Arizona republican., 1896-10-10
Married the Sweetheart
 of His Youth.
Death Separated Them Forty
 Years.
Through the Efforts of a Medium the Living ana Dead Are
 United.

CHICAGO, OcI. J.-4A SpeCaal to Iu0 Tribune from Cincinnati says: Charles Thorp, aged 65, a wealthy gentleman
 of Birmin gham, Eng, has been mar
 ned ito the sweetheart of his youth,
 who had, been separated from him by
 death for over forty years. The we'd ding occurred at a private residence
 on Seventh street and was witnessed
 by a number of highly respectable and
 intelligent people, some of whom are
 we'll known to society and who are
 willing to vouch for the occurrence.
 Among those present were Dr. H. M.
 Slosson and wife of this city, who
 were invited there by a spiritualistic
 medium who claims she is gifted with
 the power of materializing spirits. In
 speaking of the occurrence, Dr.. and
 Mrs. Slossom said that it was tdhe most remarkable demonstration they
 had ever witnessed. They also said
 they were fully convinced that no
 fraud or deception had been practiced. 1 While the medium was visiting the
 large cities of the country propound-
 ing the doctrines of spiritualism and
 giving exhibitions of spiritualistic
 manifestations, she met Mr. Thcrp at
 Omaha. He called upon her at the
 hotel, and in the course of conversa-
 tion stated that while a young man
 living in England he was engeged to
 marry a woman who had died before the date set for the wedding, and it
 was his ardent desire to converse with her. The medium granted him a sit ting. lMr. Thorp afterwards, in speak ing of the occurrence, said he met his
 sweetheart in the form of a material ized spirit. About dozen sittings
 were had in different towns. At Chi
 cago MT. Thorp consulted the medium.
 and after telling her that hshad gained the consent of his former sweetheart. he requested that marriage ceremony
 be performed. This being a new de- parture in spirditna hsm, the medium doubted that the arrangements pro- posed by MT. ThIorp could be carried out. She, however, expressed will : ingnass to further test her powers as a medium, SO she granted MT. Thorp a trial, setting the place for the we'd
 ding in this city. At o'clock those who were bidden assembled. There . were less than a dozen persons present. The room was darkened and not a single ray of light could be seen any, where. MT. Thorp was stationed at ) a point near the cabinet For some time all sat silently in the darkness and gazed attentively toward the cab met, expecting some manifes. .afion. Al last a sound like the rusthng of cur l tain was heard. It was the cabine1 l being opened. Through the aperture l came a pIhosphorescent light, the sof l rays faintly Illuminating the face and l form Of MT. MhOrp and giving him z :. snosdly appearance. His face was ther It turned toward the cabinet. Those wh.
 witnessed the. strange proceeding,
 were staatled upon behclding just to hi,
 nught the faint outlines of form whicl
 seemed to develop in the soft ligh
 until it bore tthe appearance of yolfn; y woman clothed in a robe of spotles
 white. Her fair was dark and he
 race, while it appeared deathlike. wor d smile Of satisfaction Just in from " or where the two were standing sn h o,her form, that of an elderly man
 slowly became visible, and it. 5oc m grew phainar as the r,or1o-,,t- r1o ---, d until it desemDled the form or one il l. f1esh This was the person who wa r. to officialte at fihe weddino. Tn, oera
 n1ony was much after the ordinar le style of conducting marriages, withou IS 'lne ring. At the conclusion of th " ceremony the minister raised hi ,e hands above the heads of the bride an 1t groom as though pronouncing bene te d1d-lon on the union The two ma
 ter1ahzed forms then slowly vanishe
 away as they had come.