The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-25

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,,,,,,.sn, AID a male. secured from m
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e.. os. Of VIII Christmas and Wal
be MAN ,.r,n5 near DoJham, Ala. writes
Atlanta >Gan correspondent OF
he 9nsiI,3e,phia Record, was an a.
tie ma, named F. Schmidt.
an,a e.ory CT the manner in which
lA' .,o,ce vas secured, almost I'M
iSs 81, . it is. is apparently coli
eeu.1 The outline Of it is that ne
nu ~ inspecting that the negro Ene"
ssa ,, Of TIE crime, secured 4
sus n,ent on the strength Of which
.ro men were arrested and taken
'ae c..,nma elton. Fla, where they viii
:, heII pending further inSa-'S'.irA
.sair connection with the tribe
o. LAW in the Christmas family. VIII
NUN nais,mas is the son Of one Of the
W W murderared, aal Holland is .
sonin-la" e.5, n,an.fa.+
:, =. ;. yeDtriloquistic ability. ana more
~ ~. once brought lis yoico-ihroWi-g
-. .ano,sities into pay. IS he IS"
r p,dar he found cool use for his eff,
WI vas a star in many plri2r enter
- '.;,-ants Then as he driItel into
a.+oc.ve work. for which he appeared
hora natural ability, he more than
.,ce made use Of his eff. bnt never
!. =. successfully as upon This occa-
Como three weeks AGO ! local &C.
,..tiro agency was asi.ei to s@Ht a
-, 10 Mariana, F.a-, TO inva.fi4a.
10 murder. AMI a llaa W la}.
s.,afr d;spatthed 5i.a't take Aim
limo d satisfy himsel' Jh4 Tie WAS ol
H. right lead. He found, too. that i.
ras through suspected r. res ;2a1t
no must work. ara knowing tae 81
oers-ition of thar race, he began Ia |
horirs on that line
Making himself out fortuno-tellef,
that detective fond easy access TOT
na3y Of the negro homes in that sec
finn. Then introducing table lapDing, |
held many a seaace AZ which negroes
for miles around were present. Then
INNING at a broad guess he began |
hintinc at events in the lives Of the !
attendants. at which each member
ri the audience showed Indignation, !
/. Then surprise. Not really knowing ,
whether he was reaching effective
grounds or not, the detective kept up /
His line, and realizing thai Schmi.ts .
lift as ventriloquist would stand /
him a good hand, he wired his chief |,
to send Schmid on. Schmid came, but
At first did not show his face. He
and his forerunner, however. held a
consultation or two, and mapped cut
a line of campaign. At the next Sc
ance Schmid was hid outside the
house while the spirits We're moving
about within, the dying pine torch on
the big hearth throwing its weird
shadows over the group gathered
around the table at which sat the de-
tectiye and a dozen black skin Hicn
and women AS the table began to
move and some departed spirit mani
tested itself to the fat dame Of inc
house, Stiffness came over al as
The message FROM the dead was be
Ing read BY the meGius Thea, just
as the stiffness was tn" most Str2Eu-
Gus, voice arose from the middle OF
the table 1t said:
Jackson, Mr.. Christmas wants to
speak to you
With bound and a yell the negro,
Who had been suspected Of knowing
something of the triple killing, went
INTO the air, every one about tie table
Swinging up and cali.a" CT the Lord
Tor mercy. Then fiat upon the fl2oT
the women fell, while more thal one
Of the men rushed from the iol.se in.o
The cool air. For a few minutes there
vas perfect frenzy CT friGh; il thai
cabin, and the seance for that night
vas cut out right then and there. The
Secret Service man alone knew that
Dis confederate hidden in the cabin
mac worked his powers mighty well
ana Tor the next day or two nei;ner
ae nor Schmid came near the scene.
Then, on Wednesday last, while
Jackson was at work in the field be
aind his mule. Schmid made his ap-
pearance with his companion. Soon I
'ae conversation turned on fortune
cling and seances. Schmid being in ;
louced as the greatest mcdilm Oh !
'drth, as the man who could make
NY spirit come to hand at any time.
And, said the medium. Eli bring [
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