New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-21
TIN HORN SPIRIT
SHES AT GERMAN
Mystic Trumpets, Abashed
at Hello. GrOSSmutter!
Urge Weird Cure.
CHRISTENSEN, PSYCHIC
LEADER, IS HELD
His Aid. Lake. Also Arrested ny
Woman Detective, Who Joined
Their Society.

The only thing the spirits did no'
tell Mrs. Adele r. Press. Of Lieutenant
Cos,iean's squad. was that she was
nolice detective. Such psychic over
s,ebt AZ a seance was partly 20 blame
for the arrest OF {. 7. Chnsien 5e''
presidcnt Of the Psychologist re,
search Society. Inc. Of New York ana
" u Lake. the psych zeal medium, VINO
v.cre arraigned before Magistrate Mur-
nbv Yesterday in Yorkville Court.
Tireles work by the woman detective
Tod 70 the charge Of fortune-tell
against Christensen and the additional
charge Of practising medicine without
a license against Lake. II was VITA
the latter that the more interesting
phenomena occurred.
Mrs. Press posed rs a credulous
woman and made frequent visits e"
tho rooms of the society IN Tuxedo
Hall. Madison Avenue and Fifty-ninth
street In her affidavit she told OF
Joining the society on June - aiter
paving So for initiation and three
months dues, after which she was %
nav one dollar month. she attendcd
lighted meetings conducted by Chris
ensen, at which she alleges he predicted
her future.
when | had special meetings with
Lake" said Mrs. Priess at headquarters
last evening, II had 10 pay 81 extra.
He took me into carkened room,
where there were two tin trumpets, me
monograph horns, through which the
spirits were supposed TO speak. Ihen
came a whispering voice which calico,
Marie, Marie
"Is that you, mother ! asked, and
the voice said Yes Then } asked
about Eddie and William. They were
all well. But then the voice of the
supposed spirit said. You'd better have
that pain in your back attended 70.
"'Shall ] see doctor" ! asked.
"'No,' said the mysterious voice,
see a medium Then Lake spoke 10
and said my mother could treat m
through him. ! couldn't recognize tar
whisper, but I don't think there was
anv one else in the room besides the
two Of us
another spirit voice mumbled some
thing and ! asked is that you, gross
mutter?' but guess the spirits didE',
understand German, for they kept still
a minute. The spirits were mighty po-
lite. too. for they never interrupted
when Lake was speaking 20 me.
"A curious white hand appeared; u
must have had phosphorus on it, and
its fingers vibrated The vibrating
fingers felt/ny back wherc the ailmelt
was supposed 10 be. When ] went
back for treatment ! was put in
black cabinet, and when the hand ar
peared i asked Lake if | might shake
hands with Il.
ono he said, you can't shake
hands with spirit Then something
brushed my cheek and when ! eX-
claimed he said it was one OF the
trumpets. took three Of those treat
ments."
Magistrate Murphy held the two men
in $500 bail for further examination"
on October o. A small gathering ID
the society's hall waited until $3.50
yesterday afternoon before Christensen
returned 10 conduct the regul a
Wednesday meeting. As the "Danish
trance psychic as the programme
called him, dashed into the room DC
was intercepted by a reporter.
There's nothing AT all 10 it," he ex-
claimed. al won't talk" The spirits
also refused to be interviewed.