Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-05-27

[ tai investigation mo the history Of the pho
nemspoa, asa the sesmiagiy impenetrable
n,y ssery, ia which IL Is stiIi shroad~d
ArGcsTA. May -, 70.
HssaTs Ed,toTs:
Having noticed in the papers something
in regard % the Deerinz mystery, and being
IN the vicinity today, took pains TO visit
The locality and Investigate for nyself. The
house. a doaOie tsnemsf I, - pleasantly at
uated on Pleasant street, No. -. Lawyer
Munger occupying the north and ID u.
Ci0Hgn the south part. 10 - Ia the sonsn
part that the band made - app-araeee
At9 80 A 81. ran up the steps, and read
the follesinz notice Admission 10 ,ents u
see the hand" A zig ,rous pull at the bell
bron,ht a nice looking mlidie aged LADY 70
III. do.r. sbo proved To be Mr.. L the laAt,
Of The house "G,oo-i morning, mih4m !
have called To see the mystery connected
s,ii, your house" We passed up the front
stairs to the .anding and turning TO the ieit
entered A cosy situng room. Turning 10 the
right agaia We came into the kitchen, ais1
vsry pleasant snany room. Going straight
acra.s mi. room enter small hail a. tne
head Of the back stairs. Connecting TINS hall
Nth the coal room OF SHE'D is DOOR Of I'd
aad zla.. There are 10 psne- Of 31i0 glass
oo each side, extending from the top two
thirds Of the way down. with wooden panel
betreen A you step into the hall. you al
once see the Impression Of the hand On the
right haad side, the second pane from the
bottom The impression ~ Of the -lght
hand, turned inside - the gas, extending
across the pane horizontally, With the htile
finger on the upper and the thumb on the
lover side. It is really gate an awkard
position of the hand There is no mistakin2
Il There j. a perfect imprint Of a ha1d,
even 70 the little ereases in tne Il s.h
on the inside Of the palm just back Of the
fingers there seem. % be The impression OF
little giri sitting in upholstered char with
her head nclining forsari. could see
the form and outline plainly, but could not
distinguish the features FMS pane Of glass
il cracked PRECAUTIONARY, parting the hani
just back OF the knucSiss. This has
been cracked since the family lived there,
which is three years Another singular
thing about 1t Is that this square or pane has
a grayish. smoky nbge, which none of the
others have. After making thorough tx
animation said 10 Mrs CIough, when did
YOU first discover thisf
ON Easter sunday at noon was passing
through the hall on my way up stairs when
saw ~ l WAS so overcome mat tliDbsl
tainted, and clasping my hands together
leared back against the wall for support and
exclaimed aloud, My mothers hand After
I became more composed | went and called
my httle .tep-iaugbter. who will be FIVE
years old in July, and asked her il she could
see ans thing on that pane of glass oh.
YES said she, there is my gran1-mas
hand"
Question Why did you think it was your
mothers hand.
because she had very peculiarly
shaped one She got it iammed be
tween the boat and wharf years ago
when coming of at Boston, you see those
txo middle fingers are close together, while
the index and the little finger seem to be
separated little apart from the others. an
that is the way II ha, always looked We
are not ,piritualsts here. neither are w.
supers.itInns, but here is something We
should like TO have satisfactorily explained
OF course numrrou, theories are advanced
10 regard to IL, but rs yet there seems to be
nothing tangible Druggists have been here
and use the strongest chemicals. trying to
remove the Impression but'all to no avail,
fer it remain. as bright As when first dis
covered and sometimes think more SO
Question. How soon did you speak to
your husband n nut this2
My h1-bli d vas Just conralesciug ON
pneumonia at the tune, So I did not mention
% to him until the next Tues lay. when
"a let his attention to 1t, and asked him If he
could see nnythtng on the glass"
why yea. should say hat vas your
mothers haul."
(luestion Had not the little girl said
something to her father in regard to it:
No. sir. she had not She il very mature
for child Of her age. and told her not 10
mention 1t to him or any one else. and know
she lid not
Question. | understand this i'm
preston di4appeared aud was not seen
for four days Is hat so.
"ltis I, disappeared the 9th of Nav and
reappeared the 18Th During the time il
was not visible that smoky tinse also left the
glass anl it looked just like the other psnss
Question Hal your mother any peculiar
itics2
"She was very pinns, good woman, per
fectly sane on ali subjects but one. She wa
always fearful! she would eventually be lost.
and was constantly dwelling upon it. Before
This appearance | used to feel sal at times
thinking about her hut now it seems great
comfort to me for it seems IA though sh,,
f''' t'tN'' t'f' ~ htAtplul as Nhf IL ~
rest
During my stay at the house which Was
about one hour and a half. examined tue
impression number of times carefully ami
where sat a the table in the kitchen taking
notes coui 500 It very plainly while
there Mrs applied strong ammonia att~o
times uh the corner of towel Civ
ing II thorough rubbing When wet it |
would not sh"W much, but on drying which |
was quickly done II looked a. before The |
location OF the house Is IN good neizhb1r
hood where should judge by appearances
they were all tr.t class people. ask ii her |
they charged admission
We did not sad She, until gAt all worn !
out waiting up people, and CLEANING up
DIRT after Them. Aad another thing. w
thought shoul1 gel rid 81 The D1,s and |
children who came il0ckiug in
Question. Have the parties rho lived I
here before you been in 10 see TINS. and did I
they ever see ANY thing sm.lsr to this while /
they lived here;
The Ia y ~ho lived here was in one day |
In company with a number of other lalie4, /
and asked her Il she ever noticed auy pc |
cub .rtiy aboal the glass She sad she
never did, and fgrtssrm1re if she had, she |
never would have consented To tive IN the /
house another da, Mrs Clough is a nice |
looking, intsliig Mt appearing lady Of 81
years, Who should ia lge would not he |
party to amy put up i1b of humbuggery |
have gwen YOU the facts in regard 10 thu |
matter. went there Gnptedj JUDGED and
cam. away the same, But there is ouo thuu |
sure. The Impress is there. How came it /
there?
Yours, + :. d