The Washington herald., 1922-08-20
SOCIETY WOMEN
| LEARN SOVlETEM
FROM MRS. MURRAY
elf-Styled Trance Medi-
una Uses Automatic
Writing for Propaganda
CALLS UP SPIRITS
Tries to Give Secretary Of
State Hughes Message
From Garfield.
CALLS UP SPIRITS

Wives of several Congressman
and q group of widely known So
ciety folk were recently beseeched
to promote international peace
through q policy akin to Sovietism.
by Mrs. Gladys Murray. seif-styled
trance medium. whose method Of
persuasion was communication with
the Spirits"
This information was divulged
last night to The Washington
Herald by a prominent Episcopal
clergyman. who is well acquainted
with the peculiar case of Mrs. MUIR
ray. the woman who was removed
from the Emergency Hospital yes
terday to the psychopathic ward at
the Washington Asylum. Her con-
dftion Is battling able physicians.
Employing trance method
known a. automatic writing" Mrs.
Murray Is alleged to have urged
her listeners to advocate fnterna-
tional peace. with the Interior mo-
tive OF teaching Sovietism. Her
classes were conducted free.
Messenger from Emerson.
The spirits" of Waldo Emsr-
son. Eugene Field and Edward
Everett Hale communicated with
her. she is alleged to have told her
listeners. Messages from these
sources directed her to spread in
formation advocating international
peace in the most influential circles
The names of the women who at
tended these classes will be with
held from the public until the case
of Mrs. Murray is determined by
the attending physicians. It was
learned. 1t Is understood that the
spiritual audience attended the
classes more for curiosity than with
serious intent.
Kept Under Surveillance.
Besides spreading propaganda in
this peculiar fashion. Mrs. Murray
attempted to inform Secretary of
State Hughes that she had an in
ternational peace message from the
late President GARFIELD. 4, is said.
This happened about a month ago.
1t was at this time that the gov
eminent decided to keen her under
surveillance. according to the
clergyman's information.
A phamplet said to have been Is
sued by Mrs. Murray reads as fol-
lows: Readings and ETHEREAL writ
ings. Engagements open for those
interested In the esoteric." She is
also alleged to have conducted .
"children's hour"
Active In Spiritual society.
~
clergyman. Mrs. Murray stopped at
the Congressional Hotel recently.
Then she journeyed to New York
where she is supposed to have been
active in a well known spiritual
society of that city. A few weeks
prior to her Introduction to the
Washington Asylum she stopped at
the Grace Dodge Hotel.
The peculiar condition of the
woman is said to be due TO the eff
fects of surrendering her entire
nervous system to the spiritual
realm. When she was in one of
her frances her mind was COM
pletely absorbed with her alleged
communications.
Induced to Talk.
WINE she was treated a. tue
Emergency Hospital she refused to
converse. writing on a pad of paper
that she was unable to do so as a
result Of a spiritual trance. DR.. A.
L. Riddick, head physician Of the
institution. induced her to talk.
however. by informing her that II
she remained dumb he would be
forced to give her an injection with
hypodermic needle. She thea
talked. according to the doctor.
Mrs. Murray was found on F
street Thursday afternoon in q
semi condition, as was ex-
clusively announced by The WASH
ington Herald. She was taken to
the Emergency Hospital, where her
mysterious actions perplexed the
physicians.