A COMMUNICATION FROM MR BRAVO.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 438, 20 December 1876, Page 2

A COMMUNICATION FROM MR BRAVO.

This morning I called upon Dr Slade to make an appointment with him for a seance with Mr Alfred Russel Wallace when he informed me that a spirit who gave,the name of Cvaries Bravo had been with him -optimally. Seekiuu .«■ tuuity to communicate. Dr Slade further asked me if I would attend again at four o'clock to sit for the purpose of taking down anything the said spirit might have to say. At four o’clock I was there just after Dr. Carter Blake, lecturer on anatomy at Westminster Hospital, had had a remarkable seance wlneh he will no doubt publish. After I entered, Dr. Slade placed a crumb of pencil, about the size of a grain of wheat, upon a slate which was clean upon both sides. Ho placed the slate near to me flat against the under side of the leaf of the table and asked me to hold it close against the table with one hand at my corner, whilst he held it flat against the leaf with his hand at his corner. Our other hands were joined at the top of the centre of the table Sunlight was streaming down upon our two hands holding the slate, and one edge of the slate was in my sight all the time. While we were thus holding it, we could hear and feel that the piece of pencil was writing a long message on it; every stroke could be heard, and the time of writiug was about four minutes. While this was going on I kept up a conversation with Dr Slade. Further, it was argumentative conversation, demanded his close attention so that clear evidence was given that while the mind of the medium was engaged in talking to me, some other intelligence was writing upon a different subject upon the slate. There is no mistake upon this point. I observed the fact as already stated continuously for about four minutes. After the writing ceased the following message was found to be upon the s l a te “ Dear Sir,—l am anxious to see my dear aud loving wife, and tell her how sorry I am, and how unhappy I am for making her the trouble I have. She was not the one that gave me the poison or any in the house. I did it myself aud will tell her all about it if she can come here, so I can. I took the poison because I was out of temper, and had a hatred against that bad num Dr. G. My _ dear wife did not know anything about it, or her maid. Dr. G. shall never prosper, and shall be made to suffer the same as I have suffered. Do, for God’s sake send for my dear wife, so I can tell her all, poor soul; how she has suffered, and all for me. When I tell her how I got the poison, she may tell the same if she wishes, but I must tell her first. I’lease act on my request, and relieve a troubled spirit. I am, truly, Chas. Bravo.