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Maria dos Santos on 13 August 1917

Maria dos Santos

Villagerresident of Moita, later keeper of the chapel alms
13 AugFirst-handPartlySworn depositionCrowd sceneThunder / noise
English

In August many people gathered. The deponent was present, waiting for the children. At noon it became known that the administrator had taken the children under arrest to Vila Nova de Ourém. The people were grieved and indignant. There was a rumbling near the holm oak which gave the people such a great fright that they all seemed to have gone mad, letting out loud cries and thinking they were dying. Little by little the people withdrew. The deponent saw nothing extraordinary.

Português (original)

Em agosto juntou-se muita gente. A depoente estava presente à espera das crianças. À hora do meio-dia soube-se que o administrador levou as crianças presas para Vila Nova de Ourém. O povo ficou pesaroso e indignado. Houve um rumor ao pé da azinheira que causou tão grande susto ao povo, que pareciam estar todos doidos, soltando grandes gritos e julgando que morriam. O povo, pouco a pouco, foi-se retirando. A depoente não viu nada de extraordinário.

DCF Seleção, Doc. 80 (= DCF II, Doc. 4) · interrogation · 28 Sep 1923 (6 years later)View scanLink

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