"'10 BELGRAVE PLACE,
"'BRIGHTON, _13th March 1912_
"'Mr. Claude Burgess delivered to me a letter
which he had written to Miss Steele, at about 11
a.m. on 6th March, which I handed to a man of the
Church Army Labour Home to take to Miss Steele.
The same morning at 8 a.m. Mr. Burgess told me he
had dreamt of Miss Steele.
"'WILLIAM WATKINS'
_Statement by Mr. Baggally_
"'I called on the afternoon of the 13th March 1912
at the offices of the Church Army Labour Home, St.
James Street, Brighton, and saw the Secretary, who
showed me an entry in their books confirming the
fact that, at the request of Mr. William Watkins,
a man in their employ had delivered a letter to
Miss Emma Steele of 16 Sillwood Place, Brighton,
in the afternoon of 6th March 1912.
"'I have interviewed all the persons connected
with this case, and they confirmed their
respective statements.
"'W. W. BAGGALLY'
"In reply to our further questions as to whether Mr.
Burgess's experience was a dream or a waking hallucination,
Mr. Baggally wrote to us on 1st April 1912:--
"'I had an interview with Mr. Burgess to-day, and
the following is the information I received from
him respecting the points you raise. He said to
me:--
"'"(1) I used the word 'dream' in my letter to
Miss Steele for want of a better word. (2) I woke
up and then had the vision of Miss Steele. (3) I
did not notice anything in the room at the time I
had the vision. The room appeared dark. (4) Miss
Steele appeared to me in a bright light, not
self-luminous or phosphorescent, but just as she
would have appeared in daylight. She appeared to
me in the part of the room where the door was."'
"Mrs. Baggally sends us the following statement enclosed in
a letter dated 27th April 1912:--
"'I was in the drawing-room of Miss E. Steele's
sister on the evening of Wednesday, 6th March,
when Miss Emma Steele came in, saying in an
excited manner, "Where is Mr. Baggally? He w
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