The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-15

him lift her up from the ground Ia.
I will trouble you no more" He u,,as
her up. and she felt like ~
Of feathers In his arms; she vanshas
to eerie strains of most delicate r,nyo,
In some OF these cases the n,wa..
Of evil are found maiiciously tak,n, ~
aggressive against their natural a."
mics. the clergy: and in one y.
two the fairies OF Celtic belle, a..
mixed up with the grosser sptr,ts T.,
The Life OF Mr.. Alexander pedsn
late Minister Of the Gospel q, Nou,
Glenluce In Galloway" there ia toll,n.
Of the devils attendance at a meetin,.
Of Quakers. He appeared In the forr,
| Of a raven, and three men upon v,hos.
heads he sat in succession spoke has.
| phemy with such veaemence thai fro,,
| flew from their mouths.
The last trial and conviction =.
| witches In Ireland was at Carrigfe-yv,
before Judges Upton and Macartnev
March 81, III, with seven defendant,
This Is known rs the island MAGE trial
The record Of the case by on eyewitnc,,
was set down in manuscript with tho
orotund entitlement: "A Narrative ~,
the sufferings of young girl cslos
Mary Dunbar. who was strangely ma.
Tested by spirits and witches al Mr.
James Haltridge's house. parish a,
Island Magee. near Carrlgfcrgus IN n.
county OF Antrim and province Of IL.
ster. In Ireland. and in some other Mace,
to which she was removed during h.r
disorder; as also OF the aforesaid Mr.
Haltridge's house being haunted nv
spirits in the latter end Of ITO ana
beginning of I'LL" In 1922 this mar.
rative was printed In pamphlet form A.
Belfast; and 1t IL the nucleus Of a mic.
little literature In magazine art cles ana
books on witchcraft and a History a,
Carrlgfergus." The house Of Mr.. Halt.
ridge had been the scene OF protrsct.d
series Of spirit vlsitatlons. apparition,
and manifestations. a young girl In N,
house, Mary Dunbar. accused seven
women OF putting the spell on her. III.
accusation and trial were attended bv all
the usual rule book Incidents. physical
and quasi-supernatural: The Afflicted
had been warned by her visitants not 10
cross the threshold OF her chamber
door: attempting to do so she VIZ,
thrown into fits on reaching the thr.sh.
old. The doorsi.l being taken up III. In
vestlgators were Immediately s,ruck
with so strong smell Of birthstone that
they were scarce able to bear IL"
Judge Upton regarded the whole mat
ter as "preternatural and diabolicnl"
but considered the proof again. m,
accused as witches and parties In com.
pact with the devil insufficient .Iudg,
Mccartney was less lenient. and The
jury went with him. The women yAr,
sentenced to years Imprisonment ana
to stand in the pilory four times n
medical evidence was taken. Tn. frs.
decade Of the eighteenth century Jaw
the end Of judicial combinations .,r
witchcraft in England, Scotland arg
Ireland. An authority who says IN. ,,s
execution for witchcraft in Ireland &C.
CURED at G'arus in 1856 Is confounlcd
by better authority that places the event
: Glaris in Switzerland. The magic
thtt has figured in Irish courts ~ la-
IN the last century has been white"
HaVing ceased to attract the attention
or Judge. jury and executioner. saws the
author, "witchcraft degenerated ra pldlv"
The red cap and broomstick stage a.
the "lngoldsby Legends" and similar
reductions OF an ancient mystery e. =
holickins absurdity marked It's eri
Mr.. Seymour's readers would have wei.
coined a more complete statement Of t.s
extent 10 which echoes OF witchcr9..
ineer IN the superstitions OF re,nots
ruralia.