The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-27
A CLAIRyOYANT IN COURT.

The case of the State VS.. Hollenbeck,
now pending in the district court, wherein
the defendant, although being heard sepa-
rately, is charged with completely in the
robbery and burglary of Madame Ogburn,
IS creating considerable interest. The
madame is a clairvoyant, and being under
stood that Attorney Stanley, who is for the
| defense, would subject her to a rigid cross
examination concerning her faith the court
room was crowded yesterday afternoon.
In justice to the defendant it was neces-
sary to draw the line between the mad
ame's knowledge that came to her through
| her natural senses and that of which she
claimed she was possessed by virtue of the
clairvoyant gift. She spoke freely of the
matter, telling much more than was re-
quired of her, and interspersing her re-
citals with many caustic and humorous
sallies. BY dint of questions and cross
questions the workings of this power
in her mind were made ineligible.
The gist OF her claims may be
put in plain language briefly as follows
The conditions for going into this clair
vOyant state must be favorable, i. e. she
cannot go into it at all times any more
than an ordinary individual can go to
sleep under any conditions. With a clear
understanding Of the subject into which
she wishes to inquire, she feels herself be-
ing removed, so to speak, and becomes en-
velOped in darkness. Shortly rift of
light appears in the back ground and vari-
Gus shadows pass before her mental vision.
The shadows may vary in strength of out
line while some shapes are undeterminate
and passing into deeper shade elude the
sight They may come on the vision from
any direction and disappear as they came
or be lost in various ways They may APP
pear in faint outline, become palmer, then
DINNER, vanish or otherwise pass from
view The Interpretation of these move
ments is the secret of the profession and is
only learned by long experience, cOmpar-
ing facts known to the natural senses with
the supernatural indications BY this
power she claims to be able to tell
the past, the present and the future.
She does not recognize these shadows as
one might by their natural senses, but is
simply conscious of their identity in a way
which she does not pretend to understand
herself. Even her friends are not recog-
nized by their names and it is not until
coming out of the clairvoyant state that
she can tell the names of the persons she
has seen and only then when they are per
sonally known to her. The description
that she can give of persons seen in clair
voyant state vary in detail according to
she can not explain. She
knows the mental being and can always
recognize it in in her waking moments |
when seen by her natural eyes. She can |
also frequently give pretty good descrip- !!
ton of the physical appearance, from /
which such being may be recognized by |
anyone
In regard to her own case she said she |
knew by those clairvOyant shadows that a /
part of her money would be restored to |
her in the fall She also could see her |
money but the conditions We're such that /
she had not thus far been able to locate it /
practically. She said she had been in the /
business for thirty years and had made
some money. 1t was her rule to refund
the money charged for her services sn any
case where the party came back claiming
that she had given them wrong informa-
ton. She had yet to have the first demand
for refunding the money.
Shedid not claim TO know everything but
she did claim the power TO discover many
things beyond the power of the natural
sense. 1t is stated for fact that many
sensible people consult the madame on
business matters incredible as it may seem.