Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-23
SPIRIT EXPERIMENTATION.
JENNIE LEYS PREPARING TO MA.
TERIALIZE.
The Los Angeles Post Mortem visi-
tation and What is to Come
From II.
The Los Angeles Times Of the Goth in

The Los Angeles Times Of the goth in
stant says:
Miss Jennie Legs is on the move at
last. For seven long years she was con-
fined to her room in little cottage on
Fort street, just south of the Jewish Syn
agogue. The story Of her life has been
told in these columns, but as the time
draws near when she is expected to ac-
eomplish more wonderful tricks than were
ever before performed by test mediums and
that class of people, it might prove of in
terest to tell why she has been close
prisoner in g little room during the past
seven years In brief, Mrs. Legs and her
husband came to Los Angeles for that
gentleman's health. He was suffering
from consumption, and shortly after their
arrival here it became evident that he
must die very soon They were living in
the Fort-street cottage at the time, and a
few days before his death he called his
wife to his bedside and told her that he
wished to make compact with her. 1t
seems that even at that time he was conf
dent that he would recover, although his
wife knew that his hours were drawing to
close. He told her that he was strongly
convinced that spiritualism was the only
true way of judging the future. and that
he was positive that persons could return
to this life after death.
Now, my dear" said he, "I don't know
which one of US two will die first, but I
wish you to promise me that if you die
first, you will come back and tell me all
about the land beyond. | know YOU can
do it. And if l should pass away before
you do, i will come back and give YOU
information that will be of great benefit,
not only to you, but to the entire world. !
have been thinking over this for several
days. and want you to promise"
Mrs. Legs was weeping bitterly when
her dying husband concluded his remarks,
and it was some minutes before she could
sufficiently recover herself to answer. As
was before stated, she knew that her hus-
band was dying even then, and she did not
know what to say, but she gave her prom
lse, and the poor man seemed perfectly
happy. A few days after Mr.. Levs died
and his wife was left widow.
On the night of his death she was put
to bed early by her friends, and as she had
been by her husbands bedside for num-
ber of days and nights, she was not long in
going to sleep. The next morning she was
awakened early and seemed to be better
contented than she had been for a long
time In fact, she was so happy that her
friends were astonished, and asked her
what had brought about such a change.
AT first she refused to talk, but she finally
informed them that she had made up her
mind TO shut herself up in the room in
which her husband had died, and not see
or be seen by anyone for eight wears. This
actions earlier in the morning, and they
made up their minds that her great sorrow
had caused her to lose her mind They
questioned her more closely, and after
good deal of coaxing they induced her to
make the following strange statement:
Shortly after ! went to sleep last night
my husband appeared to me He came
according to promise, and after talking
awhile he told me thar ii | would go into
the room in which he died and close nv
self up for eight years | would be given
second sight. | asked him what that
meant and he said if | would follow his
instructions 10 the letter I would be able
to materialize in broad daylight, without
the assistance of a cabinet or ANYTHING of
that kind. / believe what he told me,
and I shall obey his instructions to fhe let
ter" And 50 far as is known She has, for
almost eight years.
The spiritualists of this city have watched
her actions very closely, and many OF them
are firmly conyin ed that her husbands
promise viii be fulfilled in few months.
as the time is almost up The cottage has
stood on city land, and when work was
commenced on the new City Hall, few
weeks ago, steps were taken to remove the
cottage, and all last week it was being
moved down Fort street The Spiritualists
are greatly exercised over the moving pro-
cess, and are firmly convinced that the
charm has been broken. The chances are
that a general kick viii be raised when
the time is up, and they learn that
Mrs, or Miss Legs, as she loves to be
called, has no more power than any other
medium.