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{{Style P-HPB SB. Title|A Letter from “Honesty”<ref>The real name of the writer of the above accompanies the article. - Ed[itor] B[anner] of L[ight] {{Style S-HPB SB. HPB note|(Leslie)}}</ref>}}

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Editor Banner of Light:

I am very sorry you hesitate to believe the narrative of Katie King relating to her connections with the Holmes’ mediums. Your doubts arise from a want of knowledge of all the facts. No one, I suppose, questions the purity of your motives; but your hesitancy to denounce that heartless swindle has a tendency to produce a wrong impression in the minds of the readers of the Banner, That the supposed manifestations of materialized spirits, given through Mr. and Mrs. Holmes, were fraudulent, not one Spiritualist or other person here, who has any sense, or whose opinion is to be regarded as of the smallest value, doubts. The reason is, that the people here were familiar with those manifestations given bv the lady, whom the mediums represented to be Katie King, a materialized spirit; and as soon as the cheat was discovered, and they saw the real flesh and blood Katie, there was no trouble in recognizing her as being the same person they had so often seen in the cabinet.

I am very sorry you hesitate to believe the narrative of Katie King relating to her connections with the Holmes’ mediums. Your doubts arise from a want of knowledge of all the facts. No one, I suppose, questions the purity of your motives; but your hesitancy to denounce that heartless swindle has a tendency to produce a wrong impression in the minds of the readers of the Banner, That the supposed manifestations of materialized spirits, given through Mr. and Mrs. Holmes, were fraudulent, not one Spiritualist or other person here, who has any sense, or whose opinion is to be regarded as of the smallest value, doubts. The reason is, that the people here were familiar with those manifestations given bv the lady, whom the mediums represented to be Katie King, a materialized spirit; and as soon as the cheat was discovered, and they saw the real flesh and blood Katie, there was no trouble in recognizing her as being the same person they had so often seen in the cabinet.

Katie’s statement, to say the very least, throws a doubt on the genuineness of these manifestations, and that alone ought to be sufficient to cause honest investigators to reject them. Those who are earnestly seeking after truth, cannot afford to waste time doubtful things.

Katie’s statement, to say the very least, throws a doubt on the genuineness of these manifestations, and that alone ought to be sufficient to cause honest investigators to reject them. Those who are earnestly seeking after truth, cannot afford to waste time doubtful things.

{{Style P-Signature|Honesty.

{{Style P-Signature in capitals|Honesty.}}

''Philadelphia, Jan. 20th,'' 1875.

''Philadelphia, Jan. 20th,'' 1875.}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The real name of the writer of the above accompanies the article. - Ed[itor] B[anner] of L[ight] {{Style S-HPB SB. HPB note|(Leslie)}}

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{{Style P-HPB SB. Title|A Challenge To Messrs. Robert Dale Owen and Dr. Child.}}

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| author = Bloede, G.

| title = A Challenge To Messrs. Robert Dale Owen and Dr. Child

| source details = Boston, Saturday, Jan. 30, 1875, p. 2

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We ought to arrive at the truth, and, if possible, the full truth in regard to the so-called exposure of the “fraud,” perpetrated, as they pretend, before the eyes of hundreds in the spirit-cireles of the Holmes media. I, for one, having assisted at one of the seances when Katie King appeared, and having accurately examined the locality and surroundings in Tenth street, have never believed in the alleged “fraud,” or in the pretended ''exposé''. A great many doubtful circumstances, contradictions, improbabilities and suspicions features in the silly “affidavit” of the false Katie King, have lately been pointed out by others, and confirmed the opinion of many, that indeed a “gross fraud” has been committed, though probably not on that side where the attempt to lay it has been made. The truth in this matter ought therefore to be brought out by all means. What simpler way could there be for this purpose than the identification of the alleged principal actress in the fraud by those who have seen her as Katie King? I would therefore suggest the following propositions:

We ought to arrive at the truth, and, if possible, the full truth in regard to the so-called exposure of the “fraud,” perpetrated, as they pretend, before the eyes of hundreds in the spirit-cireles of the Holmes media. I, for one, having assisted at one of the seances when Katie King appeared, and having accurately examined the locality and surroundings in Tenth street, have never believed in the alleged “fraud,” or in the pretended ''exposé''. A great many doubtful circumstances, contradictions, improbabilities and suspicions features in the silly “affidavit” of the false Katie King, have lately been pointed out by others, and confirmed the opinion of many, that indeed a “gross fraud” has been committed, though probably not on that side where the attempt to lay it has been made. The truth in this matter ought therefore to be brought out by all means. What simpler way could there be for this purpose than the identification of the alleged principal actress in the fraud by those who have seen her as Katie King? I would therefore suggest the following propositions:

{{Style P-Signature|Dr. G. Bloede.

