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THEARPO<strong>NEWSLETTER</strong>Septemberc2011PUBLISHED BYTHE ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS, INC.POST OFFICE BOX 442 • MINEOLA, NY 11501-0442ARPO e-mail: ARPONCPD@AOL.COMwww.association<strong>of</strong>retiredpolice<strong>of</strong>ficers.com
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Presidents Message...........................................Bob LivotiHope you had a nice summer <strong>of</strong>f. We probably all gaineda few pounds from all those BBQ’s we went to.Say hello to our new members that we took on in June,Adele Burke, Howard Charney, Robert Hoehn, Jr, D<strong>an</strong>iel LaRusso,Patrick McGrath, John Mull<strong>an</strong>ey, John Pescatore <strong>an</strong>d Laura S<strong>is</strong>ti<strong>an</strong>d Ron Zimmer. I’d like to welcome you all to ARPO <strong>an</strong>d hopeto see you at some <strong>of</strong> our meetings.Received a letter from Cliff Buttermark <strong>an</strong>d Cliff alsosent us a donation which I would like to th<strong>an</strong>k him for <strong>an</strong>d he alsosent a little article from h<strong>is</strong> local newspaper. Cliff received <strong>an</strong>award from the Pomfret Ct Lions Club, making him "<strong>The</strong> Citizen<strong>of</strong> the Year 2010." Cliff received the much deserved award forbeing such a great volunteer in Pomfret, CT. Since h<strong>is</strong> retirement,he has served as the Justice <strong>of</strong> the Peace for almost 20 years, avolunteer for over 15 years at h<strong>is</strong> local Food B<strong>an</strong>k <strong>an</strong>d HomelessShelter <strong>an</strong>d the l<strong>is</strong>t goes on <strong>an</strong>d on <strong>of</strong> all the org<strong>an</strong>izations hevolunteers at. He really <strong>is</strong> a great volunteer worker. You c<strong>an</strong> readall about him in the article in th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong>sue.Back a few months ago, I did the HR218 qualificationcourse over at Mitchel Field with the comp<strong>an</strong>y that gives ARPOmembers a d<strong>is</strong>count. A nice group <strong>of</strong> people from SCPD run thecourse <strong>an</strong>d you are in <strong>an</strong>d out <strong>of</strong> there with no fuss, no muss <strong>an</strong>dno hassle. <strong>The</strong> course goes as smooth as clock work. Too bad ourown department doesn’t <strong>of</strong>fer it. <strong>The</strong> county <strong>is</strong> m<strong>is</strong>sing out onmaking thous<strong>an</strong>ds <strong>of</strong> dollars giving the course.Where else do you go to a meeting to see old friends,catch up on the latest gossip <strong>an</strong>d find out what <strong>is</strong> going on forretirees, have something to snack on before the meeting <strong>an</strong>d thenhave your fill <strong>of</strong> pizza or hero’s after the meeting <strong>an</strong>d then gohome with a goody bag? Only place that happens <strong>is</strong> at <strong>an</strong> ARPOmeeting. Th<strong>an</strong>ks to Dave F<strong>is</strong>cher who brings in all those take-mehomeitems r<strong>an</strong>ging from light bulbs to pens <strong>an</strong>d pencils <strong>an</strong>d a bagto take it home in!I get a lot <strong>of</strong> requests for more AARP Driving Classesth<strong>an</strong> I c<strong>an</strong> h<strong>an</strong>dle. <strong>The</strong> problem <strong>is</strong> that I’m away most <strong>of</strong> the winter<strong>an</strong>d I try <strong>an</strong>d squeeze in as m<strong>an</strong>y classes that I c<strong>an</strong> do from Aprilto J<strong>an</strong>uary but I just have so much time that I c<strong>an</strong> devote to thesethings. How about one <strong>of</strong> you becoming <strong>an</strong> AARP Driving ClassInstructor? If you have ever taken the course you c<strong>an</strong> become <strong>an</strong>instructor by taking a 6 hour course <strong>an</strong>d then keep active by doingat least 3 courses during the year. You don’t get paid for it, butyou are serving the community <strong>an</strong>d friends by giving the courses.If we had <strong>an</strong>other instructor, we could schedule more classes forour members. If you would like to become <strong>an</strong> instructor <strong>an</strong>d helpout, let me know <strong>an</strong>d I’ll set things up for you. It would be nice tohave someone pitch in <strong>an</strong>d do courses while I’m away during thewinter months.AARP Driving Class<strong>The</strong>re will <strong>an</strong> AARP Driving Course on Friday, September2 at 10 AM at the PBA <strong>of</strong>fice in Mineola. For <strong>an</strong> application, senda stamped, self-addressed business size envelope to: Bob Livoti,AARP, 245 Sprucewood Dr., Levittown, NY 11756. Class size <strong>is</strong>limited so send for your application ASAP.Notes from Dave….I hope everyone had a good summer <strong>an</strong>d withthat