The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-03
EXPOSURE or MRS. WILLIAMS.
The Medium Who Deceived John Anderson
and Cnme to Grief in Pnrts.

and Came to GRIEF In Pnrts.
The statements made public thus far about
the work OF Mrs. Piper. the Boston medium.
are OF 40 vague q character that have 70.
Trained from forming any opinion OF her." said
q man who has spent many years and much
money investigating spirituaism; but since
the exposure OF Mrs. Mary E. Williams in Paris
few years ago have ceased to be credulous.
Mrs. Williams was the cleverest woman mo
dunn OF her day in this city. John Anderson.
the millionaire tobacconist. was one Of her
stanchest supporters and gave her the house
at 232 West Forty sixth street. whore she gave
many successful exhibitions.
Mrs. Williams came to New York from
Canada in 1880. handsome woman Of about
80 years. Like most successful mediums she
prospered financially. and had she been oon-
tent to remain in this city she might still have
enjoyed the confidence OF her supporters She
had a country house at Long Branch. where
she spent her summers and where she occa-
sionally received messages Reports Of her
work had gone abroad. and when she an
nounced after dozen years OF success In this
city that she was going to Paris to give
seances. believers in England and on the Con-
tinent were interested. That was her UNI
doing. A spirtualistic paper called Light.
published in London. sent representative to
Paris to attend her seances. and this represon.
stayed at hs Nous.
Of one Nine Rauot in the Rue Hamelin In
Paris. and. according to the latter. she spent q
whole day in preparing her room for tho
scance. She hung curtains from the top of .
table in front OF her cabinet so that they would
screen her when she crept out, and she coy-
noiscessly. She also adjusted the lamps and
the chairs with great care. Nine. Raulot. who
was spritualist herself. became suspicious
of Mrs. Williams's elaborate preparations and
arranged the scheme by which Mrs. Williams
man named Mcdonald. He remained out
side the cabinet and warned the spectators
not to move when the spirits appeared
Mrs. Williams materialized several spirits be-
fore the thirty or more spectators. when. as tho
spirits OF a Mr.. Cushman and his little daughter
appeared. Nine. Rauiot gave the signal and two
while others turned ,up the lights. Mr.. Cush-
man proved to be Mrs. Williams. dressed In
black tights, which emphasized her generous
curves and wearing n short coat and a skull
cap. false mustache completed her disg uise.
She strugg led aud kick ed and when the lights
the ludirrous appearance that she made they
burst into laughter.
when che got to London on her way homo
she alleged that her exposure was merely q
plot To ruin hor Tho masks and other para
phernalia found in her cabinet. according to
said that while she sat In tho cabinet In a
trance the plottors broke in and tore of part OF
her clothes before she awoke. Light denounced
her. and when the crcumatantial account Of
her exposure reached New York her old friends
admitted that they had been deceived"
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