Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-19

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.... r.n.r- asge beea circulated af.etL las
e.ss lt has seea reported tlat 1ae lrlei-d7
ana nsl-f.bors ~ tns a4i5rtlll-H i.es47lt
a..-ssa nsr - os -lezitchsl. or ln4ar
f.. ss.i4nce III -oms esd sllrir. tae h-.d
h.sn trrna ssrlols ulsaHs - 4rFe tae
-.fl.ls- aaay. ~ 70 rsilass tsr irom tae .
.nas.nrs ID tLe egil -glr.ts ar leF-el4s- 81 .
.4l3 ta4t l1el propo=ed to si,e Der o
1ar-.sls shirQing for three ulsits in 'acees-
-iou-.asf 1irat beng tle rlrl- -ail A-it
il, cas-. thst f4.led to r-lsys aeg other slni--
las f9.H.a ANA alr8cl1ls reul-iles
s ~ IL lrle.L larss fanor7
sbaut the besitched Woman coming
4. tss ears 1T 4 InLEGaAa reporter De- SET
aat so Investigate the matter. he nnaAy io-
eatea tas case al the home ~ Af <4efie1 A'
u. tbe thlrd house GA the sest side OF Iona
stree. north Ut II lstln.gs -treet. 40 elocA
t,-t nisIt he called AZ the house ~hlch 3 d
.aa.re fraus buldlBg With basement
Kitchen under the rear past Al tlr gale DC
met an elderly gentleman and Lady Nho we're
r.iur iaro the house. and upon informing
thea, u bis business vas asked 90 20 10 With
aud fl1ad several people. ladies and gentle
men. apgarently neishbors oI The family
,sho we're there to help Gaze for the patient
He uas told that thrre Vas young lady VINO
-. -.ek and part 0f the time, crazy, and
hat she was IN room above, where she
U.- beius cared for by three
or four people whose united
effort, we're required d control her and keep
her from inlaring herself aud Others. To
hi. laestious they replied that she had been
sick zoe three or four weeks. that the doctors
hai not been able 10 tell what allied her, nor
~ ID anythin, for her Then he was told
chat hsr family did not want any thing pub
li-hsd about the ease, and when he insisted
that twas sure to bee published IA some Of
ff. city papers. they said that there was "A
certain thing 10 occur during the ight which
would frofsbiy have some effect on the case.
anal tbatif he would call tomorrow to-day
be- could SEE the patients father aho
ret more definite information. All present
a-reed that the matter should be kept
quiet, aud objected strongly 70 having
~ mentioned IN the papers. During
this conversation. sounds came from tht
room overhead. a. If produced 10y men scui-
Hing. AMI also q voman's voice. ~ If crying
They said thar they were caused by the pa
p tieut'- rawlings. bot that within three or toui
naur, she would become quiet, and x the IT,
porter voad can q DIS later he would -
r. more information. but not tor publication
i Then the reporter left, bat at 10 O'Clock re
+ turned and succeeded in obtaining IN inter
view With the patients father, who at hrs
refused 20 allow anything 10 be published
abl..t th.. case. He was told that II Won
,. better 70 have the truth publi7hed t..an e
. have a.I sorts Of rumors ciscultted. and nl
Z .ry coacilded 20 give the facts. III. Ziei.s
.aid. "Ihe patient l. my daughter. She D
le between eighteen AMI nineteen years old
u and-has always been healthy until her pres
& ent sickness. In November last she spent
week with friends in Graafschap, Allega
a County. where she caught cold by gettin
q her fe.t wet She came home, and on tn
~ dav after thank-gi wing wa- taken sick. Abor
fO Oo'c.ock that night she became blind an
le deaf and delirious. and remained IN TIA
'r coalition for two or three hours She the
=, recovered her senses. went TO sleep and ne'
morning seemed well. The next night NJ
= O'Clock -he was taken suddenly deliriou
-h deaf and bliud. and the experience OF u
p previoas night was repeated She has cor
unued To have these crazy spells every ng
,r no to the present time. They are worse
Of more violent and have gradually bega
50 earlier ia the evening until uow they beg
~ AZ -uniogn and last from four to six hour
-a Through the day she Il apparent
av Vel. but very weak and don't rememb
AS what happens daring the night. At abo
"e .undovu She suddenly imaEines she sees
- .-ha.t or that somebody is about 70 hurt h
=. ana begins to scream. strike and kick
iu everybody near her. Shes raves Ike 81
.he crazy per-ou for two or three hours and en-
drops into "A -tupor and IS apparently iota
-, unconscious. She remains that way un
he near midnight. when she suddenly recov'
nd her senses and asks 90 be- put to bed. siee
th. rest of the night and ret--up as usual
,h. morning. through the day she appo
=, very weak and sits sta pefcd in rockI
rs chair most of ere time. She can walk ais
ns. and within the past week went out end
leg the chickens and sometimes calls me TO Ct
l.. ner. I am a carpenter and hive worked
sad the house ihet j. beiu. built next door
Mr. Iieriel i- apparently an infeiiig
.via man and fauy realizes the terrible condia
Tor ~ his daughter Whom told abou- the wt
rrsft stories and remedies he became
tbs indignant and denied that anything Of
sind baa occurred or been talked abo1'
the his bearing. He -aid be Thought people
er dar were too intelligent to believe IN 81
Il. things. thet snch things ght have p
ied. believed two hundred years ego. he did
believe in witches. nor did any oi his fam
err Hs said he 1id nct know wtat the uei-al
tenn referred 20 when they spoke of somett
.,4s fhat vas 20 occur iast nl
ring he was not responsible for
The neirhhers said or suEzastes'. be- Ct
ono not st0r their Tongues. Hs chen asked
49, rseortsr .o step np stairs and =ee She pstH
but She us4 found sitting ou s'fa wito
ls,naa ga ore sile and IsaT an the ot
ana ai. ..sntir-.r uuc'f,-tious- 9'e n'
80 f-arsntl1. Tossed her neei 'rom 7it