I w<strong>an</strong>t to th<strong>an</strong>k our advert<strong>is</strong>ers who without their continuedsupport th<strong>is</strong> fine newsletter would not be possible. I also w<strong>an</strong>t toth<strong>an</strong>k the following: Alex, Alex & Vadim <strong>an</strong>d the staff at BagelMaster in Syosset for their great bagels served at all meetings, theHon. Fr<strong>an</strong>k Trotta, President/Publ<strong>is</strong>her <strong>of</strong> 50+ lifestyles magazinefor their copies provided for all meetings <strong>an</strong>d to a great group<strong>of</strong> recruiters at the recruitment center in Delco plaza, Hicksvillefirst for their service to our country <strong>an</strong>d for the knick knacks forour members. Th<strong>an</strong>k you for knick knacks to: Chr<strong>is</strong> Hog<strong>an</strong> <strong>of</strong>Oyster Bay, Lee Gerstein <strong>of</strong> Hearing Health Associates, the LongIsl<strong>an</strong>d Radio Group KJOY Rep/Coordinator Keith Scoponich forK/K <strong>an</strong>d raffles items, to the CVS/Caremark corp m<strong>an</strong>agers,EricO’Connor, Lee Meyer, Jennifer Veillux <strong>an</strong>d Bonnie Eastham fortheir great knick knacks as well. Jesse Vinson client relations mgrfor BeneCard located in Lawrenceville, NJ, to Larry Burkart <strong>an</strong>dh<strong>is</strong> staff at Modells in East Meadow, the Bifulco family <strong>of</strong> AllWeather Tires in Huntington who again remind members <strong>of</strong> theirspecial d<strong>is</strong>count, see Gary <strong>an</strong>d tell him I sent you. Mike Espositomgr <strong>an</strong>d Rena Barkouras A/mgr at TD b<strong>an</strong>k in Farmingdalefor their K/K <strong>an</strong>d to Xia Leto mgr at TD b<strong>an</strong>k in Hicksvilleto Jeraldine Fedoriw superv<strong>is</strong>or with Gurwin Jew<strong>is</strong>h Nursing& Rehab in Commack <strong>an</strong>d Shawn Lockwood mgr <strong>an</strong>d NicoleMahecha a/mgr at Bethpage Fed Credit in Melville,,to Joe Livoti(no relation) mgr at Citib<strong>an</strong>k in Old Brookville, Juli<strong>an</strong> Huertasmgr at TD b<strong>an</strong>k in Westbury, <strong>an</strong>d to Matt Allgauer, mgr at MillersAle House in Levittown who reminds members <strong>of</strong> their SPECIALDISCOUNT (with proper I.D. as ARPO member).....th<strong>an</strong>k you forknick knacks to:Karen Sprague mgr TD b<strong>an</strong>k Commack, LI Ducksorg <strong>an</strong>d Lauren Brady, Donna Callegari mgr Bethpage FCU, Scott& Chr<strong>is</strong> @ Modells, Rosedale, Carl mgr Modells, Westbury, DomTrovato mgr TD B<strong>an</strong>k, Roslyn <strong>an</strong>d Bri<strong>an</strong> Chr<strong>is</strong>tophersen @ Dav<strong>is</strong>V<strong>is</strong>ion, a shout out to the P.I.O. department <strong>of</strong> NCPD, Det. MikeBitsko <strong>an</strong>d Det. Vinny Garcia for a great job they do. Last but notleast, with cooperation <strong>of</strong> Maureen O’Connell, Nassau CountyClerk <strong>an</strong>d her Rep Patrick Casey, they will be our special guestat the OCTOBER 12th meeting...bring your DD214 (HonorableD<strong>is</strong>charge Certificate) <strong>an</strong>d they will sc<strong>an</strong> it <strong>an</strong>d then record it in therecords <strong>of</strong> Nassau County <strong>an</strong>d send you (2) certified copies <strong>of</strong> theDD214 <strong>an</strong>d give you <strong>an</strong> I.D. card at the meeting which identifiesyou as <strong>an</strong> honorably d<strong>is</strong>charged Veter<strong>an</strong> which will give youd<strong>is</strong>counts at over 100 Nassau county businesses...remember, theOCTOBER 12th meeting, bring DD214.....also do not forget ourfirst meeting back from summer, SEPTEMBER 14 th . BE THEREor you are m<strong>is</strong>sing out. You will all go home with a nice GOODYBAG......stay healthy <strong>an</strong>d BEAT THE SYSTEM! 10-44 ARPO September 2011
Nassau County’s Own Haunted Houseby Bob LivotiPOPPER THE POLTERGEISTStr<strong>an</strong>ge Happenings on New York's Long Isl<strong>an</strong>dby Troy TaylorTroy Taylor <strong>is</strong> <strong>an</strong> occult<strong>is</strong>t, supernatural h<strong>is</strong>tori<strong>an</strong> <strong>an</strong>d the author <strong>of</strong> 82 books on ghosts, hauntings, h<strong>is</strong>tory, crime <strong>an</strong>d the unexplainedin America. He <strong>is</strong> also the founder <strong>of</strong> the Americ<strong>an</strong> Ghost Society <strong>an</strong>d the owner <strong>of</strong> the Illino<strong>is</strong> <strong>an</strong>d Americ<strong>an</strong> Hauntings Tour.Editors note: I didn’t know or work with Joe Tozzi, but a lot <strong>of</strong> you out there probably did. One <strong>of</strong> the guys at the June meeting gaveme <strong>an</strong> article he printed out from the Internet about Joe <strong>an</strong>d the polterge<strong>is</strong>t house in Seaford. I did some research on it <strong>an</strong>d also onJoe <strong>an</strong>d came up with a lo t <strong>of</strong> th ings. When Jo e was on th e jo b, he wa s in volved in q uite a few ca ses on the job tha t ma de Lifemagazine, Time magazine <strong>an</strong>d a lot <strong>of</strong> newspapers. It’s all very interesting to read <strong>an</strong>d if you have a computer, you should take thetime to read about m<strong>an</strong>y <strong>of</strong> the exploits <strong>of</strong> Det. Joe Tozzi while he was on the job. After he retired, he took on a job as Chief <strong>of</strong> <strong>Police</strong>in Colleyville, Texas. Joe Tozzi pa ssed away November 14, 2003 at 78 after a battle with c<strong>an</strong>cer. Tozzi served as <strong>Police</strong> Chief <strong>of</strong>Colleyville from 1976 through 1984. H<strong>is</strong> career in law enforcement sp<strong>an</strong>ned a fifty year period including Nassau County Detective,service with the DFW <strong>Police</strong> <strong>an</strong>d Security <strong>an</strong>d Chief <strong>of</strong> Colleyville <strong>Police</strong>. Now, onto one <strong>of</strong> h<strong>is</strong> famous cases while he was assignedto the 7th Squad taken from <strong>an</strong> article by Troy Taylor:In 1958, a series <strong>of</strong> ghostly events that were occurring on Long Isl<strong>an</strong>d, New York tr<strong>an</strong>sfixed telev<strong>is</strong>ion viewers <strong>an</strong>d readersall over the country. A house belonging to a family named Herrm<strong>an</strong>n was being beset by str<strong>an</strong>ge <strong>an</strong>d inexplicable incidents that wereattributed to a ghost who was dubbed “Popper” (for reasons that will so on become obvious). But what was really happening in thehouse? An unseen force from beyond, or something else?<strong>The</strong> “Popper” case remains unique in the <strong>an</strong>nals <strong>of</strong> the supernatural today for a variety <strong>of</strong> reasons, not the least <strong>of</strong> which <strong>is</strong> thefact that th<strong>is</strong> became the first haunting that was actually s hown on telev<strong>is</strong>ion. Wide-eyed audiences all across the country stared attheir telev<strong>is</strong>ion screens in amazement as Popper literally performed for the cameras. <strong>The</strong>se films became the ghost’s claim to fame, butwere not the first incidents to take place in the Herrm<strong>an</strong>n house.Popper first made himself known at around 3:30 in the afternoon <strong>of</strong> February 3, 1958. <strong>The</strong> James Herrm<strong>an</strong>n family lived inSeaford, New York, a suburb on Long Isl<strong>an</strong>d, about 30 miles from New York City. <strong>The</strong>ir white <strong>an</strong>d green r<strong>an</strong>ch-style home had beenbuilt in 1953 <strong>an</strong>d con tained three bedrooms, a b athroom, a k itchen, a small d ining room, a liv ing ro om <strong>an</strong> d a basement th at wasdivided between a utility room <strong>an</strong>d a playroom. In other words, it was a typical 1950’s-era home in a quiet, conservative neighborhoodwith public parks <strong>an</strong>d tree-lined streets. It was the last place that you would expect <strong>an</strong>ything out <strong>of</strong> the ordinary to occur.That February 3 was a day like most <strong>an</strong>y other. It was clear <strong>an</strong>d cold outside <strong>an</strong>d Mrs.Lucille Herrm<strong>an</strong>n, a reg<strong>is</strong>tered nurse, was there to welcome her children home from school<strong>an</strong>d to prepare dinner. <strong>The</strong> children were Lucille, 13, <strong>an</strong>d James, 12, two ordinary kids withordinary interests. <strong>The</strong>ir ordinary world, however, was about to ch<strong>an</strong>ge!Soon after the two Herrm<strong>an</strong>n children entered the kitchen, chaos erupted in the house! Inmoments, various bottles containing liquid (in different rooms <strong>of</strong> the house) suddenly beg<strong>an</strong>to pop their caps <strong>an</strong>d d<strong>an</strong>ce around. No one saw the bottles move or explode, but all <strong>of</strong> themheard the caps as they popped loose <strong>an</strong>d the bottle’s contents went spewing into the air.