Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-30
SHE COMES TO GRIEF.
A Great Medium Exposed-Mrs. Nerniy
barrow Zig Fraud-Seance Closed
Abruptly.


barrow "a Big Fraud Seance Closed
Abruptly.
A few weeks ago Mrs. Vernly OAR
row, claiming TO be clairvoyant ana
spiritualistic medium, took rooms at
the Bricker House and advertised to
tell fortunes, the past, present and fu-
ture and locate hidden mysteries.
She soon began also giving evening
seances at private residences and ac-
cording TO reports OF believers in the
doctrine or science OF spiritualism VINO
were present and saw her manifesto
tions, was considered by far the best
Undertaking. medium that had ever
held seances in this city. A large
number OF forms of those who had de-
parted this life and passed beyond were
called up and recognized, so it is al
legged, by relatives and friends who
were willing to make oath that they
were the perfect image of those dear
ones long since and recently dead
Names Of IA score or more well known
citizens in earth life might be given,
who it is claimed appeared in the open
ing OF the curtain draperies while the
medium was seated behind the scenes,
apparently dead to the world.
Mrs. barrow charged half "a dollar
n seat for the privilege OF an opportun-
ity of witnessing the wonderful mani
festations she produced from the spirit
land.
But last night she came to grief sud-
denly. A manifestation unlocked for
came like IA thunderbolt from a clear
sky and seance, which, up TO the mo-
ment of exposure, had been IA source OF
satisfaction and pleasure to the believ-
ers, came to an abrupt termination and
Mrs. barrow was crestfallen indeed.
Last Monday night she gave seance
at the residence of eX-County Treasurer
Charles Brown and he being of an in.
vestigating mind desired to know more
of the mysterious rappings and devel-
opments which were brought out as
she claimed by unseen forces, allowed
her to give another last night.
Mr.. Brown wanted a thorough test
and invited in several guests, among
them being Charles S. Felch, f. b.
Lapham, Harry Ward and their wives,
and Ii. l.. Page. About twenty were
present, one half were believers and
the other half Investigators The
medium was examined by committee
and placed in chair behind the cur
tains which separated two rooms. The
company were seated in "A positive and
negative order, Mr.. Felch, who was
present Monday night, having a seat
near the front.
Forms began appearing after few
songs were sung and the lights turned
down. Two or three persons from the
audience were called up and recog-
nized departed friends Mrs. Fl. f..
Ward however could not see any fam
that called for her. Finally Lily
Adams, the form of medium said TO
have died in New York some years
ago from the effects of being touched
with the hand OF an unbeliever while
she was Undertaking. spirits appeared
and stepped partly outside the curtains
when with the bound of lion Mr..
Felch grasped the fairy like form,
called for lights and brought it into
the presence of the company. 1t was
Mrs. barrow, not spirit She was
thinly clad with "a draping OF white
gauze around her form and her yell of
dismay was heard several blocks away.
She threatened vengeance and left the
house Immediately on gathering up
her attire. The whole company voted
her fraud and those who were be-
levers in spiritualism were thankful
for the expose.