San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-29

The next evening table, which was covered with washed
china moved and upset the tea things on to the fioora
of them being broken The table stated to be about Tour
feet by three feet The girl seated In char some TWO
feet away This witnessed by her mother who stated
that the girl had not touched the table
Later on in the evening the windows ratified knocks were
heard the door, and investigation nobody was found
be there The cellar door flew open NUMBER OF tunes
and the ornaments in the were broken.
The local doctor called in and he attributed the
whole thing to hysteria. Later the same evening" on
going bed the curtain rod the staircase fe down ana
mirror her mothers bedroom fell out of its frame and
broke The landlord told the girl that she would have to
find alternative accommodation for the next few days. as
they could have these taking place.
The day following she to stay with Mrs. Brown,
one of our spinners During teatme the table oscaed
Gwyneth thereupon had her tea upon small stool beside
the fire a number of small ornaments fell over ana were
broken. The day. Sunday Gwyneth who by this time
becoming very much upset. had what she describes as
a fainng fit during which, understand, she became UNI
and talked lot-chiefly about man who was
coming In the evening she called on another DOCTOR ne
ridculed her statement .
Fortunately, however, another of employees able
coroborae her While he speaking to the
waiting room. heard and the table in the
waiting upset the and at this point Gwyneth
Hes coming! He's cOmingr'
The doctor recommended her to the public health
doctor She went to him. and he taking the case to be
purely of hyser told her that she did not give
being such fool she would find herself in unatic asylum.
This statement preyed the girls mind and on the
following Monday morning, after two demonstrations
of breaking it that the girl in such
considered advisable send her for few
days institution other She taken in the
afternoon nursing home where she remained for ap-
proximaely fortnight.
1t decided by the principal Of the mill to send the
girl her mother Morecambe order that she might
her normal state of health if possible. She
back December %, and returned TO the mill Monday
the 29h.
She had been long in the spinning before the
ends again began break down. and reported by the
oeookcr that this had occurred six times up to
breakfast time.
The girl therefore taken off and put on to
other work She told the oveOoker that she felt much bet
ter and also felt that she could mind the frames without
anything taking place, and she put the frame work
again and nothing occurred.
From this time until March 3 she did great
number Of ends break down. but at intervals she would
have number Of so-cacd fanting fits which took the form
cataeptc trance, during which she would become
fct rigid and fall the ground These attacks would have
duration Of three five minutes and would sometimes
very frequently during the day. These however,
would only take place for three days at time
she removed to the General nfirnary On April a.
thought she might be an epieptic
As she had attack the 10th Of fantiDg, she was
sent work in the canteen being believed that there
would be less chance Of anything occurring Instead they
increased and the following incidents occurred:
Monday, April 27 1925:
% An enamel quart jug and basin, also a scrubbng
brush on the sink jumped to the floor.
~ tengalon copper tea lid jumped and struck
the cook, who working with the girl three feet
away both having their backs the The cook turned