The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-25
IN A TRANCE EVERY FRIDAY.
Spots Appear In the P aim of Each Hand
and the Instsp of Each Foot.


and the Instsp of Each Foot.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 21.-Mrs. Mary Stuck
enberg, young woman who lives with her
husband at 1884 st. Cecilia street, claims to
be blessed with the stigmata" or the marks
of the wounds of the Saviour
On every Friday since May last she has
fallen into a trance. A spot appears in the
palm of each OF her hands, the instep OF
each of her feet and on her left side Drops
of blood ooZe from the unbrOken skin, The
young woman is a devout Catholic, and
her family believe that she has been marked
as was st. Francis Of Assist, and the
CELEBRATED LOUIS MARY LATEAU.
The Belgian peasant girl in 1868.
The young woman has been Catholic
since May, 1890, previous to which time
she belonged to no church. The first trance
into which she entered lasted for four
hours. The only warning of the manifesto
tions was the appearance of the red Spots on
the hands, instep and the left side. The
marks are reported to be similar to the
wounds described as suffered by Christ
during his crucifixion. The affair has
created a decided sensation among the
Catholics. although Bishop McCfoskey
characterizes the sensation as foolishness
He has never met Mrs. Stuckenberg knows
nothing about the peculiar manifestations,
md will make no investigation. Fathers
Ratio and mackin, the woman's spiritual
directors refuse to speak,
MIR. Stuckenberg, her husband, said that
the priests would make thorough and pos
sibly final Investigation next Friday when
the trance comes to his wife. He desired
that the
MATTER BE SUPPRESSED
Until then, when, if the manifestations were
found to be genuine and the sanction of the
church secured, bis wife might be visited by
as many as desired to come She would be
| subject to the most rigid examination by
scientists who, he declared, would certainly
! find il O similar case to that OF Louise Mary
Lateau.
A large crowd was present last Friday
| during the trance One OF these, q lady,
was seen by a reporter. and to his sugges-
ton that any fraud ought to be exposed,
she answered quickly: a
Let me assure you, sir, there is no fraad.
Whether the agency producing the queer
| things | have seen be supernatural or not,
there is no imposition being practiced, and
if Father Ratio would permit it could tell
| you some wonderful thingS-things that you
| would not believe Wait until next Friday,
and then go and see for yourself. That il
the better way
1t seems that the transports are preceded
by no
| EXTRAORDINARY REL IG.oUS EXERCISES
on her part. but, gradual feeling of weak
ness forces her to take to her bed. This is
| followed by inconsistencies to her worldly
surroundings, and then after seeming to all
intents and purposes dead the face assumes
a radiant expression. but intense sufferin 2
can be read in every lineament. aud finally
the body is seized with what appears to the
ordinary person commissions. The length
of time varies and is followed by gradual
relaxation of the muscles and a return &c
consciousness This morning she was as
usual healthy and strong and able to be
about her work as though nothing had hap.
pened.
A dozen or more witnesses were visited
and asked about the matter. but every one
refused to talk, and while they would not
deny the facts when confronted with them
all refused to say anything that would lead
to ony further description.