The morning news., 1892-03-15
AN EVENING WIr8 sPooks-

Prof. slade Does Many Mysterious and
seemingly Unexplainable Things.
1t may be spooks, spirits, animal magnet-
ism or trickery. but no matter what the en-
tertainment Of Charles Slade last night is
called, it was not only interesting but won
derful.
The theater was crowded with all sorts of
people, men, women and children of all
ages and politics.
Mr. Slade opened his performance with a
short. earnest and deliberate address, and
as once won its confidence His first ex-
pertinent was the tying together of two
states, after having shown that nothing wes
written on them. While In the audience he
laid the states On the shoulder of gentle
man and in moment they were united aud
on one OF them was written:
My soul is still marching on JOHN BRowS.
He requested several gentlemen to write
number of figures on a slate and having a
column written down, party In the audi
epce added them up; the sum was instantly
written on slate by young mau on the
stage. No apparent communication being
visible or audible between Prof. Slade and
his assistant.
The audience selected the following gentle
men as an investigating COMMITTEES, who
went upon the stage to assist in the expert
mente: Judge FalligaDL, DIR. Corson, Dr.
Harris and DIR. Sheftall They were close
observers of all that trauspired and in
dorsed all Of the statements made by Mr..
Slade.
An ordinary cabinet, composed Of q
wooden frame covered with cloth, stood in
the background. The lights were burning
brightly throughout the performances. and
the audience could see everything that was
going on.
The professor went into the cabinet with
a long rope; the curtains we're drawn, and
in forty seconds he was exposed to the au-
dience, firmly tied to a chair, with arms and
legs fastened SO that it seemed impossible
for him to move limb. The rope was in
seventy-five knots.
When the cabinet was closed bells and
tanbourines began to fly through the air.
Almost instantly the curtain was thrown
aside and SIade was still tied. He requested
DR.. Harris to sit in the cabinet with him.
The doctor did 80, and held Slade firmly
while the curtain was drawn. In q few
seconds both men were exposed to the audi
ence. but much to the surprise of every
one, DR.. Harris coat was on the professor.
The next experiment3Was sewing the coat
together while it was on Slade, and in few
seconds after the curtain was drawn the
coat was thrown out of the cabinet still
sewed together, and Slade still tied in the
same position as before
Wine and water drawn from pitcher
was cleverly done, being more puzzling
than the frequent exhibitions made by ordi-
nary legerdemain performers.
After preliminary prepara tions which
were plain and satisfactory to the commit
tee and the audience, Prof. Slade was tied,
hand, foot and head, and securely fastened
and nailed to stake. In this position a
ring was, by some unseen power, placed
on his head The same thing was repeated
with bucket A board was nailed to q
chair inside of the cabinet and another ex-
pertinent, which created much surprise, was
the removal of Judge Falligant's watch
from his pocket TO toat of Stade while the
judge was in the cabinet holding him to be
sure that he did not become unfastened
while the manifestations were going on.
Several spooks appeared in the cabinet
while Mr.. Powers, the assistant, was fas-
tened inside. eJIfs
One OF the most startling evidences Of un-
seen power was demonstrated in the table
moving act The committee and Mr.. Slade
sat around an ordinary pine table, with
their hands placed together in the middle
of it. In a few seconds the table rose from
the floor and moved about the stage. The
gentlemen endeavored 10 hold 1t down, but
without success.
This ended the entertainment. The spooks
departed and the audience went away won-
dering how these mysterious things were ac-
complished.