Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-27
SPIkITUALISM.
Mrs. Ksns, Its Founder, Publicly CsE-
fessss 10 10 bs frani-Eer Big
Tos DID II all.
The FOX s'e,ers Undo the Infamnu Work
OF Msus Years-DE. Richmono Explains
Lae Tricks CT slsoe AID O;hers.
Ner rork Herald, Octe Der 81.

Ser ork Herald, Octc Der p.
BY throwing life and enthusiasm tao
her big toe Mrs Margaret F, Y Kane pro
duced loud spirit rappings in the Academy
OF Music last night and dealt = death
blow to spirituslism, that huge End
world wide fraud which she and her
sister, Kate FIX, founded IN 1913. Both
sisters were present and denounced
sp!ritualism SIS & monstrous Imposition
and chest.
; The grea. building was crowded and
the widest excitement prevailed at times
Hundreds OF spisituslists had come to see
the orginators Of their faith destroy 1t st
one stroke. They were greatly sgissted
st times and Kissed Hereby. Take 1t all
in ell, 1t WAS s most remarkable and
drsmsic spectacle.
There stood a D!sck-robed, placed
widow working her Dig toe and solemnly
declaring that 1t WAS in this way she Gre
sIed the excitement that has driven 80
many persons to suicide or insanity. O1e
momen. 1t WAS ludiG7ous, the nsxs It was
weird.
When Mrs. Ksne appeared On the stsge
she was greeted with cheers and Kisses
She put On her glasses, cu-tsied to the
audience, and rend slowly End in voice
trembling with emotion her confession.
Her sister, Kite Fox, sat in box with
John a. Stevens and spplsuded.
MRS. KANE'S CONFESSION.
"That have been mAinly instrumental
in perpetrstieg the fraud CT spirituslisn
upon too corhling public, many OF you
already know. It is the greatest eorrow
Of my life. 1t is late Gay now, but l
an prepared to tell the truth, tne whole
truth, and nothing bu: the truth, so help
NE Goo ;"
Here Mrs. Kane stretched her hands
upward impressivelY.
"Many here will scorn me, but II they
knew the sorrow OF my past life they
would pity, not condemn. applause and
Kisses When l begsn this deception l
was too young to know right from wrong
hope G ID Almighty will forgive me and
those who are silly enough TO believe In
spiritualism."
DR.. C. Nj. Richmond, who is managing
the expose, invited doctors to come On
the stsge. Three doctols knelt down,
took hold Of Mrs. Ksne's big Toe aud Re.
sumed C grave dir. They then declared
that they could hes- rapptrgs which were
produced by the toe. Mrs. Kane finally
stood up 10 let the audience hear.
There was dead silenc-. Everybody
in the great audience knew th.t they were
looking upon the woman who is princi
pally responsible for Spirituslism, i(s
founder, high pries;ess and demonstration.
She stood upon little piue table, with
nothing on her feet but stockings. As
she remained motionless, lout, distinct
in no
now behind the scenes, now in the
gallery.
Upon these TSppiEgs spirituslism gprsng
into life, and here wss the same toe rap
ping it out o existence. Mrs. Kane be-
came excited. She clspped her hands,
danced s3out and cried
"I.'s frGut! Soir!tuslism is fraud
from beginning to end. IFS ell trick !
There's nc truth in i'll
A whirlwiud Of applause followed.
Then Mrs. Kane went down into the
audience and placing her foot on the foot
OF a well known gentleman, gave him &
series OF sharp tiny raps inst he fel: and
ackno wiedged.
EXPOSING THE TRICKS CT MEDIUMS.
Before Mrs. Ksne appeared Dr.. Rich
mond gave the audience thorough eX-
pose Of the slate writing, mind reading
and Oil painting tricks Of Slade, DIss De
Rsrr and other impostors. He explained
them in detail. A fierce looking foreign
er got up and denounced DR.. Richmond's
tricks, saying that the spiritualisss pro-
duced their effects by spirit power, and
he would prove 1t il he could get the
platform.
"There Is Philadelphia gentleman in
this audience vi o authorizes me to say
that he will pay $4,000 to any person who
csn produce without human aid q mark
an irch long On slate" said DR.. Rich
mond. "Any human being who can do
that can get 5000"
The Doctor glared st the foreign Spir-
ituslist, who became meek and quiet.
Isl denouDcs only fraud. do not At
tack Sweden5org's besutiul theory of
spiritualism. But the man who claims to
do the things hsve done here tonight
BY spirit power ought to be in the peni-
tentisry. There have been no miracles
since 1900 years sgo."
"Nor before thst either" rosred some
one.
CHATS IS far back as my memory
goes" said the doctor. ~ have taught
the mediums two or three new frauds
which have invented myself"
DR.. Richmond producad on slate mes
sages from the late Emperor Frederick
William and a message to Jake Hess.
There was committee of sixteen gentle
men on the stage. sSssa'
81 want one of the committee to write
on . slip of paper the name of some dis.
tinguished person who Is dead"
"Crowley!" yelled voice.
"Harrison!" hoWled another.
The name was written, and 1t was
Frederick William" whereupon the