In June, one Alexander Macpherson came to Donald Farquharson, son of the man with whom Davies had been used to…
In June, one Alexander Macpherson came to Donald Farquharson, son of the man with whom Davies had been used to lodge
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Alexander Macpherson, in his evidence at the trial, declared that, late in May, 1750, "when he was in bed, a…
Alexander Macpherson, in his evidence at the trial, declared that, late in May, 1750, "when he was in bed, a vision appeared to him as of a man clothed in blue, who said, 'I am Sergeant Davies!'"
Read record →Scott, who knew Macintosh, the counsel for the prisoners, says that their advocates and agent "were convinced…
Scott, who knew Macintosh, the counsel for the prisoners, says that their advocates and agent "were convinced of their guilt"
Read record →Perhaps the latest ghost in a court of justice (except in cases about the letting of haunted houses) "appeared"…
Perhaps the latest ghost in a court of justice (except in cases about the letting of haunted houses) "appeared" at the Aylesbury Petty Session on 22nd August, 1829
Read record →My brother having told the minister of Blair, he and I came to the minister on Monday thereafter, as he was…
My brother having told the minister of Blair, he and I came to the minister on Monday thereafter, as he was examining in a neighbour's house in the same town where I live
Read record →Andrew's Day, the 1st of December, this David Soutar (the ghost) listed himself a soldier, being very soon…
Andrew's Day, the 1st of December, this David Soutar (the ghost) listed himself a soldier, being very soon after the time the apparition said the murder was committed, and William Soutar declares he had no remembrance of him till that apparition named him as b
Read record →They saw the different regiments with their colours, and recognised many of their friends among the Highlanders
They saw the different regiments with their colours, and recognised many of their friends among the Highlanders
Read record →The literary history of "The Tyrone Ghost" is curious
The literary history of "The Tyrone Ghost" is curious
Read record →She lived to a good old age, in full use of all her faculties, both of body and mind
She lived to a good old age, in full use of all her faculties, both of body and mind
Read record →I begged from him some convincing sign or proof so that when the morning came I might rely upon it, and feel…
I begged from him some convincing sign or proof so that when the morning came I might rely upon it, and feel satisfied that his appearance had been real, and that it was not the phantom of my imagination
Read record →Though I struggled to conquer by every means the passion, I at length yielded to his solicitations, and in a…
Though I struggled to conquer by every means the passion, I at length yielded to his solicitations, and in a fatal moment for my own peace I became his wife
Read record →He was unmarried, and his family consisted of his mother and sisters
He was unmarried, and his family consisted of his mother and sisters
Read record →She wakened, and found the lady of the white shawl bending over her
She wakened, and found the lady of the white shawl bending over her
Read record →Of this story the only conceivable natural explanation is that Mrs
Of this story the only conceivable natural explanation is that Mrs
Read record →Ghostly Effects produced by the Living but Absent
Ghostly Effects produced by the Living but Absent
Read record →Haunted houses have been familiar to man ever since he has owned a roof to cover his head
Haunted houses have been familiar to man ever since he has owned a roof to cover his head
Read record →The usual annoyances are apparitions (rare), flying about of objects (not very common), noises of every kind…
The usual annoyances are apparitions (rare), flying about of objects (not very common), noises of every kind (extremely frequent), groans, screams, footsteps and fire-raising
Read record →Of course this looks as if these noises were unreal, children of the imagination
Of course this looks as if these noises were unreal, children of the imagination
Read record →A lady very well known to myself, and in literary society, lived as a girl with an antiquarian father in an old…
A lady very well known to myself, and in literary society, lived as a girl with an antiquarian father in an old house dear to an antiquary
Read record →A man of letters was born in a small Scotch town, where his father was the intimate friend of a tradesman whom…
A man of letters was born in a small Scotch town, where his father was the intimate friend of a tradesman whom we shall call the grocer
Read record →This is a pretty tame case of haunting, as was conjectured, by an unhappy revenant, the returned spirit of the…
This is a pretty tame case of haunting, as was conjectured, by an unhappy revenant, the returned spirit of the second Mrs
Read record →Shchapoff really belong to a peculiar species of haunted houses
Shchapoff really belong to a peculiar species of haunted houses
Read record →No ghost story is more celebrated than that of Old Jeffrey, the spirit so named by Emily Wesley, which…
No ghost story is more celebrated than that of Old Jeffrey, the spirit so named by Emily Wesley, which disturbed the Rectory at Epworth, chiefly in the December of 1716 and the spring of 1717
Read record →They laughed at her, but for the whole of December "the groans, squeaks, tinglings and knockings were frightful…
They laughed at her, but for the whole of December "the groans, squeaks, tinglings and knockings were frightful enough"
