Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-08-13

mortar that stood the left hand end of The b
shelf jumped about six feet on the floor Then went
candestcks and other brasses any thing remain
ing in its place After this the glasses and china were
put down the floor for fear of undergoing the
fate.
glass lumber that was put the floor jumped about
two feet and then broke Another that stood by it jump
ed about at the time, but did not break till some
hours after, when il jumped again and then broke.
china bowl that stood in the paror jumped from the floor
to bsbnd table that stood there. This most
tonshing the distance from where it stood be-
tween seven and eight feet but 1t not broke 1t was
put back by Richard Fowler its place. where it remain
ed some time, and then flew to pieces.
The next thing that followed mustard-pot that
jumped out of closet and was broke single cup that
stood upon the table almost the only thing remaning)
jumped up, flew the kitchen ringing like BELL
and then dashed to pieces against the dresser. A
tumbler with and water in it, that stood upon a
waiter upon table in the parlor jumped about ten ee
and broke The table then fell down. and along with
it silver ankard belonging to Mrs. Goldng the waiter
in which had stood the tumbler, and candestick.
bottle then flew to pieces
The next circumstance was ham, that hung on one
side OF the kitchen chimney raised itself from the hook
and fell down to the ground. Some time after another
ham, that hung the other side Of the chimney like
wise underwent the fate. Then fitch Of bacon,
which hung up in the same chimney, fell down.
/ All the family were eye-witnesses to these circum-
stances well other persons of whom were so
alarmed and shocked that they could not bear stay
At all the times of action Mrs. Goldngs servant was
walking backwards and forwards, either in the kitchen
paror, or wherever some of the family happened to be-
Nor could they get her to sit down five minutes together
except at time for about half hour towards the
morning, when the family prayers in the parlor
then all quiet but in the midst of the greatest con-
fusion, she much composed at any other time
and with uncommon GOODNESS of temper advised her
ress not to be alarmed uneasy she said these things
could not be helped.
"This advice it is observed in the narrative, sur
prised and startled her mistress almost much the
circumstances that occasioned it. For how can we sup
pose" says the narrator, that girl of about twenty
years old IAN age when female midy often assist
ed by superstton could remain in the midst of such ca
lamitous circumstances Except they proceeded from
causes best known to herself and not be struck with
the same terror as every other person was who was
present? These reflections led Mr. Pain and at the end
of the transactions likewise Mrs Goldng to think that
she was not altogether unconcerned she appeared
to be-"
About ten o'clock at night they sent over the way to
Richard Fowler to desire he would and stay with
them He came and continued till one in the morning,
when he terrified that he could remain no longer
As Mrs. Golding could not be persuaded to go bed
Mrs Pain, at o'clock, made go up stairs
to her youngest child, under pretence Of getting it to
sleep but she really acknowledged it through fear
she declared she could sit up such strange
things going on, every thing after another was
broken till there was not above two three cups and
remaining out of considerable quantity of china
&C. which was destroyed to the amount of pounds
About FIVE o'clock Tuesday morning the It'll, Mrs.
Goldng went up to her niece and desired her to get mp
as the noises and destruction were great she could
continue in the house longer Mrs. Goding and her
maid went the way to Richard Fowlers; when Mrs
Goldings maid had her safe to Richard Fowlers
she came back to Mrs Pain to help her dress the chill
dren in the barn. where she had carried them for fear of
the house falling. At this time all quiet they then
went to Fowlcrs and then began the had
happened at the other places All quiet here well
elsewhere till the maid returned
When they got to Mr.. Fower's he began to light fire
in his back room. When done, he put the candle and
candlestick upon table in the forenoon This apart
ment Mrs. Goding and her maid had passed through
Another cand!estck with tin lamp in it that stood by
it both dashed together and fell the ground At
last the basket of Goals tumbed over and the Goals roll
ing about the room the maid desired Richard Fowler not
to let her mistress there she said wherever she
was the same things would follow. In consequence Of
this advice, and fearing greater losses to himself he de-
sired Mrs Goldng would quit his house, but first begged
her to consider within herself for her and the public
sake whether not she had not been guilty of
cous crime, for which Providence determined to pur
sue her on this side the grave Mrs Godng told him she
would not stay in his house. other PERSONS her
conscience was quite clear, and she could well wait
the will of Providence in her house in any other
place whatever upon which she and her maid went home
and Mrs. Pain went with them.
After they had got to Mrs Golding's pail of water
that stood the floor boiled like pot box Of candles
Eel from the shelf in the kitchen to the floor and they
rolled out but were broken and the table in the
parior fell over
Mr.. Pain then desired Mrs. Golding to send her maid
for his wife to to them, and when she gone all
was quiet; upon her return she Immediately dis
charged and no disturbances happened afterwards this
was between six and seven o'clock Tuesday morning
At Mrs Godngs broken the quantity of three pals
full Of glass; china, &c. Mrs. Pains filed two pals
The accounts here related are in the words of the
narrative" which bears the atesaton of the witnesses
before mentioned The affair is still remembered by
many persons it is usually denomnated the s'Stockwe
Ghost and deemed inexplicabe 1t must be recolected
however that the mysterious movements made
but when Ann Robinson, Mrs. Goldngs maid-servant,
present and that they wholly ceased when she was
dismissed Though these two circumstances tend to
prove that this girl the of the disturbances
scarcely any who lived at that time listened patiently
to the presumption or without attrbung the whole to
witchcraft One lady, whom the editor Of the Every Day
Book convcrscd with several times on the subject firmly
believed in the witchcraf because she had been eye
witness to the animation Of the nanmae crockery md
furniture which she said could have been effected by
human means; it was impossible. lie derived however
solution Of these "impossibities'' from the late Mr.
j. 3 at his residence in Southampton-street, Cam
berwel towards the close Of the year 1877 Mr. b
said all London was in uproar about the Stockwell
Ghost for long time, and it would have made more
noise than the Cockane Ghost il it had lasted longer;
but attention to it gradually died away and people
believed it was supernatural Mr.. B, in continue
ton observed that years after IL happened he be-
came acquainted with this very Ann Robinson without
knowing for long time that she had been the servant
maid to Mrs Golding Hc learned it by accident, and
told her what he had heard She admitted it true,
and in due season. he says he got oil the story out She
had fixed long horse hairs to of the crockry and
put wires under others pulling these the "moveabes"
ofcourse fell Mrs. Goding terribly frightened and
so were oil who saw any thing tumble. Ann Robinson
herself dexerousy threw of the things down. which
the persons present when they turned round and
them in motion or broken, attributed to agency
These spectators were all too much alarmed by their
dread of internal power to examine any thing. They
kept at an awful distance and sometimes would look
at the utensils lest they might face fresh horrors OF
these tempting opportunities she ayailed herself She