Initially they hit it off. The downfall of the relationship was when Doles wife conducted a seance for Houdini where she supposedly contacted his mother via “automatic writing”. Houdini noted later Lady Doyle while being possessed by his mothers spirit wrote the sign of the cross at the top of the page, wrote in perfect English and provided no details about their family (he had four brothers and a sister living at that time, one half brother and his father were no longer living) everything written was “fluff”. Houdini noted his mother was ***ish and did not speak nor write English.
This event as time went by Houdini resented more and more leading to threats of lawsuits by the early 20’s. Doyle accused Houdini of being a psychic at a time where Houdini was making headlines exposing fake phenomena.
This event as time went by Houdini resented more and more leading to threats of lawsuits by the early 20’s. Doyle accused Houdini of being a psychic at a time where Houdini was making headlines exposing fake phenomena.
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