The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-21
A snratoginn Plagued BY Spir't~--A
Remarkable Manifestation.

lf what the Sherburnc Nccs says is true,
the Spiritualists might make capital ont of
the case Of Mr.. Timothy Harrington, Of
Saratoga Springs, an Irlshnan and Catho-
lie. who il not rs wc surmisc The victim Of
some inscrutablc bodily disorder, j. under
the influence Of the world of spirits. Mr.
Harrington formerly derilcd Spirilualism.
hut about five years ago ON a sabbath even
ing, while experimenting with planchctic,
he went into fit or trance which he has
since frequently fallen into at greater or
less intervals. usually on sabbath evenings.
1t seems also that he can voluntarily go in
to the lnediumis,ic state, though he does
not often do 50, usually fighting against the
mysterious influence. y year ago last
summer at the request oi friends he went
into trance, and saw his deceased mother
who solcmly implored him to he better,
and he weeping, rroanng, trembling and
signing, answered earncstlr, Il will,
| will" He was pr0nniurcd u me-
dunn of extraordinary power, but
this verdict he himself d,etlaimcd, One
evening after retiring, the strange feeling
came upon him, and he ha, a desperate
struggle before he ovcrcamc il. This was
his first nocturnal visitation Mr.. liar-
rington dislkes the dark, tut WHOM his
daughter one evening wondered that he
had sat 50 long without 81 light. be re-
marked. that he had spiritual company.
Last May he had one of his 'ilgGts' in the
presence of his mother-in-lw an old lady
who was very incredulous Il the state
ment that he saw his dead sis,r Mary and
| that she was weeping and cttreaiing him
to lead better life. He, However, wept
and perspircd in agony, and dacula,ed, II
will | will be better Tbs lasted for
about half an hour. On being questioned,
| he answered that his hands were unusually
hot. On a certain Sabbath evening Mr..
| Harrington lay asleep on th sofa, but
suddenly began to shuttle mop and more
| forcibly till the sound rcscmhcd snoring
his bosom heaved hi, face grew
scarlet, bloatcd and purple with
rage, beads OF swel stood out
| on his forehead, his hands were cold, and
he struck ont furiOusly with his fists. and
| suddenly he commenced To laugh in the
most uncomfortable manner Persons pres
ent caught the infection and forgot the hor-
ror of the previous scene. week or two
| after he had an attack without the fearful
antics OF the preceding occasion. One of
the most remarkable of Mr. liarrngton's
frances occurred about two months arc.
Mr.. Harrington was sitting in chair,
when he began to breathe heavily, to grow
red in the face, and clcnch his fists. He
appeared to be resisting the inducements Of
an evil spirit, and vehcmently said Il tell
you ! liant do it. Do your own dirty
work. His gestculation was vigorous and
his utterances loud. He also stamped hard
and ended with tremendous stamp, and
screaming, Il tell you ! slant do it,
Immediately he was calm, though exhaust
ed, and remarked, Il don't know what il
was, but know il wasn't am good spirit
The mystery of Mr.. iIarrimton's case j,
beyond our understanding, adv can only
give this account to the prblic, with the
query, "What is this strange influence 2"