New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-15
DIR. PANKHURST'S SHADE
CRIES "NO!' TO CAUSE
Spirit of Great Mi|itant's HuS-
band an Ardent "Antl,"
Says Trance Medium.
INTERRUPTS MARY STUART
Queen of Scots, Chatting Polite
ly with Mortal, Flees as Mas
culine Ghost Shouts ASK
Me! I'm Pankhurst."

The shade OF Dr. Pankhurst. HUSBAND
of Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst. is an ar
dent anti" according to a medium from
Ohio To be sure. the seeker or Things
spiritual admits that the conversation
which she had with DR.. Pankhurst was
brief and fragmentary. but she insists IL
was so emphatic that there was no pos
sibllity of mistaking his position.
The letter telling OF the communication
from the husband of the famous militant
was received bv c. i. Christensen.
New York spiritualist, who lives at No
% West Gath street. The writer, who IL
now in the city. signs herself Mary Burke
and gives her address as Massillon. ONO.
Her letter describing the doctors mes
sage Is. in part. as follows:
Il am anxious 20 get into communlca-
ton with DR.. Pankhurst the husband or
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst. the English
suffragette leader | have had an inter
esting communication from him. but IT
was interrupted. and for some reason or
other he will no longer manifest himself
TO ne.
Three years ago I undertook 10 ques-
ton some Of the best known people In
the spirit world on the subject OF woman
suffrage. in most cases ] found no am
Guilty whatever i'm establishing communi-
cation with whomever | desired. MY
only difficulty has been that IN many
cases when | have been seeking for an
answer to the suffrage question nav"
been unable to get II. as the spirit has
had some other subject of his own which
he was anxious TO impart and has been
impatient OF all questions. ! had just
such an experience with Henry VIII, VINO
would not desert a plea for liberal divorce
laws 10 talk Of female suffrage.
Last Thursday night / was talking 10
Mary Queen of Sco;s-in the spirit world
she Is called Evanina. She did not ma
terialize very well. and the replies which
I had from her seemed not only To be
somewhat vague but 20 be coming from
a distance. ! attributed this at first 10
tho wet weather Suddenly ! heard her
scream. and then her figure was plotted
out altogether. A roaring filled my cars
and was blind and dizzy for several mo-
ments. At the end OF that time | saw n
tall. blond man. who had both his arms
stretched out IN pleading position. As
you undoubtedly know. the voice OF most
spirits f. pitched in easy. conversational
tones. but In this case was almost deaf
oned by the shout OF the man who had
come in place OF Evanina-
"'Why don't you ask me?' he cried
again and again. | was so badly shaken
I'd that / could not remember what l
had been asking Eyanna. At last l
recollected that II had been about sur
frage. why don't you ask me- the
spirit repeated I'm an even louder tone
and AT length me almost shrieked. I'm
Or. Pankhurst"
Il managed to pull myself together
enough TO say, DO YOU approve OF the
woman suffrage movement?
Not any more, | heard him say dis
tincuy. but he had already started 10
fade. No. no. no" he repeated. hurried
~. ana then so family that II might have
come from the other side Of Mars ! got
the whisper. Absolutely no.
Queen Elizabeth has been the strong
est exponent OF the movement. but
have been unable 20 interest Cleopatra
in the cause AT all Help me II you cam
for ! need II sorely.'
The writer goes on TO say that letter
TO general delivery at the Postofiice VIII
reach her
DR.. Pankhurst married the English sur
fragette leader in 1879. Whatever opin-
ions his spirit may hold, In life he was
an advocate OF the cause and was
ca
cicty formed I'm England by John Stuart
Mil. That was before the days Or mill
fancy. He died in 1899.