New Ulm weekly review., 1885-09-30

tain information in reference to the
witchcraft remedy. Receiving encour-
aging information in response to such
inquiries, she, or her husband, sent a
lock Of her hair and fragment of her
clothing, as requested, together with the
amount of money called for by the Pro-
fessor, or witchcraft doctor.
In response thereto they received the
information that her sickness was
brought on by the manipulations of an
old woman witch in the community.
The information was received by letter
from Sweden stating that the old wo-
man by whom Mrs. Solamon had been
bewitched and who had inflicted this
sickness upon her, was an old woman
who frequently came to their house.
They then set to work to find out who
that old woman could be, and soon
came to the conclusion that an aunt to
both Mrs. Solamon and her husband,
by the name of Mrs. Johnson, living in
Hebron, Nicollet county, who had fre-
quently visited them, must be the one.
Mrs. johnson is woman of respectable
ty and good standing in the community
where she has lived many years. There
upon they began TO talk it openly and
publicly that Mrs. johnson was the one
who had bewitched Mrs. Solamon and
caused her long sickness. They receiv-
ed the further information from the
witchcraft doctor in Sweden that Mrs.
Solamon could only be cured by bring
ing the accused, Mrs. johnson, publicly
before the sick woman, and accuse her,
and slap her on her mouth until her
mouth would bleed, and then Mrs. Sol
anon would get we'll. Then they made
a complaint to the Swede preacher, A.
Anderson, who as q judge ordered her
to be brought up for trial, which trial
took place after the sermon and service
in the Swede church last Sunday, at the
house of John Solamon, in the presence
of his sick wife, she being the first wit.
ness-the preacher acting as Judge and
the deacons as jury.
The preacher had summoned large
crowd of witnesses before they left the
church, madeu of nearly all the Peter.
son family, we'll known to the police
fraternity of Blue Earth and Nicolle'
counties. Mrs. Solamon testified that
Thirteen years ago, while riding in 8
wagon together, Mrs. johnson touched
her back and it tickled when she touch.
ed it. And about three years ago, JUS
before Mrs. Solamon was taken sick
Mrs. johnson was visiting at her house
and while there she saw her take hole
ofthe quilt on the bed, and soon afte1
was taken sick, and while lying sick il
that same bed, and ever since, she fel
that tickling in her back. Charles Lind
duOGllcl WlIucSS, SCtICu LuiL uC WAS wei
posted in wi,chcraft diseases, and know
that Mrs. Solamon's disease was cause,
by witchcraft. Mrs. John Peterson
stated that she also was posted in witch
craft diseases. and she had seen tn
witches send the craft off, and seen it Il
in the air, and strike the persons VIII
were soon after taken sick, the same wa
as Mrs. Solamon was. Mrs. Gus,afsor
and several others, testified to about til
same thing. Others were present VIII
did,not believe in witchcraft, but wer
not allowed to testify, and were owe
ruled by the preacher, Judge and IT,
whole crowd. The accused was ne
present at the trial, but was found gui
ty, but at last accounts sentence ha
not been passed upon her.
A. S1-RsCRIRER.