0215C-1722 - The Dutzow poltergeist

0215 - Ancient Cases

0215C-1722 - The Dutzow Poltergeist

A curious and true message or diary about a Ghost and Poltergeist/which has shown his apish antics in such diverse and strange ways, and has shown finally his powers of strangulation by the ruining of windows, doors and furniture and so on, so that even the owner of house has given up and decided to move out. Occurring in the farmhouse Dutzow which belongs to the village of Sandfeld belonging to the Borough of Gadebusch in the region of Mecklenburg during the period between 26 January and 30 March 1722.

A foreword of the Parson of Roggendorff follows an editing of the content of the judicial proceedings of the final exact examination of 27 witnesses including the people who have been in the house, also the watchmen who were ordered there and others.

Described and communicated to the curious world from Heinrich George Haenell, administrator of Dutzow, printed by and available at the inheritors of the late Thomas of Wierings, near the stock exchange in the golden A, B, e. 1722. (Archived in the National and University Library of Hamburg)

(Curieuse und wahrhaffte Nachricht oder Diarium, von einem Gespenst und PolterGeist/ Welcher im Mecklenburgischen/ im Amte Gadebusch/ in dem zum Guth Dutzow gehörigen Dorff/ Sandfeld, in HanfJ Jochim Dunckelmanns Haus/ vom 26 Januarii 1722. bis den 30 Martii a.c. auJJ gar vielfältige und Verwunderungswiirdige Art und Weisel seine Affen -und Possen-Spielel zuletzt aber seine Wiirgereyl mittelst Ruinierungl Fensterl Thiiren und Mobilien etc. erwiesenl so daj3 auch der Wirth das Hauj3 auffgesagetl und weg zu ziehen resolviret. Nebst einer Vorrede des Herrn Pastoris zu Roggendorffl nach genaueri und Inhalts beygefiigten Notarischen Instruments endlicher Examinirung XXVII. Zeugenl als der im Hause gewesenen Leutel auch der dahin commandirten Wächter und anderer. Beschrieben und der curieusen Welt communiciret von Heinrich George Haenell p.t. Verwalter zu Dutzow. Hamburg, gedruckt und zu bekommen bey seel. Thomas von Wierings Erben, bey der Börse im güldenen A, B, C. 1722.)

As can be seen from the tide, this poltergeist case takes place in the house of Hans Jochim Dunckelmann in a village named Sandfeld and was active during the period January 22 until March 13, in the year 1722. The report is written in the form of a diary by the housing administrator, Heinrich Georg HaeneIl. He received the order to make such a report from a higher authority in the form of the head of the aristocratic estate of Dutzow, to which the village Sandfeld belonged to at the time. The order as such was to investigate and document the curious occurrences in the house of Dunckelmann. 27 witnesses are mentioned by names. Of interest are the different motives and themes in the case, which are also recurrent in fairy tales. After apparent heavy personal injury and damage to the property accompanied by many hours of praying, the case finally ended at a point in time when Dunckelmann was about to move himself after having previously sent away his own children.

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