The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-29
Gets Remarkable Photograph.

''In the picture the chair stands alone
In front OF the curtain. Behind the
chair is a photo of Mr.. Keller and a
photo of myself nearly on top OF him,
but each face Is indistinct. In addition
Is a likeness of "A physician who passed
over last summer. | might say h Il
from time TO time I get spirit photos
at Mr.. keeler's that | am absolutely
certain there Is no duplicate of within
several hundred miles,
81 am not quoting his as evidence
OF the super-normal," Dr. Hyslop says.
but as an incident which must be eX-
planned in connection with several as
serted conditions. ID Mrs. Lee con-
cealed her own FORK. CD Mr.. Keller
is no longer engaged in professional
spirit Photography go He apparently
discovered by supernormal means that
Mrs. Lee was psychic. ca The chair
appears to be empty and Mr.. Keller be-
hind 1t. 90 Mrs. Lees own picture is
seen In the field. though she was and
Ing at the camera taking the picture.
The weak points evidentially. points,
TOO. that are fatal TO lts scientific value,
are hat Mrs. Lee did not have her own
plate and that she did not take IL away
with her and see to the developing her
self"
II have received at different tlmee.'
Mrs. Les told Dr. Hyslop. IAN excellent
likeness of an old clergyman and his
wife whom ! have known for years.
These photos have been recognized by
others. There is no photo Of the clergy
man In town that Mr.. Keeler could have
seen. and | never heard of "A likeness
OF his wifi, anywhere. ] have received
an excellent likeness of my great
grandmother. II has been locked up for
years
DIR. Hyslop visited Mrs. Lee and saw
her take spirit pictures the most in
teresting of a number Of which he de-
scribes as follows 1T consists OF a
picture of the portrait with the lamp
In the foreground and the chair on
which the lamp rests visible through the
canvas of the portrait. We must re-
member that the portrait was not on the
chair. but taken away and put in the
other room and lay on the bed"
He witnessed the development OF the
dlms to see that no trick was played.
Identified by BROTHER.
Mrs. Lee was unable to get anything
but normal pictures for "A time Ghis
was In 1879. but the phenomena re-
turned, and then came a photo, taken
Mt Keeler's, with the camera focused on
a black curtain, showing Mr.. Bocock
standing In IA very characteristic at
ttude.' This picture was identified as
Mr.. Bocock by Prof. Bocock In Athens,
Ga, who wrote Il can neither find
here among my papers nor recall any
photograph Of my brother standing. 1t
10 undoubtedly a sood likeness, an UNI
m~istakable likeness. i don't understand
what all this means, and | can't for
mulat in any satisfactory way the
theory of the nature of existence after
death which such a phenomenon IN
wolves"
In one picture, taken while Mrs. Lee
held the plate In her hands at East
Gloucester in the dark and developed
by her in WASHINGTON in the presence
OF Mr.. Keller, Mr.. BocoCk stands In
the midst of a group, a lean ank person
with hat in hand.
Dr. liyslop said In his conclusions that
II IL certain that no simple theory will
account for all the phenomena. He said
that no one who knows Mrs. Lee would
question her intelligence or her probity.
He didn't feel obligated to propose ans
explanations, whether normal or super
normal.