The Case for Spirit Photography: With corroborative evidence by experienced researchers and photographersDoyle, Arthur Conan
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The Case for Spirit Photography: With corroborative evidence by experienced researchers and photographers
Doyle, Arthur Conan
Spirit photography; Spiritualism
Then there is the question of motive. Let me state that _the Crewe
Circle have never had one penny piece out of their various visits to
Middlesboro’_. We charged sufficient from each sitter to pay railway
expenses only, nothing more. We paid for the railway tickets, that was
all. Where on earth was the incentive for these people to leave their
homes to come here to deceive us? One’s sense of humour must have been
neglected if they cannot see that the whole of the charges are too funny
for words.
THAT THE PHENOMENA ARE GENUINE I AM CONVINCED. What is behind the
phenomena is another matter, and does not enter into the present question.
If the scientists care to continue to drag on behind plain common-sense
people let them do so. I have scores of good friends who have had that
experience which no scientist can take from them, and I prefer to accept
their opinions, along with my own experience, rather than listen to those
people whose one desire seems to be to bolster up preconceived ideas.
The world would be better for some more people as honest as are the
members of the Crewe Circle.
(_Signed_) WILLIAM COWELL PUGH.
_61, St. Paul’s Road, Middlesbrough._
* * * * *
An Account by MRS. MARGARET ELLINOR
(_A description of three remarkable recognised likenesses
obtained by a lady photographer._)
I am anxious to help to prove the truth of psychic photography, and with
this end in view I am sending herewith three photographs taken by Mr.
Hope, of Crewe, under test conditions, which contain recognised “extras.”
[Not reproduced.—ED.]
Might I say that in the first place I was extremely sceptical,
having some knowledge of photography. Even after myself obtaining a
“psychograph” I was still in a doubtful frame of mind, and attended the
British College of Psychic Science to gather further evidence.
In this way I came into contact with Mr. Hope and Mrs. Buxton, and by and
by arranged through the agency of Mrs. McKenzie, of the College, to have
a test sitting with Mr. Hope. The results of this sitting, quite apart
from any subsequent sittings, provided what to my mind were conclusive
proofs of Mr. Hope’s gifts and absolute integrity.
Enclosed are four photographs marked. All these were taken under the
most stringent test conditions. I took with me some plates which had
previously been marked secretly by a second party (a sceptic). These
plates were then put into the slide by Mr. Hope in my presence; the slide
was never for a moment out of my observation and I subsequently followed
every manipulation.
In the case of the photographs (1) and (2) the extra is of my father. An
old original photograph of my father is enclosed. It will be observed
that the extras give a view from a different angle to the original in
each case. My father was unknown to Mr. Hope—there were no photographs
of my father available to Mr. Hope—my father passed over when I was nine
years of age.
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