The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-04-28
From the Spiritual Universe.
An Enormous story.
w DEVELOPMENTS IN GHOSIoLoGY
TALKING ALOUD AND BAKING sLArJACEs.

~ Hartford, Trumbull Co., Ohio
va January s. 1866
3. W. Ssrn, Esq.-Dcar Sir: The facts
The inclosed affidavit of John Richardson,
ee Of public notoricty here, and can no
bnbt be sustained by any amount of evil
ence You are at liberty to make any use
the the aiiidavits you choose. Respect
nlly, WV. J. BRIGnr.
III The State0f Ohi0, TrumbuH Counfy, ss.--
before me, VIM. j. Bright Justice Of the
eacc in and for the county aforesaid, per-
pnally came John Richardson, who, being
nly sworn, dcposcs as follows: | am res
ent Of Pamytumany township, Mercer
pnnty, Pa, live four miles east Of the cen.
OF Hartford, Ohio; have lived where
bw reside some nine months. About five
weeks ago my attention was arrested by
|srry sharp and loud whistle seemingly in a
small closet in one corner Of my house.
This was followed by loud and distinct raps,
ls loud as person could conveniently rap
rith the knucklcs. The closet door is Sc
cured or fastened by wood button that
pirns over the edge Of the door. This
button would frequently turn, and the
oor open, without any visible agency. This
lEas followed by a loud and distinct (appar-
brntly) human voice, which could be heard
perhaps, fifty rods,
Ill After repeating very loud and shrill
Rcyeam several times, the voice fell TO a low
I0r Key, and in tone about as loud as ordn.
mfy conversation, commenced speaking in
liin and distinct manner assuring the fam
" shat wc would not be burned and re.
nesting as to have TO fear Of any injury, as
&c were in no danger. Those manifesto.
IONS being altogether unaccouutable to my
(ef and family, we searched the entire house,
Il .fnd, il possible, the cause Of this new
pdAtartng phenomena, but found no one
or about the premises bnt the family
lgaln We were startled by repetition Of
fsscrcams, which were repeated perhaps
ozen times, when the voice proceeded 10
piorm us that the conversation came from
pc spirit of two brothers, calling themscl-
es Henry and George Force, and claimed to
- ave been murdered some eleven years since,
nd then gave US what they represented as a
stoft Of the tragedy, and insisted that we
l,ould call on some Of the noighbors to hear
Fhedisc!osurc. John Ranncy, Henry Moore,
= nd some dozen others, were then called in,
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tn6,r"d % mon ',v ,i,. ar. Gr Th; .N e. e.
wri bv largc din;n,.,,Il. ,nrniy,, ronrd
Lotp n. uosition 70 the .ids or ,Le roam md
{ 6ried forward TO tbe stove distance or
ruv than six fec, TEis was done vbilc
- 6are was no pcrson poar i, Tho same IA.
has since tint time been thrown an i,s
St wlihoit human agency. and oltan been
msdS to dance. OF wlr,,y the nruifv we're
catit,k arodsl It. At one time dishes, knives
and forks, were thrown from the table to the
opposite side of the room, breaking the dish.
es 10 pieces
On another occasion the voice requested
Mrs. Richardson to remove the dishes from
the table, which was done Immediately,
when the table commenced rocking viol.nt-
ly back and forward and continued the mo.
ton so that the dishes could not be washed
upon it, but were placed in vessel and set
upon the floor from which n number Of
them few from the tub to the chamber ho,r
over head, and were thus broken to pieces
What crockery remained We attempted to
secure by placing it in a cupboard, and shut
the doors, which were violently thrown open,
and the dishes flew like lightning, ono after
another, against the opposite side, and broke
to pieces. At another time a drawer in the
table was, while there was no person near
it, 6rawn out, and a plate that had been
pla ed there carried across the room and
broken aga'ns, tke opposite wall. And this
KIND oil demonstration has continued until
nearly all the crockery about the house has
At different times the drawers Of a stand
sitting in bedroom, have been taken out,
and at one time carefully placed on a bed
A large stoye-boer has BEEN while on the
stove, 'flled with water, tipped up, and
c,pe.1 10 ut,,l M, ono aud .,J tho u,,.r