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Pontivy, Brittany, France (1922)

 Shepherd Girl “Ghost.”

Pranks of child of fourteen annoy whole village.

For some time the inhabitants of the little Brittany village of Pontivy have been annoyed by what were locally described as ghosts. These ghosts broke the windows of houses and committed various other malicious acts. The police have now succeeded in getting to the bottom of the mystery. The ghosts turn out to be a shepherd girl, fourteen years of age, who has made a complete confession. She states that she has been influenced by spirits. – Central News.

Daily Mirror, 7th January 1922.