The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-08
SPIRITUALIST IN THE CASE.
She Has Another Guess Coming in
Carver Disappearance.

Philip Carver, the husband of the who
disappeared from her home in Haughville last
Sunday. and the searchers who aiding him,
still pursuing their cable method in their
search of the river, and when they stopped last
night the cable fastened about 500 feet from
the bridge. By the present method they are
covering every foot of the rivers bottom and be-
lieve if the body is in the river they Will find it.
Just before IL o'clock yesterday woman,
claiming to be spiritualist. appeared on the
bank of the river where the searching party
working and expressed desire to speak
with Mr.. Carver, and he was persuaded to in
vestigate her claims. After little preliminary
talk she told him she would give him important
information if he would arrange for a private
interview, and again his companions persuaded
him to go and hear what she had to say They
were allowed to in the rear of L. w
Giberson's grocery store and they
We're seated the woman went into trance and
began conversing with the spirit of an Indian
chief. She first asked Mr. Carver if ne thought
his wife was in the river, and receiving an
affirmative reply, told him that he was mistaken
for she was not in the river 'She has left you
for the purpose OF trying your love-, she said.
and VIII soon return home, so do not worry
She then gave description of Mrs. Garvsr's
actions after she reached the bridge the morn
follows N's''i's arc 90
After she reached the middle of the bridge
ana laid her shawl on the railing she stood for
a time in deep meditation; then crossing the
waters. After standing thus for few moments
she shook her head and said. No. will not do
1t, and then crossed back to where she had
placed her shawl. From here she walked across
to the east end of the bridge and turned Off on
the road that leads to the north, and this road
she traversed for distance of about 200 feet
and then she stopped and stood in front of a
low fence AT this point in the story the spir-
itualfst arose and went through various wild
motions of limb and body, explaining that such
were the actions of Mrs Carver when she stood
in front of the fence beside the road again
she said, No, will not do it and then retraced
her steps to the street-car tracks and came to
the city,. She is not in the city now. but has
gone away the train. but she will soon come
back The road oDens-the way is straght-you
viii soon be happy again. She has money with
her, also small box which is not very deep
and has round corners, but cannot make out
what il is" Mr.. Carver suggested Jewel case
and the woman clapped her hands and exclaimed
That's it! That's it,
The woman asked fou pay and said that
she would return to-day and give Mr.. Carver
further information, their seance yesterday
lasted past the noon hour. She said that she
was taking the trouble to reveal these facts for
the benefit of the little children who We're now
weeping for mother and that she would return
to-day and give further information for their
sake. Mr.. Carver said that after she had de-
parted he was anxious to search for his wife's
jewel case and to see If she really had taken it,
as the medium had claimed, and soon as he
reached horne he ransacked trunks and boxes and
finally found it, He said that some of the people
put credenee in the story told by the spiritualis
but that he still believed that his wife is in the