The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
MEDIUMS CONTROL
 IS CALLED I \ [ r.
Eusapia Robbed Desk Of S35 And Returned $17, Says
 Manager Italian Youth

NEW YORK, Dee. 29.-Independent scientists and physicians who were invited by the Scientific American to attend on Friday night the seance or the italian medium, Nino Pecoraro, who Is a candidate for the $2,5G0 of fered by that paper for the produc- ton of genuine objective phenomena, confessed themselves yesterday as frankly puzzled by the case,
 One well known ueurologist who preferred to Keep his name out or the discussion, declares that the me- dium is suffering from case oI major hysteria, which would render him liable to the slightest hypnouc suggestion. He believes that if there is a fraud, the phenomena, sueh as ringing of bells, playing on tam bourines, materializatfon q ectoPlas mic hands and sometimes the esto plasmie figure of his spirit conttol' 11usapia Palladino, are produced sun consciously. though he be bound In a chair in a eurtained cabinet In any case. the Investigating committee oL the Scientific American IS suIlIcien y impressed to permit him to give further seasons next month
 Pecoraro has been in this country two years. He is 24 years old, but light in stature, with an enorflou us chest expansion and general muscu- lar development. This, It mas peeH nointed ont would permit him 10 es- cana from the cords with which at each of the four seances at the otflces of the Scientific American ne hao been bound, provided he hao a0 ouired the art of relaXatlon.
 The medium is dark and or saIIoW complexion with typical black halr. Ha has never been known to utter a word at the seances, and has earned from those present the ulle 1 o1 poker face" since on no 1cesssoii a1tl are his features anything but eA- pression1ess.
 pacoraro's manager Is an Italian nhvsician. pr. Anselmo Vecchio. Who interprets for his protege, IL peIh5 p5 alleged that he can speaK no Y.i-s, mot e of English. At day the medium WItas ,,,as In a drug store and at nlgnL slEes aances i1 inc rooms of pr. Vecchlo o++be potel Theresa or at the home of his friends.
 forFidert He Has Won Prize
 pr vaccbfo. who is confident that pacoraro has earned the $2,50O award exnlained how he came to De III ,.s. eeLr ested in the young Italian anu noT tSo1 F,usapia, the favorate spirit c1ieno 9ai,o came into the picture. husapi@9 .eai, 9amnns dIno," he said. twas very Iahio 13 u us madium of Naples, Italy, who ,3 aie9 some years ago. knew her Wetl . and I was also interested m psS 4ltIS tnIS research. Before she died she eoLo @ ,,e she would appear some uay Io iie % bar astral spirit. I will come, she .aid .you know I keep my promise
 sAhout two years ago young Fec9- raro came to me for nervous ait ment. l at once knew ne Was ie ann, In February of thls yea yea. T,ssnia first appeared to me WlLh pecorsro as medium. l have some eA- +renoeIv interesting phychic photo- grans showing an ectoplasmlc Eusape z ia. produced through the meoi~HA Pecoraro. rtsropraphio ranort of Fridays session ln me Ia w W iibrarv of the Scientific Amer ISe1ia a,,I II. +ba Wentworth building, Whlch cur minated in the medium pelns Si+ +acted bv 8 severe hysterlcat - were made available yesterday. Al Al ono,,nt of the seance was prlnteu III vesterday's Times, but the at4,on e mort shows the peculiar eohui ,1'a .,Hl.s ,S as under which the allegeo psy0AA'9
 Aftar inc seanee had been Tn pros
 .s for some time Eusapia oeindnu cd that members of the lhN .ba csbi. ing committee should enter Ihe na c1e.- De nsf and seal the cords plhuihs
 eoraro to the chair anew. r,r
 a.esneaix Eusapia," commanoeo Da n veccbio, "is 1t all right to come III
 hoarse voice was heard 10 s SnSW sa VI 9ts Then pr. Vecohio said: EusapiN "N' it is all right to come in. ,hIv, It while inc medium was ostensioiy y .,orinp in a deep trance, Eusapla Sntyla who died 40 years ago, made ATennio her dead brother anu nis father. who died 40 years ago. ha1e freouent journeys to ana from 'e e astral realms. Each appea.ve raan, anxious that everyone In tne loo,n 1oin hands. and when pr. Veccnie was asked for an explanation or this be eaid that 1t completed the psyehle astral circuit. When he was ques . toned why it was necessary sove fnf for two dim red lights, he ansWereu tSa+ if enabled the already deepiy snoring medium to concehtI"% % '-i tt nowers A further question as W c e,,bv a general conversation must ps tent up elicited the response una s, +bat caused the necessary aslral VI Srstions. without which no harhons ,youid be found for. the voice oi Pecoraro's astral family.
 Need Astral Permission <..,s,
 ETsania and Mannio-the 1athei smoke but once-appeared very reiuu tant to return after their flrst viSt. Snr
 "Come on, speak, speak, urseu vecchio several times. Al '7
 hoarse whispering followed ,. .
 "They are waiting for permit decIared pr. Vecchio finally. he, onested to explain this, he asserted tbat Tusapfa and Mannio had ap- narently, to get leave to return ron some superior astFdl autA o,, If seemed. kept a severe check on tSoir. ,t astral goings and comings.
 Once pr. Vecchio asked Eusapia what she was going to do.
 1T don't know myself came the r.snonse. This, the scientists pres ent declared, was typically femih- m .WeIi' Tyepod do speak" said the Italian ,troller Won't you give MT. Bird 1the chairman of the investigatlns g con,mittee) some little apportE An annort' he explained, was a gift rom inc astral body to some one on earth .rvon know" he continued, "Eu- ssnia has frequently stolen money frem my desk. l asked her IT she needed 1t in the astral world put she would not say. Altogether she mas mas taken s35 from me and returned ohly sf7 At first she brought me bank notes. without taking anyIhlns' pa1 lately she appears to rather ava Eueania expressed frequent con corn for the comfort of the audience. They were asked to draw up nearer +o cabinet. and the ladies were asked if they were getting good view;
 "Eusapia," observed Dr. Neccnlo' lis helself a perfect lady ana she wants the ladies present to Know that"
 Pleased By The Finale.
 When the grand finale or oeli ring ing. tambourine playing ana Whlstie blowing was completed. Dr. Necchlo turned round his chair and remarked in a gratified voice; Ihat very good. Bravoi That's the best we Ve clappings which he had prophesied
 ,.I1 os,oa to mass likewise elicited