Mollie Fancher, the Brooklyn Enigma; An Authentic Statement of Facts in the Life of Mary J. Fancher

by Abram H. Dailey

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1894. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XII. A Personal Interview With The Several Mollie Fanchers. I had requested and been promised the privilege of spending sufficient of some night at the bedside of Miss Fancher to enable me to see and hold conversation with the different Mollie Fanchers, as they should appear. It was during the evening of February 16th, 1893, that my desire was unexpectedly gratified. Mr. Sargent was late in coming, and I had considerably exhausted her mental efforts to recall events that I was anxious to locate. Soon after he came Miss Fancher dropped into a trance, and so remained for quite a time, while I pursued him with questions for incidents in his own experience with her. The first evidence of returning consciousness was the relaxing of her arms from their rigid condition; then came violent spasms and twitching of the limbs; then the rapid swaying of her head from side to side set in, followed by moans as of distress; then she violently beat her breast over the region of her heart with one fist, and with the other hand attempted to tear her hair and beat her head. These acts were restrained as much as possible, but the violence of her spasms perceptibly shook the floor. At length a faintly spoken word announced to Mr. Sargent the presence of "Idol." With opened eyes she greeted Mr. Sargent, and extending her hands she asked him where he had been so long. He replied, "Away on business." She asked what business, and to what places he had been. He explained to her how nece&t>ary it was for him to attend to his business, and asked if she had missed him. "Yes," she said, "you have been gone five nights. I have been here and there has been no one that I could speak to, and I was all alone." Just then the parrot, Joe, said "Hello!" She started, turned her head, asking...

76 pages, Paperback

First published December 20, 2009