
that he recognized that there were more
things in heaven and earth than are dreamt
of in philosophy, and he did not intend to
Ia impertinent by deDouncing Spiritualism
"a a creed. What ne hoped to do, now
ever was to show how the Diss Debars OF
the spiritualistic business, who trade upon
the cIeduality of the public, performed
their tricks He labOred under the dlsad-
vantage, he said, OF being unable to get
saanee from any medium owing to bus De-
ING so well known, hut he would do the
best ne could.
Then Herman began. His first move
was to expose slate and spirit Wrlung.
II IN
three different sentences on sheet OF pa
per and then had the writing read out.
They were: Life is short and sweet,
"So il nv love" and "When will the stock
market 90 up" The reading created much
merriment.
Obeyiug Herrmann's Instructions, one
of the men tore the sheet in half and put
one part in his pocket. Another gentle
man folded up the other portion, and stick
ing il in Herrmann's wand, set 1t on hre
While it was burning District messenger
how came down the aisle with a mammoth
enyelops and handed il to Hermann. 1t
was addressed TO Joseph j. O'DOnohue.
Hermann scaled II into Mr.. ODOno-
bue's box. Mr.. O'DonOhue tore 1t open
and found another envelope addressed to
Commodore Dickson. This was thrown
back 10 the Commodore, and he IN turn
found a smaller envelope addressed to
Judye Kilbrsth Judge Kilbreth tore his
envelope and got tiny note addressed TO
Hermann. Hermann opened bis epIstle
and brought out the identical piece OF pa
per that had apparently been burned mp
ky one of the men IN the audience. The
two parts we're put together by Judge Kill
breth aud read aloud 10 the audience.
The people present had followed the ae-
tions Of the coriuror closely and were
amazed. IHsrrmann, when the applause
sub,idsd, explained that he had substitu-
ted smother piece of paper for the torn por-
ton and had passed it to DAlylnl without
being observed. D'Alvini put it in the
smallest envelope and that was IN turn
put in the others and sent around to the
messenger boy.
EXPOSING SLATE-wRTTISG.
Next Hermann produced two common
school states, and, after washing them with
n sponge, tied them together with rope,
and had a man sitting beside DR.. Lawrence
hold them over his head Nine people In
the audience were given slips of paper to
write questions on. and Hermann prom
ised TO have reply appear on the slate.
The slips Of paper were folded up by the
writers and dropped into hat.
A lady was invited to take one OF the
slip9 out, and Judge Kilbreth read the
question aloud. 1t was: "WhO will be the
next Democratic candidate for Governor OF
New York;" A jolly fellow yelled out
Berry Wall" and everybody laughed.
Then the Judge was handed the states and,
uutyiDg them, read out the message written
upon one. II was: LET us say Grace for
David Z. Hill"
Hermann explained that, instead OF al
lowiog the nine questions written by the
psople in the audience to 20 in the hat, he
had dropped in nine Of his own. They
all had the sane question, and the lady
could not help taking out the one he want
ed her to take. There had been false
front on the lower slate, which he had
dropped out when they were being tied
and the answer was there before the ques-
tiOns were written.
Hermann next had five men come or
the stage and endeayOr to hold down 8
fifty pound table on which he put ms
hand. One OF the men was a reporter
They struggled with the table, but it rosC
up nevertheless and whirled around til
one Of the five, a stout, gray-haired man,
was sent Spawning on the floor.
Then the professor explained that the
man opposite him at the table was q con
federate Of biz, and both of them had
hooks up their sleeves. He showed the
hook and lifted the table with it so easily
that il looked rs if there must be some
hidden power.
MRS HERMANN TAKES A HAND.
The second part of the entertainment
opened with a cabinet manifestation A
big black post was brought out, which had
handouts on two sides and ropes attached
To them. The post was screwed to the
bottom of the cabinet, aud Nine. Herr
mann was handCuffed TO IL and her arms
tied and the knot sealed by another com
mittee of five.
The committee were instructed to watch
around the cabinet 10 ses that there WAS NJ
outside assistance, and then Hermann
drew the curtain over the front of the cab
met. In an instant tsmborines were
plaped inside the cabinet and bells were
heard ringing. Within five seconds Herr
mann drew back the curtain and the al
dienee saw his wife still nanacied and tied
to the post.
The same thing was tried half dozer
times with different results, sometimes
the bells and tamborines flying out of the
top Of the cabinet. One of the COMMITTEES
asked to he allowed to 60 into the cabinet.
Herman acquiesced, but insisted on blind
folding him.
A moment later he came ont of the cab
met head first, minus his coat and hat.
The coat was around Nine. Herman, heE
arms being in the sleeves, although hel
wrists we're still bsndcuffed and tied "a
the post. The man looked red in the fact
and wanted his coat. The curtain wa
drawn again and the coat came Hyipl
through the tob of the cabinet
Hermann explained the trick few min
utes later, after having the committee ex.
anime the handouts and the seals, and
having them voueh that the seals were ex
actly as they were at the first. Nine.
Hermann pressed spring at the bottom
of the post and the handcufs came out Of
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