Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-12

Furrey wrote down the number on
his shirt-cutf and then walked over tc
Mr.. Bishop, who placed his left hand
over Mr.. Furrey's, and in q minute OF
two began tracing some numbers on
a small black board, which was set ny
at the end of the room. After he con
cluded he requested that the bandage
be removed, and then asked if the
numbers he had written were cor
rect. The gentleman who had the
note shook his head, and for mo-
ment Mr.. Bishop looked worried.
''It is my fault" said Mr.. Furrey
hurriedly. 81 wrote down the wrong
numbers on my shirt cuff and those
on the board were the ones l was
thinking of when Mr.. Bishop had my
hand. Sse," and he walked among
the audience showing his cuff on
which was scribbled the identical
numbers that Mr.. Bishop had written
on the board.
"I am glad that this mistake has
occurred" said Mr.. Bishop "as il
proves that the number of the bill
did not affect me at all, and simply
interpreted the thoughts that were
passing through Mr.. Furrey's mind
and as they happened to be OF the
wrong numbers they were necessarily
reproduced. Some people think that /
guess at the number, but as an Illus
tration of my powers of guessing l will
mention that for the last three years
have been investing $40 a month in
the Havana lottery and have never
won prize yet.
"The feat which ! intend now to
PERFORM" continued Mr.. Bishop, sis
on the face of it the most difficult in
my role. l will ask any gentleman in
the audience to take some
object and hide it within q mile
of this building. Then blind
folded l will enter a carriage and
drive to the point of its secretion
through any streets that intervene, no
matter how crowded they may be. l
would like to have some member Of
the press associated with me in this
effort" and in respond to calls from
various Parts of the room, Colonel
Ayers of the HERALD advanced to Mr..
Bishops side.
81 will take the liberty of using
THIS HORSESHOE PIN
You are wearing" said the Professor,
"and will ask you to take with you
the other members of the Committee
and proceed to any point you like
within the distance named and hide it.
Colonel Ayers, Major Furrey and
Messrs. Glassell and Dunlap then left
the room, and, entering an open car
riage which was in waiting at the
door, drove rapidly off up Spring
street. Mr.. Bishop then left the
drawing-room, in company with one
or two gentlemen, and chatted pleas
antly in the corridors, while awaiting
the return of the committee. The
HERALD reporter, in the interim, en-
gagged in conversation with Mr.. Bish.
ops advance representative, who
stated that after performance of this
kind the mind-reader was so thor
oughly uns-rung that he was COM
pletely nnnerved for at least "a
hours, ''and that is the reason," con-
tinued the speaker, THAT Mr.. Bishop
does not give number Of consecutive
night performances-they would be
too much for him"
"How long has Mr.. Bishop been in
this business ?" queried the scribe.
"For about eighteen years." was
the reply, although ever since child
hood he has given evidence OF the
marvellous powers he possesses. In
his boyhood he was regarded by
spiritualists as very effective med.
um and he has applied himself to the
improvement of his natural resources
with the result you see to-day"
"Why does Mr.. Bishop ask that the
bandage ovar his eyes shall be tied so
very tight?" asked the newspaper
representative.
'.Well, he wishes to make his mind
vacuum as far as all outside infiu-
ences are concerned, and when the
handkerchief is tied he turns his
eyes up, and neutralizes, as far as
possible, the optic nerves, leaving his
whole attention free to be devoted to
the mental communication he receives
from the person with whom he is
operating"
During this conversation Mr.. Bishop
had re-entered the drawing-room, and
the scribe, on entering, found that he
was engaged in addressing his inter
ested auditors. "As after / return
from the drive, Mr.. Bishop was say
ing, II will, in all probability, be fit
subject for a post-mortem examina-
ton. / think it will be advisable for
me to now introduce to your notice a
feat suggested to me by the Empress
of Russia. will ask any
LADY MUSICIAN
In the audience to stand by my side
and with her hands over my head,
think Of any melody she may choose
and 1 will play it on the piano.
will ask some accomplished musician
to kindly volunteer for this service"
In answer to his request Mrs.
Williams stepped into the center of
the room.
While making the preliminary ar
rangements the committee who had