Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-25
FPOM THE Vastly DEEP BUT THE
SPIRITS DID NOT RESPOND
IN PERSON.
Conner WILLIAMS WAS
en- INNOCENT WCTl'.,
Cow a Story He Related to a Trend
of the Medium Was Called into
Service.

There are people who are ready 10
believe anything. esp acially when IL Is
mot reasonable. or at least. not demon
stratable For ins -ance. the late .Sale-
ro,!S exit of the healer who sails unoef
a select assortment Of names, VINO came
to Butte With the idea that Butte Was
easy. He missed his guess, so TAR as
his own case is concerned, as me sequsi
of his tlv-hy-night leaving is evidence.
But there are left enough believers III
other occult mysteries. even II they oiu
prouise to throw bricks and ancient
eggs. cabbages and spuds and epithets
at the healer. He should have come IN
his own name. and not troubled that
of his illustrous predecessor IN the
healing art. and then he could nave
had an audience that would nave
swamped him and his power. All you
have to do is to cover your tracks. ana
almost anything Will so. IT Ions
haired disciple of some cult that preacn-
ed the saving merit of belief IN the
moon beng made of green cheese, or
that the Congo monkey was the higher
development of the human race, shout!
appear and keep clear of the ponce ana
a previous record. he could make con-
verts without doubt Such is the gen
orally accepted idea of the faklrs VINO
come to Butte, and events seem to JUS
tify their belief.
But even a well-trained spirltualist.
who is supposed to be we'll up in all
motives that rule the human mind
and to be able to read and forestaI
the base attempts of SkepticS to destroy
their business, are not always able to
no p5inO1 of Dln Cling At the
spiritualistic seance held at the Good
Templars hail last evening, the medium
offered to call up the spirit of any one
present who should send up any article
to the platform. preferably. it is sup
posed. the article should be a coin of
good denOmina ton. though that was
not stated. BY invitation Of a friend.
CJmer Williams one of the heroes of
1hA Philippine campaign, was present.
ard sat in the rear of the audience.
The medium got Well under the intiu-
ence and then the spirit led her down
the aisle to where Williams was sit
ting.
Pointing a long. spir.tualistic finger,
she demanded OF him if he WAS lit. :
No wishing to contradict a lady, he
acknowledged the impeachment. Then
the spirits led the medium to recite a
story Of thu soldiers life, Which he re-
called as having told. almost word for
word, 10 the friend at whose invitation
he had gone 20 the seance, under the
promise that something was going TO
happen" lie had sent nothing up to
the Platform. but Well-traned spirits
need no such gross things to opera e
upon, and can trus, their spiritual abil-
ity to help them over any tight place
So the audience, not being in the secret.
MIS- properly mystifed. Williams being
present a. a guest. and then willing to
have a part in a good joke. let the mat
ter pass without any cutlery. and the
friend. who knew the whole story. hay
ing no reason to say anything. was as
Silent as a grave: and the spirit, Which
tod The story TO the operator. could
SPEAK only through her. and the oper-
ater wasn't saying anything then tt
anger the spirit, so the matter has
passed into history as a simon pure ex-
hihti5n of occultism that should make
people fail on their knees and pay dol
lars into the Golfers of the elect Il
vile outsiders hadn't been on the inside
Of the scheme, It would all pass as
authentic, IKE the nlesmerism in which
the writer took part When a boy, wher
the operator gave 4 ticket, priva Il
rehearsal and chance to win the prize
% the evening, all for rev minutes
obedience on the stage. 1t is bat
thing. perhaps, to be a sxeptic. but som,
people are SO constituted, and they will
persist in holding that this whole thins
was a clever hoax. But perhaps i
wasn't.