Spiritual Kissing in Philadelphia.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 107, 20 June 1885, Page 5

Spiritual Kissing in Philadelphia.

A lady and gentleman were invited into the dark cabinet, and soon came out again, telling startling stories of spirit forms and kissing. Another couple entered, when the noises inside were of an altogether different character. A table was overturned and the lady ornerged, looking- as if she had had a struggle. After ■ telling startling stories about the spirit forms and the kiases, the medium came out, followed L by the gentleman who had been in there with him. He immediately addressed the audience, saying that he was no longer a spiritualist, for this was an infernal fraud. Then he dived into the cabinet, from which, in spite of the medium's efforts to lead him l off, he brought back a long handled paddle covered with Canton flannel, "tfhis is the kisser," he said, amid yells and laughter. At once there was great confusion and shouts from all over the house. He wetit on to say that on entering the cabinet he was told to place one of his hands on the medium's head. He felt the .medium.move his knees and release ,the loops, about his w,rists. Then, , he ,-thrummed t the .guitar ; then, took the paddle. , and'. torched the gentleman on Ihe cheek and lips 'with 'it; making tf kissing sound, as'he did s,o. f The gentleman seized him, but being, a. powerful man and the lad v interfering, medium succeeded J iti ' replacing* his; hands "iff 'tip jlodps. The whole' affair was "a; cheat, -Jhe said j there was no^ Bertha King! * ■*• " J f *When he had stopped speaking the police' officers camoioiwaraand arrested the me--diumiandhis partners on a (Warrant >previously taken out against them forSobtaining mone^* -under false ipretepqes*! ,-, Themoney at the Jbox pffi.ce was seoured and the appjirafcu^'sWd'i *,■ - >'",-« '*.»» '*><•• •' ; -The only yoice raised lndefencewaa^by a "tall, wqn^an,; , #p hadbeen^firabiinothecabr.'ige&iajid jwhOjietood.V up$ud ? f8hou i teaT: «fl; Icnqjy enoughs: about r kissing ,toj knowJIthe t d|fjfere!ace v petw.eenj a»b^thinfe.swabHand : a gej^ine^alute.^M%- 0U »^W Bl *^ d fe en>I stlemenyli^'s |igped ifcjkaie for i^lJaShputl Of W$m4v {uytiheylie^i^Qny, -