Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-05-04
MYSTERIOUS OCCURRENCES.

We copy the following-more mysterious
even than the "knockingsn which have claim
ed so much attention of late-from the edi-
torial columns of the Ncp York Sun, of the
23d ult, and which will claim the more al
teniion from the matter of fact character of
that paper, We do not say we believe ii.
We copy the account as we find it, leaving
all TO form their own estimate of the circum-
stances stated, and The SIMS endorsement Of
them. We may, however, add that a cores
pondent of the Tribune, resident of Stratford
narrates the sa ne facts, stating the family 10
be that Of .Dr. p, an eminent physician"
and that the young lady particularly concern
ed, "has moved in the best circles of Phila-
delphia, is sensitive educated and refined"
We append TO the Sua's article, part Of the
statement by the TriJune's coucsponjent:-
''We have been aware, for some six weeks
past of occurrences in the family of a well
known and highly respected gentleman, re-
siding in the town Of Stratford, Conn, short
distance from Bridgeport, simple; authen-
tcaed narrative of which has already stag
gered the Incredibly of some of the boldcst
disbelievers in supernatural agency, and in
spired the timid, TO a considerable degree,
with terror. We have not felt a, liberty
however, TO make public mention of them,
from a regard TO The feelings and wishes Of
the family but that restraint is now removed
| by the appearance of garbled statement
in the columns of cotemporary, and we shall
proceed TO detail few facts; which are so
well vouched for TO us, that we endorse them
as freely as we could do had they passed un-
der our own eyes, and in our own dwelling.
There is in them, 10 say the least, mystery
which has not yet been solved, and which,
from the unsuccessful endeavors made TO dis
cover it, seem uae5 ptainable by Gny supposi,
tion Of human agency,
Six weeks ago last Sunday morning. on their
return from church, the family were alarm
ed at finding the outside doors, which they
locked an hour or two previously, open, and
a piece of black Grape tied TO the handle OF
the font door. Surprising the house had
been broken into for the sake of robbery, they
Immediately searched to see if they missed
anything. They found all the chamber and
inner doors, many Of which thsy had left
locked, wide open, but nothing was missing
The next day on entering the room occupied
by the eldest daughter, they found the win.
dow and looking glass covered over by sheets
and on the bed figure laid out to represent
a corpse.
This discovery was followed, in The course
of few days, by strange noises about the
house, and by various articles being throw
about apparently by invisible hands, mos
OF which seemed directed at the young lady
She became very much alarmed aud eventu
ally was taken i'll, aud seized with conyu
sions, from which, for some period, il wa,
feared she would not recover. Notwilhsland
ing the close guard which was kept over hel
during her sickness, strings, handkerchiefs
and other articles, were at times found tied
lightly about her neck, and pillows, from
another bed in the same room, placed over
and pressed upon her face. Many such
things occurred which il was impossible fol
her 10 effect, without attracting the notice oil
those who were watching by, and taking care
of her. After some days she recovered and
was sent 10 a neighborng village. A day OF
two after her departure, things began to be
thrown about the house as before. They
consisted chiefly of small articles, such a.
nails, screws, pebbles, spools of thread, &c
During the young lady's sickness neighbor:
were called in, and became eye-witnesses Il
many OF the strange things which were oe
curing about the house The articles whiel
were thrown about began to be of larger di
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