[ Walter Hubbell - Author Biography ] Though not an author by profession, Walter Hubbell did write a book detailing his experiences in what was claimed to be a “true and real haunting”. According to Walter Hubbell’s account, events began at the end of August 1878, after Esther Cox, then aged 18, was subjected to an attempted sexual assault by a male friend. This left her in great distress, and shortly after this the physical phenomena began. There were knockings, bangings and rustlings in the night, and Esther herself began to suffer seizures, in which her body visibly
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[ The Haunted House: a True Ghost Story (chapter 6) - by Walter Hubbell ] Esther is living with her friends the Van Amburgh’s, on their farm in the woods. The ghosts do not torment her now. With the Van Amburghs she has a quiet, peaceful home. One thing is certain, if she returned to Dan’s cottage manifestations would, in a short time, become as powerful as ever, and Heaven only knows where the matter would end. The author went to see her at the farm, On August 1st, 1879, and found her
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[ The Haunted House: a True Ghost Story (chapter 5) - by Walter Hubbell ] I closed my engagement with the Dramatic Company of which I was a member, in Newfoundland, and went to Amherst, to expose, if possible, Esther Cox, the great Amherst Mystery. Where occasion requires allusion to myself, I shall simply say the author. At seven o’clock on the morning of June 21st, 1879, as the sun was shining brightly, and the cool breeze was blowing from the bay, the author entered the haunted house. After placing his umbrella in a corner of the dining room, and his satchel on the table, he
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