The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-05-02

he was s.nsz nsss ,haa once ., sise faIsIag apon
shs seels p tH''., o. fork or SPOON spp1'lni,y
from 1ne ceunf t<t5'e1f ard while seated near
ossi oh a s,tiess s wS # s ss @ as. ss's sa
which were distant six u tea III iFos s,v reyspu
in the room, In the F1s te1 = su.ir III r.r(3+e-
snufssn which were eDtbe nssni4 1iscs s.,d which
ne n gentleman We spsst q ~ ~ 11aained.
jump from the shelf and fall 10 the nocf sAar h,s
feet, be being the whiis the only person A-a1 1s1
He retired, with The fhmiy soon atiez 10 1'cioak
and just as be was getting into bed be heard opd
eioshing and running into lie halt be found Il cans
RON iie young lsdy's room He called 10 her %
Know what Waa the matter She told him the noiso
was N The eloset in her room, and requested him %
come e. ~ went in, sile noise and sczeaeeins
70 bed and he cl9aet door sbut A light wss burn
lng IN 1hai, 81 aiAB In ether ro0nn Of the h0ase
Inc nosss sesraed q Be series Of knocks upon The
ao1I, :. sleaga H'th Psrsont k1gehlez. from the
bottom Of tfis door He conid dissinfiy sss he
door vibfate be Inn % Il Oas1euinr K nifl4f1s
likely to produce such r1ise WAS . bs fsuld
The chamber spokpn of was lesatcd sirnslassto
the usual second story hall bedrooms in our city
dwellings The door1o the hall was locked. Aftsr
his unsatisfactory search in the cI0set Ire rsnt,e
man stationed himself in the doorway leading %
the large chamber, the door being wide open, and
ee door irom that chandler 70 the hall being shut
nzht 1he scream had ceased, and the Knocking
m the closet stopped Presently the door frons he
hall to the IxrgB ctAzubef was Knocked rncrl m a
similar manner e that of he cosss, IRON lhs side
In the hall--r succession q raps and thea kick !.
near the bottom He went ta Vi and tsksna lke
knob in his hand awaited repetition of she kiack
II came, and opening the door Instantly There
being light also in the hail. he savs4-nofhinQ
he was more disconcerted thar before. IL :
CousderablY amazed a. hia discomffuEeo but
fftTr Aafox ~.a14
be again took his position IN he doorway. Ire
Knocking ceased and he was ON the p<{nf n fsfir
ing again WHOM he distinctly saw the tfskcn let a
stand which had been lying on bareau In he
young lady room. fly as il were, across the
and strike the window breaking two panes Of glass
and then falling to The floor On heing made
acquainted with This. the mother came m % assist
the gentleman in covering the broken windows, on
account Of the cold air, with blanket and while
50 doing he saw a hair brush which had also been
| on the burean, eemfng towards her and hnaIly
strike upon her head All this time the ydnnx
lady remained in the he'd and not less than ~ seef
| from the bureau.
Having seen, or hncied he had seen, the middle
OF three small drawers in the top of the bureau
move in and out the gentleman took It out ard ex.
aniHed it thoroughly. Soon after cessation Of
these things occurred he left the Fooui bur hardly
/ had he done when on hearing another noise
| and breaking Of wood, be ran back, and found
| pieces Of the little drawer previously examined BY
front piece Of il falling frosn the window where
4 pane Of glass had evidently been broken BY il.
The occurrence, whatever il was, ffighfeBed the
yevng lady 50 that she left her bed, and wus run
ming into her parents Toom She afterwards stated
that the drawer had beaten ITSELF o. been bezien,
/ against the head board Of her bed, until il was
completely broken IN pieces and the indenfations
IN the head board and the scattered fragments were
conclusive proof that such was the fact
Shortly after this the chamber occupied bV the
parents became the scene Of knockinrs similar
to those which have been described as having oc-
Cured at Rochester. They seemed to come from
the head board Of the bed. The genslemAn was
called in there, and with the closest scrutiny he
could make, was fairly bothered, At has request,
the occupants Of the bed moved as far from The
head beard possible but still he heard the gentle
| rap Faps rap, now this side aud now o. thfs
and again directly under his nose Having studied
| the accounts Of the Rochester knockings, he set
about endeavoring to open communications with
the spirit IN the way pursued at that place. In
TINS he was, alter spending considerable tlnae par
nAily successful, The revelations made were,
however, strictly Of family nature and for their
beneht and among them many by-gone lacte
stated aud also some things the truth OF fsasity Of
which the lapse Of short time win deternines
The next day more stuffed 6N1res wele found il.
another room, and several OF the neighboEs were
called IN 20 look at them. While there, one Of
those present gentleman, received a blow from
the top OF cande-stick, On the back port Of bis
| head, IN way which could not be explained bv
| himself or any one else. Subsequently, the same
| gentleman while walking up stairs with the boy
above spoken OF, suddenly found him choking BY
his slde-the effect Of handkerchief tied tightly
around his throat From the tie, and from its
hghtness he was convinced the boy did not do IL
himself, and no one else was near them. Il seemed
to have been effected insiantaneously while the
| gentiemans eyes were, for an instant, averted.
Al ether times the boys clothes been torn almost
on from him, and he tumbled into cistefn near
the house while il full Of water books thrown
from bookcase about the house, Aat-irons and
other household implements thrown hithsF and
thither about the house Of which it was impossible
| to give anything like a connected account. The
family have, thus far, rendered every possible faci
ity to those who have undertaken to examine the
subject, and IN that have offered most convincing
proofs that they were not parties to any attempt at
| deception.
We have not yet told the half of what we are
fully satisfied is true, upon the best Of authority
and not connected with the family in any way but
for everything which we have named abovs we
hays the most reliable, and to u.s. uhdoubtsd and
iied with the truth Of what We have repeated as
though we ourselves had witnessed IT,
i And now n word 70 the family. They are
OF excellent repute IN every way Not shade of
suspicion can rightfully be cast upon them By any
| Of their friends acquaintance. Their position in
life alone, forbids the thought Of any wish or desire
the part OF any Of them to practise or to gel no
| any imposition Of the kind. They have, however,
been made subjects OF ndicule among the thought
less and unfeeling and have been excessively an
noyed by the mpertinence and disturbances created
BY gangs Of rowdies from neighboring towns
Their wishes, that the subject might not be talked
Of and spread about in the neighbozhood have not
been strictly regarded, and for the last few DAYS
they have been so constantly run down with the
visits and questions Of the curious that they can
hardly find time for meals or repose. They hope,
and so does every real friend Of theirs, that the
mystery, wha-ever it is, has now finally ceased its
operations
The distress which has been brought upon the
family in consequence OF the unjust and unfseiing
mputations cast upon the children in consequence
Of what has transpred, only be appreciated BY
those who have families looking 10 and resting
upon them; aud for the sake Of those cohce rned
in this instance, hope that none will be so for
getful to indulge in remarks OF aOharsh nature
at least until they know Of the than they
as yet do.
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