The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-04-28
IOhnatOne,


astonished and mystifed an intelligent
audience of fair size at the Opera House
on Tuesday evening by his wonderful
feats in so-called mind reading. A COM
nittee Of twelve to conduct the expert
ments was chosen from the audience,
consisting of Messrs, Petit. Miner,
Woodley, Kinnamon. Rich, Barnum,
Tully, Billed, Apfeld, Murphy, 7. c. Jaco-
bi and Hendryx, each one inten- upon
detecting any fraud and DESTROYS OF
fathoming the mystery. The first expert
ment was the concealing of a lead pencil,
which the committee hid in a pile of
wood in the rear of the hall. tombstone
had been very carefully blindfolded in
one of the dressing rooms by a member
of the committee, and led upon the stage.
He seized the arm OF Mr.. Billed and rushed
from the stage pulling him after him. He
fumbled about the stove for some time,
but failed to locate ike pencil. He then
tried Mr.. Barnum, and with him in tow
marched directly to the wood pile and
found the pencil.
Another test was identifying two
members of the audience and their hats.
Mr.. Kinnamon went into the audience
from the stage and placed Mr.. Schel-
drup's hat on Bert Hansens head and
vice versa. He then removed both hats
and concealed them in the gallery.
tombstone, blindfolded as before and
taking DR.. Rich by the arm went d.
rectly to where the hats were hidden and
placed them upon the heads of their re-
spectiye owners, who were seated in diff
ferent parts of the hall.
Another interesting test was sticking a
pin in a cross made with lead pencil on
piece of paper. A small cross was
made on a piece of paper and laid OH the
stage floor. A pin was taken and con-
cealed by the committee under the lapel
Of Fred Cooper's coat. tombstone Sc
lected Mr.. Tully from the committee and
| went directly to Mr.. Cooper. found the
pin, brought it to the stage, found the
paper, and after close trial, stuck it
through the paper at the intersection of
the two lines forming the cross. This is
only his second trial of this experiment,
and he claims it to be very exacting and
trying.
The most elaborate experiment was
the murder scene. A member efthe COM
mittee took clasp knife and enacted
mock murder, emitting Fred Jacobs
throat with it. concealing the knife in
the vest pocket of Mr.. Robbins and then
left the hall. A Jury of twelve from the
audience was empaneled, a judge and
two counsel selected, all of whom took
their seats on the stage. Mr.. Kinnamon
had tombstone in the dressing room en-
gagged in spirited conversation. The
persons so selected then left the stage
and took their seats in the body of the
hall. tombstone stepped upon the stage
with eyes bandaged, selected Prof. Wood
ley of the committee, found the knife, re-
enacted the mock murderer upon Mr..
Jacob in the identical manner it was
first done, selected every jury man and
the others from the audience, seated
them as they had been seated before, and
then started for the murderer, whom he
found at once concealed in the entrance
way.
This closed the entertainment, the
operator being so near exhaustion that
he seemed to have scarce strength to
stand. and shook like an aspen.
It was a wonderful achievement upon
whatever theory explained-and no sx.
PLANTATION at all satisfactory has been
given. There certainly was no fraud
that could be guarded against or detect
ed, no collision, no assistant. fit be
not mind reading, it may as well be
called by that name as any.
It is occult, and in defiance of all ac-
eepted psychologist law;