Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-27
Granddaughter Edwind Also
Came in a ''Pink Radium. "
Bought JeWeIry as Gifts 10 Self
From Deceased Relatives.
Other Strange Doings Told by Wit
nesses and by Letters.

Alfred, Me-, May 26.-strange VI
sians Of swams in cherry trees and
Of her granddaughter appearing in
Pink radium9 and the purchase of
quantities of antique jewelry as gifts
were related of the late Mrs. Sarah
: C. Bull of Cambridge, Mass, by Miss
Siri swanander at whose home in
Brooklyn Mrs. Bull visited last win
ter. at the afternoon session today of
tie hearing on the last will of Mrs.
Bull
The witness told of Mrs. Bulls
visits to her home between Oct. -
and Nov. ). 1910, and between Dec.
Il. 1910. and Jan. IS. 1911. on the
first visit Mrs. Bulls health seemed
t. steadily improve and she WAS
meeh better when she returned holae
after two weeks A Dr. Reid Visited
her daily and she lad many visitors
Including Mrs. William James of
Cambridge. Mass. and school teacher
friends Of Miss Swanader
II was during this first visit that
Mrs. Bull, according to the witness.
frequently spoke of seeing a swami
in the branches of 4 fun blown cherry
tree ar occasionally in an apple tree.
When fruit was brought Mrs Bull,
she would remark that she Had seen
the swami in d cherry tree. The
visions aid ret ee.sae as often as at
Greenaere. however. Mrs Bull told
the Witness that she was passing
through q most horrible experience
hut that the swami had assured her
that there would be sunshine after
III all One day she declared Edwina.
nh Eranddaugt1ter. had come to her in
Pink radium
Miss Swanander accompanied Mrs.
Bull TO her Cambridge home when
szsfss returned from the first visit ear
III IN November. DIR. Reid also came
alp from New York for several visits.
Mrs. Noble. who lived few doors
aTsay, called every day and began
4 passing the nights with Mrs. Bull un-
I'll she was forbidden to do SO by the
.locfor Once while Miss swanander
WAS reading to Mrs Bull the latter
lN&Hid. II soon expect 10 make a full
Ronf ssion of this malign influence"
9nring the visit Miss Swanander ac-
coalnaned Mrs. Bull on a visit to
her lawyers. hut she was never in
formed regarding any will.
Mrs Bulls second visit TO the
Brooklyn home of Miss Swanander
found the aged woman in much poor
er health. She was described as be-
ing thin and wasted, her face was
nh i H. n
with difficulty and had habit of
leaving her sentences unfinished or
falling asleep while talking, and tail
ing to remember what she had said
When she awoke.
AT one time she produced a lot of
antique jewelry which she had pur-
chased She said one piece, a locket,
was the gift of her father and mother
to herself. "Edwina came to me and
told me to buy a present for myself"
said Mrs. Bull in explanation of some
of the jewels. Mrs Bull declared to
the witness that Swami Vitekandi
looked like her deceased husband Ole
Bull. and when her granddaughter. Ed
wilma died she declared the Swami be-
came her son. When another Hindu,
one Gandule, criticized Mrs. Bulls
theories. she told him he had no right
to criticize her belief as she was his
grandmother.
Referring again to the first visit of
Mrs. Bull to her home, Miss Swanan-
der described q Halloween surprise
which was arranged for Mrs. Bull by
herself and Miss Olea Vaughn. Har-
vest fruits and several pumpkin lam
terms are placed about Mrs. Bulls
room, which was darkened. Mrs. Bull
was then led in and was delighted at
the surprise. Walking about she adj
dressed the pumpkins as if they were
personfied and later she wrote her
friends about the party which had
been given her. Mrs. Noble. the wit
ness said, objected to the party, how
ever, and said it was IAN ungodly
sight to have in such a holy room" and
Immediately had the fruits and pump
kins removed.
When Mrs. Bull was told that her
daughter. Mrs. Olea Bull Vaughn, was
coming to see her she said: When
Olea comes / don't want TO see her
alone" and when the daughter arrived
Miss Swanander was told to go for
Miss Noble, Il won't see her alone
said Mrs. Bull. The daughter met her
mother in the presence of Miss Swan
ander and Miss Noble, they embraced