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Parsons now found himself in an extremely difficult—and serious—situation.  Keen to prove that the Ghost was not an imposture, he allowed his daughter to be subjected to even more tests.  She was examined each day at a house on [[Strand, London|The Strand]], from 7–10 February.  On 14 February she was moved to a house at [[Covent Garden]], and tested in a variety of ways, including being swung up in a [[hammock]], her hands and feet extended.  As expected, the noises commenced, but 
stopped once Elizabeth was made to place her hands outside the bed they stopped.  For two nights the Ghost was silent, and Elizabeth was told that if no more noises were heard by Sunday 21 February she and her father would be committed to [[Newgate Prison]].  Her maids then witnessed Elizabeth concealing on her person a small piece of wood, 6 by 4 inches (150 by 100 mm), and informed the investigators.  More scratches were heard but the observers concluded that Parsons was using his daughter to create a hoax ghost, and that Elizabeth was making the noises un(contracted; show full)==External links==
*[http://www.sarahbakewell.com/Other%20Writing.html#scratchingfanny A 'Fortean Times' article about the Cock Lane Ghost]
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[[Category:Ghosts]]
[[Category:Hoaxes in the United Kingdom]]

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