far they agree with evidence collected by him on the spot five weeks later.  To do this was the more necessary, as he lays so much stress on failure of memory.  I have therefore secured the original newspaper report, by the courtesy of the editor.  To be brief, the phenomena began on February 20 or 21, by the table voluntarily tipping up, and upsetting a candle, while Mrs. White only saved the wash tub by alacrity and address.  ’The whole incident struck her as very extraordinary.’  It is not in the newspaper report.  On February 26, Mr. White left his home, and a girl, Eliza Rose, ’child of a half-imbecile mother,’ was admitted by the kindness of Mrs. White to share her bed.  The girl was eighteen years of age, was looking for a place as servant, and nothing is said in the newspaper about her mother.  Mr. White returned on Wednesday night, but left on Thursday morning, returning on Friday afternoon.  On Thursday, in Mr. White’s absence, phenomena set in.  On Thursday night, in Mr. White’s presence, they increased in vigour.  A doctor was called in, also a policeman.  On Saturday, at 8 A.M., the row recommenced.  At 4 P.M.  Mr. White sent Eliza Rose away, and peace returned.  We now offer the

STATEMENT OF POLICE CONSTABLE HIGGS.  A man of good intelligence, and believed to be entirely honest....

’On the night of Friday, March 2nd, I heard of the disturbances at Joe White’s house from his young brother, Tom.  I went round to the house at 11.55 P.M., as near as I can judge, and found Joe White in the kitchen of his house.  There was one candle lighted in the room, and a good fire burning, so that one could see things pretty clearly.  The cupboard doors were open, and White went and shut them, and then came and stood against the chest of drawers.  I stood near the outer door.  No one else was in the room at the time.  White had hardly shut the cupboard doors when they flew open, and a large glass jar came out past me, and pitched in the yard outside, smashing itself.  I didn’t see the jar leave the cupboard, or fly through the air; it went too quick.  But I am quite sure that it wasn’t thrown by White or any one else.  White couldn’t have done it without my seeing him.  The jar couldn’t go in a straight line from the cupboard out of the door; but it certainly did go.

’Then White asked me to come and see the things which had been smashed in the inner room.  He led the way and I followed.  As I passed the chest of drawers in the kitchen I noticed a tumbler standing on it.  Just after I passed I heard a crash, and looking round, I saw that the tumbler had fallen on the ground in the direction of the fireplace, and was broken.  I don’t know how it happened.  There was no one else in the room.