New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-07
PSYCHIC TIP GAVE $500
ChaIoner Tells OF Conversation
with His "X-FaCuIty."
INVESTED IN WALL STREET
Unguided Hand Wrote Half an
Hour on Tablet While
He Lay in Bed.
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Charlottesville Va, Oct. 6.-The mental
automatism, or inner conversation with
his "X-Faculty," was treated at length
to-day by John Armstrong Chaloner, who
is making a vigorous fight to have him
self declared sane in New York Through
out the session before United States Com
missioner Booth sat the local representa-
tives Of the committee" John b. Moon.
William O. Fife and Judge r. T. w.
Duke, jr.
Mr. Chaloner sought to prove that
graphic automatism was AN extremely
frequent phenomenon and that it was
impossible to deduce from its presence
any conclusions whatever detrimental to
the sanity Of the person who manifests it,
1T sounds like ghost story TO the
ignorant only" he shouted. This
graphic automatlsm first appeared in
December 1895, in my billiard room at
Merry Mills while I was playing pyra-
mid pool. The balls broke in a strange
manner. suggesting a map Of the heav-
ems. l broke them again and then
third time, and in each instance, in a
similar manner, forming circles and
curves. This seemed so strange that
took out an envelope and a pencil to
make a drawing Behold, When l at
tempted to draw a billiard ball my pencil
failed to obey my will and instead wrote
three words, Get a planchette. This
was my first introduction to this purely
hypothetical force Fatigued, l retired,
and while lying in bed allowed my hand
To write on a tablet
I'm not going To tell what this un
known force which controlled my pencil
was. for don't know. l know what it
claims 10 be, and as long as it operates
with me l am satisfied"
Chaloner said the rapid writing con-
tinued for half an hour, and he was
asked If he wanted 10 be tipped off,
to the stock market, 10 which he re
piled:
Certainly; and if YOU make good
will give you credit for it,"
How much money have you got TO in
vest?" was asked.
Il have about $500 in bank, and am
willing TO risk that in an experiment to
test the clairvoyant faculty of the Y
power"
What kind Of stock must 1 invest
in?" Chaloner asked. 10 which came
back the answer: 1T will be time
enough TO tell you about that when you
reach the brokers office in New York"
Chaloner then narrated how he obeyed
the request, took the midnight train TO
New York went into brokers' Office
two days before Christmas invested his
money and realized as much again. He
said he left the money up" and after
he was sent TO Bloomingdale il was
drawn out by Stanford White.
This psychological power, Chaloner
explained, like the animal magnetism"
he described on Thursday, could only
be used when he observed a strictly
diet
Chaloner said his experiment was a
daring one in the unknown field Of psy-
choIogv. and he showed a remarkable
knowledge of the Bible, gained by an
exhaustive study Of IT while in Bloom
ingdale.
1T has been a great help 10 me in the
iournev over the sea Of life. l am
regular old-time Episcopal believer, a
regular Christian. believe
in the entire thrty-nine articles Of the
church of England. 1 believe in old
fashioned religion and am proud Of it,"
he said.
He said his study of the Bible was due
to promise he made his mother. He
read six verses a night until it vas fin
ished.