O Legendário Demônio De Jersey

Um monstro místico que existe entre o mundo da verdade e da lenda, seus avistamentos foram relatados no sul de Nova Jersey há mais de dois séculos. Existem muitos mistérios e histórias envolvendo a origem desta criatura, porque apesar de não existir provas de sua existência pessoas famosas como o irmão de Bonaparte que foi o rei da Espanha, que alegou ter tido um encontro com esta criatura meio dragão e meio humano.


O mistério por trás da origem

A origem da lenda do demonio de Jersey é como uma teia de aranha, muitos são os fios que compoem. A historia mais conhecida do folclore dos Nativos Americanos, da tribo de Lenni Lenape que chamam a area de Pine Barrens como “Popuessing” palavra que significa “o lugar dos dragões”. Mas a lenda mais aceita pelo povo de Nova Jersey pertence a familia Leeds, a história fala dos doze filhos da dona Leeds, após o parto de seu décimo segundo filho ela disse: “Se eu tiver algum outro filho vai ser o diabo”.

Em 1735 Leeds estava dando a luz em uma noite chuvosa,em torno dela, seus amigos obserservavam ela, Supostamente a Mãe Leeds era uma bruxa e pai da criança era o próprio demônio. A criança nasceu sem complicações, mas depois mudou a sua forma, o corpo do bebê normal foi transformada em uma criatura com cascos, sua cabeça foi alongada semelhante a de um cavalo, quebrou suas costas com as asas de morcego, e finalmente uma cauda apareceu nas costas.

A criatura parou de chorar e começar a gritar rosnar, o demônio matou o recém-nascido parteira que o ajudou a chegar a este mundo e escapou pela chaminé, estava a voar em círculos ao redor da aldeia e voando na direção dos pinheiros.

Em 1740, varios moradores locais pediram ao ministro local que exorcisasse a criatura, após o ritual rumores circulavam que que o exorcismo duraria por 1 seculo, mas o demonio de Jersey regressou a Pine Barrens por pelo menos duas vezes antes que os 100 anos se cumprissem. desde 1890, as aparições do demonio de Jersey se tornaram mais frequentes.

A mãe Leeds foi identificada na vida real como Deborah Leeds, que era esposa de Japhet Leeds, esta identificação ganhou credibilidade pelo fato de Japhet ter nomeado a todos no testamento que escreveu em 1736. Esta informação foi coerente com a lenda do demonio de Jersey era o decimo terceiro filho de Deborah e Japhet.



Existem tambem outras teorias sobre a origem do demônio, é considerada como uma criação de britanicos, que viviam em Pine Barrens, eles eram ignorados pelo resto da população, já que esta area era isolada e ameaçadora. Estas isoladas terras se tornaram em um refúgio natural para aqueles que quiseram permanecer escondidos, como fugitivos, um povo pagão, criminosos. Estas pessoas se reuniram em grupos e logo ficaram conhecidos como “pineys”, em vez de ladrões foram vistos como idiotas, o chamado monstro de Jersey era os “pineys” que vestiam peles e partes de animais para meter medo em seu território.

A lenda do demonio de Jersey é alimentada por vários depoimentos de testemunhas que afirmam ter visto uma criatura desconhecida, apartir da ápoca colonial até hoje, porque eles ainda estão recebendo relatos de dentro da area de Nova Jersey, e esta cada vez mais comum alguma pessoa já ter visto o demonio de Jersey.

Verdade Vs Ficção

De acordo com pessoas que tenham visto o demonio, elas o descrevem como se fosse o corpo de um canguru com assas de morcego, pernas de porco e uma cauda. Sua cabeça é como um cão, mas o seu rosto é alongado como um cavalo. O tamanho da criatura depende do seu narrador, alguns dizem que mede 1,80 de altura e outros de 5 a 6 metros, e dizem ser imune a balas. Os relatos de testemunhas que tenham visto repetidamente disse que tem olhos vermelho e que é muito brilhante e que podem paralisar uma pessoa, e às vezes, ele emite um forte grito perturbador.

Como a história cresceu, os homens tinham medo de sair de casa durante a noite, devido aos rumores que o demonio podia levar cachorros, galinhas, gatos, e pequenas vacas e até crianças, que nunca ninguem voltou a ver. Os restos mortais eram sempre encontrados. Tambem se dizia que o demonio de Jersey secava com os leites das vacas. A sua presença ameaça a vida de toda aquela região.

