The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-03

u.'u Hire the Hall. but Principals
Nu.t arrange the Conditions Davis
hrIN.Medlum. is Wiling TO Compete.
,.t ,ooks now, the PepperDavis con-
,.., M -pookery is of. Dr. lsaac Funk
1850 nut another statement yesterday,
...,tr. that he is sick of the whole
....ro., aud that all he IS willing to do as
,,,,rofer pa 10 hire a hall for the medium
ol fha medium buster TO get together
wedding hey can agree on rules and
seconds
NARY Ana scanned better known as Mrs.
u,, per. cr was sick abcd, so her sister
i,g,,roI. and would say nothing at all.
Former Judge A. H. Daley, her counsel
and hacker. in a five minute estimate OF
p,rtar ua,i- said he thought Mrs Pepper
pe-,ccu'cd maligned woman, and
.p.,.i .ul- beneath hcr dignity to reply to
sgsr- He retired in some agitation,
.,ro.irg IS wh-kers thoughtfully.
rho.. q, opments we're sad news for
D.r- with his properties, consisting of a
a.-,ol-iy developed left thumb, rubber
.b fan AZ the finest grade of alcohol,
IN of Photographic apparatus and quick
vt 10, I- lu-, pning TO get into test with
Nr. Pepper. his only conditions beng -
IA, Show aU around and no favors.
-R rr, from the start it was case Of
.r,t .r or shut up said the ex-medium,
Yesterday Il put mp and Mrs. Pepper
.bu, up Still / think it is rather mean
,fpr Funk 10 leave the lady in the lurch.
Ifbe had stuck II out she might have been
forced 20 meet me- now II will be easy for
rc- ,o WEIGH saving. no doubt: Well. the, \
rotlrIety II having 10 do with conscience
80 takers that's mel III worrying the
GEAR doctor 30 much that | cant consent to
sny further steps
"Sfe1 Dr. FUNK read Davss reply to
mo challenge he issued Wednes day, he
composed this statement, which his secre-
tary gat" ONT.
j tr.od To state my opinion exactly IN
tAa letter which Was published in full this
~orrg There IL no need of adding
word o. II # the two parties-I do not
belong 10 ellher-can agree on joint com
rl.ftee of -even, each side to choose three
and tho six TO choose the seventh, then
that committee can make any arran gements
they please they TO decide on the tests, and
not l. have no time to give 70 the forma-
lion If the committee, nor to the com
nlttee This usually, like affairs Of It's
kind. bar. descended into mud flinging, and
am out If the parties cannot get them
solves together to form the committee
not moment will ! give to II. but will
make gements, Just as agreed, when
The committed gives the word. Mr.. Davis
"a reported in one Of the papers TO have
said that nearly all Of my book The Widows
Mite and Other Psychic Phenomena, de-
scribes tests with Mrs Pepper. The fact
"a that out Of 53S pages IN the book less
than ive-pa yes 2l7 to 222, not per cent
II The book have 10 do with the experiments
made with her. Besides those five pages
there Is not one word in the book that
directly or indirectly, has 70 do with her
orr was suggested by her
Dr. Funk wouldn't add anything 10 his
statement. except TO say that there had been
100 much mud throwing. Would Mrs
Pepper b. willing 10 select her half OF the
proposed committee on spook raising
Really the doctor did not know The young
man should SEQ Mrs Pepper.
When Davis, the eSmedium. heard Dr..
Funk's latest he came right back with one
II his own.
.I'm sorry the doctor feels that way
about IT, said he suppose he is angry
tecause said he had been bamboo2ed
by the tricks Of the trade have a high |
respect for him therefore hate 10 sec him
fooled His suggestions to-day are all 4
night am willing 10 select a committee
and NEE Mrs Pepper anywhere. All that
insist on Is that we work under exactly
the saIue conditions. When she does any
hing tricky. like sAnning letter out of
rhe stack want the light TO call the com
mlttees atteut,on 10 the trick. She can
DO the same 10 me. Let her read a letter
] win DO the same right after her. Let her
give the fast present and future. ] will do
the .ams KIT of the bat. as it were.
Dr Funk has ignored my challenge ]
80 a published in it, entirety. ] have /
read bis description Of the feats she per
formed la.t sunday night and my friends
have gwen mn their versions They do
not agree at all. There fore ] request DR..
Hunk TO get Mrs Pepper 10 meet me on
neutral grounds and reproduce her per-
formarce Of sunday ght and will agree
10 duplicate il under the same conditions.
] am surprised that Dr. Funk should leave
Mrs Peppers presence out Of his latest
challenge she must he on hand. other
vase il would lie one--dcd.
II ] am I, undcr- and by Dr. Funk-
omission ot the one important requirement.
ler presence that she's afraid 10 accept
he terms then 1 ask DR. Funk TO name any
-'-called homes: medium ! will meet .
ier; bui | prefer Ms Pepper she is the
most noted local exponent of spirituahsm
The trouble ~ that neither Mrs. Pepper |,
nor any other medium would consent to an /
honest contest, | am not bragging but I!
every one Of hem knows that ! could put /.
q crHp IN the business it would take them a /
.ong tune 10 recover from
Judge Dgllcy wouldn't say whether or
moi MI Pepper vas willing To meet Davis. .
Never ia al my life, said he, have | /
SHOWN 50 many lies 20 be told so many /
outrageous things said as in the past week I
about Mn Pepper l. she afraid of DavsY I
Tut, tuf What "A question. Who would
fear such a personi so far az replying
m him. that was different matter to con- 1
-der, One doesn't reply 10 low fellows
h0ec' on The public If Mira. Pepper doesn't /