The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-06-19
THE MIND READER.
A Packed House-A Phenomenal ENhi-
bition-Murder Found Out-Stolen
Goods Recovered.

Mr.. w. Irving Bishop Tuesday evening
! appeared before an immense audience In
the Opera House. The curtain rose at
SIP when the psychologist presented
himself, with his left arm in sling and
a face radiant with smiles. He pre-
faced the entertainment with few high
" facetious remarks and proceeded at
once to business by calling for COM
mittee of gentlemen to be elected by the
audience. After some slight difficulty
in getting persons to respond to the call
of their names from every part OF the
house, the following named went for
ward: Mr.. c. o. Berger, Rev, S. L.
Bishop, MIR. W. W. Hall, Mr. Muller,
Mr.. c. B. Wilson, Hon. L. A. 1hurston,
Mr.. ]. w. Luning, Mr.. c. NJ. Starkey,
Mr.. Roach of the Vandalia, Mr.. ]. f.
Smith, Mr.. Frank Spencer, Mr. F. NJ.
! Swanzy.
! Besides the committee, one or more
medical practitioners were requested to
come forward to attend upon the mind
reader. as he stated that, while expert
mentlng, his pulse and temperature
would run abnormally high. Doctors
| Miner and Day responded to this re-
quest.
Mr.. w. w. Hall was selected from the
committee, and supplied by Mr.. Bishop
with Misunderstanding knife, directed
! to 90 down into the audience and kill
some one, then to hide the knife and re-
| turn to the stage. The mind-reader was
conducted by two other members OF the
committee behind the scenes. During
their absence, Mr. Hall stepped down and
made a feint OF killing gentleman in
the front row, then went and hid the
/ knife under the carpet about midway
! in the aisle. The mind-reader was led
| back to the stage, blindfolded, and
brought in contact with the supposed
murderer, whom he Immediately con-
Quoted to the place where the knife was
concealed, took it up, and thence pro-
ceeded and found the person who had been
the victim of the murder. The success
OF the first phenomenal experiment was
greeted with tremendous applause.
A minor experiment was performed to
show the absurdity OF the opinion ex-
pressed by some that his experiments
were due to sound. With regard to his
critics, Mr.. Bishop remarked that some
of the newspaper explanations he had
seen were more wonderful than the
experiments themselves.
The Hon. L. A. Thurston was re-
quested by the performer to direct note
| to some intimate acquaintance in the
audience, which was done. Mr.. Bishop
was again blind-folded. Taking Mr..
| Thurston by the arm, be conducted him
about the house until he got in front of
Mr.. w. A Kinney and requested the
! latter to stand up, upon which he was
asked 10 open the paper, and if he
found his own name inside, to be kind
enough to declare it to the audience.
On opening the paper, Mr.. Kinney
answered, Eyes, that is my name"
which announcement was received with
storm of applause.
Mr.. Swanzy was selected as the me-
| dunn of the next experiment. His in
| structions were to GO and steal three ar
ticles at three different points in the
house and hide them: The gentleman
proceeded on his mission, Mr.. Bishop
meantime being again conducted behind
the scenes. Mr.. A. Jaeger, in one of
the seats in the left division OF the
| dress circle, Mr.. Schumann, standing in
| the rear Of the dress circle on the right,
and some other person in the gallery,
were made the victims of the larceny
performance, and the goods concealed
under seat in the dress circle on the
left. Mr.. Bishop, again blindfolded, led
| his medium directly towards the hidden
| booty, but was under some difficulty,
| owing to diversions caused by noises in
the house. The concealed articles, how
ever, were soon found, and after good
deal of rustling about, from the causes
above named, Mr.. Jaeger's pocket-knife
was replaced in his vest pocket, Mr..
Schumann's coin returned to his pants
pocket, and the article taken from the
gallery was promptly restored. The
success of this experiment was also
greeted with rapturous applause.
The climax of the series of phenomena
was reached in the bank note act. The
| mind-reader alluded to a strong ex-
preston of doubt regarding the genuine
ness Of this experiment uttered by
prominent citizen, who was not present.
He also announced that Mr.. W. &. Irwin
had offered to give him the note if he
would tell its nun Der in the manner he
claimed to be able to do. He, Mr..
Bishop, had agreed to an arrangement
by which, if he won the note, it
would be donated to some public char
ity, but if he failed to find the number,
he was to lose the $40 and Mr.. Geo. G.
Williams was to pay it. Mr.. Williams
had previously been called on to provide
the note, and on coming forward, re-
lated its history. He had called on Mr..
Hopper, got $50 note from him, out OF
his safe, Mr.. Hopper not knowing its
number. Here" said Mr.. Williams,
holding up sealed envelope, sis the
note, and no one but myself knows the
Nun, I,ar IN If ,, He was rannasted