The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-11-16

Count Won Beust, thank king him v.rmlv ~,
his services, and appointing kim q life mem.
Der OF he upper chamber Of the Reichstap.
sEwIrCM,NG WlrCm.
y" esR"se,.nea chapter In Early
NeW EDEnaoA h1ssosy.
From the New York SUNDAY World.I
Notwithstanding the best efforts of tie
New England private publishing associations
biographical, genealogical and antiau,r,sn
societies, to print everything they can 6ud
concerning the early history of their ,es4iou
oi the country, very many important dos,,-
ments elude their search. 1t was the po,.i
fortune Of the writer to discover in New Ha-
Ven, an ancient musty manuscript. siyin.
detailed account Of the trial and execution
for witchcraft OF young woman named Pa
thence Delight. This document ia more Gu
rious because old women are
usually summoned for that of3ens..
l am of the impression that this
case Is the only one ON record describing the
conviction of handsome girl-as the pris-
oner evidently WAS
The manuscript commences: "a trew ac
count of the trial. of Patience Delight, spin
ster, daughter of Called-to-Grace Delight.
and Affection his wife, May "a, 1892. This
being the dav set, apart for the trail of thai
atroc:orls Lacquer with Sathan,- 1 tnck Rr,,h-
er Condemned Fish and Reverend R.mem-
ber-Lot's Wife Parkinson IN all with m. 4,
Judgment, We being thereto specially COM
mlssIOned. Opened the court in the meet'n
house with prayr. The pris' ner was brought
IN thickly vailed, 30 that Sathan might not
prevail upon the court thru hsr sl.viI;xh
ewes. and her arms straitlv cba;ns,, -
The usual formalities HAVING -, ..o,,.
through with. there gas road the .sH.1.v;, -,
, nun named Haverv Who s..w. ~ h.u'.
ben lin. principal v;tusss ,y,;n,, h., =.
x,. as follows.
al WAS nm ,a,o nv broad ho,,ow ~,J.,
lost bv Gooav D,I;eb,,s moth, ,f 80.
.hou,in wool Jus, ,ow,,J. ~. 80,
elJr,i a hickory ami s,,. ,hsr.., 81,
nd meditatine. Then come. cs-,,;.
r,s,lin' in the bushes b,r,, NV .oJ ,n.n;n..
nv heal In, see ,horov The t.,.l.,,,.,,
wo sharu nisr,;ny owes thu, ov.,co,,... -
nth strange dread. / Thought fir, !, sh..,Ia :
g a wild cattle or a p,;n,sr Tho .h.rD-....
hereof was 40 severe. Rut 1s.ch;n e. INV
xe, and raising mn. I ,ee nr;.'ner nlnck'.
erries. She looked M m. again and ,h..
,oks away. and thereupon was I se;ze5 With
desire 10 keen LOOKING !, nor
MI could powise keen INV eve. from, Loci.
ny at her. Which The tempter ser;ng AMI
Iaxing bold, she saith good evenen to me
nth much sweetness Of voice that ran like
ngiins OIL OF Egypt thoiow my marrow
he keeps Pckn and shutln into my body
e most di-trust.ul contagion, insomuch that
was near beside myself. fresentiie, ON
retence OF pluck N berries, she comeah to
here ! safe, still shnten at me with her
'es, and when she comes cloase to me, re-
rainin grace was utterly banished out OF
e, and i was wholly possessed with the
.vh hearkeh mol 10 my weakneos Dat 10
e power Oh en- Ihen SAID j, fatlence, how
art thou And then she answered.
Id SAID Sixteen years anu nine months,
)rthy sir. Then Safhan makes me To lay
bid her and draw her tc settle by my slie.
he struggles and makes outcries. and sales
e, The man Il bewitched. "les, SAFES
"and thou art the witch that hath bewitched
e, and thou shalt cure thine own poisson.
hen did pres her upon my breast-bones,
hereupon she upllits violent Glamour, and
know not what else goes on, until my
and ciaPPes me on the shoulders, saying,
Hullo, brother Harvey, whats the matter -
n at the touch OF that holy man, Sathan
,parteth out OF me straitway
Sworn IN open court tins "A May, 1872
"(signed)
"PERsEvERE To THE-END-HARvEY.
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