{{Style P-Signature|Dr. G. Bloede.

''Brooklyn, N.Y., Jan. 5th,'' 1875. {{Style S-HPB SB. HPB note|Of course, dear doctor.}}}}

''Brooklyn, N.Y., Jan. 5th,'' 1875. {{Style S-HPB SB. HPB note|<u>Of course</u>, dear doctor.}}}}

 

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{{Style P-HPB SB. Title|Aт Earnest Word to Robert Dale Owen.}}

| title = An Earnest Word to Robert Dale Owen

| source details = Boston, Saturday, January 30, 1875, p. 2

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Hon. R. D. Owen—''Dear Sir'' : With profound respect for yourself, and gratitude for your services to humanity, I beg leave to suggest, in behalf of many of your friends, that we are looking ''impatiently'' for a more creditable ''denouement'' to the Katie King fiasco at Philadelphia. As it stands, you have virtually condemned all the manifestations at the Holmes’ séances as frauds. Such is the impression your letter to the Tribune will make upon ninety-nine hundredths of your readers. If such a condemnation is injurious to the reputation of spiritual phenomena with the public, it is vastly more damaging to your character and credibility as a writer and reporter of marvellous phenomena. It looks too much like a literary suicide.

Hon. R. D. Owen—''Dear Sir'' : With profound respect for yourself, and gratitude for your services to humanity, I beg leave to suggest, in behalf of many of your friends, that we are looking ''impatiently'' for a more creditable ''denouement'' to the Katie King fiasco at Philadelphia. As it stands, you have virtually condemned all the manifestations at the Holmes’ séances as frauds. Such is the impression your letter to the Tribune will make upon ninety-nine hundredths of your readers. If such a condemnation is injurious to the reputation of spiritual phenomena with the public, it is vastly more damaging to your character and credibility as a writer and reporter of marvellous phenomena. It looks too much like a literary suicide.

{{Style P-HPB SB. Title|The London Katie King.}}

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| source details = Boston, Saturday, January 30, 1875, p. 4

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A correspondent sends us the following paragraph from the San Francisco Bulletin, Jan. 4th, 1875, and asks if there is any truth in it:

A correspondent sends us the following paragraph from the San Francisco Bulletin, Jan. 4th, 1875, and asks if there is any truth in it:

Yours faithfully,

Yours faithfully,

 

{{Style P-Signature in capitals|Thomas Blyton.}}

{{Style P-Signature|Thomas Blyton.

''12 High street, Bow,''

''12 High street, Bow,''

''London, E., Jan. 12th,'' 1874.}}

''London, E., Jan. 12th,'' 1874.

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To make assurance doubly sure, on seeing the paragraph in the New York Graphic, we at once wrote for information to a gentleman of high scientific authority, resident in London, and here is his reply, under date of Jan. 9th, 1873: ‘‘The occurrence referred to by Mr. W. Hipp tool place three or four years ago, when Miss Cook was quite a child, and when the phenomena, were only just beginning to attract attention outside her own family. Almost any one was then invited to attend their séances, as Miss Cook and her parents knew nothing of Spiritualism, and were quite ignorant of ''conditions''. At the séance at which Hipp was present there was no holding of hands, and the company were all seated round the table, laughing and talking. Hipp had made himself very disagreeable for some time by throwing his hands about, trying to grasp things as they moved, and playing practical jokes. Miss Cook had a flower in the bosom of her dress, and all at once she felt a man’s hand moving about as if to grasp the {{Style S-HPB SB. Continued on|}}

To make assurance doubly sure, on seeing the paragraph in the New York Graphic, we at once wrote for information to a gentleman of high scientific authority, resident in London, and here is his reply, under date of Jan. 9th, 1873: ‘‘The occurrence referred to by Mr. W. Hipp tool place three or four years ago, when Miss Cook was quite a child, and when the phenomena, were only just beginning to attract attention outside her own family. Almost any one was then invited to attend their séances, as Miss Cook and her parents knew nothing of Spiritualism, and were quite ignorant of ''conditions''. At the séance at which Hipp was present there was no holding of hands, and the company were all seated round the table, laughing and talking. Hipp had made himself very disagreeable for some time by throwing his hands about, trying to grasp things as they moved, and playing practical jokes. Miss Cook had a flower in the bosom of her dress, and all at once she felt a man’s hand moving about as if to grasp the {{Style S-HPB SB. Continues on}}

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