The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-03
SATAN IN A BOWL OF MILK.

A sULPEU RoUs SENSATION II PATERSON, N. -
WAS LENA BAKER BEwITcHED?-HLR PA
RENTS AFFIRM THAT SHE WAS.
Paterson, N. j., relieved the monotony Of suburban
summer events yesterday by teleeraphing tho sui
phurous fact that, like the swinc OF Odd that were I'M
PEELED into the and destroyed It was possessed"
Reportorai assistance at furnished from tho
metropolis and a regular devil hunt was inaugurated
To interview the party whose first call upon
Adam and Eve was productive OF exasperat-
ing and enduring Ills to The entire subse-
qucnt family was mn occasion not 10 be
sneezed al, AMI the opportunity was hailed with
av,dity. Acting upon the vague information OF tho
teegru phc item reporter OF the HERALD hurried TO
the scene Of this latest proclaimed manifestation from
the world beneath. The Glow 10 the locality, though
slight proved all sufficient for the story was rife
among tho gossips OF the town. or course rumor
had begun magnify tho facts, and the impression
prevailed in society tha. Old Boy had been playing
the deuce with all the female children OF
an humbly circumstauccd couple of Hollandcrs,
by pamo Baker residing On River street.
That something mad happened 10 disturb the domes.
ticlty OF the Bakers WAS apparent on approaching
their MODEST domice, for Father Baker and his
vrow the children we're At tDe front yard gate,
surrounded by u bsvy OF nelghbors. To ask II Satan
was in wus tho uppermost impulse, but ieeiiDg
that he venturing on delicate aid unfamiliar
ground, the reporter masked his mission by casu-
alv nauiring Tor Mr. Wilhelm Baker. A chorus
worthy OF the ancient Greek Theatre shouted,
.Ihere he isi'' Aud there he was. dressed IN his
Sunday best smoking pipe, anu oatwardly suggest
ing Nv bis appearance that ne had been summary
induced rcnounce hts work in consequences oil the
Bakker proved unequal To tho task of answering IN
terrogatories; but II events had dumbiounded MIN
they uuordIed Inc tongue OF his spouse. asquare
Knit Dutch OF the OLD china tea service pattern
1T HAPPENED
"Is :. true that your ch'iarsn nave ocen DO
,.Uh, yes; Lena vas vi,chcd last Monday and she
got 'em very bad; didn't you LenaT'
The child addressed-a slender giri OIL fourteen
years--wreuchei her fingers out OF her mouth and
corroborated the maternal statement
were thus happily dispeIIed. There was the girl and
Tue devil certainly not Tar OFT though s Drovok-
ingiy invisible to the naked eye.
'tfcll US how II happened, Lena"
AMER "a lew predatory sups aud gasps the child re-
iated, with much embarrassment ana amid irs quent
ing near by, had prevailed upon her 10
drink "a cup Of milk, winch, although swallowed
digest but laid win solid pressure jus. below the
breast hone, causing unaccouutablc distress rus
was followed by aspasmodic seza'c-In Iac', regular
htsr-thc moth nverrcd, ana the girls tongue grew
100 uig Tor her moa.n and was forced OUTSIDE, black
and bleeding She howied with pain ana could NOT oe
ned still day or night Eventually Tue Ict arm De-
came parayZed and hung helpless. Then IL was tbat
the uotoer came 10 the starthns CONCLUSION that ,bs
mix when lnc woman gave 10 Lena VAS switched. !"
Her opin,on was snarca by Inc Old man. who could
exp,an tho perpetual tw;ich,ng ana other symp-
toms oxb ibiled except ON this hypothesis.
"What did you doW
eve TOOK her 10 the Dutch church ana the minis
ter said prayers out OF little book, and then we took
her 10 the aoctor's and got her some lnedIcnc."
THIS statement seemed TO lessen tho coveted chance
Of interviewing The intruding member from tho
lower district
wBsRE Is THE wfrCHY
IL was clearly tirne, order to sustain the Patcr-
son sensation, 10 look up the alleged witch. Her
address asked Tue spirit oil mischief that swaved
Lens refused specific Information ON this point.
"Was shc ali Old woman, crooked and ugiyr"
ooh, no. she iss young lady lately married and
quite good looking"
.sAnd you really believe that she put tho devil into
this cbild2'
.swhy, OF course. low else would she get Dts ana
jerks when she only drank a little nhkY'
"Wbc Is this wicked woman w
.'She moved away-we dont know where she's
gone"
"was sno ever sccuscd Of bewitobing any ono be-
tore ~
Eyes" ssd Mrs Baker; 'she gave another girl
nts u long whio nro."
"Are you sure OF thatf"
Eyes; all the neighbours know IT," II.
Lena appeared 10 have regaIned the use Of her
paraiy zoa arm, aud hor tongue wagged normally,
although her nervous system seemed dsordered aud
there are peculiar reddish patches on her lace,
caused. they say, during her struggles with tho cv
Neither the parents nor The girl herself seem "a
DO cast down or dismsyed Ny tue uissgreeabts vista
tion but rather ela,ed by the local notoriety re
sulting IRON the assumed revival OF the tradtiona
spirit of Salem witohcratt