The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-03
THE EVENING PERFORMANCES.

A Wonderful Exhibition OF Tho Mind
Reader at Mins's.
A very interesting exhibition took place
place at Ming's opera house to quite an au-
dience of ladies and gentlemen. On the
stage were the following committee: George
b. Child, s. 9. Fitzpatrick, E. d. Weed,
G. 9. Stubbs, George Il. Boos, q. w. Hal
lot, E. G. Russell. H. FL. Davis and w. e.
Cox. III first feat was the finding of q
coin. Two of the committee took King
ttom the stage and remained with him in u
dressing room until a signal was given.
While King II tho two committeeman
were absent Mi. Davis left the stage and
was given a foreign coin by a gentleman
sitting a few rows away from the orches.
ira. MIR. Davis walked about half way up
the aisle and the coin was placed under the
mating i'll the aisle. MI. Davis then
returned to the stage and clapped his
hands as a signal to bring in the mind
leader. He was brought in with IL white
silk handkerchief bound tightly over his
eyes. King placed his right hand between
MIR. Davis extended palms and then in a
half crouching position with his left hand
twitching and feeling aboutin front of him
the mind render started on a rapid ( OF
dow! Che incline fiom the Stage 10 the CEN
ter aisle. lis made several stops on his way
up tho aisle. About half way up an inspira-
ton seemed to seize him and lie rushed up
the stairs to the gallery and down to one of
the uppe boxes. Here he stopped and felt
about on the wall. After q few seconds he
dragged Davis back over the route
until he got in the center aisle n lain. After
several stops he commenced to pend down
to the floor and finally reached the hiding
place and pulled out the coin from under
meath the mating. King next lead Davis
TO the stage and asked him to look
ut the date Of the coin and keep it in his
mind Within TIRES seoonds after Davis
examined the coin King called out the date,
1856. The next part OF this feat was TO re.
turn the mOney to the gentleman who gave
it to Davis. which was accomplished in
about a minute. During all this time the
mine reader WAS blindfolded. Severaltimos
King seemed to be inpatient and asked
Davis to keep his mind on the coin. Once,
when near it's owner, King said. you think
all right. but whom you get near the place
you let up
The next exhibition was to return Il half
dozen articles to their owners which had
been gathered from various parts of the
house. King was again taken out by two
up the articles, consisting of keys. pocket
knives and . lead pencil. they were tied
up in II handke chief and hid near the fbot-
lights. King soon found the bundle and
retu III the articles without making Il
mistake. While doing so he held the
'.AN" VI nil NGSI dllu SeGIlGU 10 gcJ
along better with him than with Mr.. Davis.
The exhibition closed with tho duplica-
ton OF Il mock murder scene, and d Tub
leanx. George L. Boos was selected to shed
the Imaginary blood. King waa again taken
to the dressing room. Boos then pro-
ccedsd to cut the throni of n man near tie
entrance of the main aisle with Il penknife
ana ma the wehpon under the mating.
The mind render took the hands OF Mr.,
Boos md after ciIcling about for u few
minutes IN the rear ! art of tbs house found
the knife and made a slash at the throat OF
the man whom Mr.. Boos had killed.
Tho tableau consisted of MIR. Russell w.
ing Oh the stage with hlessrs. Cox, Davis
and Stnbbs standing over him in a throat
ching attitude. two of them armed with
sticks. MIR. Hn!lett arranged the group.
When KING WIS brought in there WIS
nothing to indicate what had been done.
he seized Mr.. Hallett's hand and with his
left rearrangea tbs group in about ten
minutes. King made several mistakes
while placing the mel but Immediately
lectired them when he directed Hallott to
think of the group as ha Ind arranged IL.
This concluded the exhibition. Mr.. King
hpologized for tho absence OF the Spanish
troubadors. lio said tho leader had
pneumonia aud had to be- left at Butte. !
which d~isorganized thu musicians. MIR.
hlnR Will give another exhibition of his
wonderfu power this evening at Mings.
During the entertainments last night Mr..
kluR snid hc Il at felt his power about
seven years ago when he saw Irving Bishop
giving u mind reaaing performance. Hs
went out and tried several fonts with sue-
cess and has ever since then been following
up tho business most OF the time. Dr..
Ia bour felt Kings pulse after one of the
teats last night and said ho thought II was