The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-24
SARAH 1T 4 SEANCE
Bernhardt Visits a Spiritual
Medium.
SEE BECOMES HIGHLY ENRAGED
She Denounced Her Friends as Confederates-
But Still the Spirits Like Mary's
Little Lamb, Did Appear.

Little Lamb, Did Appear.
Especial to TEE HERALD Examiner Dispateh.1
New YoRK, April 2S.-Mme. Bernhard.
with party of friends, Thursday right at
l1:3O O'Clock, went to the house of Mrs.
Carrie NJ. Sawyer, materializing medium
at no. ~ West Twenty first street. The
party was ushered into the parlor, in one
corner OF which stood a cabinet built Of
strong frame work and wire netting. Its
what Is known as a testing cabinet. having
oeen built at great expense by Henry ].
Newton, president of the first Sc
clety OF spiritualists. In the party
was French scientist. There were
no formalities and the professor at
whose invitation the seance was given. ex-
planned TO the company that spiritualisrn
was undoubtedly a wonderful force. He
thought it well worth investigating from
scientific standpoint and he was devoting
great deal OF his time and some of his
money to the study of it. II have made
thorough examination of this cabinetU he
SAID and that there may be no mistake
nave brought paddock Of my own"
The medium was then seated in a chair
IN the cabinet, and the professor and M.
Darmont, Bernhardt's leading man, pro-
ceeded tc lock her il. There was quite
smile upon the face of Mrs. Sawyer as the
| Two enthusiasts applied the tests to her.
! Ihey padlOcked the door. and then NJ Dar-
mont got cent postage stamp. wrote his
name upon II and pasted it over the kevhole
OF the paddock. Then he turned out the
gas ana the audience began singing reli-
RIous songs. The only light was from 9
| candle covered with tissue Daper. Then il
transplred tnat the professor at whose re-
| quesJ the seance was held. was provided
WIN lantern which lighted itself when
| tLe holder pressed a button. The man who
taxes the senile parts in Mime. Bernhsrdt's
| company, and who was sitting on q lounge
! pehlhu the Jragedlenne, had in his oVercoat
! pocket revolver, box of matches. o l,air
OF handcutfs and false beard. Nj. OAR
mont was armed with matches, q lasso.
Win winch to catch ghosts, and a small
wax candle. IL locked as If the Bernhardt
/ contingent were investigators in earnest.
! After lapse Of twenty minutes the spirits
Oh Vne departed began 10 emerge from the
/ csDlnet IN large mum oers. The Esprit con-
| troll" of Mrs. Sawyer is q child named
"Mauole," who speaks in a babyish voice,
| and THIS spirit took charge of the proceed
! lngs and explained to the audience what
was coming. Nine. Bsrpbardt was very
] mucn impressed with the conversation of
/ the baby spirit ''Maudien The audience
sang some more, and a banjo fioated through
! the sir.
After dozen spirits had come from the
caoinet, careened through the atmosphere
and vanished into space, particularly de-
! pressing scene took place. A cold air
seemed to rush into the room and 8 presence
! appeared twenty feet from the cabinet.
Everyone felt ''spookish." 'sThat is q
woman who was drowned in the steamer
! Fllle de Hevre," whispered the professor
/ with Dated breath. Help Help Save
me, save" screamed the form, and then
vanished through the floor. 1t reappeared
| IN moment and asked to speak TO Nine.
| Bernhardt, and the actress advanced to the
cabinet and took it's hand. The form
looked Ike corpse and its hands were
wei. Macame said 1t gave grasp and
disappeared. Sarah dropped back into her
seat. Il take her hand" she said, II
scratch, try TO make spirit cry. 1 tear
the flesh with my nails. She no scream"
The French professor and ali the Others
recognized the forms OF departed relatives.
1hey went up to the cabinet ard talked
with them. Nine. Bernhardt asked cues
| tions about phenomena
| The last phenomenon was the passage Of
the medium through. the locked door of the
CABINET. a young lady and fat man were
called up to JOIN hands so that the spirita
might draw from them sufficient forces,
| TO perform the wonderful act. There wss
q rafting as If of chains and the medium
suddenly appeared. The gas was lighted
and the seance was over.
| IL had been apparent Tor some little time
before the finale that Mime. Beruhardt did
not like the way the spirits were treating
her. They distinctly sighted the great
actress, making revelations to everyone in
the room but her. Instead OF being Tho
centre OF attraction, she seemed TO hold q
second rate position spiritually, and it
made her mad. Immediately after the close
she made demonstration. ''You did not
/ do this, professOr3 You did not have the
medium locked up? 1t was an optical illu-
sion. You thought she was in the cabinet,
but she was not; II she was locked up
these manifestations could not have oc-
cured
She stalked up and down, growing more
furlOu8 every moment. Now, it cannot
be-" she screamed. on must be in league
with the medium. 1t is impossible" Sha
peramOulated from north TO south, followed
by Nj. DarmOlt, who was greatly agitated
MADAME" he exclaimed, Il swear 10 you
that l locked the medium in the cabinet
Believe me, madame / am not mistaken
She was there and closed the door"
"No," screamed the actress, sit cannot
be. 1t is impossible; it must be the work
of the devil. You are all fools or c0nfed-
crates"
But madame" put in II. Darmont, 81
beg of you | am not fool or confederate
I am member Of your company The
professor is engaged in great scientific
work and he would not deceive you.''
Madame BernhardJ was lIvid with rage.
She made rush at the cabinet and tried TO
find out if it was ghost proof. She ran all
around it and banged at it with her fists.
Madame screamed the professor.
keeping pace with her in her frantic march
up and down the room, ''you are unkind.
I have acted in good faith. What do Won
want9 You saw the medium locked in the
cabinet. You think it is trick You are
angry because you cannot find out how il
is done. You will be sorry for having ac-
cused your friends"
Madame Bernhardt left the house in a
rage. The members of her company fol-
lowed her. greatly chagrined at her con-
duct and Inundated at the suggestion she
had made that they were in conspiracy 70
deceive ner.
Young Mrs. Blaine Going to France.
Especial 10 TIE HERALD-Exam1Eer Dispatch.