February
1, 1904 – The deputies employed in the office of St. Paul’s
Clerk of Courts Rogers were given an exhibition of clairvoyancy today that they
are unable to explain.
A Minneapolis clairvoyant, secured for the purpose, went into the file room of the clerk’s office and located certain papers that had been misplaced and that would have been almost impossible to find by any ordinary method.
The missing papers had to do with the estate of William R. Edgerly, and one of the attorneys interested in the case is W. S. Cilley of Minneapolis. Ten days ago Cilley came to St. Paul to look over the papers, but they could not be found. After a thorough search, the task was abandoned and Cilley returned to Minneapolis.
A Minneapolis clairvoyant, secured for the purpose, went into the file room of the clerk’s office and located certain papers that had been misplaced and that would have been almost impossible to find by any ordinary method.
The missing papers had to do with the estate of William R. Edgerly, and one of the attorneys interested in the case is W. S. Cilley of Minneapolis. Ten days ago Cilley came to St. Paul to look over the papers, but they could not be found. After a thorough search, the task was abandoned and Cilley returned to Minneapolis.
St. Paul City Hall in 19051
With this number in his mind the clairvoyant began his work. He appeared to go into a trance and became very nervous. After walking rapidly from one part of the file room to another, he approached Cilley and told him that he had made a mistake, but did not say what the mistake had been.
The attorney declared that he made no mistake, but the clairvoyant was sure that he had, and then it was discovered that the wrong number had been given the man. When the correction had been made the clairvoyant went to work again.
His eyes took on a gloomy appearance and he rushed up and down the file room, where there are more than 90,000 envelopes similar to the one he was in search of.
“It’s not here; it’s not here; it’s up higher,” mumbled the mysterious man, as he ran his hand over the file cases in his mad rush up and down the room.
Suddenly he stopped; he reached his hand high above his
head and withdrew an envelope.
“Here is your paper,” he said confidently.
Chief Clerk Robinson and several of the deputies who witnessed the strange performance stepped forward and looked at the envelope. Then their faith in the clairvoyant’s ability faded. The number on the envelope was 46,133.
“You have made a mistake,” said Deputy Gronewald.
“You’ll have to try again,” suggested Deputy Bazille, and a look of incredibility passed over the faces of all except the clairvoyant.
He opened the envelope, and in the midst of a number of divorce papers he withdrew the lost file, which had nothing whatsoever to do with the papers in the envelope in which it had been found. The clairvoyant modestly handed the paper to Cilley and offered no explanation of the apparent superhuman power.
“Mental telepathy,” he suggested, but it was argued that it could not be mental telepathy, because no other person knew where the papers were located.
“It was one of the strangest things I ever witnessed,” said Maj. Robinson, chief clerk of the office.
“I cannot see how there could be any fake about it,” said Deputy Bazille. All agreed that the clairvoyant had performed what they considered a remarkable task, and none could explain how it was done.
Had it not been for the success of the clairvoyant, it is probable that the missing file would have been given for lost, as the envelope in which it had been found contained papers in a case already settled, and might have remained untouched for years.
When asked why he secured the clairvoyant, Cilley explained that the man had once told him that his child would live, after the doctors had given up all hope of his recovery. The clairvoyant had also demonstrated his power in other ways, which led the attorney to have some faith in his ability to perform such strange feats.
The Saint Paul Globe; “Clairvoyant Finds Missing Document. He Astonishes City Hall Officials With an Exhibition of Strange Ability.”; Feb. 2, 1904;, pp. 1 & 2.
“Here is your paper,” he said confidently.
Chief Clerk Robinson and several of the deputies who witnessed the strange performance stepped forward and looked at the envelope. Then their faith in the clairvoyant’s ability faded. The number on the envelope was 46,133.
“You have made a mistake,” said Deputy Gronewald.
“You’ll have to try again,” suggested Deputy Bazille, and a look of incredibility passed over the faces of all except the clairvoyant.
He opened the envelope, and in the midst of a number of divorce papers he withdrew the lost file, which had nothing whatsoever to do with the papers in the envelope in which it had been found. The clairvoyant modestly handed the paper to Cilley and offered no explanation of the apparent superhuman power.
“Mental telepathy,” he suggested, but it was argued that it could not be mental telepathy, because no other person knew where the papers were located.
“It was one of the strangest things I ever witnessed,” said Maj. Robinson, chief clerk of the office.
“I cannot see how there could be any fake about it,” said Deputy Bazille. All agreed that the clairvoyant had performed what they considered a remarkable task, and none could explain how it was done.
Had it not been for the success of the clairvoyant, it is probable that the missing file would have been given for lost, as the envelope in which it had been found contained papers in a case already settled, and might have remained untouched for years.
When asked why he secured the clairvoyant, Cilley explained that the man had once told him that his child would live, after the doctors had given up all hope of his recovery. The clairvoyant had also demonstrated his power in other ways, which led the attorney to have some faith in his ability to perform such strange feats.
The Saint Paul Globe; “Clairvoyant Finds Missing Document. He Astonishes City Hall Officials With an Exhibition of Strange Ability.”; Feb. 2, 1904;, pp. 1 & 2.
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