The New York herald., 1922-04-22
CONAN DOYLE Shows
PICTURES OF SPOOKS
Photograph OF Son, Taken
After Death, Reveals
Him Smiling.
PHOTO OF ANGEL SEEN
Sir William CroOkes' Ghost,
Off Earth 200 Years, Ap-
pears Oh Plate.
FLING AT DETRACTORS
Titled Spiritualist Denies He
Ever Made Anything From
His Lectures.
FLING AT DETRACTORS

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle showed his
photographs of ghosts and ectoplasmic
forms last night to a crowd that filled
pied all the standing room tire fire
laws would permit. Half as many
more failed to see the spirit pictures
because the hall was not big enough
to receive them. For an hour the
British spiritualist showed stereopti-
con reproductions of the pictures that
he says should leave no intelligent
mind in doubt of the truth OF his
preaching.
The darkness of the theater, the
spookiness of the subject, the uncanny
effects produced by the pictures and
the impressive sincerity of Sir Arthur
as he told the history of the subject
on the screen had a weird effect upon
the crowd. There was little applause,
but always a dead silence--so deep
that q. cough or a rustic startled. The
evenness of Sir Arthur's voice as he
talked in the darkness-an evenness
amounting almost to dull monotple in
the circumstances-adde to the gen.
eral effect. There was nervous sigh
and more nervous giggle to be heard
when the lights went on again.
He started out dealing with very
material things.
Wants to Set Public Right.
when lecturer talks about more
or less unpopular subject he began.
'he is bound to catch a few brickbats
and he must expect them. But should
like to set the public right before enter
Ing upon this. my third lecture in New
York.
Tho chief magistrate of this city
here the audience began to chuckle in
anticipation-"has made reference to my
private affairs. He says. 4 believe. that
/ am 'raking in the shekels.' / should
like to sy this for his benefit. 1 never
in my life took one shilling for the
platform work ] have done in this
cause"
When the applause subsidized and Sir
Arthur made few remarks meant to
define his general subject, the lights
went off and the pictures went on.
The picture that Sir Arthur said inn
pressed him most and which. he SAID,
was the only authentic picture of its sort
he knew of. showed a ghost stalking
the length of room at noon and hold
ing in her hand a lighted candle. Sir
Arthur admitted it looked like the first
unsuccessful efforts of the amateur
photographer-the kind that forycts to
turn the film and takes exposure after
exposure on one negative.
"But this was a photograph taken by
skilled photographer said Str
Arthur. "He knew his business. 1t
simply goes to show that you can see
ghosts and sometimes with the naked
eve
The audience gasped at first. Tic
ghost appeared to be a white clad nurse.
In the foreground she was quite APP
parent and Opaque. You could see
through the filmy form and discern the
chair that flesh and blood would have
hidden. Five duplicates of her followed
after the first. each little less distinct
and more ncbulous.
Then there was a picture OF Katie
King, the spook discovered by Sir WILL
lam Crookes. Katie was shown in
snowy garb, arm in arm with Sir VIII
fam. Then she was shown stepping out
OF the sleeping form of Miss Gallagher.
Sir Williams medium. Katie appeared
10 be much larger than Miss Gallagher.
Sir William clipped a lock rom Katies
head. but it disappeared when light
struck it, Katie died 200 years before
her picture was taken, said Sir Arthur.
One of the impressive moments of the
evening came when Sir Arthur told of
going to Crewe to seek picture of his
dead son. Kingsley. The first sitting
produced no young man. but 1t did show
4 clearly written letter from Archdeacon
Collcy. who had passed on.
We'll done, Friend Doyle. Greetings
to ALL" read the message on fragments
of paper.
1t was signed 1T. Colley.' and then
Sir Arthur showed the facsimile OF the
Archdeacon's signature in life. They
were exact duplicates.