The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-01
A Crime of the Century Lecture
and Lecturer
HIS ESOTERIC ELOQUENCE
Turned Loose Upon the Pastor Of I'm.
manuel Church
He Thinks That San Francisco Would Be a
Good Place for Parkhurst to Immi-
CRATE To-The Interview

A. J. McIvor Tyndall. a professor of
mind reading, hypnotism and other ESQ.,
teric accom- plishments, who has interest
ed himself in number of famous cases,
was asked yesterday regarding the Rev.
J. G. Glbson's lecture. "A Crime OF the
Century," and his, the professors views
npon it. Professor Tyndall said:
Eyes. did get on the Rev. ]. 6. Glib
sons platform. did sit through his lee
ture, "A Crime of the Century," and list
ened to every word attentively uttered
by that famous" gentlemen. l call him
such because he uttered the following
words during his lecture, L am indebted
to these reporters said Gibson, with that
complacent and sneerIng smile of his, for
both fame an popularity. l went to bed
a comparatively unknown man and woke
up in the morning famous, talked about
from one end of the country to the other.
Now you can understand what kind OF
man Gibson Is. looked upon Glbson's
lecture as fake, first, because he
wanted to draw crowd by calling the
lecture "a Crime of Century," and in
stead of doing what he had advertised he
told little or nothing in regard to that
crime. l, myself was pleased because l
was tired of hearing about it; however,
other people who had expected to hear
q great deal in regard to these awful trag-
edies got left and were much dlsappoint-
ed to find that they had come to hear
lecture in Gibson's own defense, for from
beginning to end he was defending him.
self, most peculiar thing for an inno-
cent man to DO. Then his attack upon
the press, bench and bar was infamous,
and the manner he roasted Judge Conlan
and General Dickinson was most severe
and his sarcasm knew no bounds. 1t was
the most. pleasant lecture l ever heard
oh rfatI "a
Some of his statements made people
blush. as it were, to their very ears. His
wild talk in regard to the safety of wo-
men was vile, and seemed TO Eprove that
he knew far more about things that he
claimed he knew nothing of.
= The challenge" was after the lecture
and as Gibson was leaving the platform.
/ called out and requested MIN to allow
me to speak. He bowed an assent and
as 1 got on the platform OF the Metropoli-
tan temple ne came forward as though to
take nv hand. l refused it, for l thought
/ was taking him at an advantage. He
did not know me at first but the moment
l uttered my challenge he flew off the
platform and through the stage entrance.
He feared to be hypnotised and the sap
position was that he was afraid that
while under this influence that he might
better hidden. However, he may have
good reasons, although the ono which
was given to me thorugh other parties
was that was under control of the devil,
or something OF that nature, which to my
mind and to the average intellect must
appear to be very poor excuse.
why was this hypnotic test proposed
and why did 1t not include Theodore
Durrant?" was asked.
"As far as Theodore Durrant was con-
cerned, it did include HIM, but I do not
believe he ever received my written offer,
or else that it was not properly under.
stood by him, but in the Rev. J. g. Glib
sons case it was different. He under
stood it, its purpose. He knew by the
published letter in the San Francisco Ex-
am liner of April 90, 1896 that the offer
was made to him.
A large number of people living in this
state and elsewhere have nasty suspi-
cion that the reverend gentleman knows
more regarding the so-called Durrant
murders than he claims 10 know. Then
look at his peculiar actions; his refusal
to call upon his old friend Durrant. Re.
mem Der that boot of his do not forget
the chisel that was found In his study.
What of his uncalled for, unasked state
ment, so unparson like, that ha had
never eeen nude woman? Who asked
him that, and besides, why were such
thoughts uppermost in his mind and
why was he all the time busy defending
himself? Why did he have to get sec
rotary to help him out, and now, why
did he rush off the platform and turn SO
pale when 1 maze my challenge?
In regard to Captain Lees having me
arrested at the lecture | will say this.
You know Captain Lee hates Interference