<strong>The</strong>y would later d<strong>is</strong>c over <strong>an</strong> opened bottle <strong>of</strong> bleach in the basement utility room, a bottle <strong>of</strong> liquid starch in the kitchen,bottles <strong>of</strong> shampoo <strong>an</strong>d medicine in the bathroom <strong>an</strong>d a bottle <strong>of</strong> holy wate r that had opened i n t he master b edroom. E ach o f t hebottles had been sealed with tw<strong>is</strong>t-<strong>of</strong>f typ e metal or plastic caps <strong>an</strong>d there were no corks or crimped caps that might have somehowcome loose. Puzzled, Mrs. Herrm<strong>an</strong>n called her husb<strong>an</strong>d, who worked for Air Fr<strong>an</strong>ce in New York City, <strong>an</strong>d reported the str<strong>an</strong>ge“popping” sounds they had heard <strong>an</strong>d the opened bottles. Herrm<strong>an</strong>n was just as confused by the incident as h<strong>is</strong> wife was, but as no onehad been hurt by the “explosions”, he decided that he would not leave work early <strong>an</strong>d come home. Following h<strong>is</strong> usual schedule,Herrm<strong>an</strong>n took the train to Long Isl<strong>an</strong>d <strong>an</strong>d arrived home just before 7:00 PM. During h<strong>is</strong> commute, he pondered h<strong>is</strong> wife’s call <strong>an</strong>dwas sure that he had a solution for the mystery. He believed that some sort <strong>of</strong> chemical reaction in the products had caused the bottlelids to blow <strong>an</strong>d the fact that they did so at the same time was merely a coi ncidence. Perhaps it had been caused by some sort <strong>of</strong>excessive humidity in the house? He quickly investigated the bottles when he arrived home <strong>an</strong>d confessed to being baffled when hefound that they were screw-top lids. How could they have simply popped <strong>of</strong>f?ARPO September 2011 5
Th<strong>an</strong>kfully though, the excitement over the event had calmed down <strong>an</strong>d th e Herrm<strong>an</strong>n’s gave no indicatio n <strong>of</strong> being upset.With that in mind, they decided to just write the whole experience <strong>of</strong>f as “just one <strong>of</strong> those funny things.” Two uneventful days passedafter that <strong>an</strong>d the popping bottles were almost forgotten.<strong>The</strong>n, on Thursday, <strong>an</strong>d once again at about the same time that the Herrm<strong>an</strong>n children came home from school, <strong>an</strong>other halfdozen bottles popped their lids. A bottle <strong>of</strong> nail pol<strong>is</strong>h burst open, as di d a bottle <strong>of</strong> rubbing alcohol, a bottle <strong>of</strong> bl each, detergent,starch <strong>an</strong>d even the holy water. It was <strong>an</strong> almost exact repeat perform<strong>an</strong>ce <strong>of</strong> February 3!On Friday night, it h appened again! Only th<strong>is</strong> time, when the bottles beg<strong>an</strong> to pop open, James Herrm<strong>an</strong>n beg<strong>an</strong> to suspectthat h e knew the cu lprit resp onsible for t he m ultiple co ntainers’ str<strong>an</strong>ge b ehavior. He su rm<strong>is</strong>ed th at h <strong>is</strong> scien ce-loving son hadsomehow rigged the bottles to pop to scare h<strong>is</strong> family. He thought that perhaps some carbonated capsules might have been pl<strong>an</strong>ted byh<strong>is</strong> clever son <strong>an</strong>d timed so that he could get home from school in time to see the startled expression on h<strong>is</strong> mother’s face.As he developed th<strong>is</strong> theory, Herrm<strong>an</strong>n spent the entire weekend secretly observing h<strong>is</strong> son. He was determined to catch himin some action that might give away h<strong>is</strong> pl<strong>an</strong>s. So it’s no wonder that he was s o surpr<strong>is</strong>ed on Sunday morning, February 9, whenseveral caps popped <strong>of</strong>f bottles <strong>of</strong> starch , turpentine <strong>an</strong>d ho ly water <strong>an</strong>d left their containers rocking back <strong>an</strong>d forth on th e shelves!Herrm<strong>an</strong>n had kept a cl ose eye o n James Jr., so how could the boy have m<strong>an</strong>aged to put something inside <strong>of</strong> the bottles? Even so,Herrm<strong>an</strong>n burst in to t he bathroom, w here James Jr. w as brushing h<strong>is</strong> t eeth, <strong>an</strong> d he accu sed th e boy o f rigg ing th e bottles to po p.Needless to say, h <strong>is</strong> so n vigorously p rotested h <strong>is</strong> innocence <strong>an</strong>d as if t o p rove th e point, Herrm<strong>an</strong>n was startled to see a bo ttle <strong>of</strong>medicine suddenly move across the top <strong>of</strong> the sink <strong>an</strong>d fall into the basin! A moment later, a bottle <strong>of</strong> shampoo also moved across thesink <strong>an</strong>d fell with a thud to the floor!Still skeptical, Herrm<strong>an</strong>n immediately examined the bathroom, searching for h idden wires or strings. He foun d nothing <strong>an</strong>dfinally realized that there were things going on in the house that he could not explain. Unsure <strong>of</strong> what else to do, he called the police<strong>an</strong>d spent the next several minutes on the phone trying to get the <strong>of</strong>ficer who <strong>an</strong>swered the call to take him seriously. When he heardthe story, the <strong>of</strong>ficer first accused Herrm<strong>an</strong>n <strong>of</strong> either playing a practical joke or drinking too much, but he was soon swayed by thetone <strong>of</strong> the m<strong>an</strong>’s voice. Herrm<strong>an</strong>n did, in fact, have a very good reputation in the community <strong>an</strong>d because <strong>of</strong> th<strong>is</strong>, the <strong>of</strong>ficer prom<strong>is</strong>edto send a patrolm<strong>an</strong> to investigate.