Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-05
MARRIED SUPPOSED GHOST
A Now Feature OIL SpIrllullIslIc Super.
sllllOn.


CHICAGO, Oct. "a special to the
Tribune IRON Cincinnati ssyti Cnaflcs
fhorp, agej IS, wealthy gentleman
Of Birmingham, England, hts beun
married to the sweetheart OF hiS youth,
who had been ,oparalei nom him by
death iot over ioTly ysars. Tue wei.
ding occurred At private rcsidonee on
Seventh street aud was witnessed by a
lumber Of highly respectable aud 10.
teiligcnt people Eomp Of whom nfe
well known 70 society and who are
wiliibg TO youch for the occurrence,
Among those present were DE-. "A. NJ.
SI1e'un and vile OF this city who were
Invited thufe by aspiriluAlistic medium
who claims she IA gifted with thr
power Of mstrrializiug fpifita. H.
speaking OF the occurrence tho Df.
anu hift. Si1saon said that II Was the
most fumarkablo demo stTation they
had ever witnessed. They also said
thty were iully convinced thai no fraud
or deception had hotn pthcticsd.
Whilo the medium was visiting the
lafgo cllies OF ihu country prop1undipR
tue doctrines OF upifitnallsm aud civ.
lng exhibitions OF spifitus liHtiu mani
lettaiionf,she mot Mr. Thorn VI ON aha,
He called upon her NJ tho hotel, anu In
the course OF cauvofrstiOu stated that
while young man living In England
he was engaged 10 marry woman who
hsd died bulofe tho date sot for the
wedding, aud II wss his ardent desire
~ converse with her. The meitum
granted him sitting. Sir. Thorn
Afterwards Ia speaking OF tho occur.
renee said he met his sweetheart iu the
form Of u mAterialiasd spirit, About
duzep sittings were had Ia different
towns. At Chicago Mr.. Thotp con.
suited the medium, and after telling
her that he hsd gained the consent Of
Ills iotmor swtelheAtt, ha requested |
that marriage ceremony DO Der.
iofmsd. This being new departure |
In spiriiualism ths medium doubled
inst The arrangements proposed by
Mf. Thofn could be carried out. She,
however, expressed a willipgnass 10 |
tutthef irst her powers ~ n medium,
20 she granted Mr. Thorp a trial, act
Ting the place for the wedding in THIS
elly' On the afternoon preceding
the event MI Thofp arrived In Gin.
clnnau and after consulting wish tue
medium, went to noTist and ordered
an abundance OF flowers 10 adoTn the
room Ia which no was TO 10 married,
The totl was TO DO made nj O'CLOCK
Ia inc evening. At o'clock those
VINO were hidden assembled. There
were less lhan n dozen ptTa9ns present.
AZ e'sO MI. Thorp arrived. The room
was uAfkened aud not single ray OF
iight could be seen any whefe. MIR.
IhOfp was stationed NJ pOint nuaI
ms glillnEN H. |
illent In tho darkness AnI nHked
'ttrntively toward tho cabinsL
skpecllng some maulfcslAtlOn, Al
AT sound like the fustling Il a cu,.
ain was heard. IL was the cabiptt
lslng opened. Through the npeftut.
iame q phosph oTescent llgnt, the sou
avs fhinlly Illuminating the face ana
ofm OF Mt. ThOTp anu giving MIN
mostly Appearance. His face wa
non turned toward the cabinet
THOSE VINO Witnessed the strange pro.
'sedings were startled upon bsholdiuR
uht 10 bis right the faint outline, Of
orm which seemed 10 develop In thn
OF light until II b0ro tho Appearance
y young woman olothsd In robe I
tpolless white. Her hair was dark
'nu mr. lace, while ~ appeared death.
lko wore smile OF .satluiavtiOu, Just
q front OF where the two were stand.
nv another form, that OF an elderly
nHn, slowly became visible, And II, /
90, became palmer ~ the mUments I
assoi until II resembleI tho form OF &
no In the nesh. THIS was tue pofson /
no was TO oilioiate at the wedding. .
no ceremony WIS much alter tue or. O
mary slyIo VI conducting marriages /
Illhout tue fiug. A. the conclusion /
the ceremony the minister raised his 4
anus above the heads OF the brilr a
au tho groom 90 though Ironouncing d
btnedlotlon on the union. The two A
'A'uflallzsd forms then slowly van. '
ned away NJ thvy had come. n