A Spiritual Medium Prosecuted

Wm. Matthews, a professed spiritualist medium, is on trial in San Francisco, on a charge of swimlling by giving fraudulent seances. Several reputable witnesses testify that tliey attemled one of Matthews' exhibitions. He entered a cabinet, closed the doors, and in a few minutes exposed himself firmly tied to a seat. Spirits had done it he said. Then the doors were simt again, and avariety of faces were showu at an aperture. Siuidenly a spectator wrenched the cabinet open, auother tumed on the gas, and Matthews was seen with a mask over bis face. False whiskers, and othcr things to disguiae with, were on the floor. The jury conVícted him, but he litis not yet been sentenced.