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"THREE DEAD MEN" INCANTATION
Volume 4, entries 9157. Source context: ADDITIONAL RITES AND BELIEFS → COURT CASES. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
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Entry 9157
"In de house of de judge's are three dead men lookin' out of de windah, an' one had no tongue, an' one had no [limbs?] an' de othah was blind an' def [deaf] an' dumb." An' if yo' don't git dismissed yo'll git a life sentence, when yo' say dat. [This is a murder case in an either-or-situation. At least you will not be hanged!]
(You say this when you go into the court?)
Yes, sir.
(You say you bought this from somebody? You bought this here?)
Bought it in New Orleans.
(You paid $5 for it?)
[The preceding you bought this and paid $5 show that we talked about this rite before recording began. I am not asking leading questions.] Yes.
(Are you from New Orleans?)
No, sir. Dis is mah home. Live chere. [The preceding three dead men comes from a witchcraft manual, I having met them several times through the years, but our incantation here is rare in Hoodoo. For another example, see No.9134, p.3697.]