Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-11
A MEDIUM IN COURT.
Testimony Given Today In Behalf of
Jules Wallace.

Testimony Given Today In Behalf of
Jules Wallace.
The trial Of the spiritualistic medium
Patrick Jules Wallace. was resumed before
Judge Kimball this morning, the court
being crowded with spiritualists and those
interested In the charge against the man.
alleging that he is a suspicious character
The Rev. Edward B. Fairchild was the
first witness called on behalf Of the de-
PENDANT, and he stated that he was the
president Of the Society of Seekers After
Truth, under whose auspices the meeting
on Sunday night last at Typographical
Hall were held. He did not know tina,
Wallace was paid for services at those
meetings. OF his own personal knowledge
he knew very little Of Wallace's character
To Mr.. Pugh he stated that he met Wal
lace last September at q spiritualistic con-
vention at Chicago. Met him there often
and since then here. Wallace was. like the
witness. delegate to the convention. Since
then the witness had become convinced that
Wallace was q medium Of great power
through the testimony of friends In St
Louis. The witness then described the
Manifestations Of Wallace. which were
similar to those usually employed in spirit.
ualistic seances. Referring to the meeting
last Sunday night. the witness said that the
services were begun by the singing OF
Nearer the Truth. to Thee"
"A parody on Nearer. My God, to
Thee?" inquired Mr. Pugh.
Il don't know, SIR"
Continuing, Mr.. Fairchild said that last
Sunday evening Wallace pointed out a lady
in the audience. and said he saw lowering
above her, the image Of a peacock.
Her name was Peacock, was it not?'
inquired Mr.. Pugh.
so was told" replied the witness.
Now. wasn't her name communicated to
Wallace by a confederate. and he there
fore mentioned the image Of a peacock"
II don't know" replied the witness.
The witness stated that he had read the
newspaper accounts of Wallace's career
elsewhere, and notwithstanding the attacks
on him he believed him to be a first-class
platform medium. He had never seen him
condemned in spiritualistic journals.
Judge kimball. at this point, adjourned
the hearing until o'clock.
Knew Him in st. Louis,
Upon the resumption of the hearing the
defense called Thos. NJ. Rogers. who stated
that he was the private secretary of Rep
resentative Cobb of Missouri. The witness
said he was not a spiritualist, but at
tended seances given by Wallace in St.
Louis in August last. He never saw cabi-
nets used by Wallace. He remembered see
ing articles in the st. Louis Post-Dispatch
In June or July, written by four men on the
paper, in which Mr.Wallace was roasted"
One article was written by Gwynne
Thomas, a reporter on the paper, and then
rewritten by the city editor and two others
on the paper, the four men being at the
seance Of Medium Clifford, at which Wal
lace was spectator.
Witness was told by Thomas that the de-
nunciation of Wallace was due to the dis
approval of Editor Florence White of Wal
lace's alleged connection with the seance.
Witness said he attended Wailace's seances
for the purpose Of detecting fraud, but saw
TO evidence Of fraud or deception. As far
es witness knew, wallaces reputation in
st. Louis was good, and he was said to be
the finest medium ever seen there. Witness
never knew Of Wallace being run out of
ST. Louis. He made many wonderful pre-
dictions. and successfully foretold the
single election of democratic candidate
out OF a large ticket.