THE GHOST HAND.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 May 1922, Page 7

THE GHOST HAND.

INEFFACEABLE IMPRINT. NEW SOUTH WALES MYSTERY. Sydney, May 3. Hillgrove, a small country town in New South Wales, has recently come undetf public notice because of a phenomenon which has been discovered there. For over 20 years the imprint of a woman’s hand, wrist, and arm, perfect in all details, has existed on the back window of premises known as the Sydney Hotel, and which will in three weeks’ time Be pulled down and removed to Armidale. The phenomenon was known to few, but since the building was vacated the news has spread, and the scene has been visited by people from all parts, who agree that they have never seen a more remarkable spectacle. The mysterious hand, furthermore, with its gesture of appeal, seems to possess some magnetic fascination for all who gaze upon it—a curious feature the most sceptical can test for themselves. There is no question that the original imprint was made by a human being, and by a woman who possessed a most shapely hand. Every line of the fingers, palm, and wrist is clearly shown, and any effort to remove a single line seems only to make it more indelible. A close examination reveals that the imprint is not in the glass, but on it naturally. There has been much conjecture as to the origin. A close inquiry shows that some 20 years ago a young married woman was found dead in the room, from an usual cause. It is believed the imprint was made by her hand when endeavoring to attract attention, and that it appeared only after the body was found. What is the explanation? What caused the ineffaceable imprint? The room has long been known as a ghost haunt, but some material explanation may be possible from scientists.