Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-11-10
1T AsTouNDED THEM.
chicago sp.rIruaI,s,. Dum Dfounded

Chicago SptF1tuaJists Dunn DfouDdeo
httho Attitude ofthe Fox sisters.
1 The complete recantailon OF aplriinalism
aud 81 rs teachings by the celebrated medium
! Kate Fox now Mrs. KATE Fox Jeneiien, has
fallen with the force or thunlerbolt upon
the teachers and disciples Of the myElic sci
eEce 10 Chicago, says the Timer That two
Of the three Fox sisters, Maggie, Kate and
Leah who we're identified with the Rochester
rapplDgs in 1913, should unite in the assertion
that spiriiualism is an arraut piece Of humbug
and has been nothing but gross deception
/ from the beginning until now is bombshell
the spIrltualists Of the country are not pre-
/ pared TO meet
Maggie FoI-Kane, whose husband is the
| famous Arctic explorer, had already struck a
serious blow at the faith by the announce
ment OF her lecture entitled "The Curse of
| Spirituallsm,n when her sister Kate, Mrs.
Jencken, arrived in New York from Europe
Tuesday. When asked whether she would
actively cooperate with her sister, Mrs Kane,
| in exposing spiritualism as gigantic fraud
she said she had not decided on what she
would do, but admitted unreseryedly that she
did not care fig for spIrltualism, which she
regarded as one Of the most dangerous frauds
the world has ever known. Nor did she stop
there, but added that it was and ever had
been a cloak for the grossest immortality.
Leah, the eldest Of the sisters, who was
nearly q years old when Kate and Maggie
we're little children, still afirns the truth Of
spiritual manifestations, and is still teaching
it, She is now Mrs. Underhill Kate in her
/ interview IN New York couple Of days ago
said that Maggie and herself had been induc-
ed 10 practice the grossest decepiious when
theg we're little children, and that they had
no alternative but 70 continue them in aft er
years.
A prominent Chicago spirituslis. said yes
terday that the present attitude OF Kate Fox
cou d only be explained on the theory OF I'll
! health, aud that her sister Maggie had for
some time past been ailing. '1ediums," She
continued "are generally very cratic
creatures Their mode Of living makes them
30, aud as their years increase many OF them
will say aud do things which almost justify
others Ia regarding them as utterly irres pOusi-
BILE. Either this Is the explanation of il or
else the women are controlled by band of
eyil-disposed spirits. Their attitude upon the
matter lie. however il may be regarded, very
| remarkable, and their statement that they
have been engaged in q gigantic deception for
the past forty years cera inly is most startling.
l do not think, though, that these statements
will have less weight with the spirltuaiists of
the country than might be supposed, as the
observant ana thoughtful spiTituAlists Of to
knowledge aud experience Of their own as to
spiritualistic phenomena"
The Bangs sisters said that IN their opinion
the two Fox sisters who have united in eharg-
ing fraud and Lumhug Ia spirtualism do it
for pecuuiary motives. "Iher medlumship is
probably played out and now they expect to
make money by writing and lecturing against
spirituaiism: that is all there is to it One Of
them has been an invalid for some time and
Is quite likely to have reached point where
the exercise OF mediumshiD is difficult IL not
impossible. Auyaay Il is matter Of BUSH
ness with them. That is our opinion of 1t.
We could have done The same thing. Suppose
we should have turned around and denounced
/ spirituaiism after we had our trouble. We
4 could have made money out Of IL probably
bur should have been simply pretending to
expose sprluslism while al the time we
[ knew II 10 lie true. We keep on In our ma
I ter.alizing seaDcss the same as ever instead
OF pretending 20 exposures that are simply
another way Of attempting to make money
out Of the public.
o. A. Turner a we'll known spirilualist
said when be found the Fox sisters had
denied the finding OF any remains 10 cellsr
Of a house at hydesvIile, \. Y, where the
first spiritual manifestations were made /:
'Whr, | resided close BY there al tine time
and know for fact that the human remains
were found stated. They were supposed
TO be the remains Of murdered pedder, and
subsequently, man who had moved away
from HYdesville, some forty miles up the
Geuesee river, was arrested and an attempt
made TO prosecute him for The crime This
| statement by the Fox sisters is only TO Rdver-
tie themselves, sell what they write, and
push their lecture. Besides think lot OF
the Talmage people have a hand IN IL
and are putting the women mp 10 IT."
Col. John c. Bundr, editor Of the Re'igio-
Tdi0S3Daicd. Journal, aud one OF the leading
spirituaiists OF Chicago, says IN reference to
the matter: Mrs Leah Underhill, the eldest
OF the three Fox girls is widely and fayorably
known in New York city and bears an excel
lent reputation. For about thirty years she
has been more or less at variance with Mag
gle aud Kate because Of their waywardness.
For most of this time she has had nothing tC
do with either of them, but has always stood
ready 10 aid them whenever they should give
evidence OF repentance. Two or three years
ago she again offered at Kate's solicitation e
assist her and her children provided she
would return to New York and behave her
self. hate came back and behaved fsirly
well for a time. The spiritualists OF New
York assisted Maggie with money until they
found it was useless longer TO try to help her
Kate and Maggie have borne Mrs, Underhl
a grudge for many years About thirty year:
ago Maggie Joined the Roman Catholic
church The ceremony Of her baptism at st
Peters church in Barclay street, New York
' is said 10 have been an impressive affai
attended by a large assemblage.
Ever since then she has had spells of heins
a devout Catholic, then recanting aud follow
ing her vocation OF medium. Having ex
! hausted the patience and hope OF all her re
! latjves and acquaintance she, with Kate, hai
, now set about the task OF paying back th,
4 favors aud patience extended to her.
! II eau be proved beyond all question tina
the psychic phenomena for which thes
women are noted have frequently been oh
{ served in Maggie's presence when she was in
9 capable OF moving a muscle. In their pres
7 cnt sensation they are no doubt used as tool
hy parties desiring TO coin money and notori
ETY. out Of their shame aud falsehood."
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4 A Pair of Plucky Herons