. Soon enough, the entireneighborhood gathered in theFox cabin, and Maggie andKatie knocked out answers toquestions posed by astoundedfriends. According to transcriptsof this first Fox seance, thequestions were easily answered:how many children did Mrs.Jones have? What age was Billywhen he died?… … Maggie, Katie, and Leah Fox encouraged Mr. Splitfoot toknock out the story of a murderthat had taken place earlier inthe cabin. A peddler had dis-appeared, and there had beenrumors in town for several years.Maggie and Katie broughtthose rumors to life with a luridand painstakingly spelled-outstory…
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