Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-08-29
TRIPS TO GHOSTLAND
HAUNTED HOUSES INVESTIGATED BY
IOMeROSO.

psychic phenomena which Proved
60 he Beyond solution ~ Any Of
the known Laws of rhysies, SCI
cncc--A PUSHED Physictss.
Professor Lomhroso. the Italian phys
icist, contributed 90 the Annalcs des
Sciences psychiqucs an account OF two
psychic phenomena which he inycsti-
gated purely Tn the interests of mate
Ti0l science. The article is entitled
Haunted Houses Which ( Have stud
ed" and the professor confessed that
hc set aSou, his Investigations with
nothing % bo desired in the complete
ness o. his skcpccisu
Tho phenomena m question how
over proved 60 bc beyond solution iy
any known laws or physical sciences.
Frankly, ihe great criminCloglst ol-
uttcd that FOR the first time In his
life nc was IN the presence OF the IN
tangible and that he was wOrstel IN
his attempt u graphic with the uasuD-
stantiai
Il Yves asl,e IN November. 1910. 20
invcsticctc some strange occurrences
which had tCseu place az the house Of
Signor P0vorino by way of Pcscatori.
Turin one phenomenon was asked
% explain was tho mysterious over
turning OF cups and Jugs. which were
preclpitated 70 tho ground by some
unseen agency.
'lhc>c occurrences were occompa-
niod by lopd El1ckin-a Oh the walls
ana the runug of bells in vurous
parts o. the house The Youngest
daughter was awakened on several oc-
casious hy blows Armed al her 10y some
uusecu hand and her body on cyami-
nation was found 90 ne covered with
bruises. the result OF severe piuchioes
Her sister. who slept .n the sgmc bed
felt nothing mud was not disturbed ia
amy way.
Tho clash OF rapicrs was heard IN
I tho house az another timc. accompo-
nice hy cries of anger and vroans 90
anguish Li-hts were also soon pass
F ing 10 and fro i'm unlichtcd rooms. IN
4 Alpine hat was continually moving
about the room. and oven when 70 was
/ deliberately nailed to ID chair uu invis-
, ible hand prccipintcl r % tho ground.
1 An these mysterious happenings went
on for eight months. and in regard %
/ them 7 took tho evidence 20 reliable
/ persons. who testified that thcy had
\ been cycwitucsses OF thc phenomena.
} Even whcu thc boil ropes 7vcrc removed
/ from the bells The tiuknng continued
\ at OH hours OF tho day and Night
The scenc changed 20 "a house in tho
next street by why OF Bava, adjoining
! 10y way Of pcscator!. where the ncws-
/ papers or Turin began 60 chronicle mys-
terious occurrences 90 almost a similar
/ nature 10 those which occurred in hv
way OF Pcscam~i cups AMI saucers.
/ pans and kettles be.uc jugglcd about
10y an unseen agency and causing NJ
/ the time a most Internal row.
In particular. one circum tnnce was
/ most noteworthy. In the collar. filled
with full and empty bottles. much loss
/ 70 the proprietor was caused by tho
smashing Of The TASKS BY some unseen
/ hand. but with every trace OF method
/ and wiilfulncss IN the way in which tho
! brcakage occurred ON my entrance
/ into the cellar / lighted Eve candles.
/ thinking u.lt supernatural spirit
/ would avoid the llcht ON the con-
/ trary I saw three empty bottles roll
/ about rs II pushed 10y finger aud
/ break close by me. I made every pos
! sible investigation 20 discover hidden
l trick. but TO no avail Several bottles
were taken up in the aig IS II lifted by
the hand and dashed 20 the ground.
The wife Of the proprietor left about
/ that time FOR a visit to her fathers.
| While she was away the occur enccs
| ceased, only 20 break out again imme-
! diately on her return by way OF Bava.
| The waiter Of de house was then re-
moved, and the occurrences ceased al.
together. leaving il TO bc supposed.
( since no Other hypothesis IS probable.
that he was the medium through which
/ the phenomena were rendered possible
IN May 1903. was asked To hives
tig1te another mysterious affair which
/ happened Do the family ~ printer
named MlgnOtti, also in Turin Ii was
noticed that when one OF his children.
q little boy. went 10 bed at night loud
knOcKin9s began 90 he heard on fhc
wall next 10 which n lay doctor
The police and myself were called a.
We eNamiueG he walls and the rooms
with great care.
AS soon as the boy was placed IN
his he'd the knocking began l. was
evidently conducted IN an inteilIrent
manner. and It was possible 70 estab.
hSh some sort of communication It
was only however. when the boy lay
awake that the phenomenon occurred.
as soon rs ne went 20 sleep the knock
ing became very vague and lndistinct
lie was clearly the immediate cause.
though beyond high fever when the
phenomenon was most frequent he
was IN other respects q normal child.
/ state these facts clearly and abso-
luteiy rs l witnessed them and confess
my total Inability to explain them 49,
Public Opinion.