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The Apparitionists: Mumler's Trial for Spiritual Crimes
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Response to The Apparitionists Part III chapters 20-27 and Part IV (pages 214-309)
Answer each of the following questions in a short response of 3-4 sentences each. Be sure to cite relevant pages from the book:
What brought Mumler to trial? What was he charged with?
What witnesses and evidence were used by the prosecution? By the defense?
Did Mumler win or lose his case? Why?
Do you believe Mumler ever captured the image of a spirit? Why or why not?
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The Apparitionists – Response Questions
What brought Mumler to trial? What was he charged with?
Mumler was brought to trial because he was accused of spiritual crimes. One of the testifiers, Hickey, argued that he had seen a photograph taken by Mumler, a living person but with a shadowy outline of a person in the background believed to be a spirit. In the trial, Mumler was charged with larceny, fraud, and misdemeanor (Maseau 242). In other words, he used the idea of photographing spirits to appeal to consumers of his photography.
What witnesses and evidence were used by the prosecution? By the defense?
One of the witnesses in the trial was Hickey, who had seen a previous photograph by Mumler and visited his workplace. According to Hickey, Mumler was lying to the people and going against the religious spiritualist views. The prosecution argues that City Marshall Tooker had been defrauded when he bought...
Prof
Course
Date
The Apparitionists – Response Questions
What brought Mumler to trial? What was he charged with?
Mumler was brought to trial because he was accused of spiritual crimes. One of the testifiers, Hickey, argued that he had seen a photograph taken by Mumler, a living person but with a shadowy outline of a person in the background believed to be a spirit. In the trial, Mumler was charged with larceny, fraud, and misdemeanor (Maseau 242). In other words, he used the idea of photographing spirits to appeal to consumers of his photography.
What witnesses and evidence were used by the prosecution? By the defense?
One of the witnesses in the trial was Hickey, who had seen a previous photograph by Mumler and visited his workplace. According to Hickey, Mumler was lying to the people and going against the religious spiritualist views. The prosecution argues that City Marshall Tooker had been defrauded when he bought...
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