Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-06
SPIRIT
Mr.. Cordray's Exhibition OF sIeight-of-
Hand Feats as . Medium.

The sp~iritualistic part Of the electric
clock exhibition was introduced on Sunday
night. A ful house wa present to witness
IL. There Is no pretence OF supernatural
power about Mr.. Cordray's ''seance.n He
simply performs them as ieats OF sleight-of-
hand leaving the audience to draw their
own conclusions how they are performed.
The first thing was TO produce O spirit
hand which Was passed round among the
audience to DO examined and to show that
there war no machinery about It. The
room being well lighted everyone could see
it distinctly. Alter everyone was satisfied
that there were no eecret springs connected
with IL, and that il was simply O stuffed
glove, apparently, 1t was returned to the
medium. A small table was then pro-
duced, which a also passsd round
for examination to chow there were
no wires connected with il. It was then
placed near the clock in full view OF every
one, and a piece oil plate glass set on top
OF IL to cut OFF electrical appliances. The
hand was then placed on the glass, and
the medium announced that il any spirits
| were in the they would make their
| presence known through the hand, which
accordingly moved up and down. The
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several in the by asking questions
to which an affirmative or negative an
swer could be returned by the motion or
| stiffness OF the hand. The usual amuse-
| ment was afforded in the way OF revela.
tions concerning the number Of youug Ia
dies n gentleman was paying at
~tentions to, and the size OF the family
q newly msrried young man intended to
raise.
The cabinet was next introduced. It
consisted OF n square frame large enough
to hold two people covered with red cloth,
the curtains in front hanging loose. A com.
mittee OF two from the audience was in.
| vited to tie the medium by the hands aud
feet firmly to q chair. The chair with the
medium on it was placed in the cabinet
which was examined by the committee, and
pronounced secure from outside aid. The
curtains were let down and the medium left
alone and almost instantly horns were
blown inside the cabinet, tambourines
banged and hands appeared at tn top aud
sides which the committee Intellectually
grabbed ut. When the curtain was drawn
back he medium was found fixed as Sc
cureiy as at first, having never apparently
moved from the chair.
One OF the committee was then invited
to enter the cabinet. He was told to
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and the other on his knee aud hold him
firmly. Being u gentleman about twice
the size of MIR. Cordrsy he was able to do
So very e~ffectually. Tn, cabinet was then
closed and almost Immediately opened
again when the committeeman said he felt
hands pass over his head aud face, his
nose and ears pulled. He had never
changed his hold of the medium who was
found tied as Def )rs. The cabinet was
again closed Rnd when Immediately re-
opened the coat OF the committeeman
found on the medium with the
mediums coat on q chair, the medium still
bound.
The next test was the manifestation Of
spirit hands flying ont all over the cabi.
net. Then n OF the committeeman was
seated on q chair in the cabinet, and the
medium and committeeman tied hand and
foot. Their hands were tied behind them,
and there was apparently no chance to
move Yet when the curtain was raised
the committeeman was found with his
vest wrong side out on the outside Of his
coat.
The exhibition was quite satisfactory to
the audience, and the committeeman was
unable to explain how it happened.
Last evening the performance was varied
with table turning and slate writing. The
spiritualist manifestations are alone
worth double the price Of the admission
fee and, taken in connection with the cleo
trio clock exhibition and the other ~curiosi-
ties. form a very pleasant evenings enter
tainment.