Encontros com o demônio

A historia conta que um heroi naval, o Comodoro Stephen Decatur visitou as fábricas de aço de Hanover em Anseie, em 1800 para testar canhões. Em um dia no campo de tiro, o comodoro notou de uma estranha criatura alada pálida voando ao redor, ele apontou e atirou na criatura, o tiro feriu a criatura em uma de suas asas, mas o demônio continuou voando como se nada tivesse acontecido.

Anos depois outra pessoa importante se encontrou com demonio de Jersey, o velho Rei da Espanha e irmão de Napoleão, Joseph Bonaparte que estava caçando nas terras dele no começo de 1800,no rio de Delaware. Depois de uma caçar em Barrens Píneo persseguiu o demônio de Jersey. Quando informou o evento para as autoridades a lenda desta criatura ganhou mais credibilidade.


Em 1840, da mesma maneira que o ministro viu cem anos atrás, o demônio voltou atrás dele e expalhou terror novamente pela região. Roubava ovelha,roubava crianças que saiam depois do entardecer. Pessoas da região inteira do sul de Jersey fecharam as portas e janelas, e também penduraram na porta de casa uma lantena, com a esperança de afugentar a criatura. A partir deste ano e no ano seguinte foram informados muitos ataques, mas a coisa mais surpreendente era o aparecimento dele em Haddonfield, Bridgeton que teve uma série de aparecimento entre 1859 e 1873.

Delaware Janeiro de 1909, o demônio de Jersey voltou novamente e milhares de pessoas testemunharam à criatura e as suas caracteristicas. O medo era tão grande entre a população que as escolas fecharam, e os habitantes se recusavam a sair de suas casas, pelo medo de poder encontrar a criatura.

As noites são agora frias, e um dos funcionários da polícia, James Sackville, depois de passar por uma rua escura viu o monstro enquanto fazia sua vigilancia noturna. A criatura com asas emitiu um grito horrível. O medo levou Sackville e puxar seu revólver, mas seus tiros não acertaram a criatura enquanto o mesmo abria as asas, e desaparecera no céu da noite. Um outro novo caso que uma pessoa notária avistará tal criatura.

Uma história daquele mesmo ano está relatada por E.W. Minster, carteiro de Bristol-Pennsylvania, que afirma para ter sido acordado por volta das duas da manhã, por um som estranho e sobrenatural, que vinha do Rio Delaware,iquieto, e com medo, olhou por sua janela, e o que ele viu, ele descreveu como uma grande "coisa" que enquanto voava emitia um curioso brilho. A criatura tinha um pescoço longo estirado para frente, enquanto ele voava , ele tinha asas finas e o mesmo lançava as pernas para trás. O mostro fazia uma estranha combinação de sons, parecendo apitos, e logo desaparecerá na escuridão.

Os aparecimento continuaram e em janeiro de 1909,o Sr. e Sra. Evans acordaram de manhã por causa de um som de animal, vindo de cima do telhado de sua casa. O casal descreveu isto como o rosto de um cachorro Collie, e a cabeçade um cavalo. Tinha um pescoço longo, com asas grandes, e patas bem semelhantes a cavalos com cascos também. Também tinha duas garras pequenas nas patas dianteras. E como também aparecera do nada, desapareceu da mesma forma.

A criatura não havia voltado até 1927, quando em uma noite, um motorista de táxi fazendo sua rota para Salem, parou para que pudesse trocar o pneu do seu taxi. Quando ele terminou de trocar o pneu, o carro tremeu violentamente. Quando ele ele olhou pra cima, pode ver uma figura alada gigantesca, em cima do carro dele. Ele deixou as ferramentas pra trás, subiu no taxi, e dirigiu o mais rapido que pode para deixar o mostro pra trás, logo depois disso foi a delegacia de Salem registrar o que tinha acontecido.

Em 1961, o demonio de Jersey atacou dois jovens que estavam parado em um carro em Pine Barrens. Eles foram interrompidos quando ouviram um Grito fora do carro, eles viram através das janelas o demonio, o teto do veiculo foi esmagado para dentro. Sem perder tempo eles fugiram, mas mais uma vez eles ouviram o grito e viram uma criatura voar através das árvores, ela era tão pesada que quebrava os galhos da arvores.