<strong>The</strong> patrolm<strong>an</strong> w ho <strong>an</strong>s wered t he cal l, Ja mes Hu ghes, went t o t he h ouse very s keptical <strong>an</strong> d perhaps w ondering how hem<strong>an</strong>aged to wind up with the nutcase calls. Within a few minutes though, he had ch<strong>an</strong>ged h<strong>is</strong> mind about the nature <strong>of</strong> the case... whenseveral bottles in the bathroom popped their lids <strong>an</strong>d fired them in h<strong>is</strong> direction! He quickly concluded that the Herrm<strong>an</strong>n’s did indeedneed help.Detective Joseph Tozzi was assigned to l ook into the ca se. He read Hughes’ report <strong>of</strong> the incidents in the bathroom withinterest <strong>an</strong>d while not willing to pass judgment on the case without actually v<strong>is</strong>iting the scene, he was relatively sure the Herrm<strong>an</strong>n’swere experiencing some natural phenomenon or were simply hallucinating. Or, he noted with the cynic<strong>is</strong>m <strong>of</strong> a veter<strong>an</strong> police <strong>of</strong>ficer,the popping bottles were getting some help a hum<strong>an</strong> source.On February 11, Detective Tozzi beg<strong>an</strong> h<strong>is</strong> vigil at the Herrm<strong>an</strong>n house. That same evening, a perfume atomizer overturned<strong>an</strong>d spilled perfume in the daughter’s bedroom. <strong>The</strong>re was no one in the room at the time, according to reports. Over the next few days,the d<strong>is</strong>turb<strong>an</strong>ces seemed to cen ter around the bottle <strong>of</strong> holy water in th e bedroom. On several occasions, the lid <strong>of</strong> the bottle popped<strong>of</strong>f <strong>an</strong>d once, after hearing the d<strong>is</strong>tinctive sound, Mr. Herrm<strong>an</strong>n dashed into the bedroom <strong>an</strong>d found the bottle on the floor. He pickedit up <strong>an</strong>d found it str<strong>an</strong>gely warm to the touch.Later t hat sam e d ay, on February 15 , th e polterge<strong>is</strong>t activ ity to ok <strong>an</strong>o ther t urn. As t he Herrm <strong>an</strong>n ch ildren were watchingtelev<strong>is</strong>ion in the living room with Marie Murtha, a middle-aged cousin <strong>of</strong> James Herrm<strong>an</strong>n, a porcelain figure actually rose up <strong>of</strong>f thec<strong>of</strong>fee table <strong>an</strong>d hovered in the air. It moved several inches <strong>an</strong>d then fell to the rug.After th<strong>is</strong> last demonstration, the Herrm<strong>an</strong>n’s decided to turn to <strong>an</strong>other source <strong>of</strong> comfort to aid the stumped Detective Tozziin h<strong>is</strong> investigations. <strong>The</strong>y contacted Father William McLeod <strong>of</strong> the Church <strong>of</strong> St. William the Abbott for help. As devout Catholics,the Herrm<strong>an</strong>n’s believed that the church could possibly help them where ordinary methods had failed. Father McLeod came to thehouse <strong>an</strong>d sprinkled holy water in each <strong>of</strong> the rooms, blessing the building. Unfortunately though, “Popper” as the polterge<strong>is</strong>t came tobe called had decided that he didn’t w<strong>an</strong>t to leave!During the two weeks since Popper had made h<strong>is</strong> first appear<strong>an</strong>ce in the Herrm<strong>an</strong>n house, news <strong>of</strong> the str<strong>an</strong>ge happeningshad leaked to newspapers, radio <strong>an</strong>d telev<strong>is</strong>ion reports. <strong>The</strong> story received a great deal <strong>of</strong> publicity <strong>an</strong>d the onslaught <strong>of</strong> m edia <strong>an</strong>dpublic attention became worse th<strong>an</strong> <strong>an</strong>y <strong>an</strong>tics that the ghost could dream up. During the day, the Herrm<strong>an</strong>n home was surrounded byreporters, photographers, curiosity-seekers <strong>an</strong>d <strong>an</strong> astounding array <strong>of</strong> telev<strong>is</strong>ion equipment (especially for these days <strong>of</strong> e arly TV).While the Herrm<strong>an</strong>n’s m<strong>an</strong>aged to get used to these intrusions into their lives, they weren’t quite prepared for some <strong>of</strong> the str<strong>an</strong>genessthat came with it.Letters <strong>an</strong>d telep hone calls ca me every day. M<strong>an</strong>y <strong>of</strong> them proposed logical solutions, while others assured the Herrm<strong>an</strong>n’sthat Marti<strong>an</strong>s had l<strong>an</strong>ded nearby or that the problem in the house was the spirit <strong>of</strong> a long -dead Indi<strong>an</strong> chief or that the Russi<strong>an</strong>s weretunneling under Long Isl<strong>an</strong>d to invade New York. <strong>The</strong> Herrm<strong>an</strong>n’s m<strong>an</strong>aged to stay patient with everyone though. <strong>The</strong>y never turned<strong>an</strong>yone away <strong>an</strong> d th ey l<strong>is</strong>ten ed atten tively to th e calls <strong>an</strong> d suggestions that cam e in, eve n those who shouted “R epent!” into thetelephone at midnight or proclaimed that “the Sputniks are here!”M<strong>an</strong>y <strong>of</strong> the letters <strong>an</strong>d v<strong>is</strong>itors were not easy to remain patient with though. Letters arrived in barely intelligible scrawl,condemning the Herrm<strong>an</strong>n’s for their sins <strong>an</strong>d suggesting that they had invited these “tricks <strong>of</strong> Sat<strong>an</strong>”. Min<strong>is</strong>ters from all sorts <strong>of</strong>“faiths” conducted rituals on the front lawn <strong>of</strong> the house. One m<strong>an</strong> in a blue serge suit, who claimed to be a “holy m<strong>an</strong> from CenterMoriches”, knelt in the yard <strong>an</strong>d prayed for ten minutes. <strong>The</strong> he stood <strong>an</strong>d <strong>an</strong>nounced: “Everything <strong>is</strong> all right. You have beenforgiven”. With that, he left... but “Popper” remained.6 ARPO September 2011
But not all <strong>of</strong> the suggestions <strong>an</strong>d helps were so bizarre. One m<strong>an</strong> who came to the house, Robert Zider, was a physic<strong>is</strong>t fromBrookhaven National Laboratory. He brought a set <strong>of</strong> dowsing rods with him <strong>an</strong>d went over the property with them. When he wasfin<strong>is</strong>hed, he stated that he believed there were underground streams below the property, which might be affecting the house. Hethought that the water might be creating a “freak magnetic field”. Detective Tozzi examined th<strong>is</strong> idea at length, but a geologicalsurvey suggested that the information was inaccurate.Tozzi considered it <strong>an</strong>yway th ough, as he did a ny othe r information that came along. H<strong>is</strong> case files becam e thicker <strong>an</strong>dthicker with added notes, observations, research <strong>an</strong>d facts that he collected. He had checked with the Air Force <strong>an</strong>d after studying theirflight pl<strong>an</strong>s, they had told him that sonic booms from passing jets could not have caused the d<strong>is</strong>turb<strong>an</strong>ces. He also ruled out radiowaves by contacting the Radio Corporation <strong>of</strong> America (RCA). <strong>The</strong> Long Isl<strong>an</strong>d Lighting Comp<strong>an</strong>y had set up a delicate oscilloscopein t he ba sement, but t hey had detected n o u nderground vibrations. Inspectors from t he T own <strong>of</strong> H empstead B uilding Departmentpronounced the house structurally sound. <strong>The</strong> Seaford Fire Department even inspected a well on the property to see if th e ch<strong>an</strong>ges inwater l evel c ould be ca using t he di sturb<strong>an</strong>ces. However, t hey found t hat the water l evel had been stable for at least five years .Although puzzled, Tozzi remained determined <strong>an</strong>d he tried vali<strong>an</strong>tly to d<strong>is</strong>cover a source for the happenings.He finally found hope in a l etter from a w om<strong>an</strong> named Helen Connolly <strong>of</strong> R evere, Massachusetts. She wrote that she ha dexperienced a living room in her home where chairs <strong>an</strong>d furniture moved about. She didn’t have a ghost in her house, but rather aheavy downdraft through he r fire place. When ca pped with a r otary metal turbine, t he flying ta bles <strong>an</strong>d c hairs cea sed to fly. Mr.Herrm<strong>an</strong>n immediately had one installed on h<strong>is</strong> own chimney, convinced that the str<strong>an</strong>geness was finally coming to <strong>an</strong> end.But that wasn’t me<strong>an</strong>t to be.... No sooner had the workmen completed the installation th<strong>an</strong> a porcelain figure launched itselffrom a table <strong>an</strong>d smashed against a desk! <strong>The</strong> figurine had m<strong>an</strong>aged to travel a d<strong>is</strong>t<strong>an</strong>ce <strong>of</strong> more th<strong>an</strong> 12 feet! It left a dent on the woodthat was broadcast to telev<strong>is</strong>ion audiences all over New York.On February 20, events became even more violent. Another figure was smashed against the desk;a bottle <strong>of</strong> ink popped its screw cap, then sailed into the air <strong>an</strong>d splashed its contents on the wall;<strong>an</strong>d a sugar bowl flew <strong>of</strong>f the table under the watch <strong>of</strong> Detective Tozzi. It had been close toJames Jr. but not within h<strong>is</strong> reach. Needing a break, the Herrm<strong>an</strong>n family spent the night with arelative. Tozzi stayed in the house, but the rest <strong>of</strong> the night passed without incident. When thefamily returned the next evening though, the sugar bowl again flew from the table <strong>an</strong>d th<strong>is</strong> time itshattered into pieces.On February 24, Tozzi was startled to h<strong>is</strong> feet by the sound <strong>of</strong> a loud no<strong>is</strong>e in James Jr.’s room. No one had been in the roomor near it, yet a large bookcase had m<strong>an</strong>aged to fall facedown onto the floor. <strong>The</strong> next night, while James was in the room doing h<strong>is</strong>homework, h<strong>is</strong> record player lifted <strong>an</strong>d moved 15 feet across the room. A small statue <strong>of</strong> the Virgin Mary flew more th<strong>an</strong> 12 feet <strong>an</strong>dstruck a mirror frame in the master bedroom. A bookcase filled with encyclopedias was upended. A heavy glass centerpiece from thedining room table flew up <strong>an</strong>d stuck a cupboard, chipping away a piece <strong>of</strong> molding before falling to the floor. A world globe shotdown a hallway <strong>an</strong>d just m<strong>is</strong>sed Detective Tozzi. A newspaper photographer named John Gold from the London Evening Newswitnessed h<strong>is</strong> flashbulbs lift <strong>of</strong>f a table <strong>an</strong>d fly through the air to strike a wall. In addition, Popper had begun knocking on the walls toget attention, although no attempts to “communicate” with the ghost (if there was one) were ever made.Tozzi had become concerned about the new violence in the d<strong>is</strong>ruptions. Until that point, the activity had been limited topopping bottle tops. He had attempted every possible expl<strong>an</strong>ation that he could come up with <strong>an</strong>d while he was not prepared to say thehouse was “haunted”, he was all out <strong>of</strong> fresh ideas. About th<strong>is</strong> same time though, the staff <strong>of</strong> scient<strong>is</strong>ts at the ParapsychologyLaboratory at Duke University, North Carolina, became interested in the events reported in the Herrm<strong>an</strong>n home. Th<strong>is</strong> group <strong>of</strong> men,under the leadership <strong>of</strong> Dr. J.B. Rhine had already compiled a mass <strong>of</strong> evidence that supported the idea that certain people, under theright circumst<strong>an</strong>ces, could influence the behavior <strong>of</strong> objects without touching them. <strong>The</strong>y called it psychokines<strong>is</strong>, or PK.As the d<strong>is</strong>turb<strong>an</strong>ces on Long Isl<strong>an</strong>d continued (<strong>an</strong>d in fact, increased) Dr. Rhine’s ass<strong>is</strong>t<strong>an</strong>t, Dr. J. Gaither Pratt, traveled toNew York <strong>an</strong>d arrived at the Herrm<strong>an</strong>n house on February 26. Pratt believed that someone in the house was unknowingly causing thestr<strong>an</strong>ge incidents to occur. Me<strong>an</strong>while, other researchers came to believe that the incidents in the house were being caused by <strong>an</strong> actualghost, a polterge<strong>is</strong>t, or “no<strong>is</strong>y spirit”. <strong>The</strong>se pr<strong>an</strong>kster ghosts traditionally targeted religious items, as the d<strong>is</strong>turb<strong>an</strong>ces had done withthe holy water <strong>an</strong>d the Virgin Mary figure in the Herrm<strong>an</strong>n house.On the other h<strong>an</strong>d though, strong evidence remained for the idea that there was a hum<strong>an</strong> component behind the haunting. Ithad been noted by the Rhine researchers (<strong>an</strong>d remember th<strong>is</strong> was new <strong>an</strong>d groundbreaking material at the time) that <strong>an</strong> adolescentchild, usually a girl, was almost always among the members <strong>of</strong> the household being plagued by polterge<strong>is</strong>t phenomena. <strong>The</strong>y believedit possible that th<strong>is</strong> young person might be capable <strong>of</strong> psychokines<strong>is</strong> during the height <strong>of</strong> puberty. In every case though, th<strong>is</strong> personmight m<strong>an</strong>ifest th<strong>is</strong> without knowing, making them as bewildered as the adults around them. In the case <strong>of</strong> the Herrm<strong>an</strong>n house, JamesJr. (according to Detective Tozzi’s notes) was at or near the scene <strong>of</strong> the polterge<strong>is</strong>t d<strong>is</strong>turb<strong>an</strong>ce more th<strong>an</strong> 75 percent <strong>of</strong> the time. Form<strong>an</strong>y incidents, he was the sole witness. However, the detective had completely cleared the boy <strong>of</strong> faking or causing <strong>an</strong>y <strong>of</strong> thed<strong>is</strong>turb<strong>an</strong>ces.Like the others who came before him, Dr. Pratt was welcomed into the Herrm<strong>an</strong>n residence <strong>an</strong>d greeted warmly. Heexplained that he had come as <strong>an</strong> observer <strong>an</strong>d he spent most <strong>of</strong> the time there chatting with James Jr., playing cards with him, helpinghim with h<strong>is</strong> homework <strong>an</strong>d generally just being around the young m<strong>an</strong>. <strong>The</strong>re was no sign <strong>of</strong> str<strong>an</strong>geness during the v<strong>is</strong>it.... Popperwas absolutely quiet.Pratt then summoned <strong>an</strong>other colleague from North Carolina, William G. Roll. Together, they interviewed the familymembers <strong>an</strong>d were convinced that none <strong>of</strong> them were perpetrating a hoax. “<strong>The</strong> family was much too shaken for it to be a colossalhoax,” Pratt told a United Press reporter.ARPO September 2011 7
Things were quite for the next several days, as though the polterge<strong>is</strong>t did not w<strong>an</strong>t to perform for the scient<strong>is</strong>ts. <strong>The</strong>n, onMarch 2, one month after Popper first arrived, he decided to make himself known again. All <strong>of</strong> the Herrm<strong>an</strong>n’s were in the house towitness what took place. First, a d<strong>is</strong>h vaulted from the kitchen cabinet <strong>an</strong>d shattered on the floor. <strong>The</strong>n, a night table flipped over inJames’ room. Popper was back <strong>an</strong>d yet there was still no expl<strong>an</strong>ation as to who, or what, he was. Two days later, a bowl <strong>of</strong> flowersslid down the dining room table <strong>an</strong>d jumped into the air. A bookcase turned end over end in the cellar.But th<strong>is</strong> would not be Popper’s “farewell perform<strong>an</strong>ce”. That event would occur on March 10 while Mrs. Herrm<strong>an</strong>n, James Jr.<strong>an</strong>d Lucille were getting ready for bed (James Herrm<strong>an</strong>n was away on business). Pratt <strong>an</strong>d Roll suddenly heard a loud popping soundin the cellar <strong>an</strong>d they hurried downstairs to see what it was. <strong>The</strong> found that a bleach bottle, sitting in a cardboard box, had somehowlost its plastic lid.For reasons unknown, th<strong>is</strong> became the last act <strong>of</strong> the Herrm<strong>an</strong>n family polterge<strong>is</strong>t. <strong>The</strong>re had been a record <strong>of</strong> 67 recordedd<strong>is</strong>turb<strong>an</strong>ces between February 3 <strong>an</strong>d March 10. Unbelievably, the Herrm<strong>an</strong>n’s had been v<strong>is</strong>ited by detectives, building inspectors,electrici<strong>an</strong>s, plumbers, firemen, parapsycholog<strong>is</strong>ts <strong>an</strong>d half <strong>of</strong> the “nutcases” on the east coast <strong>an</strong>d yet none <strong>of</strong> them had been able topresent a sat<strong>is</strong>factory expl<strong>an</strong>ation for what had occurred in their home.Weeks after the household returned to normal, “experts” still came to investigate <strong>an</strong>d to theorize about what had taken place.As late as August 1985, the scient<strong>is</strong>ts at Duke still had no clue as to what had happened <strong>an</strong>d why. By th<strong>is</strong> time though, the Herrm<strong>an</strong>n’shad had enough <strong>of</strong> investigations <strong>an</strong>d just w<strong>an</strong>ted their lives to get back to normal. James Herrm<strong>an</strong>n no longer cared why thed<strong>is</strong>turb<strong>an</strong>ces had taken place, he was just happy they were over.Mrs. Herrm<strong>an</strong>n told <strong>an</strong> Associated Press reporter: “I don’t think there <strong>is</strong> a definite solution. It was just one <strong>of</strong> those thingswith no rhyme or reason to it. But there was a definite physical force behind it.”And what did happen at the Herrm<strong>an</strong>n house on Long Isl<strong>an</strong>d? No one really knows, as these events remain as puzzling todayas they were in 1958!p<strong>an</strong>ies.<strong>The</strong> gr<strong>an</strong>d jury returned a 60 count indictmentagainst Iv<strong>an</strong> Jerome for pornographic evidence<strong>of</strong> Jerome <strong>an</strong>d up to 20 girls from the ages <strong>of</strong> 11to 17 having sex <strong>an</strong>d being filmed at h<strong>is</strong> house inMassapequa. Jerome skipped the country <strong>an</strong>d bail <strong>of</strong>$100,000 <strong>an</strong>d was never found again.Photo top left, Joe Tozzi being interviewed for Armstrong Circle <strong>The</strong>ater TV Show. Top right, Iv<strong>an</strong>Jerome being taken to arraignment in radio car. Lower left, Joe Tozzi as Chief <strong>of</strong> <strong>Police</strong> in Colleyville,Texas.. Lower right, