The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-25
DR.. FUNK HAS SPOOR PICTURES
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tells about it Is true it is wonderful thing
The report that am acquainted with two
Chicago me diums who have spirit pictures
also is true. but have never been out West
to see them. have been in correspondence
with them"
DR.. Funk says he Is merely investigating
the matter OF spirit pictures along with
other interesting psychic phenomena. ne
doctor couldn't say definitely what the
results of his search after truth in this
direction have been thus far. he uld
know, he said, that there are some mediums
who are fakes just as there are some VINO
are not; also that there are some splrlt
photographs that are frauds Just az theIe
are some which appear to be genuine. he
Is now engaged particularly IN studying
spirit canvases, and he will make the re-
suits OF his labors public at the proper
time.
As to Mrs. Pepper, DR.. Funk Ia a great
admirer OF her and takes no stock what
ever in the charges that are harassing
spirit life In Brooklyn regarding the genuine
ness oil her performances.
There IS no doubt" said Dr.. Funk,
that Mrs. Pepper Is able to read sealed
letters. | have experimental with her
myself and so also has Or. Savage. She
tells lot Of things that there is no pos
sibility whatever Of her having obtained
from other persons.
L went to her with half dozen letters.
home and carefully numbered on the out
side. | was alone In a room with her. The
letters we're placed by me on a table and
never for a second left my sight Each
letter contained a question and Mrs. Pep,
per almost without hesitanCy, answered
each correctly. She did make one mistake
when for letter handed 10 her she gave
an answer 10 a question asked in one of the
other letters. II occurred TO me that the
secret of her power might be in mind read
I,tst 20 it.fNr aI mo
ment later when she answered a question
the answer to which | did not myself
know
Il am not a spiritualist, added DR.. Funk,
but | am firm believer in Mrs. Peppers
honesty. She has strange power, or
course there are lot Of fake mediums;
the woods are full of them. | have dis
covered a hundred of them guilty of the
grossest frauds, but you can't get away
from the fact that If it weren't for some
genuine psychic phenomena all mediums
would have passed away long ago
The persons who got out the so-called
"anti-fraud" pamphlet impugn this very
honesty Of Mrs. Pepper about which Dr.
Funk is so sure. Their pamphlet * headed
with caricature OF Mrs. Pepper and they
charge her with many adjectives with fax
ing. The pamphlet calls DR.. Funk fooled
and befogged. 1t attacks Mrs. Peppers
private character 1t says that A. G.
Macdonald, "a big man in the church, was
pleasant sidestep at the gulibility Of DR..
John c. Wyman Of the First Spiritualst
Church, 1t gives an alleged expose of Mrs
Peppers methods.
She works mainly by confederates, the
pamphlet says. She is informed before
hand Of the contents Of certain sealed
letters, the contents Of which her con-
federates have wormed out of the writers.
These letters are marked She selects the
letters herself In some cases aCcompliCes
10. -. ltrary
envelopes in alcohol. The writers con-
tinue:
Although many leading citizens publioally
urged. begged and implored Mr. Pepper
for fraud were eliminated. she absolutely
refused TO- 90 20. J3y5e2th hinn III @2S wash IN
g1H s5Ge she Ne% viii 9 do n bur % me '% E{
David Goldbcrger II East li2th street New
York offered her $3.50 for a private seance
under test conditions. but she baked And
" : Davis. % Spruce street, New York
asked her TO meet him at DR.. Funk~ residence
where he would duplicate anything that she
can do DR. Funk was anxious to have the
trial made. but Mrs Pepper backed out.
Two cautious ,,deeoys, can easily get Mrs
concerning the contents OF sealed letters
and detective work IN the church indicates
that this is her best method
The pamphlet is signed Emma 7. Levi
son. secretary Scores of copies have
been mailed in the last week Accom-
panying each is letter addressed on the
typewriter and signed by this same Emma
Lewiston, also in typewriter. II asks as
sistance in the crusade, and states that the
Anti-Fraud Society will get into action in
about ten DAYS.
No one could find Emma T. Lewisohn
yesterday She seemed TO be of the world
Of spirits herself Mrs. Peppers followers
limited at other mediums, jealous Of her
great popularity and money making powers,
at a vindictive ex-relative, and at certain
persons who knocked her in a recent con-
troversy in tho columns OF Brooklyn
newspaper.
W. S. Davis. who is mentioned in the
pamphlet, u an ex-medium himself, al
though he is an employing printer now.
He was in his shop yesterday, talking IL
all over with David Goldberger. also men
toned in the pamphlet Both were heavy
contributors to the Brooklyn newspaper
controversy. Mr.. Goldberger says he has
the goods on Mrs. Pepper.
For instance he said "in January |
went To a seance and sat in the gallery
| was taking notes Of the performance on
one OF the cards given out at the door. A
large woman, built somewhat like Mrs
Pepper took a seat beside me. She had
with her n very old woman and a young
girl As soon as the large woman saw
me writing she said TO me:
is that card Of the church? I'd like to
see IT, please.
Il handed her another card on which
had not written. The incident made me
watch her / saw her take a letter from
the old woman and the young girl. Both
were marked for Identification by a
rubber band. the other by ribbon.
Mrs. Pepper read only six or seven let
ters that evening. Among them we're the
letters OF the old woman and young girl.
Two weeks later ! saw the large woman
come in again She had young woman
with her Again she took up letter 10 tho
platform and again the letter OF tho large
woman's companion was one OF the eight Of
ten letters read out OF a collection OF dozens.
Simply the work Of a confederate, you see
Il waa medium once. If you call It that
continued Davis. Il began as believer
and dupe. Then ! got wise; and found
out so much about them that they had 10
let me in on the game.
Il practiscd for two years, " as Endorsed
by all the spiritualist papers and was a
great success wasn't In IL for money,
but to prove how easily mediums can work
IL. And II was so easy Sometimes I used
oonfederhtes but usually ] just let them
give themselves away.
I'D say: I see a wreath with the letter
u Does any ono recognize THAR and
an old woman would pop up her hand
lts my bruther-in-law, John she'd
say. It is I'd say, and | hear paper
rustling Oh. its the will she'd say.
What does he say about Mary shares'
And I'd ring Mary in a few minutes later
and AT the door he'd say:
'Hata wondarful He uave ,a tho