The herald., 1897-03-28
THE AFTERNOON SESSION
Some Blasphemies of Color Produced
in Evidence

in Evidence
When court reconvened in the after
noon a goodly audience, composed ot
witnesses and curiosity seekers, had
I again gathered. The greatest curiosi-
| ties, however, were not among the au-
dience, but within the precincts sacred
to the attorneys and parties to the suit.
| The pictures which Miss Holmes had
been ordered to produce were very much
in evidence. There were seven of them,
and all the productions of spirit artist
Not an artist filled with spirits-albeit
this supposition might be forgiven, for
they were unique specimens of what an
exuberant fancy can do in producing
starting bias sphemies of color-but paint
ed by an artist after having departed
from this sublunary sphere, and while
shooting" through space, and doing
job work, just as occasion might arise.
To one not initiated in the cult, these
glaring red or orange colored produc-
tlonS conveyed nothing; as appeared
later 1t was expected of the adherents
of Miss Holmes to inject into these PIC
torial representations the meaning
which tine plaintiff herself gave.
These nightmare productions of pallet
and brush have been carefully ar
ranged. DR.. Davidson went upon
the stand and gave testimony regarding
the instantly of Mrs. T. D. Wilkinson.
The burden Of his evidence was that she
was committed when suffering from re-
ligious mania, the result of the teach
ings received at Belmont hall. The wit
ness confessed to fairly close acquaint-
ance with Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler and Mr..
John Dunsmoore, who had attended at
Belmont hall, and they were, he thought,
honest in their ideas.
THE SPIRIT ABEL"
Mrs. Van Auken, recalled, was put
through most exhaustive and exhaust
ing examination. 1t is not pleasant for
a witness-a lady, too-to confess that
she has been a fool, utterly and ire
deemably so, and yet this is what the
witness valiantly did.
She began by telling how the "spooks"
used TO take possession of Miss Holmes
Sometimes she would fall from her
chair to the floor and roll around the
room like hoop.
DO you remember a case when she
did that?" inquired Senator White.
Yes, once in my house on Pearl
street." replied the witness. "She said
that Abel was quite a clown. She put
her hand around her knees and rolled
under the table. Somehow the leg of
the table got on to some of her hair that
was hanging down her back and just
then Abel came out of her and, being
held by the table, she couldn't come out"
Did she say Abel had deserted her?"
Yes, sir, but she didn't complain at
all"
Did she show you any pictures?"
Those (pointing to the exhibits) are
all familiar to me; they hung on my par
lor walls for weeks; they are representa-
tions of the spirit conditions under which
we are living"
vbot To, q ~ O
inquired Senator White, pointing to one
picture.
THAT is a picture of 'Nickey-she al
ways called Satan by that name.
(Further identified by counsel as the
parsonage popularity known as Old
Nick.o The picture was painted by her
sister (deceased) in my house. That
round moon represents the globe and the
hand you see peeping out Of the clouds
represents light and power coming to
the world. Satan is only permitted to
come so far"
Did she say under what influence
these pictures We're produced?"
They had spirit artist and the mate
rial hand was controlled by him"
And this other picture?"
1T was also painted at my house. 1t
represents an angel flying down."
AN angel" calculated counsel, did
she say it was an angel? Well, We'll file it
right here as an exhibit"
Then this other one?"
ut represents the dragon or evil power
and it is read yto devour people up that
are not leading proper life. There are
angels at the side and Christ up there in
the corner (pointing). Underneath is the
motto Fear not.
The motto of course. doesn't refer to
the angels?"
II don't know what it refers to-"
THE EVIL SPIRITS
when Miss Holmes was under con-
troll did she go through any other per-
formances?"
II have seen her throw what she called
stuff on some of the followers. A lady,
a Swede, was in the house, having come
because she heard Miss Holmes was a
Swede. She knew nothing of Spiritual
ism. Miss Holmes went behind her and
threw out her hands on her.
Did she state the effect?"
"She said her magnetism was so pure
that they came under her influence and
a purer spirit went into them"