The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-24
A WEIRD WITCH.
More Telss of a Mulhattonish Flavor
from Adams Station.
Prom The Ndshrille American.


from Adams Station.
From the Nashville American.
ADAMS STATION, Feb. 17.-Mr. johnson
was in town to-day and made the following
s atement: The sack of corn still sits by the
fence precisely as left some days since, no
one being brave enough to attempt its re-
moval LAST Wednesday night he VISITED
the residence of MIR. Buck Smith and
while there the witch made its visit.
They were talking about the
ghostIy visitor when they heard
several rams on the door. They supposed
it to be some one who had come to lis en-
for the witch On opening the door they
found no one, but the rapping was changed
to the opposite door. They went there but
could not see anything. They had taken
their seats and were discussing the mYs.eri-
Gus visitation, when a dog that was
lying before the fire instantly spra ~
to his feet and began running around
the room and acting as though he was
trying to commit suicide by butting his
brains out against the wall. The fur was
flying from him like cats fighting, but moth
ing could be seen. This was continued for
about two minutes, when the door flew
open and the dog made his escape. Every
thing was silent for few minutes, and all
at once the fire began flying from the CRATE
over the room as though cyclone had
struck it. When an effort was made to
remove the Goals they would disappear.
The witch did not make its appearance
any more at the house that night, but as
Mr.. johnson started home, and had gone
only few hundred yards from the house,
something sprang upon his horse tehind
him. lie could see nothing, but the horse
started off in run, and every time he
tried TO check him he could feel something
clasp his shoulder. 1t kept its seat until he
was nearly home, when he heard something
jump off in the leaves and apparently 60
walking off through the woods.
Mr.. Winters also states that last Tuesday
he was out on Mr. Johns MS farm bird
hunting, when quail flew up not twenty
yards from him. He took deliberate aim
and fired, but did not succeed i'll killing it,
He kept following it and shooting until he
had fired twenty or thirty times. At last
he killed it, as he thought. After loading
his gun he went and found the
bird. 1t was very peculiar looking
one, but, not thinking anything of it,
be put 1t in his game-bag and started for
home. He went home, and, after having
eaten his supper, thinking he would dress
his game, he went to his game-bag to get
the bird, when, to his great surprise, there
was no sign Of a y bird there, but rabbit
in Its place. Mr. Winters was looking at
Jue FdDDlC ana wondering now came II
there when it disappeared, leaving him
holding the game-bag and wond sring where
his game had gone.
Mr.. Rowland made another statement
morning this morning that was quite pecu-
liar, and, at the same time, very exciting.
He said he was out last night, burning
plant-bed. About 0 o'clock something came
to him in the shape of a half-clad negro
man, with one eve in the center of his fore
head. and told him to follow him. Mr..
Rowland, Reconstruction, didn't know
what to do but to follow. He had gone
about a quarter of a mile when he
came to a large rock. The strange thing
told him to take his pick and dig After
giving him directions how to dig, it disap-
peared. Mr.. Rowland dug until he was so
weak from fatig 10 and excitement that he
could dig no longer. The next morning he
got Mr.. Bill Burgess aud Mr.. Johnson to go
with him to where he did the digging
the night before. They had dug for
about half an hour when they struck
something like a kettle turned bottom
upward. They kept digging until they
were nearly to the bottom of 1t, when the
dirt began rolling back, and as fast as they
took it out, it rolled back. They finally
gave up in despair and left their hidden
treasure for some one else to investigate
People are visiting this place every day
and night to see the witch make its appear
ance. Amy one doubling the above state
inents can come and see for themselves.