The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-05-11
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evenings ago, there were some strange
llhll lesIallons, by some supposed IL
he spiritual duugs, The bells about
lhe mouse began 10 ring, First the
lr0nt door bell, then the seryanls'. then
the kitchen, aud then all the bells rang
at once, The inmates watched hrst
one and then another of the bells. Lut
they always rang when they were not
Watching After guarding outdoors
hhu IN until exhausted, and they had
become extremely alarmed, the ring.
lng stopped at $3.50 In the morning.
Inc servant girls gave notice that they
Woulu leave next day, but 10 quiet
llem The gentleman of the house told
lllem That the disturbance was CAUSED
only 10y electricity, aud ho would have
the Dells nxed and away he went 10
see the bell hangers aud have them
ascertain what was the matter. They
llghtened some Of the wires aud loos.
thed Others, spending nearly day In
the work. IAN right, now" said they
70 the gentleman, "lOu'll have no
further trouble.p But the bell.hangers
lad barely reached the street when all
the bells began to ring again, and with
astonishing violence.
The next evening at IL o'clock the
invisible bell ringers began their cnup.
ing music again, and continued IL half
IN hour before reaching the closing
note. For two evenings they acted
only as they were acted upon by the
tangible fingers OF doubling l'h0masses.
IL was thought that electricity had
completed liz work, aud there would |
he no more trouble, but that thought |
was u mistake. In the morning The |
beds OF the children were found moved |
across the room, the location OF other |
pieces OF furniture changed to different |
parts OF the room, the pictures broken |
down and the cords cut. The children
denied that they knew anything about
II, with the exception of the eldest,
who said he had heard loud raps
around the room. This disturbance
was repeated three evenings, when the
children were removed into the par.
ents' room, as they We're all too much
frightened TO sleep In their own apart
ment.
The next evening, however they re-.
turned to 1t, and they were just COM
fortably turned in for the night, when
the piano began to play. They opened
the door and listened, and 1t played
most beautifully, accompanying a
lady's voice In song. They went down
stairs and opened the parlor door,
when the music ceased, and the inStru-
ment was found locked, with no indi.
cations that any one was near or had
been there. For five nights peace and
quiet reigned within, the children oc.
cupying the room adjoining that of the
parents, the door left open between
the apartments. One little boy went
To led the sixth night at eight O'clock,
and had not been there long before
the family saw the bed moving across
the room; loud rappings and other
singular noises were heard on the
The little fellow was taken I
into the parents chamber again, when
an Invisible power picked him up,
lifting him three feet, and carried him /
along and placed him back in his bed.
The terrified parents were now salts !
led that 1t was not done by any
human agency.
While meditating as TO what should
De done, the family standing in q
group in one corner Of the room, they
vi saw what appeared to be a little )
BOY emerge from the Fireplace. He !
ooked natural, but thin and pale. He I
vent toward the door, and then van )
shed before their eyes. This fright.
med them more than ever. They
made their beds on the floor, and slept {
vi together.
In the morning the gentleman re-
ated the whole occurrence to an old I
riend, and that person said he had
leard Of n gentleman In the city by the >
ame of Charles Tuckett, who was @
osted in the spiritual phenomena, and .
70 would hunt him up aud see il he 3
ould solve the mysterious problem. \
eeing the latter as per agreement, Mr.. .
uckett, with aclairvoyant and trance V
ledium (the beautiful daughter of one 81
( our wealthy ctizens), and two gem >,
Iemen mot spiritualists) repaired 80 =
he disturbed residence and agitated S;
amily at s o'clock the following even
ny. A circle was formed, consisting
( the persons just mentioned and the
lmily.
The medium, soon being under X
spiritual CONTROL" said: 81 see a lady ii
Y you, madam. She is tall, with dark W
air, and says abe is your sister. A o.
tile boy is holding her hand" The s.
ister-spirit then took control of the
ledium, and said: IL
SIsTER-When / died you promised
D take care of my two little children.
'ou neglected them, and this one now
nth me in the spirit world died from IL
eglect. 1t is the same little fellow Il
on saw in your room. You placed :,
hem among strangers and they were p
ruelly treated. This one died, and
he other is being used cruelty by the
,ersons you have placed him with. |
esire you to bring him away to-mof- q,
ow and take care of him as one of s
our own, as you promised me. If
,ou do not / will trouble you more
han YOU ever dream. Your own little 4
,oy is medium, through whom | can
perate. If you take care of my little !,
10Y will trouble you no more, out c.
vii be around you to impress your
mind with all that is good and lovely, u
md will be guardian angel to you g
md yours, greeting you when you
ross the river to where am. Teach q
nv boy to love me and be a good and
rue man. Good bye, Your
SISTER.
The medium came out Of her trance s
perfectly ignorant of what had trans Il
bred.
The boy was brought away from q
where he was, and there has been no \
rouble of any kind at the haunted