Lincoln's 'Seance'

In his biography of lincoln, brooks detailed his encounter with colchester at the seance that he attended and paid for. Brooks: It was evident the operator had freed his hands from the hands of those who sat on each side of him, and was himself making music in the air. He decided to find the real source of the noises by grabbing a hand bell being thumped on a drum head. But meanwhile, somebody had dealt me a severe blow with the drum, the edge of which cut a slight wound in my forehead.