New-York tribune., 1909-11-20
JOHN DIDN'T "VIENl'
PALADINO IN DESPAIR
SeUen Men. Three Women and
a Dog an SpOOk Hunt.

Seven men. three women and dog
hunted spooks at the Lincoln Arcade last
night with Paladino. But II was a closed
season for spooks
Several OF the hunters paid well for game
licenses. and the dog was ready To point
but after waiting until midnight he could
only put his tail between his legs and howl
a dismal failure.
The spOok preserves we're not well
stocked. John was under the table. but he
wouldn't come out. Darlington and Pala-
dino sank a plaintive duet. the refrain OF
which was "Vieni John" "Vieni John"
The dog tried TO drive him out. but every
time the dog got 10 the place where John
was said TO be the old buccaneer was gone,
John NJ. Forbes of MOrristown " j..
was one OF those who paid out good money
10 sit I'm a dark room OF the dispiriting
building from O'Clock until midnight only
10 hear imaginative women assert that
they felt hand. Or. John H. oQuackenbos.
CT No 351 West 2Sth street. was also present
az the invitation of 3fr. Forbes
Jesse LItteheld, of No 56 West 18th
street. brought the Jog. Both of them live
In the same house with DR.. AttIlio Gao
prefer g.
Dr. QuackenbOs became weary before the
thing was over. and said on his way home
that all Paladino performed was a little
table tipping. such as plenty of Americap
girls could do a lot better and az less
cost
He arranged signals with a friend. ne
said, and when he was told by the other
party to the secret code: Il am going to let
her tip the table now" he noticed the
table would make good the promise. But
when DR.. Quackenbos siGnalIed: II won't
let her tip the table" John. Paladino. car
rington. Mrs Darlington. the dog and the
Interpreter combined were unable to get
any waltz movement out Of il.
The medium began to work under a.
bright light. but light and floating hands.
flying tables and spirit-struck cymbaIs sell
dom travel together. She ordered that
there should be faitn glow only. and that
was one Of the few things that PaadinO
got that she asked for last night One OF
the women said she felt and saw a hand,
but Dr. Quackenbos was looking intehtIy
al the spot where the hand was supposed
TO be-, and lie said he couldn't see any
thing Paladino wore no sidelightS such
As were promised by Darlington her man
ager. who told a few days ago of the pur-
chase Of some luminous paint that he in
tended to use to touch up the arms of the
amply prOportiOned medium.
Several Of the party said they heard
sounds issue from the back of the cabinet
They did not know what these sounds
were, nor could they see that they accom-
plished much. DIR. Quackenbos saia Pala-
dino would move to one side OF the table.
and that the curtain at the other side
would then blow out. He believed this
gave opportunity for the performance Of
more or less clever trickery. provided a
woman who had come all the way from
Italy would consider the doing Of anything
purely sleight of hand worth her while
The signora did not appear tired when
she left the cold and cheerless building
a. l2:S0 O'Clock this morning 4 taxicab
took her down Broadway, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Darlington and the dog strOlled pen
sively toward their homes.