The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-09
Tell, christensen How lie Nav
Beat Jersey Witchcraft
Charge.
CASH HELP NOT DESPISED
III, >oricty Appealed To When
Leader COllapses
at Door.

elt around last night in the room of the
Psychological Research Society, at Madi-
son avenue and Fifty-ninth street.-the
very room wherein only u week ago
Abraham Lincoln, speaking In a loud
VOICE through the lips of n mechanic. i'm
proyis,d "a I'VE minute address on honesty
and being true TO oncself--waited in
vain for William r Stead and other
famous ha'nts who constantly keep in
touch with the material world through
the ex-Rev. christian =. Christensen,
founder. president ami medium of the
soci,ty
MIR Christ, usen being unwilingly absent.
his spook friends also spent the evening
elsewhere.
The head researcher. arrested on Mon
d., night for summoning "a troupe OF
spooks to odd Fellows Hall. IIoboken.
passed the night IN Jail and was held ves-
terdlN Ia $500 bail under a nossgrown
Sew Jersey law labelled "witchcraft" and
accusing him Of practising soroery.
b. tho afternoon he went YEARLY home
10 200 West End avenue. There .ntran-
cling himself. he was instantly advised by
The late william r. Stead to "see certain
people whom Mr.. Stead named and to
make - personal appeal for help at the
meeting Of the society which was to have
been held last night.
Mr. stead was optimistic. even going so
fir as to assure Mr.. Christensen that If
he followed directions he would beat New
Jerseys witchcraft law. Mr.. Christensen
WAS heartened by the little talk with the
editor who died on the Titanic and he set
forth In good spirits for Tuxedo Hall
whore his truth seeking society gathers
Vt the door he collapsed. undone by the
strain OF a night in the Hoboken Jail and
the astounding judgment of Recorder Nc
Govern. held for examination on Satur-
day He fell into the arms OF young
Arnold VI. DaN ldson Of New Jersey. Sec
retary Of the Psychological Research So
ccty. and was helped to q couch in top
floor apartment OF the hail.
Material Aid Not Despisrd.
- II was Young Mr.. Davidson who
made the appeal for help as advised by
M stead. He stood behind the pulpit
desk where Mr.. Christensen who was once
Baptist minister he says. is accustomed
TO open his meetings with prayer.
He told about his friends breakdown
and said that Mr.. Christensen, AS honest
and sincere man as ever lived" was
liable TO six months imprisonment or a
500 fine or both In New Jersey, that IL
might go hard with him because he Is
already under 500 bond in New York to
keep the peace. that he hadn't any money
and that Lawyer Julius Lichtenstein must
have $50 retainer before he would GO
ahead with the case
MIR. Christensen, said young Mr.. David
son. is so self-rcspecting that he won't
accept gifts, but If any members OF the
society felt like making him a loan. with
VI" 'hrstensen's promise that Il would
be repaid why, Mr.. Christensen could
he found upstairs in Mr. Hartman's
apartment and both he and Mr. David
son would call tho lender blessed
Immediately tai. gray haired woman
snapped her purse open and peeked into
II, then went upstairs. She was followed
by tire" others. Everybody else in
GLIDING the four men. two Of whom were
newspaper reporters. firmly said Down
70 the elevator man.
Yesterday afternoon, after Mr. Chris
Jensen returned from Hoboken. a sun
reporter called at his boarding house.
A dark eyed young woman answered the
bell.
Hes very busy" she said doubtfully.
That Is he is in his room getting advice
IRON his controls. \ reporter from New
Jersey Is with him taking down the mes
stses, otherwise OF course Mr.. Christensen
WouidNt Know what the spirits said to
MN while H. was unconscious"
IIlE SvS reporter said he'd wait and
10" young woman seated him In the din
fg room. II was quite long walt A
canary bird hoped about its cage but
edn't sing. Somewhere in the otherwise
silent nous" there was intermittent rap
pig-a window shade blown by n draft
maybe Presently the young woman re-
appeared.
Mr.. stead . Caller.
several controls have been talking
through Mr.. Christensen. One Of them is
william T. Stead. lie spends good part
Of his time here"
Mr.. Christensen was rubbing his eyes
ana walking unsteadily when he came in
to the dining room. He leaned on a table
and said lie would feel all right II, a
minute or two.
lie did not tit the visitors bloodhound
notion of what either a witch or a wizard
ought TO look like. He Is a short man
win plain, serious face and brown hair
and eyes. wears a black frock coat habit
uasiy and in speech is Scandinavian as to
ms is. He sat down and soon was
Speaking briskly.
How do ] get communications from
snrit lfe?' he said. "A thousand times
have been asked that. do not know. -
Twenty or thirty Hoboken women were
IN Recorder McGovern's court yesterday
10 testify that Mr. Christensen really told
their names, read messages correctly and
gave good advice when he gave any. and
got nothing ont of the odd Fellows Hail