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The sixth séance was held on the evening of March 31st. Mrs. Holmes was very sick, having to leave her bed to sit in the circle, and was obliged to lie upon a lounge a part of the time during the dark circle. Before beginning the light circle the parlor was thoroughly examined, and it was morally impossible for any accomplice of the medium to be concealed in it. The chimney place was walled up, the window shutters were firmly bolted, and the door of the room carefully closed and secured by marked strips of paper, so as to preclude the opening of it without detection. Mrs. Holmes was then put into a carefully examined muslin sack, the mouth of which was drawn up closely around her neck, and the drawing-string was fastened by many knots, which were sewn through with thread in such a manner as to render the unfastening of them by the medium an impossibility, without tearing the bag or breaking the string. Having taken every precaution against deception, the circle was formed, and the medium took her seat. Very soon the face of “Katie” appeared very distinctly at the aperture, the light of the room being quite strong. She spoke apparently with great ease, and showed unusuial strength, to our great surprise, as the medium was very sick. She many times extended her arm to full length out into the room, showing the short white sleeve of her dress near the shoulder. Her hand and arm were thoroughly materialized and perfectly symmetrical. She called up each member of the circle, spoke to them, when their faces were within a few inches of hers, and while she so conversed with them, she extended her arm through the opening arid placed her hand on each of their heads. When I was myself called up. I had every opportunity to scrutinise the features of the face, and I know as well as that I live that that form was neither a mask nor Mrs. Holmes. I am almost as confident that the form I then saw was the same I had seen distinctly, in June last, at the room of Mr. and Mrs. Holmes, at No. 50 North Ninth street, and on and after December 5th at their room at No. 825 North Tenth street. While conversing with her, she extended her arm and placed her hand upon my head. As she did so, I saw distinctly {{Style S-HPB SB. Continues on|1-27}}

The sixth séance was held on the evening of March 31st. Mrs. Holmes was very sick, having to leave her bed to sit in the circle, and was obliged to lie upon a lounge a part of the time during the dark circle. Before beginning the light circle the parlor was thoroughly examined, and it was morally impossible for any accomplice of the medium to be concealed in it. The chimney place was walled up, the window shutters were firmly bolted, and the door of the room carefully closed and secured by marked strips of paper, so as to preclude the opening of it without detection. Mrs. Holmes was then put into a carefully examined muslin sack, the mouth of which was drawn up closely around her neck, and the drawing-string was fastened by many knots, which were sewn through with thread in such a manner as to render the unfastening of them by the medium an impossibility, without tearing the bag or breaking the string. Having taken every precaution against deception, the circle was formed, and the medium took her seat. Very soon the face of “Katie” appeared very distinctly at the aperture, the light of the room being quite strong. She spoke apparently with great ease, and showed unusuial strength, to our great surprise, as the medium was very sick. She many times extended her arm to full length out into the room, showing the short white sleeve of her dress near the shoulder. Her hand and arm were thoroughly materialized and perfectly symmetrical. She called up each member of the circle, spoke to them, when their faces were within a few inches of hers, and while she so conversed with them, she extended her arm through the opening arid placed her hand on each of their heads. When I was myself called up. I had every opportunity to scrutinise the features of the face, and I know as well as that I live that that form was neither a mask nor Mrs. Holmes. I am almost as confident that the form I then saw was the same I had seen distinctly, in June last, at the room of Mr. and Mrs. Holmes, at No. 50 North Ninth street, and on and after December 5th at their room at No. 825 North Tenth street. While conversing with her, she extended her arm and placed her hand upon my head. As she did so, I saw distinctly {{Style S-HPB SB. Continues on|1-27}}