The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-28
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NapoIeon'S Ghost Put Up
Good Battle Before
Losing; Had Message
for MuSSoIini.
BY II. ALLEN SMITH
Omitted Press stan Correspondent

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NEW YORK, July 2S.-Ghosts
- may come and ghosts may
go. but thereT never be another
spirit quite like that Of Napoleon.
The little corporal came through"
at a seance, held in the Broadway
Offices Of a local lawyer He mani
tested himself. one might say, with
a bang.
Some twenty persons had gathered
for the seance. Nino Pecararo, the
medium, was bound hand and foot
by Joseph Dunninger. compatriot Of
the late Houdini, and placed in the
cabinet.
The seance dragged along with a
good deal Of persifage for perhaps
an hour. Various spirits were pro-
duced, including that of Theodore
Roosevelt, who performed in a most
amazing manner. The room. Of
course, was totally dark. Suddenly,
and without warning, a mighty
screech came out of the cabinet.
The reaction Of the audience was
phenomenal in itself At least half
Of the guests sort of leaped up in
the air and did fair bits of screech-
ing themselves.
The rough rider did about three
Of these eerie whoops during the
evening, pleasing nobody but him.
self.
THEN Dunninger asked if the
Il spirit Of Napoleon could be
fetched back to Broadway for a
short spell The request had no
more than been uttered when the
man Of destiny spake forth.
I'm Napoleonl" came a deep
throated voice out Of the cabinet.
rs that you, Napoleon?" asked
the skepticai Dunninger.
Wee, wee!" said Napoleon.
That settlement was the only
French he used during the Seance,
but it was sufficient to convince a
number Of those present that the
CorSican's ghost was actually in the
box. In fact, from then on Ma
poleon talked in English with a
marked Italian accent. He said he
had an important message for
Mussolini.
Send word to Mussolini," said
Napoleon, that he will go to war
with France next year. Tell him
that he will win and that I'll be glad.
I don't like that darn France, any
way"
A young man. seated near the
cabinet, spoke up.
Say. Napoleon" he said, could
YOU come out and let us see you to-
night? Come on, be a sport, Ma
poleon. Just last week my grand
father came out and patted me on
the head, so you ought to be able to
do It,"
sure" droned the emperor, III
come out"
Nothing happened, however, so the
young man reiterated his request.
Manifest. Napoleon" he urged.
Gone forth, sire Manifest your
self for the world. Come on you
can do 1t
VVTHEREUPON Napoleon mani
w tested himself head first. He
came out OF the cabinet body and
soul and there was a great to-oo
in the dark room. The man OF deS-
tinv landed on the floor in the
middle of the crowd and immedi-
atelv started Topping around like a
decapitated hen. Several women
screamed and the young man who
had been so urgent toward the en-
peror received a smart kick on the
ankle.
This threshing about on the floor
lasted fully five minutes. Four
husky men tried to grab and hold
Napoleon, but he was like a $50
pound tarpon in a rowboat. Chairs
and tables were kicked over. No
one could find the light switch and
the room continued IN darkness.
Eventually two men got hold OF
Napoleons legs, two seized his arms
and one sat on his midSection. The
lights we're flashed on and the
guests, to their utter amazement,
discovered Nino lying on the floor.
The medium was in a state Of high
dudgeon. Asked what had caused
the athletic manifestation of Napo-
leon, Nino said:
Il don't know. I was in a trance.
I never know what happens. Where