Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-22

| death OF Mr.. Brown, the second husband OF my
ns ms sad FSo, now MIS- unaeTn Tnoug ga
mad respect for death. He sent his body servant,
Morton, TO SIT up with the corpse. When he was
and to how dreadful It was to time with death
There were several champagne bottles In the room,
suppose for the refreshment OF Morton-and as
| entereo tne room cork popped with dreadful
noise and made for the door terrified. My sister
| forced me TO wear ming for Mr.. Brown and to
hoT entirely under the influence Of MIS- Underhili
was during that dreadful time. Katie and
| were ied around like lambs We went to New
| aork from Rochester, then all over the United
| states We drew immense crowds. I remember
particularly Cincinnati We stopped at the Bur-
nett House The rooms were damned from morn
ing until night, and we were called upon by these
old wretches To show our rappings when we should
nave been out at play In the fresh air. We made
tne TOUR OF the states and came back to New York,
where Mrs. Undernill lett US Mother went on To
| Phllaoeiphia and took me, and that Is where DR..
| name met me and brought me away from this life.
| LIVING ONLY TO MAKE AToNENENT.
"Au during this dreadful life OF deception had
been protesting. haN always rebelled against
1t. have been going to expose IL time and time
again. After married. DR.. Kane would not let me
| refer 10 my Old nfe-he wanted me to forget It.
He hated the publicity. When was poor, after
MS death, was driven to 1t again. have told
my sister, Mrs Underhill, time and time again
| NOW that you are rich, why don't you save your
sion. She wanted to establish new religion, and
| sne told me that she received messages from
spirits She knew we were tricking people, but
sne Tried 10 make US believe that spirits existed.
she told US that before we were born spirits came
INTO ner room and told her that ave were destined
ior great things. But we knew VIII n to rap yes
| or no. according to certain signs she made US
during the seance. After my marriage my sister
kaue stiil kept up the Sc noes. She had many
wealthy patrons here in New York-Mr. Liver
more, wealthy banker, and DIR. Gray, we'll
known homeopathic physician. They used to have
regular meetings privately, and Katie was the
81 have seen so much miserable deception that I
am Wiling 10 assist in any way and TO positively
state that SpiriJuasm is fraud OF the worst de-
scription. do so before my God, and my idea is
10 expose IL. desplsed 1t. l never want to lay
eyes on any Spiritaulists again, ana wish to say
my sister, Mrs Underhi The last act or treachery
she dld-she has been prosecuting me all along
until recently-was to take my boys from me.
her nand has been felt in all my SORROWS and mis-
fortunes.
'Now am, hope, Christian, and sincere one.
am Catholic, baptized In the Roman Catholic
Church by the Rev. Father Quinn in St Peters, in
Barcl1y street. l want 10 90 honor to my faith.
Father Quinn said 10 me that as long as was In
tns ouslneSS and did not believe in IL and had to
support yself TO charge very high prices, so that
IL you'd at least limit the number OF my patrons;
tnat should not give any free exhibition and
never Claim supernatural powers.
FRAUD, HYPOCRISY AND DIFFUSION.
"When DR.. Kane died he left only s.. 900 in trust
Tor me. There was suit over the possession Of
some Of the doctors letters which wanted to
publish. These letters have been In the care Of o
ward some OF these letters were published, al
though DIR. Kane's family strongly objected. The
DOCK was called The Love-Life or DR.. Kane
received but little Income from the book, and
have had few sources OF revenue. l now am very
poor. i intend, however, to make the expose OF
Spiritualsm, because think II is my sacred duty.
III cannot DO 1t who CAN'T have been the begin
ming OF IL. hope to reduce, at least, the ranks Of
The 100000 Spiriualists now in THIS country.
understood that the Catholic Church has advised
me 10 make these puOlic disclosures and confess
sions- II Is my own idea, my own mission. l would
have done II long ago II could have had the
necessary money and courage to do 1t. could not
md any one to nelp me. was too t1mid to ask.
"My eldest sister, Mrs. Underhill. has gone TO the
country, and this expose will be a severe blow
TO her and perhaps Kill her. am waiting anx-
lousy and fearleSSly for the moment when can
show 70 the world, by personal demonstration,
that all spirtuaiism Is a fraud and a deception.
IL Is branch OF legerdemain, but 1t has TO be
closely STUFFED to gain perfection. None but
child taken at an early age would have ever at
tanned the proficiency and wrought such wide
spread evil as have.
Il trust that this statement, coming solemnly
ception, will break the force OF the rapid growth
OF SpirttualisIn and prove that 1t is all fraud
hypocrisy, and delusloD.
AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE RAPPINGs.
To a World reporter Mrs. Fox-Kane showed how
the rappings were made.
"NOw," said Mrs Kane, 81 Will stand up near
these folding-doors, and you may stand as near as
you please and Will call up any spirit that you
wish and answer any question. One rap means
NO. three raps mean Yes Are you ready?,
us Napoleon Bonaparte presently" the reporter
asked, watching Mrs. Kane closely.
Three rapS yes).
'.Does he Know me2 1 mean did he ever meet
and converse with mel"
Three raps.
THAT is strange, isn't it?" remarked Mrs Kane.
smiling. "ln view or the fact that he must have
died before you were born. Try again"
us Abraham Lincoln presently"
Three rapS.
swell, you see the Spirits are very obiivinp.n
"Will Harrison be eected?"
One loud rap (nO).
will President Cleveland get another term?n
Three raps. ,
For hall an hour Mrs. Kane continued the s.sp,rit
rappings" In all parts OF the hotel parlor ia the
broad daylight. At times the knocking was faint
and at others loud, and she had the power OF max
ing the sounds come from under chairs and tables
at snort distance sort OF expert ventrilodusm
OF the feet. The closest watching gave no eyi-
dence OF even the slightest muscular effort She
remained perfectly quiet to all appearance and
produced the rappings with ease and rapidity
IL was plain 10 see how even the strongest seem
Tics failed TO understand or detect the secret az
the rappings and, after many attempts to rathofn
the mystery, settled down TO the belief that they
had really seen manifestations from the esprit
world" Sf