The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01
COLLINS AT WORK.

From the San Francisco Chronicle Oct. 4.
The dwelling, No. 933 Howard
street, has been occupied for several
years by Philip Kennedy, of the firm
of Kennedy & Brennan, dry goods
merchants, corner Of third and Minna
street. The family enjoyed tranquil
composure until one day about the
middle of last week. On that day the
family had been absent during the day
having previous to their departure
secured all the doors and windows OF
the house. On their return they found
the doors and windows all open and
everything in the house in disturbed
condition But nothing was missing,
and there was no indication OF d
visitation of thieves. The family
were at loss to account for the cause
and purpose of this disturbance; but
they were not left long in ignorance
of the manner in which it was done,
though the question how and ~ what
unknown power was an lmpenetrable
mystery The following morning.
while Mrs. Kennedy was standing IN
the hallway, after delivering her
orders to the butcher. the hat-stand
waltzed up besides her, and i'm
.nediatelv a general racket was COM
menced throughout the house, us if
every article of furniture on the
premises had joined in the riotous
dance of death. Chairs, tables, and
bedsteads hobbled about the rooms,
as if suddenly endowed with life and
instinct; the piano kept up an lncessant
drumming and thrashing through the
dav: drawers, closets, and trunks that
had been securely locked against
mortal intrusion. were opened and
their contents thrown about the
rooms; the crockery was clattered
about to increase the general din. and
everything portable upon the premises
was displaced, when Mrs Kennedy
directed the servant to place the baby
in parlor swing, the swing was sud
denly raised to the ceiling and held
there by invisible hands, and finally
thrown out of a window as the servant
retreated aghast. All the pictures IL
the house were turned face to thu
walls. with the exception of that O.
| the Virgin Mary and portrait O
Mrs. Kennedy's father. The latte
was served the same way after the OLE
gentleman had entered the house ant
) while he was standing looking at tn
painting. This startling exhibition
supernatural power occurred in Opel
daylight, and for great part in tn
presence of the whole family. At on
time, Mrs. Kennedy. fearing tn
J destruction of a valuable mantle clocl
carried it to another apartment an
placed it on bed. Immediately afte
. it was as carefully lifted from the be-
by the mysterious agency at work
and placed upon "a table on tn
, opposite side of the room. Nam
other like astonishing incidents ar
described in connection with thl
, strange visitation. On Friday las
there was cessation of the distul
Dances, and the family, which has
i several times sought refuge with thei
> neighbors, INDUCED the hope that tn
alarming and uncomfortable NANTES
t tations had finally subsidized. Blu
2 expectation was doomed TO disaI
pointment. At about o'clock o
5 Saturday evening the gas was suddenl
: turned on throughout the house, an
every burner lighted as if by flasf
: again the piano broke forth with
: Wagnerian tempest of dlscord; an
: the furniture was excited to redOuble
s animation. The attendance of prizes
S was summoned. and the fathe
: exercised the perturbed spirits wit
pater nosters and the prayers pres
e cribed for the purpose. But tn
e tumult was not in the least abatet
q and the good man was finally compelle
a to desist in despair. When question:
!. as to his theory of the cause an
3 purpose of the disturbance, he e,
g planned that it was produced by
L discontinued soul in purgatory thu
$ had reason to reproach the remissne:
t of living friends and relatives in the
+ economy of prayers and masses for tt