Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-27
YOU ARE A LIAR! !"
G. r. Mitchell Gals Mrs Wass
me Spsls Medium. Dom.
LIVELY ROW At TIE sEAScr
Mr~- waite Irs<s "a D<-ersb> Str.
Ni<ch4I5's F.sh~F and Ne Di.-
psses h~s Accsr~cy.

Mr.. Waite. the alleged medium. vho
tss been ko.iine -eances II the iAneoia
ciab rooaas. ran against snaz al the
meeting Yesterday morning
Mira Waite i a fat. red haired female
% VIA Madame blasstsky stamp She
ciaims 90 be on terms Of the utmost ~
tla.aey With the spirits u eseryhcds
from Tuba Cain and kamsses III % Bee
Butter and Elliott = shepard There
are 10 spirits ~'t~ixt highest heasen
and deepest depths" that Mrs Waite
does nos claim . have ON her Visiting
list For = stated consideration she
promises % ierk these spirits back from
fhe murky hencs and tel the fricncs
and relatives ~ the lately Decreased hox
the lamenfcd - making Il 20 ia re
land ~e act not 81 Mrs Waite has
been holding seaEce- For the past week
under the auspices % the Grand Rapids
Spiritual association. An admission fee
% ccnfs has been charged 10 The meet
ings. and the larger the gate receipts the
more successful Mrs. Waite has b~en IN
yanking Departed souls out 81 the ethe-
Ia whence.
Has Been Exposed
Several ministers and prominent cit
zcns have attended thes~ seances and
GA several occasions this seventh
daughter n seventh daughter. born
With a double veil In midocean az mid
night on Christmas day" has been ex-
pored n her alleged spiritual manipala-
fi0us.
There eas a large congregation prs
cnt Yesterday morning. aud the tat re-
male fakir promised some unusually
startling communications from spirits
that we're liable % drop in during the
course - their celestial gyratIons.
Among the persons pfesent was q. r.
Mitchell q No Is Clinton street Mr.
Mitchell didn't have much faith In
spooks and hohgoblins and spir'tualisfic
conversation. hat be thought he would
like 20 witness Mrs Waite and her red
hair 60 into a trance together. and then
So What the combination would Fro
duce. 30 he sat down on back seat
and waited for the circus 10 begin. Ac-
cording 70 Mr. Nitchelfs story Mrs.
Waite began the ceremonies hy going
into a partial trance. and then telling
whom table full u gloves. handker.
chiefs aud Die macs belonged 10. She
was very snccessful in describing the
oxeers. and when she didn't describe
tnrm proprietors claimed the stuff just
t1c same.
Dragged In the spirits.
Finally Mrs. Waite completed the
Identification business and began %
cofner the spirit market. She dragged
Ia th~ lately deccssci ~ TIE score. She
had the room full q the original pro
prief0rs u What ara now dead mems
bones. and Nas Identifying tie ghosts
Tor everybody that wentesi % meet de-
parted friends and relatives In ali
cssss she refused - tel the names II TIE
spsrifs At las. she walked down the
aisie 20 The seat where Sir. Mitchell vas
sitting ana said, Your father il hece.
No such blame thing said Nr.
Mitchell promp'iy. Get out Il this.
] didn't waoi anything 70 10 with you
CO your spirits.
@Buf your father j. here and wants IA
talk with you. she repeated
No he don't. either persisted Mr..
Mitchell. and | don't want any OF your
help II b. - here lou mind your bust.
nee- and let use alone.7
Mr.. Mitchell II an old man His hair
and lizard are white. and bis face
wrinhled. hut he was gefting bit
a. his -dander was getting up
Mrs. Waite wa not la exactly the
frame u mind betting the seventh
daughter e seventh daughter. and she
insisted upon describing Mr. Mitehelrs
father
flnaliy The old gentleman permitted
her o. continue. Mira Waite described
the spirit and Mr. Mitchell aat in open
eyed amusement The man she described
iooked no more ike his father than does
Chang. the Chinese giant
When Nr. Mitchell recovered from his
surprise he said With vigor and en-
thrsasm. You are liar
There wss a fumpus Instantly. Part
n the congregation demanded that he
- put cut. and several men caught
holf n him. Mr. Mitchell said ne ksd
pad hi- money and would stay until the
rircn~ wa over or know the reason Why
BE grahtei his cane 10 enforce his
statement snd the crowd DECIDED - LEI
him stay
Ds--crsnesi Ills Mother.
Tben Mrs Wnfe wanted 10 describe
NJ Mtetelfs mother. She did. She
said TIE spirit ~ ne Departed woman
wss hoserin9 about the place then. hat
the Nplnan she Described did not hear
re siighfest resemblance - the mother
that Mr.. Mitchell remembered In bis
chiiibeod days and over whose cofn
hts heYish heart fhrobhed ia unccufrnll
abe greet TIE father that Mfs Waite
ee~.rihed hssl gray hair aud was = very
oId mar. vhiie a. q matter q fast ~
Nifrhelfs father died young ard bad
ss,ai biaek hair
When the ersnce broke up severnI
peferne in ne congregation cr5w1esi
arund Mr. Nibcheil and one younz man
caught hfm ~ the shoulders and threat
snesl 80 puf him ont Mr. Mitchell de-
fcndesi himself eitb bis cane ami thresf.