Hoje em dia o demonio de Jersey só é visto em casos isolados, no caso, com muito menos frequência. Agora com a tegnologia, postes de luz, paviamentos de estrada, que chegou a região assustar a criatura, que esteve por lá por mais de dois séculos e meio, então o mostro teve que se esconder longe da civilização. Nestes tempos modernos com a falta de provas da existência desta criatura, dizem que ele é criação do folclore de Nova jersey. Mas se simplesmente é um mito, como se explica os aparecimento dele, e a testemunha que confirmaram a presença do demonio, pois eram pessoas importantes e respeitáveis... É então provável que o demônio de Jersey é apenas nada mais que uma lenda ou folclore .Mas ele está esperando para ser achado em alguma montanha distante...

Post Retirado do nosso parceiro Eu Já vi Fantasmas".

 

(http://portallsobrenatural.blogspot.com/)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(http://www.scaryforkids.com/jersey-devil/) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A ESSA QUESTÃO)
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROBERT DE NIRO, como PRÍNCIPE DAS TREVAS, MICKEY ROUKE, como CIDADÃO COM QUEM O DIABO PINTA E BORDA, em grandioso filme dos anos 1980
 
só o cartaz:
 
http://www.emule.com.br/lista.php?keyword=Satanico&pag=3&ordem=MAS_OFERTADOS
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"MICKEY ROURKE" (todavia, a referência aqui é aos personagens que

ele magistralmente interpretou), EXECUTIVO DE WALL STREET - EM

OUTRO FILME - SE LIVRA DE INCOMODATÍCIA PERSEGUIÇÃO

DEMONÍACA  PARA PASSAR A SOFRER (na fita NOVE E MEIA SEMANAS

DE AMOR) NA MÃO DE MULHER BONITA: ESTÓRIAS DE AMOR, que, às vezes,

não são de longa duração e o yuppie (*) rico pode ficar sofrendo horrores 

com a unilateral e repentina ruptura do relacionamento amoroso, por

mais yuppie "insensível" e "robô"-monetarizado do mundo das

finanças e da frenética compra-e-venda de ações da bolsa de NY

que o pobre abandonado-com-dor-de-cotovelo tente parecer
 
(só a foto: http://fighter-girl-power.blogspot.com/2009/10/9-semanas-e-12-de-amor.html)

 

(*) - TENDO ROURKE ENCARNADO NO FILME NOVE E MEIA SEMANAS DE AMOR

[A FOTO DE CENA ACIMA EXIBIDA É DESSA PELÍCULA] O MAIS TÍPICO DOS YUPPIES

DE WALL STREET (NOVA IORQUE, EUA), a questão "O QUE É UM yuppie?" FOI

DEFINITIVAMENTE RESOLVIDA: QUEM QUISER SABER, ASSISTA AO FILME.

RESTA, CONTUDO, UMA QUESTÃO INTRIGANTE: o que é um neo-yuppie?

EU NÃO SEI, MAS ADIANTE ESTÁ UM ARTIGO QUE DISCUTE O ASSUNTO.

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ESTÓRIA DE LOUCO AMOR: deseja-se contar muitas delas aqui, centenas até, desde que, se os protagonistas ainda estiverem vivos, nomes apareçam trocados (EVITA-SE ESTÓRIA DE AMOR COM DESGRAÇA NO FINAL, como na famosa peça de Shakespeare ROMEU E JULIETA
ou no filme LOVE STORY: é que aqui se torce para que os
finais sejam felizes, porque a vida já causa pânico mesmo
em quem não é acometido da antifuncional e causadora
de prejuízos materiais e imateriais síndrome do pânico)
 
 
(SEM A LEGENDA ACIMA:
 
http://todaperfeita.com.br/namoro-pela-internet-saiba-todas-as-dicas-para-viver-essa-relacao/)

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

O AMOR É UM CÃO DOS DIABOS,
tradução do livro de BUKOWSKI,
imagem da capa
 
 
(http://tecnoblog.net/loja/fantasias-diabo/)
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

