1909: THE AMAZING HENRY BROPHY
Of all the strange phenomena that have occurred in the Janesville area
of southern Wisconsin, there is nothing quite as strange as the case of
Henry James Brophy.

"In 1909, Henry James Brophy was eleven years old. He lived with his
grandparents, Mr. And Mrs. Knut K. Lunde of Mount Horeb, Wisconsin and
attended the village grade school. Like many shy, delicate children, he
had few close friends. He also had no extraordinary talents...or so
everyone thought."

"At noon on Tuesday, March 9, 1909, Henry arrived home from school for
lunch. In opening the side door of his grandparents' home, he was struck
on the back by a snowball that broke and splattered across the floor.
The boy spun around, but there was no one in sight."

"The next day," Wednesday, March 10, 1909, "at the same time, the same
thing happened. The Lundes checked the yard and sidewalk but found no
assailant."