The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-17
MORE LIGHT ON
ARNOLD-DICKSON
Mrs. S. A. Green Exposes
Methods Used at "Private
Reading"
MEDIUM IN A QUANDARY
Fooled BY SHREWDNEss OF IN
TENDED VICTIM.

Now comes Mrs. Saphroni A. Green
with an exposure of the so-caIled private
readings of the Arnold Dickson broth
ers.." This follows the sworn testimony
that spirit" produced by the brothers
was demonstrated to be human being.
In his sworn testimony before CITY
Judge j. ]. Whitaker in police court last
Friday, while he was being tried for a.
vicious assault upon Mrs Mary NJ Bran
was asked:
Did you ever take part I'm the seancesY'
never take part I'm the seances," hs
answered .syS,e was upstairs"
Mr.. Dickson. He is my partner. T.
give consultations on all the affairs oe
NE. and conduct the Sunday evening
meetings"
Mrs. Green, who resides at "a South
seventh West street, declares that Arnold
does not give advice ION all the affairs
or lie, and that his private readings are
deluSton and a snare. Mrs Green was.
reluctant to tell her story for publica-
ton but consented to do so I'm order to
nelp protect the public against this pair
Wmch claim supernatural powers to be-
exercised for hire.
Mrs. Green's experience with Arnold
and his advice on the affairs of tlife''
TOOK place several months ago. Because,
o. her unpleasant experience she declares
that every incident is indeiibly Impressed
on her mind and that she can never for
get il.
Mrs. Green was a skeptic She was not
a behever in any of the rigmarole prac-
tlced by the notorious Arnold dickson
brothers under the guise of spiritualism
There were friends however who we're
convinced that what they saw at the ma
terializing seances at So each and what
they heard at the private meetings at 81
per- were the real goods" the Simon
pure article. all wool and a yard wide
The wool was a yard wide but it was
over their eyes.
Visit to the Medium.
Mrs. Green was frequently importuned
to visit the pair i'm their sumptuOusly fur
nlshed apartments. and have a reading
FINALLY, she consented more for the plIr-
pose of exposing what she believed fraud
and a fake to her friends, than by reason
OF any confidence which she had i'm the
mediums"
Mrs. Green is a woman. of more than
ordinary intelligence. and her story lust
as she told IT, conveys clearly the Incl
dents that she declares occurred. and
gives her opinion Of the matter in few
words
DO not think for moment" she said
II Herald reporter, when pressed for her
story, that j ever believed i'm the claims
OF supernatural powers set forth by these
men. L had friend who was a believer
In that kind of business and he declared
TO me that he had seen and cOnVersed
with the spirit of MY dead brother [
Cule him out Of the notion
He persisted in his requests that | visit
these men, and said that he would paw tho
fec II | would have a private reading L
finally consented. with the mental pro-
vision that L would keep my eyes and
ears open to all that was going on about
me wanted TO convince him of his
This friend left me at the door. and
was ushered into the hall From the hail
passed into another room, being direct
ed by one of the pair.
Writes Questions on Pad.
- was told to be seated at a small
shaky table, which was in the middle of
the room. noted that the table was rick
was so magnificent that the contrast was
SO great that | could not overlook it.
noticed that the table was surrounded
by elegant fur rugs so that one could
not see the bottoms of the table legs +
thought that there might be connections
between the table and another room and
Was looking for something like this
On the table was pad OF loose leaves.
IheSe Were printed showing where / was
expected to write my name and the name
of a dead friend. 1t also indicated where
the questions were to be written
= was told to write the questions I de-
sired answered and then ring a bell and
Arnold would return. Then he left tho
room.
Il suspected that there might be some
pencil TO the sheet below the one on which
| was writing, so 1 wrote very lightly.
one or two questions | wrote ordinarily.
Then L tapped the bell and Arnold came
back into the room. He had lot Of what
he called spirit photographs in his hands.
lie asked me If / had written the ques-
items. i told him I had but did not men
ton that had placed the pad on my knee
instead of on the table as / had been
told to do.
Then he told me to fold the paper in
my hand and sit still.
Il forgot to say that while ne was show
ing me the spirit photographs which he
brought In. he had stealthily slipped the
pad on which j had written out Of sight.
and then left the room, taking II with
him. He said he would be back in a min
ute or two and asked me to be patient.
Hears Esprit" Tappinas.
Il held the paper on which l had writ
ten in my hand and listened carefully. I
Continued on Page 2.