...and by poison, certainly were not ' fanciful,' whatever their pretended supernatural powers might be. I was present, some years ago, at the trial of a notorious...at command to accomplish his ends, had done great in• By the 4.1d Geo. III. c. 58, it is enacted, that ' if any person shall wilfully ' and maliciously...

...NECROMANCY. THE OBEAH MAN. I was present, some years ago, at the trial of a notorious Obeah man, driven on an estate in the parish of St. David, who, by the...same estate, was asked, " Do you know the prisoner to be an Obeah-man ?" " Ees, massa ; shadow catcher, true." " What do you mean by a shadow catcher...

...dupes, is by persuading them that they have lost their shadows.2 " I was present," says Mr. Barclay, " some years ago, at the trial of a notorious obeah-man,...same estate, was asked — ' Do you know the prisoner to be an obeah-man ? ' ' Ees, massa; shadow-catcher true.' ' What do you mean by shadow-catcher?' 'Him...

...belief learned at a public trial: I was present some years ago, at a trial of a notorious Obeah man, driver on an estate in the parish of St. David, who,...same estate, was asked — "Do you know the prisoner to be an Obeah man?" "Ess, massa, shadow-catcher true." "What do you mean by shadowcatcher?" "Him ha...

...Buckan. SHADOW CATCHER. — I jvas present, some years ago, at the trial of a notorious obeah-man, driven on an estate in the parish of St. David, who, by the...the witnesses, a negro belonging to the same estate, wz, shadow do you mean?" — "When him set obeah for summary,^(some bodO him catch dem shadow and dem...