The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-23
WITH A MIND-READER.
A MOck-Tragedy Which Involved State Of
ficar, General and Merchant.

The exhibition by Prof. J. Randall Brown at
the. Grand Opera-house. last evening. was Wit
messed By q large audience. and proved fully 80
satisfactory az the entertainment given By Pro-
fessor Brown in this city about year more
ago. There were great many spiritualists
in the audience, but the majority Of
them were present purely out Of curl
osity. There was a mingling of credul
ity with incredibly as the Professor went
through with his remarkable performances In
carrying out his exhibition the Professor got
COMMITTEES of six well-known gentlemen to come
upon tie platform. After almost q half hours
delay the following consented to act in that
capacity: Auditor of State Bruce Carr. Gen. B.
S. Foster, Daniel NJ Ransdel, Isaac Thalman
and ". j. Craig. The Professor shook the hands
Of each one of these as he stepped upon the
stage, and General Foster remarked, II wit
messed one of your entertainments a few years
ago in the Academy of Music in New York
city"
The Professor asked the committee to name
the first subject upon whom he was to make the
was -selected. He asked Mr. Wood
ford TO go out in the audience and
conceal some article. the Professor to be in the
meantime Ia an adjoining room with a member
of the COMMITTEES. Mr. Woodford was then to
turn to the stage, and the Professor was 10 como
out blindfolded. and merely by grasping Mr..
where the article had been concealed. The Pro-
fessor retired behind the scenes with Mr.
Carr. and Mr.. Woodford went in
to a remote corner of the house and
deposited lead pencil with old gentleman by
the name of Gates. Uponhis returning to the
stage the Professor came out bindfoded,
grasped his hand firmly and then went through
a series of gesticulations if he were trying to
work MP current of electricity. Suddenly he
started off. pulling Mr.. Woodford after him.
He hauled him here and there through the
fzla for ahoh 1v fanT min
frequently to work up the electricity. but finally
be picked out the correct man and demanded his
pencil, for which he was loudly applauded.
His next test was TO find some one in the
audience by having the person upon whom be
performing the test think strongly of that
one person. c. g. Webster was selected by the
cemmittae as the gentleman upon whom this
test to be made. The Professor, hind
folded as before. rushed around the room with
Mr.. Webster as he had with Mr.. Woodford, aud
finally bounced upon r. K. Syfers as the person
whom Mr. Webster had in his minds eye, and
the latter said the Professor was right
The next test was performed upon Otto Fren-
upon some one person in the while he
walked blindfolded around with him. and then
age go ont in the room, and find the man. He
did it, Mr.. George Dickson being the man IN
Mr.. Frenzel's mind.
Then followed the most enjoyable portion of
the entertainment. Mr.. Brown said he had
few years ago assisted in ferreting out murder
in London. A man had been murdered by
another in spite, and third man had come up
and robbed the murdered man and then con-
cealed the plumber. Tbs Professor said he would
illustrate 10 the audience how he had fer
reted out the crime. ST will select two
members of the COMMITTEES" said he. ITO
act as the murderer and the robber: I will re-
tire behind the scenes The murderer is to rush
down in the audience, grab some victim, bring
him MP here the stage and stab him. Then
the robber is to rob him and go down in the au-
dI@nce. after which will come out blindfoded,
take the murdsrer's hand and find the victim.
bring him up to the stage and go through with
the murder as it was done before. Then will
take the robbers hand and find the plumber"
The Professor first Rrasped the hand of all
si1e-of the committeeman in order to select the
best murderer and robber. He finally chose
Bruce Carr as the most acceptable one. and Gen.
Foster as the best roober, and then retired,
leaving the Williams to do their
worst. Bruce rushed down In the
dience with murder in bis eye
and bounced uoon Stanley Igo. whom he gently
dragged upon the stage. James Whitcomb Ri
ley remarked that everybody seemed satisfied
when they who was to be killed. Mr.. Carr
seized penknife stabbed Igo to the heart, and
left him to General Foster. who robbed him of
his watch, and concealed it with gentleman in
the audience. The Professor came out and
ceeded In finding both victim and spoils. The
performance concluded with the watch trick,
which has besn repeatedly described.