-Lucifer [The Persecution of Toby Allen] ---Joliet/Chicago, IL--- In 1879, the Chicago Daily Tribune ran a series of articles about a man named Toby Allen, who alleged that the State of Illinois had hired a witch to torment him. It began with a letter that Toby sent to his Chicago alderman. During his incarceration in the Joliet State Penitentiary, he explained in the letter, the State of Illinois hired a man named Johnson to practice witchcraft on the inmates in order to keep their bedclothes clean. Instead, this Mr. Johnson caused the deaths of several inmates, compelled Toby to cut off one of his own fingers, and “whispered in his ear so that he couldn’t work.” Toby appealed to his alderman to have the mayor look into the matter and alleviate his torment, but no public action was ever taken.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 15:00:00 +0000
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