The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-09-23

"Of course, you do. Anthony Bullen-
says he was a jack-of-all-trades. says he
he was, Uncle David sylvester; George.
his son. is here also, and solomon Cum
mings-recognize any of them?"
Every one Of EN-.
Clement Basset-did he pass away sud-
denly in his chair?'
"Oliver Basset, Aunt Catherine, Aunt
Rebeeea- Following them CLOSELY is Wal,
tSa socl Hastings nf rr LnGle N sands e ming; OF
Then anne Reuben Dillingham;, Benjamin
BraGkeettt' Msiil e,n1a M Any s hae be,on Is "a
Fred Macy: Joshua Gibbs. Posey Gibson.
These were Franklin folks"
RECRUITING HIS VITALITY.
So Joe Stiles went on. He varied the roll
call enough to keep it from becoming
monotonous. He was so breezy that he
kept all who were GLOWING him fascinated
by his new game of spirit recognition. 1t
is difficult to convey on paper an adequate
conception of the scene. The audience was
composed OF weil-dressed, intelligent-look-
ing New England people. They gave to
Joe Stiles that close attention with which
any public speaker might feel fattered.
Toward the close of the hour the voice
of the medium began to weaken. His man
ner showed WEAKNESS. Breaking off at
once, he exclaimed.
sing something. 1 am obliged to catch
III ldlIl
A woman on the platform started
Nearer. My God. to Thee" while a man
IN the audience set up "Summerland, Fair
mo war OF chords" shouted the medium.
The woman stopped; the man went ahead.
Stiles Joined in the singing as soon as he
could perceive who was going to win. One
stanza was enough.
It want to ask who knows Clark Man
CHESTER" he called out before the volunteer
precentor could start the tune again.
Il do said a stranger.
Charles Morrill, and Vernon Cook flash
the:- names before me. Is any one here
who remembers this spirit, who holds up
a bottle and says he is from Portland?'
Another of those repressed laughs. this
time at the expense of prohibition Maine.
Hi name is William-no. Henry Brown"
II know him."
Morrill,. Ezra Carter. who married Judith
Walker. They went up from Nantucket a
good while ago. Hosea Illsley is here and
TheoDhilus and John Illsley, and a good
many more pass along. They are from
Chelsea. Did you know them?'
Here are a few more-Franklin Jenney
and his wife Ruth. Her name before she
was hitched was Tabor. Capt. Humphrey
| Curtis, Richard Curtis-he was a sailmaker.
William Averiil. who went away a long
time ago, DR.. Charles Spencer, Adam
Clark, Farnham I1llinghast, Potter-his
Samuel Eng-belonged in Newport?"
YES"
CDR. Rice?"
KNEW him, too"
Miss Abbie Chappell, who says she was
never hitched to any man, ana tnankS Goo
she never was"
knew her WELL"
Deacon Graham AllenT'
Eyes, all right"
There is a lady with him, and he says,
Through all my journey in life had rea-
son to be thankful that 1 got Thankful
The auditors laughed that same low CUR
gle OF appreciation as the medium added:
THAT was her name"
Then he ratified on:
George H.. Davis-used to be a butcher
by trade; David Thatcher, Morris Smith.
Capt. A~rthur-no, hold on, Henry, Waddy
Jacob Brightman, Sanford B~rightman. Rus
sell Phillips-all Fairhaven folks. weren't
they?'
"Yes, SIR"
Coffin and his wife Fannie, Capt. Alfred
Fisher Ed~gerton-any or all or them
known"
EVERY one of them"
Where did they live-Brockton?"
Eyes"
Here are Uncle Hustled Field. Warren
Field, Uncle James Field and his wife
Susannah and her father, Sylvanus French,
Thomas Carter-he was quite a singer.
Also. Brother Harrison Tyler and his sis
ter Abbie, Jacob Brown, Charles h.. King
mamie had a bad affection of the head
David Edward Russell, who went away
several years ago."
and half a dozen people claimed kinship Oh
acquaintance.
"A beautiful girl, he went on, comes
opportunity to make herself known. She
wants to
Bear her thoughts away
To realms of everlasting love.
Naomi Hunter the name Is"
A voice strained with emotion told of the
recognition. The medium bowed and added
Washburn, of Bridgewater. Is here, ant
with him Brainard Keys and Almira, hi:
wife, Philo Keys. DR.. Josiah Otis, Melville
| AL NJ l-1fha- uyh0 vraa q natntar In
East Bridgewater. 4, spirit says, I am lit
tie Annie DR.. Paul Nicholas says, M,
wife, Harriet, my daughter and my soi
will know about me- Do you recognize
himY'
Yes
David Mclaughlin. Jane Seaver is here
says she lived seventy-five years and neve
got hitched to a man."
ward. He opened his eyes and locke
around. He arose slowly and put back hi
S,niT; the he pO said. ha By sr q tal Iy0 c wreh !
kept he had called off 4s5 names in fifty
eight minutes; instant recognition ha.
persons had lived in many different places
Il told you this would be one of joe
The medium was like one who had jus
come out of a hard sleep: The eyes wer
giassy, 'he pu aha,. tha unner nart We ~
face like congestion of the blood vessel
of the temples, the eyelids and around tn
cheek bones.
What does 1T feel like when the name
come to your Joe Stiles was asked.
Like telegraph wires running into m
head and ticking them off," he said.
People stood about in groups and dis
cussed the phenomena. Many were spirit
ualists. They believed Joe Stiles had bee
under spirit control. They were sure tina
the spirits of those whose names he Gale
had passed in procession before them. TIL
investigators marveled. The skeptics trie
to find explanation for the performance
Some said this man had been mmftt
to memory the names on gravestones a
over New England. That was a far-fetche
theory. Others argued that If one min
could read another, this mind of Stiles
might read, as If written on a page, tn
names passing through the minds of man
of the 1000 persons sitting before him. TIL
wasn't satisfactory, for several said Stile
had called off names they hadn't though
had on previous occasions given name
which they couldn't identify until they wer
home and consulted older members of tn
family, who at once remembered that sue
people had lived when Stiles said the
had.
A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
The personal experience of Mrs. f. N
Andrews will serve to show how mystify
ing is this peculiar power Of Joe Stiles
The lady formerly lived in Kansas Cit,
Her home is now in Chicago. Mrs. Al
drews is well known to many people in tn
West. While interested in spiritualisti
phenomena, she can hardly be called a d.
vout believer. She has a strong inclinatio