Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-03-21
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: WHOLE FANNY ssEysgECEEED.
\ HORSE, COW, DOG AND CAT
KILLED
\ MAN NARROWLY ESCAPES
WITH HIS LIFE.

\ NAN NARROWLY ESCAPES
WITH HIS LIFE.
In another column we print All &c
count Of family, living about :hree
miles from Salem, thai have been
bewitcled, as they believe. The stat'-
ments made by our correspondent are
all 5rIle, and since his statements have
5ee. pll3 In type we learn that their
state OF mind has not in the least I'M
proved. Besides the statements made
by our correspondent, we learn that
several OF the Manguses fred upon
Mr.. Bcamer, q few days ago, believing
her to be witch. The people in that
neighborhood are all pretty badly
scared, for they know not what mo-
ment they may be taken for the devil.
It seems to us these people ought to be
confined, for they might do serious
harm to some of their neighbOrs.-Sd-
len Times.
The following is the comnunica-
ton alluded to by the Times. The
locality OF the occurrence related is a
valley in Roanoke county known as
The Bend"
As we stood admiring the beautiful
scenery, indplging "reminiscences of the
past, repeating the "sweet spirits
which were often recalled to us, our
attention was directed to the coming
OF man on horseback, his pockets
turned wrong side out, and with loud,
clear voice, making the hills ring to
the tune of cold Hundred" Upon
his arrival we inquired into the cause
of his peculiar appearance. when. ex-
citedly he told us it was to ward Off the
witches, and for Gods sake tempt not
/ the valley, for lower down they had
! possessed entire families, and all the
! powers could not expel them.
Disregarding, however, the kindly
! cautions given by our informant, (who
/ evidently had instilled into him the
! puritanical spirit which pervaded Mas
: sacl,1setts in 1856 we spurred on and
found the mans sayings to be but too
true. as witness the first object which
met our gaze.
+, Mrs. Hypes, with little less clothing
on than served to hide the nakelness
! OF our mother Eve, standing on the
to,,ilost bough of an apple tree, pray
ins: most earnestly that the fends of
hell might be made to come out Of her.
About two hundred yards farther on.
III different fence corners, on Blended
knees and with loud wailings, Mr..
EiI. and another man were found,
begging forgiveness for their sins OF
The past and escape from the evil
ones which had taken possession Of
their ncighbors.
Convinced by these sights there was
Il mystery to he solved, we ut once pro
ceoded to the house of Ellis neighbor
one Mr.. >fangus, ard found the cause
which rad given rise to SO much excite
Tnent throughout ;he- settlement IL
have originated i'll this: Mangus, OF
the day previous, had very sick horse
which Ie was proceeding to drench
! when Ellis happening to come by, tolC
him the horse was not sick but spelled
. by witch. the which he had power t.
coni'Ire out of him.
OF course Mang!ls was delighted
and Ellis AZ once commenced with his
numbles and signs to effect cure
These he continued several hours, Tho
horse III the meantime growing wors,
and worse; finally, he in despair, il
formed H1angus That Z silver bulle
was the last and most effective remed,
/ to rid the animal OF its tormentor
= Quickly one was moulded, pu
into a rife and fired at the horse
-.
: suit, ELS declared lie had seen It com,
| ou5 and enter the COW which wa
. standing in tne same yard; theTeupol
I il. too. vas killed, and successfully
: dog, ho-5 AID cat: but horrible TO lie
: late. upon expulsion from the animals
I MaDgus felt it enter himself and wa
| taken sud lenly Ill.
Ellis was now seized by Mangus
: sons and securely bound hand an
: foot, as firm him they swore the
} would extract with Il silver ball til
} witch which had caused SO great ca
2 lamitT to be visited upon them. Fee
= ing that his hour had come, Ellis S
improved the time during which til
bullet was being moulded as to pei
suede and convince them IlIaU do,
Il sketch of him and fire the buile
. :ilr0u2ll 1t. would rectify all thing
: even 10 restoring the dead animals t
! life, tiIGt IN order to test its efficacy Ii
must first be lOosed and placed in til
woods, so that the witch might not b
; able 10 find him, but upon expulsiO
> would be immediately banished froI
the settlement. The plan was adopted
the hall fred through his suppose
: likeness, hut with unsatisfactory IT
> suits; whereupon Immediate scare
Was made for Ellis who, its might hav
> been expected. was found-missing.
Whether Ellis flight has restore
F. confidence throughout the settlemer
l l have not yet heard, but was told ths
, II sun down OF the same day Ellis wa
/ seen with 4 shot gun near the residenc
Q Of DE-. B., inquiring if Mangus' son
: had passed the road. Upon reply thu
I they had not, but were expected soo1
! he babe a hasty good evening and ove
l the fields took his way