SPIRITUALISM: AN EXPOSURE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1072, 12 October 1883, Page 4

SPIRITUALISM: AN EXPOSURE.

The Police Court (says a San FranciVo paper) is about to solve the cenuineoess of the spiritualist manifesto f.-m as produced by Mrs L. F. R®y* ~, -.ho v eeps into the deep beyond vris-h the aid of mediumistic gifts. A certain St archer after truth, who, though still searching, yet has full *auh in spiritualism, went.' to* the mediums r ! ; re about -three weeks ago for the tmrpose of convincing himself whether the spirits which attended.her were the reci fTi a-vp ed article or whether they were only frhalk-ahd-sheet Imitations. }o- ■ pci triced to sit among t|ie elect in the front rv ok, where also sat Mr Reynolds, the. medium explaining that this -.O" ahvjlutciy necessary, as the spirits rhich have control over her had commanded the i-rrangement to be made, in. order to give her sufficient strength to effect materialisations. The invest*' pate- charges that Mr Reynolds, shemg n-'r afro "became a spirit and Assisted in snaking noises. , This he due ‘nv, a tube from under his vest r .d co r, nag it with a large horn in tii ill; l from which soon after v . v. r I to issue- sounds. Beeomiuc vjcre anti more spiritualised ’he finally began lb talk as die j-p'rii of “Gordon.” He ceajufo whenever lie investigalqrllooked^mfoi

and "naliv a special spirit appeared in ••• r -iV' -.o to divert attenn ■ - trial,-the , r in spiritualism attended , ~ and found his sus- ;! jugglery confirmed. He *- .f , _ yp, his mind to expose it, _, j purpose he attended last ) ' . y s seance. As fortune would h Reynolds-and the tube were o». .-o f j- absent fpn that occasion. - - eatmumbers r were nevertheK « .»• • • ad. : 11 he firSt wa£ ,-r*lo c> ’J, styled “the ■medium' on he*- Imcs". - TJiis spirit revelled in the -i c e '.ffie|| If ext two forms ap- - - j of whom called up a lad j : !i, rear e nd of the room, who

, . i;,-n; >' { came-, up to a- • ‘ . ;s. The spirits having tasted .■, i..-. of <in earthly'kisS became . .and ordered the lightto be' i.- , i‘Ee!? r trwo forms, came, Out" ' I 1 * investigate!?’thensaw i - ' was composed of a 1 cloth, with , : . , . bere.-thejiace ought to be. ; b.is<.;OTixortunity, ' he; -seized -i:., ; i„; iikin by the head and L attempted to drag it out. i - -’.s , niftipt he met' with resistance .V, ;. t ‘ - entranced Mrs Reynolds, g oM not propose having her •=v bet. ; oirit tlius s rud.ely ' dragged -r V., i the seventh heaven, where t r csj: tbly sleeps during the day- , and for some .o; : it was doubtful,whether the . . i spirit h|d thebetter.muscle,. l : i ; e'itfie boniest could "be def a dozen men fandj^women in;;, tv •. selves upon the zealous/ih- . - - • The desecration of the ‘ B - i e a them TO uh;rage,iormey skingiAbejQapt'or of the rag would have finished him had v . : ssessed extraordinary, powers, :, v - * e strong' enough, however, rto rewards the door, despite the . -'Let. f a gentlema iin the rear, v o s. . :ed, “Give J: ey :■ i him a chanceTdr’ fresh air, for he . unceremoniously cast ou,t .of . - • coir., .y of the spirits and, into the out r t.:, irrying with ihintt the greater part of -h mosquito-bar manufactured spirit. Learning subsequently S. H. Lev is had been one of tb'e assaulters, he ‘hied himself to Prbsecht-inp-Attorner^Gra^es,,.before whom he ■laid his c . Gand his cloth. That gentleman decided that the Penal Code doc i r. :■ r xuse an assault in- defence of rcanedar aredspirits and accordingly is’-oed :> errant of arrbst. Tiewis was c •.** 'e:’ i .6 deposit Lio pfpur most omoney, £nd was .told to .v . on. ti es . against him on August:29th. ! : ‘V