The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-17
a RcEisckcd Eaini,y-2Eorse. Cow, DOG,
and Cat NiEiet-A Kan HnrroHE5
EScas.es with his life.

Escapes with his Life.
lThe locality of the occurrences related
below 10y correspondent Of the Sa EN-
Times is n valley in Roanoke county about
three miles from Salem, called "Thc
Bend."]
As we stood admiring the beautiful
scenery, iudulgipg "reminiscences OF the past,
repeating the "sweet spirits" which were
often recalled to Us, our attention was
directed to the coming of a man on horse
back, his pockets turned wrong side out,
and with loud, clear voice making the hills
ring to the tune Of sold Hundred" Upon
his arrival we inquired into the cause OF big
peculiar appearance, when eXcitedly be tod
rs il was to ward off the witches, and Tor
Gods sake tempt not the valley, for lower
down thew bad possessed entire families, and
all The powers could not cxpel them.
Disrccardng, however, the kindly eau
tons given By our informant (wlio evidently
had iilstled into him the puritanical srirtt
which peryadcd Massachusetts III lG9b) we
srurred on and found tie mans sayings TO
be but too true, rs witness tie trot o'J2ci
which met our gaze.
Mrs. uypeY, with little less clothing on
than served to hide the ua!icdnc$s OF ouT
mother Eve, standing on the tonmoSt bou2h
of an apple tree. praying most earnestly t'lat
the tiends Of hell might De made TO come out
OF her. About two hundred yards farther
on. in different feHCe-c0Incr3, on bCndcd
knees. and with loud waiIinSs, Mr.. Ellis and
another man were found begging forgiveness
for their sins of the past and escape irs,f' tic
evil ones whic,; ID l.kse-Sc Possession of their
,nsi@ -.rfrrc'rre
Convinced by these sights there WAS mrs
tcry TO be solved, we at once proceeded to
the house of Ells's neighbour, one Mr. Man
gus. and found the cause which bad given
rise TO 50 much excitement throughout inc
settlement to have originated in tits: Man
Gus. on the day previous. had very SICK
horse. which he vas proceeding 10 drcnch.
when Ellis, happening to come by, told nm
The horse wa, not sick, but SptIcA by
witch. the which he had power to conJure
ont of him.
OF course ManguS was delighted, ana
Eli, at once commenced with the nllnlhlrs
and sims to effect cure. These lie COIL
tjnued several hours, the horse III the mean
time growing worse and worse; finally he,
in DESPAIR. informed ManguS thai SILVER
bullet was the last and most effective remedy
10 rid the animal Of its tOrmcntor. tilllrkiv
one was moulded. put. into lille, and lie0
at the horse. which fell dead. Shocked al
the result Ellis declared M had seen II com"
out and enter tGu cow which WAS *HnlihS
in the same yard; tlcrcupon ii. too, was
killed, and s,!ccesSiycly dog, hog, and Cat !;
hut, horribiu to relate, upon expulsion from
The animals Mangus iolt il enter himself, and
was taken suddenly i'll.
Ellis was now seized by Mangu>'s sons
and securely bound hand and foot, rs rom
him they >wure they would extract with Il
silver hail the witch which had caused $"
nrcl: Il calamity TO be visited upon them Ia.
Feeling that his hour had come, Ellis 50 M
proved tie time during which ihc bullet was
being moulded as to persuade and convince
them That TO draw Il sketch Of him ana lifc
lie bullet throuchil would recliiy I'll things.
even to restoring the dead animals 10 lie,
but in order 10 test its efficacy hc must ilrSt
hc looScd and placed in the woods, 50 thai
the witch might not be able to tnd him, bit
upvn expulsion would hc Immediately BAN
ished the settlement. The plan was adopted,
tie bali fred through his supposed likeness,
but with unsatisfactory results; Wilereupon
immediate search was made for ElHs, VINO,
rs might have been expected, was found
missing.
Whether El'is's flight has restored conf
GplcC lnECuSuUUl LIZ sCttlcl!!Giit ii't'S ho"
yet beard, hut WAS told that at shutdown OF
the same day Eli, was seen with shotgun
near the residence of DR.. Is. inquiring il
Mangus's SONS had passed the road. Upon
reply that they had not, but were expected
by soon, he bade hasty good evening and
over the fields took his way.
Commenting on the above, the Times says:
"The statements made by our correspond-
Cnt are all true, and since his statements
have been put in type we learn thai their
state OF mind has not i'll the least improved.
Besides the statements made by our corre-
spondent, wc learn that several Of The Man.
guses fred upon 4 Mrs. Ecamer few days
ago, believing her TO be witch. The p 'opIe
in that ncighborhood arc all pretty badly
scared, for they know not what moment they
may be taken for the devil 1t seems to us
these people ought to be confined, for they
might do serious harm TO some of their
ncighbors.'