CACHORRO FANTASIADO DE CACHORRO-ARANHA: pode morder ou não,
mas, em caso de mordida, não se trata de animal venenoso
(http://buscaespiritual.zip.net/arch2008-10-26_2008-11-01.html)

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANJO CAINDO, PARA DEPOIS PODER SER CHAMADO DE ANJO CAÍDO
 
(http://aluz.musicblog.com.br/40991/ALuz-DIABO/)
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FANTASIA DE DIABO: quem a veste pode ser perigoso ou inofensivo
(http://essavidamemata.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/)
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEMÔNIO DE JERSEY OU ALGO QUE SE PARECE COM ELE EM REFLEXO
EM VIDRO DE JANELA
 
(SEM A LEGENDA ACIMA APOSTA:

http://medob.blogspot.com/2009/08/jersey-devil.html) 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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"The JERSEY DEVIL

The Jersey Devil, the supposed mythical creature of the New Jersey Pinelands, has haunted New Jersey and the surrounding areas for the past 260 years. This entity has been seen by over 2,000 witnesses over this period. It has terrorized towns and caused factories and schools to close down, yet many people believe that the Jersey Devil is a legend, a mythical beast, that originated from the folklore of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Others disagree with this point of view. The following text will show there is evidence to support the existence of an animal or supernatural bring known as the Jersey Devil. The evidence consists of the stories of the Jersey Devil's origin, the sightings of it, and finally, the theories on it.

There are many different versions of the birth of the Jersey Devil. One of the most popular legends says a Mrs. Shrouds of Leeds Point, NJ made a wish that if she ever had another child, she want it to be a devil. Her next child was born misshapen and deformed. She sheltered it in the house, so the curious couldn't see him. On stormy night, the child flapped it's arms, which turned into wings, and escaped out the chimney and was never seen by the family again. A Mrs. Bowen of Leeds point said, "The Jersey Devil was born in the Shrouds house at Leeds Point." 1 Another story that also placed the birth at Leeds Point said that a young girl fell in love with a British soldier during the Revolutionary War. The people of Leeds Point cursed her. When she gave birth, she had a devil. Some people believe the birth of the devil was punishment for the mistreatment of a minister by the Leeds folk.

Another story placed the birth in Estelville, NJ. Mrs. Leeds, of Estelville, finding out she was pregnant with her 13th child, shouted,"I hope it's a devil". She got her wish. The child wad born with horns, a tail, wings, and a horse-like head. The creature revisited Mrs. Leeds everyday. She stood at her door and told it to leave. After awhile, the creature got the hint and never returned.

Burlington, NJ, also claims to be the birthplace of the Jersey Devil. In 1735, Mother Leeds was in labor on a stormy night. Gathered around her were her friends. Mother Leeds was supposedly a witch and the child's father was the devil himself. The child was born normal, but then changed form. It changed from a normal baby to a creature with hooves, a horses head, bat wings and a forked tail. It beat everyone present and flew up the chimney. It circled the villages and headed toward the pines. In 1740 a clergy exercised the devil for 100 years and it wasn't seen again until 1890.

There are many other versions of the legend. The legends say it was the 6th, 8th, 10th, 12th, or 13th child, It was born normal or deformed, and the mother confined it to the cellar or the attic. Although there are many discrepancies in all of these stories, there are 3 pieces of evidence that tie all of the legends of the Jersey Devil's origin together.

The first thing that ties the legends together is the name "Leeds". Whether the mothers name was Leeds or the birth place was Leeds Point, all of the stories include the name Leeds. Alfred Heston, the Atlantic County Historian, believes that the devil could be a Leeds or a Shrouds baby. He discovered that a Daniel Leeds opened land in Great Egg Harbor, NJ, in 1699. His family lived in Leeds Point. He also discovered a Samuel Shrouds, Sr. came to Little Egg Harbor, NJ, in 1735 and lived right across the river from the house of Mother Leeds. The 3rd fact ties in the Burlington story with the others stories. Professor Fred MacFadden of Coppin State College, Baltimore, found that a "devil" was mentioned in writings from Burlington as early as 1735. He also indicated that the word Burlington was used to was the word used to names the area from the city of Burlington to the Atlantic Ocean. This means that the name that is now used for the birthplace such as Leeds point or Estelville, could be the same place referred to in the Burlington Legend.

