The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-11
WARRANT OUT FOR A SPOOK.
now AMONG BROOKLYN MEDIUMS
TAKEN TO COURT.
The Rev. Dr." Moore, Who Has Haunted
typewriter, Accused BY Rivals OF Pass
ing or Persons as spirits-Atempt
10 Expose Turns Seance Into q Riot.


Ing or Persons NJ spirits-Attempt
10 Expose Turns seance Into o Riot.
The -Rev. Dr. Hugh r. Moore runs a
medium business and spook shop at 1924
Madison street, Brooklyn. He Is n ma
terializing medium ghost producer, and
he carries as a side line haunted type
writer which turns out messages from the
departed at the very oreditable rate OF
eighty words an hour.
Mrs. Ida Vittum Ia q medium OF twenty
wears standing who Is at home to all spirit
friends at 2Is Lexington avenue, Brooklyn.
She's an inspirational medium. She doesn't
believe that ghosts ever appear In full
view Of the audience. The spirits show
their bright faces to her alone, and she
passes 1t along.
Ever since Mr.. Moore showed up from
the Wild West last May and set up his
cabinet and his haunted typewriter in the
front parlor OF 1924 Madison street. Mrs. Wit
tum has been after him. Last Tuesday night
she gained admission to the circle.
u saw right away said Mrs. Vittum
Yesterday, that he was fake and got
ready to run him out OF town. l got Mrs.
Sawtele-she's another inspirational ma
dium-and Mr.. Rasmussen, one OF our
most earnest believers, and two young
men who agreed to help and we went there
to show him up.
well. Mr.. Moore got into his cabinet
and asked for notes from the audience
giving the names of the spirits they wanted
and their relationship on the flesh plane.
Did you ever! Why any medium could
see how he did it after that. One OF the
young men that was with US asked for his
daughter. He amt married, 80 he hasn't
any daughter unless-well, anyhow. it
would be queer.
well, the first spirit that came out OF
the cabinet was Little Pansy. the guide Of
the circle. The light was low. but knew
her in second. 1t was the daughter OF
that man Moore. She walked right around
the circle and collected the names OF the
parties wanted on the other shore. They
brought out his daughter for the young
man that was with us and she Rugged and
kissed him. The young man said she didn't
kiss like ghost at all.
'Mr. Rasmussen asked fer an Indian
PANIED Running Water. There was grunt
inside the cabinet and an Indian came out
In feathers and things. The light was low,
but you could see him. And one Of the
young men talked to him. He got the
Indian by the wrists and began to pull him
out Of the cabinet.
BE careful says that man Moore, the
spirits can't stay II you get EN- too far from
the cabinet and when he says that gives
the signal. Everybody jumped for the
ghost
we pulled tho feathers off his head.
Would you believe 1t, twas Moore's old
father! Yes. sir. we were that taken back
TO think he d drag the poor old man into his
fake that we didn't move for second.
and then somebody put out the little light
in the room.
Il grabbed, but was too late. All i got
was a red kimono, with feathers all over it.
And just then Mr.. Moore pulled a black
head, We all jumped on Mr.. Moore, and
just then the door by the cabinet opened and
back came Mr.. Moore's father. The old
had put on coat and hat and
spectacles and come back with a club.
What's the matter up here2' he asked,
like he was just woke up out of sleep
Matter enough, Running Water says
Hugh. where's your revolver says he.
And when they talked about revolvers
we got out. Those people would do any
thing"
All OF the Vittum faction were in the
Gates avenue court yesterday to swear
out warrants for the arrest OF Mr.. Moore.
They didn't know just what they wanted,
but they wanted It bad Mrs. Sawtelle
them 81 to see spooks that weren't spooks
at all-and il medium can't tell a real
spook who can? Rasmussen had charge
Of assault and the Society for the Proven
ton OF Cruelty to Children wanted Little
Pansy" taken away from bad influences.
the petty larceny charge, but didn't know
whom to arrest.
Arrest Running Water" said Mrs. Saw
tellc.
Suppose we call him John Doe2" said
the Magistrate. you can never tell about
their right names over yonder."
Brooklyn policeman will try to serve a
warrant on John Doe. spirit. to-day, even
II he has to cross the Styx to do IL.
Now, amt this SHAMEFUL said the
Rev. Hugh Moore. when the case was passed
up to him last night. Instead of brothers
mediums are knockers. just a act Of
knockers. came to this town after thirty
years of marvellous demonstrations that
have convinced sceptics the world over
and because l am successful and know all
the best people, they knock me.
cabinet. 1t stands in a corner of his Ifront
narlor" On the mantelpiece are many
Indian statuettes, Indian curios are hung
about the room, and there are a number
Of states with spirit-writing produced in
full glare of the electric light Shrined in a
corner is the haunted typewriter which
will transmit a message, with signature,
nom anv spirit the sitter may designate.
noticed that there were many other
mediums in the circle said Mr.. Moore,
and | thought they came to unite with
me for truth. But they amt mediums.
They're low hoodlums. just as soon as
produced Running Water my best friend
on the spirit plane, they came for the cab
met. Running Water got scared and de-
lmaterialized right through the floor Then
those hoodlums smashed at everything
they saw. They hit me. They slapped
my wife. Me with a blackjack! II that
man Rasmussen got hit at all, he banged
hs own head on the mantelpiece.
My old father heard the noise and came
hmning up from downstairs. And when
ne saw what was the matter, he got mad,
and they got out pretty quick, or course
some OF the real believers in the circle
helped US put them out, They didn't
pay dollar. Nobody pays here. We
!ust ask them, when it's all over, to give
dollar, u they're satisfied, to pay the
REM OF the hall. I'm proud TO say that
NOBODY ever found cause to refuse"
70 prove it, Mr.. Moore showed a sign