The San Francisco call., 1897-10-15

tated over the announcement that Edward
J. Earle has vanished, and that some of
those he had dealings with have charged
him with having gathered in several
thousand dollars while in this city by
means of trickery.
1t has been asserted by some, who once
pinned their faith in Ea,le that he had
number OF confederates all OF whom were
sic ghI-oi-hand experts, and that instead
OF spirits writing the communications he
delivered 10 his au itors, duplicated states
were surreptitiously prepared and cleverly
substituted for the blank ones.
Earle formed the Acquaintance of all the
leading mediums while he was here, and
created a most favorable impression
among them. Some profess 10 believe
shat he IS still in the city or the imme
dIate neighborhood, and that he will dis
prove the charges in person within few
DAYS.
Tne question. "Is slate writing by
spirits possible 2 was propounded to a
large mum Der OF mediums and believ rs in
spiutualism by CALL reporters yesterday
and brought out the curious fact that there
as . difference among mediums as TO the
means the departed employ to com
municate with the living. \ few cf the
trance mediums sCof at the possibility OF
spirit slate-writing, while some OF the
supporters OF the latter frown upon the
claims of the others, that icatlon
can only be held through the medium.
The great ma jOrity, however, are SINCERE
believers in the slate-WT1 ing manifesta-
tions. Here are the statements OF some
OF the best known spiritualists:
Profes Il. Q. FosseIIi, astrologist,
palmist and psychic healer: Although
m ~ a obi irro rH 4 Ia NJ a ho
gift l firmly believe that slate-wri ing by
spirits is entirely possible. Ny belief Is
the result of actual demonstrations |
have witnessed. l am not one of the kind
who can accept any theory until I have
made a careful personal investigation,
and II was only after a long and careful
examination into the matter that [ placed
my faith in sp rlt writings. For insta nee,
! visited medium IN Chicago once who
knew absolutely nothing of me or nv
family. yet l received a long message
from my mother. who had been dead for
some time. ana in It mention was made
OF several family matters that l am posi-
tive nobody IN Chicago knew anything
about. Not only that, but the message
was in my mothers hand writing, and l
have always regretted that it was written
on slate instead OF on paper, so / could
have preserved it.
After l had read the message | rea-
under some sort of hypnotic spell; but
was forced 10 admit that ] was entirely
Tree from any such influence, and | be-
came convinced that the dead could COM
muncaIe with the living by means of
slate-writing. L have found that all he
higher mental sciences give scope for the
practice of fraud, but have also found
that everything genuine is counterfeited,
SO, while there may be fraud lracticed IL
slate-wrltng manifestations, II is no
proof that none are genuine"
Mrs. DR.. h. Clark, trance medium
do not believe it Is possible for Spirits TO
mmunicate with the living by means of
slate writing. | am a tranc. medium anG
l believe that only through such mediums
can messages p:s IS between the spirit
world and this. l have me Mr.. Earle ire-
quently, and while l regard him as he
best in his line-that or slate-writing-I
have no faith in it.
Nine. Griffith, medium-Of course l e.
lIeve in the posi- blity of slate writing by
spirits. Not only do l know il is possible.
but know it is one of the most frequently
used means Of communication.
Mrs. Mayo Steers, medium: 'I GER
tainly do believe it is possible for spirits
10 communicate with the living by writ
ten messages. | am aI~o a trance me-
dunn, and l have experienced many
manifestations in all three OF the methods
OF spirit com un cation. There is no ar
gument. from a scientific standpoint, that
can be advanced 10 prove that spirit slate
writing is i'm poss Bile. l have been a me-
dunn in this city for twenty five years and
have seen many manifestations that
would convince the most skeptical.
know Mr.. Earle well, and l know the re.
port circu. ated about him will not iniure
him in the least"
Bishop L. Garrison. siate-writer: 'Were
! not a believer in spirit slate-writing |
-,
manifestations can only occur through
The medium, but there is no deception or
fraud about il.
DR.. Nellie Beighle, magnetic healer-I
most certainly believe in slate-writing for
/ have had proofs of il. Regarding the
matter OF Mr.. Earle, l do not think he is a
fraud. believe he IS an honest man.
Mrs. J. J. Whitney spiritual medium
/ not only believe that slate writing is not
q take, but l know that 1t is not l have
seen during my experlence as a medium
test after test given in This way, and have
had proofs that there was no trickery. OF
course, though, do not mean to saw that
there are not men who are swindlers and
those who try 10 dupe the people: there
are many of them. Mr.. Earle, think.
is not guilty OF the charges brought
against him.
Nine. Young, spiritual medium con-
demu the use OF slate-wTiting by medi-
ums. not that such thing is i'm possible.
but its use is abused TO d great extent.
Mr.. Earle, l believe, as splrItualist was
genuine, but Gs man he had no princj-
pie. | think he had great medium sic
power, but he mixed fraud with his gilt.
Mrs. EGger. Aitken, test medium-There
is not a genuine siete-writer in San Fran
CISCO. Even the mCch-talked-of Evans
had simply mythical power. l have no
use for slatewriIers whatever. | have
known for three years that Earle was q
sham. He is the kind TO disgust one with
splritualism. I even offered 10 put UP $50
that | could prove his work was done by
confedeTates.
Nine lie Normande, medium: 81
know that there is such thing as slate
writing by the spirits. have had mani
testations of it myself. 1 cannot believe
that MT. Earle was fraud. Why, l have
had slaie-wriiings with bin ami I am