The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-06
POLICE CALL SPOOKS ACTORS.
VISIT A SEANCE AND INSIST THAT
IT'S 4 SUNDAY SHOW.

IT'S 4 SUNDAY SHOW.
Mediums Protest That It l. . Religious
ser,fce-Doliar Admission-Mrs. Stod.
dard Gray and De witt G. Hough TO
| ne Summoned. Capt. Dillon says.
These our actors were all sprn.-P'o'ptro.
| Capt. Dillon OF the West Forty-seventh
street station sent three OF his detectives
to the Spiritual Science Institute at s3i
West Fifty-seventh street, last night and
disturbed q full form naturalization
seanoe.' which Mrs. Stoddard Gray and
her son. De Witt c Hough, were giving
for the benefit OF about $50 men and women,
who, according to the police. had paid
81 apiece admission.
The police didn't end the show. but most
| OF those present left after the arrival Of the
police. A detective stayed until all was
over. and Capt. Dillon said that he would
get summonses to-day for Mrs. Gray and
Hough. The captain says they were
giving a theatrical performance without q
license and on Sunday and that he's going
to stopit.
Capt. Dillon's district has been flooded
with cards saying that Mrs. Gray and Hough
would hold seanoes and 'full form ma
FERTILIZATION and communications from
| spiritual friends Sunday and Wcdn' sday
| evenings at q o'clock and Saturday after
moons at . o'clock. They have done 40
for years in various parts Of the ethyl The
cards added that the admission would be
81 and that seances by appointment could
be had at parties own residence The
cards also stated that Mrs. Gray and Hough
would hold private seahces 'for mental
and writ. n communications from departed
and spiritual fris nds.'
The detectives who went to the house
last night we're McGee. Hore and Duke
shire. Tho Spiritual Science Institute
occupies the parlor Hoor and when the de-
, tectives appeared there was a great ado
among those present. At one end Of the
room was a cabinet-ike booth with black
curtains over the front. In the booth was
Hough gagged and with his hands tied to
| his sides. According to the announcement,
| he was giving chemical, physical and musi-
| cal manifestations under the controls OF Col
Andrew Perkins and Prof Robert Hare,
the Sweet By-and-By,' played on a har-
monica with a jingling OF bells accompani-
| ment, came from the direction OF the booth.
The music stopped as soon as the sleuths
walked into the room. Mrs. Gray walked
up to Detective MCGEE and told him he had
no right there. Then big red-headed
| man grabbed MCGEE and tried to push him
out of the door. MCGEE gently threw him
aside and the red-headed person said:
You had no right to come in here and
| you must get out.
in here?' asked MCGEE:
II am said the red-headed man.
II you don't keep STILL replied Niece.
.Ill back up patrol wagon In fro Mt Of this
Mrs. Gray told the red -headed man to
! 10 quiet and he subsidized, but not BEFORE
no hsS You ss fsiIsrs had com. around lit.l.
ss ;S, sed hsEs give sSo iix sh dollars
SMrS Gray asked MoGes for an explanation
of the invasion and he told her that a. she
charged admission for the 'seance' II be-
came a theatrical performance and the
p why. not al oil, ssid Mrs. Gray. I'VE
only took up a collection. We are holding
Mrs. Gray having made her little speech,
q fat woman in q red waist got up and
INV husband is city official. AL they're
looking for is graft I'm going to tell my
husband
Nearly everybody. however. slid past
the detectives and out the door. A fat
"
up to MCGEE and said: -
SAY, old man, don't stop this show. Why
don't YOU let IL 60 on? paid two dollars,
one for my wife and one for myself I'm
not soin to to get my . Moneys T0Gt
MCGEE examined the black-curtaine d booth.
Inside was Hough, with Q gag N his mouth
and his hands tied to his sides, He was
trying hard to get the gag out Of his mouth
Snd Ss make s soand he sssr isuSi
pr nded by a string from the ceiling. was
a harmonica. On the criling several small
bells were nailed. With the assistance OF
q spook Hough was supposed 70 play the
Ss5nS snd an Sas 51d the bells while ne was
The detectives removed the gag from
his mouth and took his name. Then they
got Mrs. Gray's name and announced that
they would go TO the West Fifty,iSSur I'll,
summonses. MCGEE and Hore went, away
and left Detective Dukeshire at the house.
Dukeshire was instructed to stay unil the
performance was over.
Not long after that reporter went to
you're a reporter said the young
man, sand the police sent you here he
added. How do you suppose ! knew
to the police and get all your information
Capt Dillon said that along with the cards
a number Of circulars had been distributed
in the district One part OF the circular
said
netting each evening by q committee APP
pointed from the 'audianoe for thet pur-
pose md with tho perlors brills ntly. lighted.
Stortling d mcnstrstions by invisible
gencies will take plsoe. such ss playing
on musical instrume nts, bells, &c.'
Capt. Dillon said that the performance
wss nothing more than jugglery and could
be- sesn any day at any Coney Island con-
crit hail.
nyryS EIDATING ISLAND.