The origins provide some validity to the existence of the Jersey Devil, but the sightings are the most substantial pieces of evidence. The sightings have been divided up into 3 time periods, pre 1909, January 16-23, 1909, and post 1909.

From the pre 1909 era, few documented records of sightings still exist. The ones that do confirm the existence of the devil.

In the early 19th century, Commodore Stephen Decatur, a naval hero, was testing cannon balls on the firing range when he saw a strange creature flying across the sky. He fired and hit the creature but it kept right on flying across the field. Joseph Bonaparte, former king of Spain and brother of Napoleon, saw the Jersey Devil in Bordentown, NJ, between 1816 and 1839 while he was hunting. In 1840-41 many sheep and chickens were killed by a creature with a piercing scream and strange tracks. In 1859-94, the Jersey Devil was seen and numerous times and reportedly carried off anything that moved in Haddonfield, Bridgeton, Smithville, Long Branch, Brigantine, and Leeds Point. W.F. Mayer of New York noticed while visiting the Pine Barrens, most of the locals would not venture out after dark. The devil was sighted by George Saarosy, A prominent business man, at the NJ/NY border. This was the last reported sighting before the turn of the century.

In 1903, Charles Skinner, author of American Myths and Legends, claimed that the legend of the devil had run it's course and that in the new century, NJ would hear no more of the devil. New Jersey rested easy with that thought for 6 years, until the week of January 16-23. 1909. During this week, the devil would leave his tracks all over South Jersey and Philadelphia. He was seen by over 1,000 people. This was his largest appearance ever.

It all started early Sunday morning, January 16, 1909. Thack Cozzens of Woodbury, NJ, saw a flying creature with glowing eyes flying down the street. In Bristol, PA, John Mcowen heard and saw the strange creature on the banks of the canal. Patrol James Sackville fired at the creature as it flew away screaming. E.W. Minister, Postmaster of Bristol, PA, also saw a bird-like creature with a horses head that had a piercing scream. When daylight came, the residents of Bristol found hoof prints in the snow. Two local trappers said they had never seen tracks like those before.

On Monday, the Lowdens of Burlington, NJ, found hoof prints in their yard and around their trash, which was half eaten. Almost every yard in Burlington had these strange hoof prints in them. The prints went up trees, went from roof to roof, disappeared in the middle of the road, and stopped in the middle of open fields. The same tracks were also found in Columbus, Hedding, Kinhora and Rancocas. A hunt was organized to follow the tracks but the dogs wouldn't follow the trail.

On the 19th the Jersey Devil made his longest appearance of the week. At 2:30 am, Mr & Mrs. Nelson Evans of Gloucester were awakened by a strange noise. They watched the devil from their window for 10 minutes. Mr. Evans described the creature they saw:

It was about three feet and half high, with a head like a collie dog anda face like a horse. It had a long neck, wings about two feet long, andits back legs were like those of a crane, and it had horse's hooves.It walked on its back legs and held up two short front legs with pawson them. It didn't use the front legs at all while we were watching.My wife and I were scared, I tell you, but I managed to open thewindow and say, 'Shoo', and it turned around barked at me, and flew away.2

Tuesday afternoon 2 professional hunters tracked the devil for 20 miles in Gloucester. The trail jumped 5 foot fences and went under 8 inch spaces. The hoof prints were found in more parts of South Jersey. A group of observers in Camden, NJ, saw the devil. It barked at them and then took off into the air.

The next day, a Burlington police officer and the Reverend John Pursell of Pemberton saw the Jersey Devil. Rev. Pursell said, "Never saw anything like it before".3 Posses in Haddonfield found tracks that ended abruptly. In Collingswood, NJ, a posse watched the devil fly off toward Moorestown. Near Moorestown, John Smith of Maple Shade saw the devil at the Mount Carmel Cemetery. George Snyder saw the devil right after Mr. Smith and their descriptions were identical. In Riverside, NJ, hoof prints were found on roof tops and also around a dead puppy.

