Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-02-16
Echoes of the Mitchell Expose
STATE OF MICHIGAN, SC
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STATE OF MICHIGAN, 90
County of Gratiot
William X. Ludwig, Will d. Iseman,
h Craig, Glen w. Waterbury, Harry
Parrish and Roy j. Smith, being duly
sworn depose and say that the following
is IA true statement OF the facts in con.
nection with the expose of l.. =.
| Mitchell, the so called spiritualistic
medium, as conducted and successfully
| carried out by the undersigned
That arrangements were made shortly
before January 10th, 1900, for the giving
of private seance at the rooms of w.
| * Ludwig in the Steele Webster block
III the village OF Ithaca, Michigan, and
accordingly on said 10th day of January,
| 1900, the atlantis hereto except affiant
! Smith gathered at said rooms at about
| eight O'Clock in the evening of said day,
and that about nine O'Clock on the same
evening the said l. p Mitchell and Mr..
and Mrs X p. Peet and Mrs. Mitchell
came 10 said rooms and a short time
thereafter OH the same evening in the
presence of all of said company, except
| affiaut Waterbury. curtain was hung
up for said l.. p. Mitchell i'll front of the
doorway of IA bedroom leading off from
said sitting room and said Mitchell
thereupon entered said bedroom alone
and used same as his cabinet for the
purpose Of materialiZing spirits of de.
parted beings That before any other
persons had entered said rooms on said
evening except these atlantis, Glen
Waterbury took his place III "a wardrobe
IN said bedroom and the doors of said
wardrobe were closed and held closed by
said Waterbury by means of handles
placed on said doors on the inside for
said purpose in such manner that said
doors of said wardrobe could not be
opened from the outside, the fact of said
Waterbury being in said wardrobe being
entirely unknown 10 any person or per
sons present except the atlantis hereto at
the time said Mitchell entered said bed
room for the purpose of materialzing
spirits
That after the lights had been adj
juSted 10 the satisfaction of Mrs
Mitchell, wife of the aforesaid Mitchell.
the company with the exception of said
H. p. Mitchell and atfiant Waterbury,
began singing different songs Shortly
thereafter form appeared at the cur
tain and by means of signs, said form
signided that the lights should be turned |
lower. That after the appearance of |
four forms. including said first form, |
atfiant Smith came into the room and |
the signal was given for SAID affiant |
Waterbury 10 prepare 10 push out into |
the room the next form that might APP |
pear at the curtain.
That after the singing of the custom |
airy songs the fifth form appeared at
said curtain and while said form was |
conversing with and about 10 shake /
hands with atfiant Craig said affiant |
Waterbury pushed said form into said |
sitting room and Immediately said |
afflant Ludwig turned on the electric |
light showing forth and plainly reveal
ing said form TO be none other than that |
of said medium, l. p. Mitchell.
Atlantis say further that they have |
now In their entire possession "A certain |
handkerchief and a certain flesh colored |
cloth soiled and used Until the same is |
now good representation Of the color
Of person. face which handkerchief |
and piece of cloth were in the presence
of these atlantis hurriedly taken from
the face or upper portion of the person
of the said Mitchell by himself as he
was brought into said sitting room and
which said articles the said Mitchell
undertook TO conceal as the lights were
turned on by thrusting the same under
the waistband III the front of his
trousers. And the atlantis say further
that the said Mitchell upon seeing that
he was exposed. went into "A pretended
trance, and lay like a great heap upon
the floor for about one hours time
That after the expiration of this time
the aforesaid Mitchell and his oompan.
ions aforesaid, left the room
The facts stated herein are stated
upon the per- onal knowledge of the
atlantis hereto, except that atlantis
Waterbury ana Smith do not make oaths
of their knowledge TO facts occurring out
OF their presence.
These atlantis each for himself posi-.
lively AYERS that the form which said
Mitchell pretended to materialize and
which he caused To hold pretended com.
munion with Mr.. Ed. Craig, was none
other than L. p Mitchell, personally.
The atlantis have not known l. 2.
Mitchell for a very long time, but short
acquaintance is sufficient and they wish
the people TO judge for themselves
whether or not said l. p. Mitchell can
materialize departed spirits or whether
he is fake, pure and simple.
II. b PARRISH.
K CRAIG.
WILL ID. IsEMAs.
X. q. SMITH.
GLEN q. WATERBURY.
WILL X. LUDWIG.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 18th day Of February, 1900.
j. B. SCOTT, Notary Public.
There is nothing more satisfying than
perfect satisfaction. The refiners of
Perfection oil, guarantee to you perfect
satisfaction. We have il. 1892 If
l. y. BAKER