The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-04-23
Extraordinary Case Of superst1tion II
.4s4. ..fasr EngIpad.

Rugelsy, render cd famous by PaImsr,s c,;,.s
mas Deem scene of great excitement for some da y
past reminding one of the time when The ,nouest
on Pa!mer's victims were being held In cnnss
qasnee Of sole;nn investigation before . is1.,
oench Of magistrates into the circumstances of ,
case OF alleged wiichcrafs. The reader on becom
rug acquainted with the facts OF The case W III al
mos. fancy that he is reading history of doing,
IA tAe oark ages, and not cf proceedings whiet
q nave OF truth taken place in this day of boas,ed
isnt and knowledge The history Of the case i.
briefly this:
~ young and apparently respectable farmer named
tn, resides on ANAL faru1bf bis own a.
b.Suh,ey hufst, ne1r Russlay soms sixseea mouths
SS:r us heiIied youEg wcusu in bis svu station
81 is rut the marriage dispeassd bis vyfdove no
,; NC: Tao hed oeea living with him. ana che lsft
=. nlm, howsver, before hsr departure no.
70 ;tsnpt 20 mase cheese IS IL rcuId e. rure n
tuuloie 10 pieces HeedIess IT the yidov5e c.n,ion
cn niasIEs was prosecuted bat with litss or 10
tla uhh refusing 20 turn; or, If & heese per.
tne FARMER aud ha wife were fI and the
80 wai unWeil sGd with Ut any III. cause
ms IaIn-r eoTpl@d these things with ais mo h.r',
"bewitched" 'AA NJ as
hsmoaIisg his condition to n-'ghbor, gsmp,ons
q tou ougsLe.Eseper, and who st times worked On the
isIEi . srnnons recommended him TO 90 TO a wis4
msn amet funnicf also living in the nai.hb,r
neoo who could Go anything" Tire Farnsr and
ms ~Is immediately set eff TO Tunriciiffis hugs
aad fortuestsy for them a. he .aik found hin, AT
hops. The cause o. th-ir Journey tord Trnri-EH
proHsreG as services to relieve them of ths dirs ca
cTulty rnaer which thsy wers sufs.inr "A nd ,sx,
oIning hs made hs ara On the farm u ith
ouI s9S4ns th1 cows ts proloGpc ih- n asritabed
ana the cheese kettle he dec ed to tsve Fallsn nm
afE 'he s9me curse He could rem ovs the spchaut.
nient, ut money would be necessary and for,hwiL b
the spit farmer psid him shit inss for htmse
sc si lngs esch for horses IS for ths chee
keSt'e apd as cd each for TIE eos isaa amounting
70 ABOUT ~. :Ur removing the sSell Thpgs how.
eVsr' aid net msrd at tie farm the coatrsry ths
Wis wss occasionally seizsd with scaoess ,hs hus
nsnd suffered from unaccyuntahIs achrs ard main ..
peci1uy after EunnleIH had been en- the farm and ct
nishL mere were mysterious nosss accornpsuisd by
me SHAKING CT The house, believing of the cnttle.
hoWling of dogs, kc
AP2ilsa,ion was again rnsds to Tunniclif Who rep.
the state of me farmer az his wife and the
e&raordinarY noises 70 tsvs arisen from the ~
ao"i curss," and tbs enchantrnsnt nut upsn tn an,
ID onth ner lnstrums n-slity by wizards Twin. AT
LoaRton burton-on- Ersnt, and DERBY Nor. money
"as lequreo TO remove toe enchantnent and to psy
re expenses OF the journey TO tbs wizaros
(naries"ofth freely Iartei with Ii, money l., the
amount of So bus the farmer and hs wife seTiveS
No oeneh tim the expenditure Suupich6 ct ian Of h
went 10 ilVe on the farm and resided wish the tar
fner and his wife several months during which ne
fod ne was engaged at intervals in n,aSiog crosses
on al the doors with witch hazel and in burning blue
aoa ether lights to overcome the DIVER of bose " ho
had bsWiched ths farmer snd hi, VIE Things wen;
on this way from April last year. until February last
"aeG az last the suspci arose THAI TunnicUf wss
o"ntn5utlpg TO their Illness by 6rugainy them a d
tnet the extraordinary noises about the premises
were occesoned Dr. him
Ultimately Iunnioiif was brought before the me-
stf&tes on the charge of Cbtanlag money unds1
fslss prstencrs The hearing of tbs Gaze cccrpled
me attention Of tbs Bench three DAYS and has Ius;
ternlnaced IN the comuttal of ths prisonsr for tris
at tbs eneulug sss'z sz at ST. f',rd