The record-union., 1897-11-15
ADJUSTMENTS.

Dr. Lloyd Cooke had fair audience
at the Clunie Opera-house last night,
when he gave spiritual manifesto
tions. That is, he claimed that what
was done on the stage through his
| "mediumship" was the work of powers
not of the earth. DIR. Cooke is a re-
markably successful performer. He
puzzled the audience completely and
confounded committee consisting of
Messrs. Collins, Breuner Rutherford
and Hall, all well-known citizens. His
cabinet work was especially good. If 1t
was trickery, it was the best yet given
here; if it was what he claims, the re-
suit of spiritualistic influences, then he
put the burden of proof upon the op-
ponents of spiritualism to prove the
negative He did the old wine and
water changing trick: he produced
writing on a slate held by Mr.. Breuner
on top of his own head, and where the
medium could not touch it, and after
the committee had testified that the
slate was not double and had no slicate
sheets in it, He was bound in the cab
met and almost Immediately released
himself. In forty-five seconds after en-
tering the cabinet he was found Sc
curely bound with his hands behind his
| back. The curtains being closed, in
five seconds there was the usual noise
within, and musical instruments, bells,
etc, We're cast out. In the cabinet
and bound blank card was laid before
him, and in five seconds the curtains
were thrown back and the card found
full of writing, while the medium was
still secured. He was bound to a posi-
in the cabinet, and the post he proved
was not a fraud" and had no con-
cealed spaces or chisels. Mr.. Ruther-
ford was seated in front OF and with
his back to him, and put his hands
backwards and grasped the mediums
knees. In short time. the curtains
being drawn, rutherford was found to
be in his shirt sleeves, while his coat
was worn by the medium. though
Rutherford swears that he kept tight
hold of the doctors knees and felt no
one removing his coat-indeed. he did
not know that it had been taken from
his back until he came out of the cab
met. In one scene Cooke had both
Collins and Rutherford with him in the
cabinet and they certified to hands
touching them all over their bodies.
though they tightly held the medium.
Cooke was again bound fast and the
bonds sealed, but in the cabinet two
large iron rings placed ON the floor were
found when the curtains were drawn
we'll up on his arms. his hands being
still bound. An attendant was placed
in the cabinet and a sheet being cast
over him. an apparently ghostly form
was soon seen beside him, clad in a
flowing white robe, the theater lights
being closed down until light about
equal to twilight remained While the
rings were on his arms the committee
chained them together tightly across
his back; but in a few seconds the
rings and chain We're thrown out of
the cabinet. An attendant was placed
in the cabinet and a sheet thrown over
him, and in few seconds the curtains
being drawn the man had disappeared
but soon came into the theater by the
front door. These and other similar
feats We're performed, and we'll done
better than given here before. Cookies
insistence is that he is aided by spirits
The skeptical say il was all clever
very clever deceit The committee say
that so far as they could ascertain
there was no one near the cabinet to
help Cooke, no ap-doors or double
curtains and no deceit, but the COM
mittee by no means conceded the spirits
had anything TO do with the business.