The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-10
sPooKs II A FARM HOUSE.
Queer Actions IN Mr.. Crossdale's
Home Near Trenton.
From the Nelo York World

From the Netc York World
TRENTON, April Diving township, a
pleasant stretch Of country lying northwest
Of Trenton, is excited over mysterious day
light manifestations that appear to be the
work Of a supernatural agency. The scene
is the home Of Frank Croosdale, a farmer,
who lives about a mile from Trenton june
ton along the Philadelphia aad Reading
railroad. The most singular part OF the
affair Is that the spiritual manifestations
are closely connected with the movements
OF William Cole, farm hand. TheY began
after his arrival on the farm laIt October,
and they ceased as soon as hs was released
from employment week ago.
FIRST the shutters began TO slam, then the
dishes were broke i ! the Ct set. and strange
noses we heard { TO gh the houss at III {.
fereDt hours through tue CayJime. Little
atteation was paid 70 the matter at the
start bat manifestations were soon 81 fire.
quent that Mrs Croasdale became alarmed
and refused 20 stay in the house unless her
husband was pres mt. She said th 10 when
she attempted To lift a lamp from the mantel
or table it would fly out Of her hand and
shatter to pieces on the floor. Mr.. Croas-
dale and his family began to think spOoks
were about the place.
Their neiglborS lughej at fl s., but
when they visited the house and rem Iiae1
for few hours they We're convinced that
something strange was going Oh. Thus
matters continued for several months, until
Mrs. Croasdale became so nervous that she
could no longer be left alone, and her
mother Mrs Jessie Harper OF Falsiugton,
was summoned She, too, thought that
Mrs. Croasdale's stories were merely the
result of imagination. and she would soon
set matters right in the family. she did
not succeed.
81 could not believe such doings could
happen" she said, but was sUoa con-
vinced.n She said that one day, about a
month ago, she was in her room when she
was seized by the hair and struck by
numerous articles that wore flying about.
The strange noises and mysterious actions
became more frequent the past month, and
the family thought Of moving. Meanwhile.
the farm hand, William Cole, had made
several offers to Mrs, Croasdae tor the
purchase of the farm, but offered such a
low price that she paid but little at
tention to his proposition, and did not even
acquaint her husband with the fact. When
Cole told her that she would be glad to sell
before long she became alarmed and told
her husband. Coles time did not expire
until a week ago last Friday, and Mr..
Croasdale made up his mind to let him go
then. After this, and to the time of Coles
departure, the household was in turmoil
every day. Cole left a week ago, and since
then it has been quiet.
A reporter went to Ewing to-day, and
found the whole township talking over the
mysterious affair at the Croasdale home.
Mr.. Croasdale, whose veracity stands IN
questioned, was found at his house. an Or
binary two-story and half frame dwell
ling.
Il heve lived here seven years. said Mr..
Croasdale, land never had any trouble in
my affairs, but for the past few months |
have been bothered to death with this
strange carrying on. | do not believe in
ghosts or anything in the nature Of the
supernatural appearances, but when such
things occur as have happened in my house
the past few months, can you wonder that
am almost distracted l have, myself, seen
the kettle of boiling water jump off the stove
to the floor, ana the water spill ali over the
kitchen, and then just to think Of it. thirty
six panes of glass were broken in the house
on one afternoon and no person could tell
who did it. This was not all, for with my
own eyes l saw the dishes fall from the
dresser and break on the floor. Almost all
the glassware in the house was broken, and
the doors were continually slamming. In
fact, cannot begin to tell you all the loss
| have sustained by this unearthly visitor,
or whatever it may be. The strangest part
of the whole affair is that all this would
happen in the daytime, and at night we
would never be disturbed. A week ago
yesterday" went on Mr.. Crcasdale, II paid
off Cole, and he left. Since then the tur-
MOL has ceased, but / cannot understand
that his going away had anything to do
with it."
did you ever notice anything strange
about the manm asked the reporter.
zone day asked my little boy question.
Cole was III the room, and as long as he
kept his eyes on the boy the child was I'M
able to talk. AS soon as Cole left the room
the boy was himself again, and perhaps the
man had mesmerized him, but l cannot
understand that any man could have the
power to make things fly about the way
they did in my house."
Cole, when he was paid off, disappeared
and nothing has been heard Of him since
No one in the neighborhood appears to know
anything of his history, except that he said
he came from New York state