New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-11
AN ENORMOUS STORY.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN GHosT0LodY.
Spiri,. Talk ing AIsad and nahi"s s'"pJ"eA'
r,,~ 7xs sp~iiuol CaSso'e.
U.srrosD. lrumtull To-. Ohio; j.

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u.,ryo,p. Irumtun Cs., Ohio. Jsa, 9, 1855
, w Syria E.q.-Dsar Sr The facts giveo IN
he sio,.d ,ad.,it o. John Ne v, no,o Of
syrss You At hersJ to nise any a.e o. % an ~"
~ eieo.. E.'beetful'y. "a j. bhi'ar'
TIL, Stoe of Ohio T,~pJrR County, d" Before
ne. VIM. j. Bright, Justice Of the Peace in and for
ne c. unity Aforesaid personally cane John Richard
SOD ~bo, beng duly sworn, deposes as follows: am
resident Of Pamyiumisny tosDship, Mercer County,
Pa I've four uiles .stt Of the center OF Hartford,
Ohio; have lived where 1 now reside some nine
months. About five weeks AGO my attention WA ar
resied by very sharp and loud whistle, seeminsly In
email clo.et in one corner OF my bou'e. This Vas
followed by loud and dstinct rsps, ~ loud ~ per-
son could conveniently rep with the knuck'es Ire
slosst coor ia secured fastened by wood.buiton
taat turns over the edge Of the door This button
would frequently tnrn, ard tie door open. "thout Any
visible sgeIcy. FMS ives followed by loud a1d d!s
tft (sppsrefilyl human voice, "h'"h c1ail pe hed'd
peJbapt, hify zoos
Af,er rst eating a very loud and sh-ll scream sev-
srs times the voice fell 10 o~er Key, and In tame
about 90 loud OrciDs,y conversation, com nsnced
speskiTg III ain arc Distinct manner assuring the
family that We you'd rot be burned, aud requesting
ns 10 have DO fear q any injury, az we we're in no
sbpter. 1hcse manifestations being altogether un
accountable 10 mys+lf and family, se searched the
ebtre bouse, 10 fac, II possible, tins cause OF This
neg ard startling ph3pomer"n, ont fopnd no ons IN
or shout the preDises but tDe family Again se ware
startled by a repetition 81 ths Screams, which
repesie6 % rhs)s dozen Il mes, when the voice pro-
Gee leo - nfoJn that the ccnverse'lOn came ffon
the suirit ol tao brothers csllp tbsDseves Henry
ard George Force, ami claimed t. nave been mar
dfytd come eleven years sincs aud thsn gave US
wi Of they represented history Of the tragedy,
eIc iDssed hist sboold call some OF the neigh
bors 20 bear the disclosure. John R4nney, Henry
Moore trd some d,zeU other, were tbeu called 10,
TO rbom The history dstei'ed at length. We
ooulc readily cscovtr diefer &c IN the voice pro-
fes,iyg n cone from the tTO 6pirts.
About the third Gay after tneee mantle stations CON
neIced nv VIE brought hsm of meat into re
bepse and laid il on the table, and stepped to ;he
other sce Of the rooOn when II was Carried by 50 ne
hvibe agency from foDr tn ak fest from the table
and thrown upoD the floor Al another tine bucket
OF wst.r ~As without hunsD hands taken from toe
table carried Goue feet and pOnreo upon the djDr
Tbs wss 'ollorsd by q large dining table ,urbi0g
rou1d from it, position 81 the side 81 the rooT s1d
carried for ssrd 10 the move distance OF more thfn
xix feet. This WAS done while there was 10 person
NEAR H. he same table bas since that tin5 bsen
thrown n iis side without hrmsu agency aud often
been II, ace 10 dsDce sbont while the fanny eat
ing around IT, AZ one time diahes, knives forks,
were thrown from toe table 10 the opposite sde OF the
room breaking the dishes to pieces.
On sr other OccsSioSfDe voice requested Mr5. Rich
srtson TO remove the dishes from the table, which
was dope Immediately, when the table com nenced
rocking violently back and for ward a1d continued
the motion, that the dishes could not be washed
upon IT, but placed N vessel and set upon the
floor from which humber OF them te~ IRON tbs Tub
70 the chamber floor ,er head and we're thus oxen
70 pieces. What crockery remeined We attempted 70
secure by placing in cupboard and shut the doors,
which were violently tbroSn open, AID the dishes flew
ike )ebtripe, otter another az sipst the opposite
eide and broke to pieces At another tine drawer |
In DE table was while there ne 4 il, !
drawn out 81 plate that had been placed there
rjed across the room and broken az anst thu opposite
wall. And Iii kind of demonstration has continued !
until nearly all The crockery about the house hes been
broh en- and destroyed.
At different times the drawers of stand sitting in
bed room have been tskeo out a. at one time
fully placed on bed large stove-boier IS been,
while on the stove filed with water, tipped up, aud
caused 70 stand on end AID tue wa'er turned
out open The floor aud hie time taken of from the
stove and carried some Fix feet, and set down upon
the floor, ard tbis while untouched oy any person. |
tee kettle bss often heen tax from the stove 10 the
same manner and thrown upon the floor At ,
tine spider containing coffee for the purpose
of browniDe taken from the stove carried near
the chamber floor, and then thrown upon the hoor
Ard fredueItly while Mre. Richardson has been bas-
trg buck cakes the stove the gridde hss in
The same upaccountable manner been taken from tbe
ttove and thrown across the house and often cakss
have been taken from the gridde Wills baking, aud
disappeared entirely.
Al one time the voice sresking 10 my wife, sid II
THE spirit could bake cskee for George, boy eating
Of the table. Mrs. Rchsi dsoD stepped away from the
stove when the batter (aresdy prepared for bsking
cshet) was by some unseen agency taken from
crock sitting the stove, and placed upon the |
sridoe and turned at the proper time and when done
taken from the griddle and placed upon the boys |
plate at the table, The voice then proposed TO bake
cake for Jane, my daughter, who was 'hen at work
sbouttbe house. The cake was accordingly baked In
the came manner before stated and carried across
the room and placed in the girls hand
During all these occurrences, the talking from the
two voices and Others has continued and still contin
uss daily together with manifestations "a have
detailed, with many otbers not named Inc CONVEX
esion as ell the other demonstrations, hsve been
witnessed sluost daily by myself and family, as vel
q BY scores of persons who hsve visited my house
70 witness tbese strspge phenomena.
will only ado that the spirit (tbe voice. gave az
reason for breaking crockery and destroying proper
IT, that II IL done TO convince the world Of the exist
epce of spirit preeence. JOHN RICHARDSON.
Sworn 70 and subscribed before this 9Th day OF January
HAS, WM. } BRIGHT. Ja1tce OF the Peace.
Eliza jane Richardson. being duly sworn ssys; sm the
vife OF John Richardson who made the above affidavit
have all siven by husband In
h sdsvit otheTs. such singing BY the
ana wrllIs without human agency.
fLizA JANE RICHARDSON.
Sworn to and subscribed bek this 9th Of January
1855 NM }. BRIGHT. Justice Of the Pesce
Jane. n. Moore being duly have witnessed
Of the occurrences given BY John Richardson Ia bis %
ss, .ssh eo4ves With ihe voices. 'e.ioe th. table
pptve sbcnt sc. JAMES H. MoRE
Sworn subscribed before this SA dsy OF January
1855 WV. J. BRIGHT. Justice Of tae Peas