On Thursday, the Jersey Devil was seen by the Black Hawk Social Club. He was also seen by a trolley full of people in Clementon as it circled above them. The witnesses descriptions matched others from the days before. In Trenton, Councilman E.P. Weeden heard the flapping of wings and then found hoof prints outside his door. The prints were also found at the arsenal in Trenton. As the day wore on the Trolleys in Trenton and New Brunswick had armed drivers to ward off attacks. The people in Pitman filled churches. Chickens had been missing all week throughout the Delaware Valley, but when the farmers checked their yards that day, they found their chickens dead, with no marks on them. The West Collingswood Fire Department fired their hose at the devil. The devil retreated at first, but then charged and flew away at the last second.

Later that night, Mrs. Sorbinski of Camden heard a commotion in her yard. She opened the door to see the Jersey Devil standing there with her dog in it's grip. She hit the devil with a broom until it let go of her dog and flew away. She started screaming until her neighbors came over. Two police officers arrived at her house where over 100 people had gathered. The crowd heard a scream coming from Kaigan Hill. The mob ran toward the creature on the hill. The Policed shot at it and the devil flew off into the night. The streets of Camden were empty after this.

On Friday, Camden police officer Louis Strehr saw the Jersey Devil saw the devil drinking from a horses trough. The school in Mt Ephraim was closed because no students came in. Mills and factories in Gloucester and Hainesport had to close because none of the employees came to work. Many New Jersey residents wouldn't leave their houses, even in daylight. Officer Merchant of Blackwood drew a sketch of the creature he saw. His sketch coincided with the descriptions from earlier in the week. Jacob Henderson saw the devil in Salem and described it as having "wings and a tail"4. The devil was only seen once more in 1909 in February.

Since 1909, the Jersey Devil has continued to be sighted by people all over New Jersey. The number of sightings that have been reported to the authorities has dwindled over the years. This could be attributed to the fact that people don't want to be branded as crazy. Even though the number of reported sightings has dropped, there's still a considerable amount of sightings in the post 1909 era.

IN 1927, a cab driver on his way to Salem got a flat tire. He stopped to fix the tire. As he was doing this, creature that stood upright and was covered with hair, landed on the roof of his cab. The creature shook his car violently. He fled the scene, leaving the tire and jack behind. Phillip Smith, who was known as a sober and honest man, saw the devil walking down the street in 1953. The characteristic screams of the Jersey Devil were heard in the woods near Woodstown, NJ, in 1936.

Around 1961, 2 couples were parked in a car in the Pine Barrens. They heard a loud screeching noise outside. Suddenly the roof of the car was smashed in. They fled the scene, but returned later. Again they heard the loud screech. They saw a creature flying along the trees, taking out huge chinks of bark as it went along.

There have been other sightings since 1909, such as the Invasion of Gibbsboro in 1951. The people there saw the devil over a 2 day period. In 1966, a farm was raided and 31 ducks, 3 geese, 4 cats, and 2 dogs were killed. One of the dogs was a large german Shepard which had it's throat ripped out. In 1981, a young couple spotted the devil at Atsion Lake in Atlantic County.

In 1987, in Vineland an aggressive german Shepard was found torn apart and the body gnawed upon. the body was located 25 feet from the chain which had been hooked to him. Around the body were strange tracks that no one could identify.

The sightings and prints are the most substantial evidence that exists. Many of the theories on the Jersey Devil are based upon that evidence. Some theories can be proven invalid, while others seem to provide support for the Jersey Devil's existence.

One theory is that the Jersey Devil is a bird. Mrs. Cassidy of Clayton thought it was an invasion of scrowfoot ducks. The scrowfoot duck is much too small to be mistaken for the devil. Others believe the devil is really a sand hill crane. The crane used to live in South Jersey until it was pushed out by man. The sand hill crane weighs about 12 lbs., is 4 foot high, and a wingspan of 80 inches. It avoids man but if confronted it will fight. It has a loud scream whooping voice that can be heard at a distance. This could account for the screams heard by witnesses. The crane also eats potatoes and corn. This could account for the raids on crops. This theory doesn't explain , however, the killing of live stock. It also doesn't explain why people described the devil as having a horses head, bat wings and tail, all of which the crane doesn't have.

Professor Bralhopf said that" the tracks were made by some prehistoric animal form the Jurassic period"5. He believes the creature survived underground in a cavern. An expert from the Smithsonian Institute had a theory about ancient creatures surviving underground. He said the Jersey Devil was a Pterodactyl. The Academy of Natural Sciences could find no record of any creature, living or extinct, that resembles the Jersey Devil.