Read record →This is practically all the story of Old Jeffrey
This is practically all the story of Old Jeffrey
Read record →The noises, and copious phenomena of moving objects apparently untouched, were attributed to the unholy powers…
The noises, and copious phenomena of moving objects apparently untouched, were attributed to the unholy powers of a wandering drummer, deprived by Mr
Read record →A physician, as we have seen, got the better of the demon in Mrs
A physician, as we have seen, got the better of the demon in Mrs
Read record →In 1879 he was acting with a strolling company, and came to Amherst, in Nova Scotia
In 1879 he was acting with a strolling company, and came to Amherst, in Nova Scotia
Read record →It was on the hill that Donald first met with the bocan, but he soon came to closer quarters, and haunted the…
It was on the hill that Donald first met with the bocan, but he soon came to closer quarters, and haunted the house in a most annoying fashion
Read record →These are the most remarkable doings of the ghost at Garpsdal, according to the evidence of Sir Saemund,…
These are the most remarkable doings of the ghost at Garpsdal, according to the evidence of Sir Saemund, Magnus, Gudrun, and all the household at Garpsdal, all of whom will confirm their witness with an oath, and aver that no human being could have been so inv
Read record →Some time after this it was necessary to take down some of the fish, and the man who went up on the pile saw…
Some time after this it was necessary to take down some of the fish, and the man who went up on the pile saw this strange thing, that up out of the pile there came a tail, in appearance like a singed ox-tail
Read record →Le with the ring finger foremost over my face and down my nose, it was slipping into my mouth, and two…
le with the ring finger foremost over my face and down my nose, it was slipping into my mouth, and two finger-tips had entered, when I threw it off with my right hand, thinking it was uncanny, and not relishing it inside my body
Read record →T by marriage peering above and between the curtains, and at the same moment--whether unconsciously she threw…
t by marriage peering above and between the curtains, and at the same moment--whether unconsciously she threw forward her arms, or whether they were drawn forward, as it were, in a vortex of air, she cannot be sure--one of her thumbs was sensibly pressed betwe
Read record →{28} What is now called "mental telegraphy" or "telepathy" is quite an old idea
{28} What is now called "mental telegraphy" or "telepathy" is quite an old idea
Read record →These are very liable to be vitiated by bad observation, collusion and other causes
These are very liable to be vitiated by bad observation, collusion and other causes
Read record →Yet in all the histories of the war that I have seen, the only name given to the place is Ticonderoga
Yet in all the histories of the war that I have seen, the only name given to the place is Ticonderoga
Read record →The neglect is not universal, and the historical aspect of these beliefs has been dealt with by Mr
The neglect is not universal, and the historical aspect of these beliefs has been dealt with by Mr
Read record →Samuel Wesley's parsonage at Epworth, in 1716, is reported on evidence undeniably honest, and absolutely…
Samuel Wesley's parsonage at Epworth, in 1716, is reported on evidence undeniably honest, and absolutely contemporary
Read record →He would add one obvious yet neglected truth
He would add one obvious yet neglected truth
Read record →We have recently seen an instructive example
We have recently seen an instructive example
Read record →To take another ancient instance, in his Philopseudes Lucian introduces a kind of club of superstitious men,…
To take another ancient instance, in his Philopseudes Lucian introduces a kind of club of superstitious men, telling ghost stories
Read record →The problem is one which, in other matter, always haunts the student of man's development: he is accustomed to…
The problem is one which, in other matter, always haunts the student of man's development: he is accustomed to find similar myths, rites, customs, fairy tales, all over the world; of some he can trace the origin to early human imagination and reason, working o
Read record →The tendency of the anthropologist is to explain this fact by Survival and Revival
The tendency of the anthropologist is to explain this fact by Survival and Revival
Read record →K Lane affair at Port Glasgow, in 1864, and in Paris, in 1846, we cannot expect men of science to act as…
k Lane affair at Port Glasgow, in 1864, and in Paris, in 1846, we cannot expect men of science to act as amateur detectives
Read record →Carpenter says that, in 'table-talking,' 'cases have occasionally occurred in the experience of persons above…
Carpenter says that, in 'table-talking,' 'cases have occasionally occurred in the experience of persons above suspicion of intentional deception, in which the answers given by the movements of tables were not only unknown to the questioners, but were even cont
Read record →Let us see how this theory works out in practice
Let us see how this theory works out in practice
Read record →The first was that he had no time for an inquiry involving much trouble, and (as he justly foresaw) much…
The first was that he had no time for an inquiry involving much trouble, and (as he justly foresaw) much annoyance
Read record →Crookes (who apparently did not) 'we have a right to expect some definite result'
Crookes (who apparently did not) 'we have a right to expect some definite result'
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