H. Melville Fay

Henry Melville Fay (January 31, 1841 - May 28, 1889) was an American psychical demonstrator and touring physical medium, his performances alternating between professing legitimacy of his powers to acting as a skeptical debunker of rival acts, including the Davenport Brothers.

1860s

 * &mdash; in which Fay retires from mediumship after being debunked by Rev. Dobbs
 * &mdash; in which Fay is now a comedian and vaudevillian
 * &mdash; in which Fay is a medium again in a new market.
 * &mdash; in which Fay retires from mediumship after being debunked by Rev. Dobbs
 * &mdash; in which Fay is now a comedian and vaudevillian
 * &mdash; in which Fay is a medium again in a new market.
 * &mdash; in which Fay is a medium again in a new market.

1870s-1880s

 * &mdash; reprint from the New York Graphic of an article by W. F. Van Vleck, including a recounting of a meeting with H. Melville and Anna Eva Fay in July 1871.
 * &mdash; in which C. H. Read is revealed to have revealed that he taught H. Melville and Anna Eva Fay everything they know, that H. Meville Fay was C. C. Braddon and was married to Carrie Sawyer.