Jack E. Boucher, author of Absagami Yesteryear, has a theory in which he believes the devil was a deformed child. He thinks Mrs. Leeds had a disfigured child and kept it locked away in the house. She grew sick and couldn't feed the child anymore. It escaped out of hunger and raided local farms for food. This doesn't take into account the incredible life span of the devil. The child would have been 174 years old in 1909. It also doesn't account for the sightings of the devil flying.

Only a small amount of the sightings and footprints could be hoaxes. The Jersey Devil has been seen by reliable people such as police, government officials, postmasters, businessman, and other people whose "integrity is beyond question."6 As for the hoof prints, even if some were hoaxes, There is still no way to explain most of the tracks, especially the ones on roof tops and tracks that ended abruptly as if the creature took wing.

The last theory is the most controversial one. Many people believe that the Jersey Devil could be the very essence of evil, embodied. It is said that the devil is an "uncanny harbinger of war"7. and appears before any great conflict. The jersey devil was sighted before the start of the Civil War. It was also seen right before the Spanish American War and WW I. In 1939, before the start of WW II, Mount Holly citizens were awakened by the noise of hooves on their roof tops. The Devil was seen on December 7, 1941, right before Pearl Harbor was bombed. He was also seen right before the vietnam War.

The Jersey Devil's habit of being a forerunner to wars could be because of his possible demonic origins. In 1730, Ben Franklin reported a story about a witchcraft trial near Mt Holly, NJ. One of the origin legends say that Mother Leeds was a witch. The devil's birth could have been a result of a witches curse.

Other facts support the supernatural theory are the reports of the death of the devil. When Commodore Decatur fired a cannon ball at the devil, it went through him and he was unaffected.

In 1909, a track walker on the electric railroad saw the devil fly into the wires above the tracks. There was a violent explosion which melted the track 20 feet in both directions. No body was found and the devil was seen later in perfect health. In 1957, the Department of Conservation found a strange corpse in a burned out area of the pines. It was a partial skeleton, feathers, and hind legs of an unidentifiable creature. The devil was thought to be dead, but reappeared when the people of New Jersey thought that this time his death was real. Each time he is reported dead, he returns. Sometimes this year. The Jersey Devil will be 260 years old. It seems the devil is immortal, which a supernatural being would be. Another thing that supports this theory is the incredible distances the devil could fly in a short period of time. No animal could travel as fast as the devil did in 1909 when he was sighted in South Jersey, Philadelphia, and New York through out the week.

None of these theories can give a definitive answer to what the Jersey Devil was or is, but the sightings prove there is something out there. Whether the Jersey devil is a bird or a demon, is still left ot speculation. The people of New Jersey have definitely seen something out there lurking in the Pine Barrens.

By Dave Juliano

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Footnotes:

1 Henry Charlton Beck, Jersey Genesis (New Brunswick,NJ:Rutgers Univ. Press,

1963), p.242

2 James F Mcgloy and Ray Miller, The Jersey Devil (wallingford, PA:The Middle

Atlantic Press,1976), p.45

3 Ibid.,p.50

4 Ibid.,p.69.

5 Ibid.,p.73.

6 Ibid.,p.102.

7 "Jersey Devil",The[camdem] Courier Post

(Oct.30, 1975),p.2a.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Beck, Henry Charlton. Jersey Genesis. New Brunswick, NJ:

Rutgers University Press, 1963.

Boucher, Jack E. Absegami Yesteryear. Somerspoint, NJ:

Atlantic County Historical Society, 1963.

Cilik, Yvonne, "Search is on for Hoax or Hoofprint", The[Camden}Courier Post

June 7, 1981, pp. 18-28.

"Jersey Devil", The [Camdem]Courier Post, October 30, 1975,p.2A.

McGloy, James F. And Ray Miller. The Jersey Devil.

Wallingford, PA: The Middle Atlantic Press, 1976.

McMahon, William. South Jersey Twons, New Brunswick, NJ:

Rutgers University Press, 1973.

Skinner, Charles. American Myths and Legends. Philadelphia, PA:

J.B. Lippincott, 1963". (DAVE JULIANO,

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