A MEDIUM AND CLAIRVOYANT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9808, 1 May 1895, Page 5

A MEDIUM AND CLAIRVOYANT.

Professor J. G. Leonard, "medium and clairvoyant," who is making a shorb stay in Auckland, was visited at his room?, at the Grand Hotel, yesterday, by a Herald representative. He was, he said, after 17 years in the United States, during which he had given evidence of his power before almost every psychological society, on his way to England by way of India. "lam no spiritualist," be said to our representative. "I understand a spiritualist must go into a trance or have some kind of contortion, and I am not tho kind of man to go into contortions. When anyone comes to me I instantly look right through him, and tell him what is the matter with him without asking a question. I did that to one of your leading citizens''mentioning his name—" the other night, and he told me that waa exactly what his doctor had told him. For instance, a person in a business difficulty, or in domestic trouble comes to me, I am at once able to tell him all about it and what to do. There is no hypnotism or sleight of-hand. All I know is I nave the power and I do it. I see from the past to tho present, and from tho present to the future." Asked as to whether he gave public demonstrations, Professor Leenard said he did nob, bub he would give some to our representative to show his power. The professor, was first blindfolded securely. A large sheet of paper was then merely pricked with a pin point. Tho momenb the pin was placed in hie hand, he passed the poinb into the slight puncture which had been made. He, with his secretary, then left the room telling our representative to write the name of any person on a piece of paper, and any questions he liked to ask. This was done, the papers were folded up and pub into the questioner's vest pocket. Professor Leonard then re-entered the room, gave verbatim the questions which had beon written and answered them, and ab the finish produced a fac-simile of the name written, so exact, that it was difficult to tell ib from the original. It was decidedly a wonderfully clever thing. In proof of his bona fides a? a clairvoyant Professor Leonard produced, with a bulky volume of press notices, a large sheaf of letters and telegrams from people to whom he had been of service in finding relatives, lost documents, and in one instance the poisoner of a valuable horse, and offered to pay the cost of cabling bo any of the writers to verify the statements. He also showed a couple of letters he had received yesterday from two wellknown Auckland gentlemen, whose names would carry great weight if given, and who both testified to tho " marvellous power displayed." The professor remains in Auckland till the end of the week; and he wished ib to be distinctly understood that he accepts no payment from a clienb unless bhab client is perfectly satisfied.