Evening journal., 1894-12-04
WAS 1T TELEPATHY !?
The Wonderful E Exhibition BY
the White Mahatmas.
The MURDER OF KATIE DUeAN


Described In Tragic manner-Mrs. bald-
win Prophesies That Neither Addicks
Nor Higgins WIN Gain the Senatorial
PIum-Ihat Harrison VIII BE the Next
President, and Mrs. AddIcks VIII Lose
Her suit--A Remarkable Exhibition.
But q few years ago the idea that two
persons could talk through an interven
ing space OF miles by means OF slender
wire, as easily as though they were face
20 face, was looked upon rs Gn impossi
billty and the success attained by Bell
was put down by very many as the
result of unoanny or tricky methods
To day, the telephone Is no longer
novelty and from being curious
scientific toy has grown to be a
necessity. Edison believes that even
the wire can be dispensed with and Is
experimenting with view to that end
In science this Is known as telepathy,
word derived from two Greek ones, telos,
far off, and pathein to suffer, and means
the sympathetic affection Of one mind by
the thoughts, feelings or emotions Of
another at q distance. without communi
cation through the ordinary channels OF
sensation
remarkably wonderful and, to say
the least, puzzling exhibition Of this
science was given last evening In the
Opera House, before q large audience,
composed Of many of Wilmington's rep
resentatiye citizens, by Professr Samri s
Baldwin and Mrs Kittie Baldwin, his
wife, who claim to be Mahatmas or mas
. ta-a of al
After piano solo by Professor Albert
Phillips, aud pleasing sketch by Edgar
Ely, entitled '"rhe Future Dude, the
cabinet, similar ia appearance to the one
used by the Davenports, was moved to
the front centre Of the stage and Profes.
sor Baldwin gave the FIRST Of bis remark
able exhibition. A committee OF Eve men
from the audience thoroughly examined
the cabinet and surroundings and
then Colonel Enoch Moore aud Mr.
Mainwaring tied Professor Baldwin
securely to his chair. Tambourines
were struck, bells were rnng and hands
shown, part OF the time In full view OF
the audience. The committee looked
mystifed, the audience certainly was
Professor Baldwin disclaimed any con
nection with spirits, but attributed them
to his own work, trickery and skill.
Mrs Baldwin gave a pleasing act
which she called the talking photographs,
ard the dancing antomaton, which was
followed by a very pretty sketch, "A
Pair of Plotters, In waich the characters
were taken in excellent manner by Edgar
Ely and Misses Adelaide Alexander and
Veronica Browne Senior Manuel Lopez,
claimed to be the finest mandolin player
in the world, gave two superb selections
on.thst instrument in one Of which the
air WAS accompanied throughout by a
running bass which was very pleasing
Professor Baldwin then entered on the
most wonderful part Of the performance
the clairvoyant visions or telepathetic
readings by Mrs. Baldwin. She was first
placsd In a hypn otic condition, every
woman in the house was req uested to
remove the gloves from their right
hands, and anyone who wished was
directed to write out question which
was to be signed by the name of the
asker and held in the palm of the hand.
Mrs. Baldwin then placed her
self in connection with the
audience and began answering the
queries. Professor Baldwin stated
that he had found that Of ths answers
given by Mrs. Baldwin not more than
6ftesn out OF every hundred were wrong
The anEwers were certainly remarkable
and many who doubted were convinced
that there was something In 1t too deep
for them. There was the humorous side
TO IL when one young lady asked If Mac
loved her, and was assured that he did
One young man was told when he would
be married and to whom, and the where
sbouts of several rings. dogs and missing
persons were satisfactorily given. One
woman wanted to know where her hus.
band WAS on last Wednesday night and
felt relieved when told that he was
playing cards in New Castle and lost 81
Dr. p. w. Tomlinson had written the
| question as to which of the aspirAnts for
United States senator would win, and
got as an answer, neither Addicks nor
| higgins. Holstein Harvey wanted TO
know who would be the next President
oflths United States and was told HRr.
rison, whereat a voice in the gallery
asked lis that one OF the fifteen missesl
Prof Baldwin retorted that while he was
not Harrison man he bad confidence
enough in the prophecy TO wager .
goodly sum Another man asked II Mrs.
Addicks would win her divorce suit and
was informed that she would not. Colonel
Moore had carefully written 3 query
about some copper pipe stolen nine days
ago from boat at his yard, and the look
Of surprise on his facs when he was
informed when and from where the pips
was stolen, was not feigned. The most
dramatic part Of the exhibition was tins
description Of the murder OF Katis
Dugan, which was given with an accu-
rRcy which could not have come from |
cursory study Of 1t in the papers Tn,
state detectives would do we'll TO take
few lessons from Mrs Baldwin
The exhibitions Of telepathy will b,
continued the balance Of the week, snC
it will be surprising II there are moi
crowded houses.
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The American Line steamship Ohio
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