The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-06-04
DUPLICATE or
LOCAL GHOST

The many Honolulans who were in.
terested in the ghosily Manifestations
In the haunted house, on Punchbowl,
few months ago, will be equally in
terested in the following account Of
alleged occurrences in Wisconsin
town, occurrences which duplicate very
closely those which are reputed to have
occurred here. 1t is of interest also
to note that the one credited with the
manifestations in Wisconsin Is n
child, as were the Punchbowl edo.
ings" credited to "the beautiful Span.
ish girl. :" child.
The report from Wisconsin, which
follows, is published under Superior
Wisconsin, date line of May 10, and
says:
The little village of Mount Horeb,
Wis, of which few persons outside of
the state probably had heard until re.
Gently, has attained distinct position
on the map through the uncanny at.
tributes accredited to an eleven.year.
old boy.
He is James Henry Brophy, grandson
of Mr.. and Mrs. Knut Lund of Mount
Horeb, pioneer Norwegian settlers in
the town of Springdale, where they had
lived for fifty years until they moved
to Mount Horeb year ago.
|, The boy is known variously as "the
wonderful child medium and the
Mount Horeb child of mystery" ac-
cording as the narrator is a believer
in or is skeptical of the cult of spir.
itualism. He is a mixture of Irish and
Norwegian, his mother being Mrs. Pat
rick l.. Trainor of Madison by q for.
mer marriage.
He is pretty child, with fine hazel
eyes and curly brown hair. His fea-
lures are delicate, almost girlish, and
his pale, oval face suggests a sensi-
tive mentality. He would be noticed
in a crowd because of a certain flower
like beauty and shyness.
Household Thrown Into Panic.
The first uncanny happening occurred
March 9, when, as the boy entered the
kitchen of his home, SNOWFALL came
flying out of space, struck him in the
middle of the back and knocked him
fiat on the floor. There is a wide open
lot on that side of the house, and there
was not a soul in sight outside. Pre-
cisely the same thing happened the fol
lowing day when the boy came from
school.
The next evening a series of events
put the household in a panic. Cups
flew from the table and broke; lamp
chimney was shattered, and the spool
of thread on the sewing machine began
to unreel rapidly of its own volition.
The boys grandfather became dis
tracted with terror. News of the
strange events spread rapidly.
The next day there was funeral
in the village, which the boys mother
attended, afterward spending the night
at the home of her parents. That night
things were particularly nimble, and
some of the neighbors were sent for to
compose grandfather Lund, who was on
the verge of collapse.
The Rev Mr.. Mostrom, with Sam
Thompson, another respected citizen,
responded to the call, but as soon as
Mr. Mostrom entered the sitting room
Bible which was on the table Topped
feet.
"There,'' exclaimed the old couple,
"you see how it is.
The clergyman tried to explain mat
ters nationally and finally sat down at
the organ to play hymn. Meanwhile,
Mr.. Thompson was sitting about three
feet from the table, with the boy on his
knee, when the boy suddenly exclaimed:
"Look out. ~
Instantly a big carving knife, which
had been on the table, flew through the
air and stuck in the floor in front of
them. The boy could not have touched
it, Mr.. Thompson says. The same phe-
nomena occurred with a hatpin.
Mr.. Thompson and the minister own.
ed up afterward that they could not
sleep for hours that night.
200 Visitors See Wreckage.
For several days such events contin.
ued to happen. People from the village
and surrounding country began to flock
to the house, until one night, it is said,
see what would happen.
There were no manifestations, how
ever, when the crowd was there, though
all could see the wreckage that had
been wrought in the rooms, where pie
lures and china and glassware had
flown from their anchorage and broken
on the floor.
Some of the citizens finally declared
Inat tne mouse, wnlcn was equipped
with electric lights and telephone, had
become electrified, causing the disturb
ance. Accordingly, two well-known
citizens went to the house one night,
and, despite the protests of the family,
who feared TO be left in darkness, had
the electric wires disconnected.
This failed to effect any reform, how
ever The boy, finally becoming sus-
peeted either of possessing unusual
powers or marvellous sleight- of hand
abilities, was sent to the home of his
uncle, Andrew Lund, in Springdale.
As soon as he entered his uncle Is
house pail of water in the kitchen
went spinning over the floor, upsetting
its contents. A spooky night followed
All sorts of household utensils appar-
emily went on a spree, and this proved
that the boy, Willingly or unwittingly,
was responsible for the manifestations.
'You had better take down that
looking glass; said the boy TO his
uncle soon after he arrived. His uncle
laughed, but soon afterward the mir
ror fell with a crash.
As in Mnuut Horeh aountrv naonle