What is it – Spirit or Man?
We have received the following interesting communication from the Rev. W.J. Davies, of Bronllys, near Talgarth, respecting the extraordinary manifestations at his house: “I have never as yet been so superstitious as to believe in the appearance of ghosts. I have never as yet seen the furniture moving, nor the coal being scattered about the house, nor heard voices crying upstairs. But it seems that a correspondent has derived such information from me. There are some disturbances here, I must say, since Monday week, and have continued so every night, with but one or two exceptions.
The tricks are done between six and eleven in the evening. The doors and shutters of the coalhouse are thrown off the hinges, and the coal is carried about the yard; heavy blows come against the windows, even while there are persons in the room at the time; but the windows, after being examined, are found to be broken from within. This is the greatest mystery about it.
When about the yard and the outbuildings, stones are heard falling against the walls and roofs, but nothing is seen or heard of any human being about. Yet we all believe it is a human being and not a spirit. He is a cunning creature, whoever he is. The police are here sometimes every night. They hear or see nothing but the tricks that are committed. We are most careful in watching, and as yet we have no idea by whom and how the mischief is done.”
Chester Chronicle, 21st January 1888.
Extraordinary Manifestations in Wales.
The Reverend W. Davies, Bronllys, Talgarth, writing to a Chester correspondent respecting extraordinary manifestations at his house, says:
The disturbances here have continued every night, with one or two exceptions, since Monday week. The tricks are done between six and eleven at night. The doors and shutters of the coal house are thrown off the hinges, coal is carried about the yard, and heavy blows come against the windows; but the greatest mystery is that when the windows come to be examined they are found to be broken from within. Stones are heard falling against the walls and on the roofs of the outbuildings; but nothing is seen or heard of any human being.
Edinburgh Evening News, 20th January 1888.