The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-14
GRABS ESPRIT" AND FINDS
1T TO BE A HUMAN BEING

In the private materialiZations not
more than two persons can attend at the
same time Both must be related to the
deceased whose shade is to be called from
its abiding place, and the naturalization
takes place only i'm a darkened room.
A dim, fleeing indistinct light is ad-
mitted from low candle power lamp To-
Gated at the back of the room. Only the
most vague ana shadowy outlines of arti-
Giles or persons in the room can be dis
tinRuished.
Across the front of the room is the
cabinet i'm which the naturalization
In this naturalization Dickson and the
man and woman were the only persons in
the room. Dickson, according 10 Mr.. Dye,
inspection TO convince them that there was
no other person in the room.
Spirit" is Shown.
Then one lonely spirit" was material
lied for their benefit while they were in
the cabinet. and at the conclusion of this
demonstration OF the powers of the me-
dunn over the mysteries of the grave.
they were invited to take seats in the
body of the audience room.
This they did Dickson remained at the
right OF the stage or cabinet, where he
had control of the lights. In a moment
the spirit" for whom they had made ap
plication To see emerged from the in
tense darkness Of the cabinet and began
TO converse with them in sibilant whis-
pers.
Suddenly. upon a prearranged signsl.
Mr.. Dye leaped at the spirit and at
According TO the ancient ghost story
he should have struck a gust of cold wind
while the spirit floated above him with a
hooking laugh. or with a heart-breaking
sigh because Of his cruel slxepticism.
But this was a twentieth century ghost,
and husky one at that.
Mr.. DYE threw one arm around the
GHOSTS" neck and with his other hand
seized one ghostly wrist. But 1t was not
a shadOwy neck or wrist that he felt
regardless OF this able to put up a
mighty good imitation Of a fight.
While Mr. Dye attempted TO hold the
"spirit" Mrs. Brandle got busy with
the ghosts toggery.
Fierce Struggle in Dark.
Up and down the cabinet the three
downed Mrs. Brandle tugged at the
draperies. and just as there was warn
ing rip. Arnold rushed into the room in bis
According to Mr. Dye. who was busy
Just then wrestling with the ghost. Arnold
struck Mrs. Brandle in the face with his
The fight waged fiercely up and dow
the cabinet. Chairs were tipped over an.
tables were tossed aside; Arnold mixed
St" with the assistance of the visitor from
spiritland. and finally the ghost made II;
escape. with its filmy garments consider
ably diSarranEed.
Then Mr. Dye and Mrs. Brandle lef
the house which has secret passages fo
the accommodation to lmmaterlal bodle'
that desire to pass from room to room
end MIR Dye went 10 police headquarters
where he swore to 2 complaint charging
Dickson with assaC't and battery.
According to his statement, Mrs Bran
die was bleeding from the nose and iron
the mouth where the spirit oharmer
had struck her; her eye was badly black
ened her face bruised. and she looked
according to her fellow adventurer. q!
though she had mad an engagement VIII
n prize fighter instead Of a friendly seanc'
with the spirit Of a departed loved one:
Mr. Dye is of the oplnion that tn
spirit" which he and his mother-in-iav
tackled was a large and powerful woman