The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-03-26
Mr.. CAYENDISH
WAS VERY EASY
HOw the Spirits" WOrmed
z FOrtunine Out Of Him

London, March 26.-Owing TO a
queer suit in which a rich young ex-
plorer. an erstwhile prima donna Of
the Savoy theatre and major of the
British army are mixed up, planchette
has suddenly become the craze OF the
moment in London society The de-
mand for the mysterious little hear
shaped tables is 50 great that the toy
makers are putting on extra forces to
turn out Ping-pong and bridge are
being forgotten in the desire to get
communications from the spirit world
The craze was brought about by
the financial tangle into which Harry
( lcavendish, heir to over million dol
lars. and leader of six venturesomo
expeditions into Darkest Africa, found
/ himself all on account of some spir-
80 messages communicated to him by
means Of a planchette.
Mr. Cavendish. bold and determined
as he doubtless is in the heart OF
Africa, is a singularly mild and meek
young man in England and accord
ing to all accounts, was what is known
as a good thing, as any one can
judge from the fact that not long ago
he was financial hacker, or angel,
for three theatres at once He let a
kind friend. Major Strut. manage his
money, mostly and didn't bother him.
self about such an uninteresting mat
ter until he became the husband OF
the beauteous Isabel Jay. star of many
notable revival of Gilbert and Sui
livan operas at the famous Savoy
where the Gilbert and Sullivan oper-
as were born The acquisition of a
wife soon began to involve some at
tention to money affairs, and Mr. Cav
endish discovered that, following the
advice of the planchette. as interpret
ed by Mrs. Strut he had placed prac-
tically his whole fortune in the hanas
Of the Struts, and had empowered
them to cut himself and wife off prac-
tically without a penny. Hence the
suit
No more amazing story has been
told in court in years than that relat-
ed non-chalantly by Cavendish of the
means by which he alleges that
Struts bamboozled him into obeying
their behests. Not content with as
suring him that the messages from
the spirit world" which they were
receiving through the planchette and
other means were from his mother,
they obtained for him communications
which he says they described as in
spired by the Archangels Michael,
Gabriel and Uriel These pronounce
ments, according to their ingenious
recipient, were full of prayers and
poetry and stories of professions in
heaven"-not to mention hints from
on high as to what investments he
should undertake and assurances of
how completely the Struts were to
be trusted-and all these he gulped
down with the same avidity with
which he had absorbed the planchette
manifestations.
They began on him by utilizing the
venerable dodge of table tipping II
was started. TO all appearances. in a
half Joking sort of way Mrs. Strut
and a couple Of women sitting around
the table with the rich young mark =
The mahogany had tipped several
times, when all at once Mrs. Strut
who previously had made Cavendisf
believe that she had known his moth
er and had been present at her death
bed declared that she believed Mrs
Cavendish's spirit was trying TO com
municate with her son SO they ar
ranged a set of signals by which IN,
table was to answer yes" or no, ol
doubtful to questions. and it wal
soon established TO young Cavendishi
complete satisfaction that he was il
confab with his mothers shade Cav
endish saws he was sure it was al
right because "Mrs, Strut treated {
so seriously and so did Major Strut
Mrs. Cavendish's shade. needless t.
say, lost no time in expressing he
qualification that The Struts were tax
ing her place and assured her son tha
I the worthy couple always should hay,
her help.
1t was soon after this that Mrs
Strut told Cavendish-who by thi
: time had been persuaded TO come AM
live with them-that the table Zip
ping was only the beginning OF 'muol
higher arts and undertook to initlat
j him into the mysteries of planchette