The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-06-12

distant six 10 ten feet from any person 10 The
room. Ia the sams way a pair Of candle.
snutfsrs which were on the masllepiecc,
and which the gentleman ws speak Of had
just examined, (,bey being Of curious work.
uanship) seemed to jump from tho shelf and
fall 10 the floor near he feet he being, the
while, the only person near them.
He retired. With the family; soon after 10
o'clock, and jus, as he was getting into bed be
heard a loud CHATTER and a scream. Slipping
on . portion Of his clothing and running into
the hall, be found it came from the young Ia
dy's room. He called to her to know wha,
-sas the matter. She told him tho noise wss
IN The close. in her room, and requested him
to come 10. He wen, IN, the noise and scream
ing being continued al intervals. The young
lady was in bed and the closet door shut. A
lish, was burning in that, Is also in other
rooms Of the house. The noise seemed to be
a series Of knocks upon the door as though
with persons knuckles, from the inside, sue.
cseded by blow like q kick against the bot.
tom Of the door. lie could distinctly see he
door v,bra.e, as be ran to it. Ga opening i,
nothing likely 10 produce such noise was TO
be found
The chamber spoken Of vas oc,,ed similar
TO the usual second story hall bedrooms 10 our
city Dwellings. The door TO the hall was lock.
ed. Alter his unsatisfactory search in the
closet, the gentleman stationed himself 10 the
doorway leading TO the large chamber, the
door beng wide open, and door from tina! cham
Der to the hall being shut tight. The scream
had ceased, and the knocking 10 the closet
stopped. Presently the door from The hall
10 the large chamber was knocked upon in Q
similar manner 10 ,ha, OF The closet, from the
side in the hall--a succession Of raps aud then
kick near the bottom. He went 10 il, aud
taking The knob in his hand. awaited a recsp.
lion Of the knock. i, came, aud opening the
door instantly, ('hcre being q light also 10 the
hall. he saw-oo,bing.
He was more disconnected than before.
Considerably amazed at his discontinue,
bu, more determined than ever to ascertain
its origin, he again took his position 10 the
doorway. The knocking ceased, and no vas
on the POINT Of retiring sgain when he dis.
iinc'ly raw the broken leg Of stand which had
been lying on bureau 10 the young lsdy's
room, Ay. as il were across The room and strike
the window, breaking two psues Of glass and
then falling TO ihe A 'or. o. being made &C.
qu1in,ed with this, the mother came 10 10 40.
sisi the gentleman 10 covering the broken
Windows. on accoun, of.bs cadalr, With kssIs -. :
xe,, aud ~hs,e doing he ss~ /. ..,. ssp.e
which had also been on the bureau, coming
towards her. and finally sirik, upon her head.
All this time The young lady remained in the
bed. and not less than six fee, from the bureau.
Having seen. or fsncied he had seen, the
middle Of three small drawers on The top Of
The bureau move 10 and out, The gentleman
took j, on, aud examined it thoroughly. Soon
after a cessation Of these things occurred. he
left the room. bot hardly had he done &C, when.
on hearing another poIse and breaking Of wood
he tsn back, and found pieces OF the little
dfa~sr previously examined b. him, falling
upon the hjor from The bed, and The front
piece OF il falling from th. window, whore a
pane of glass had evidently been broken by it.
The occurrence, whatever i, was frightened
The young lady 80 that she lief. her bed, and
was running into her parents room. she at.
terwards stated that the drawer had beaten
itself or been beaten, seains. the headbcsrd
OF her bed, Until IT was completely broken in
pieces; and the inden,aions in the head board
and the scattered fragments were conclusive
proof that such was the fact.
Shortly after this The chamber occupied BY
the parents became the scene of knockinps
similar 10 those which have been described
as having occurred al Rochester. They seem.
ed 10 come from the head board Of the bed
The gentleman was called in there, and with
the closes, scrutiny he could make, was fairly
bothered. At his request, the occupants Of
the bed moved as FAT from the head. board ss
possible, bu, still he heard the genie rap, rap.
rap, now on This side and now on that, and
again directly under bis nose. Having stu.
died the accounts Of The Rochester knocking,
he sci about endeavoring TO open commuui.
cation with the spiri, in The ~sy pursued at
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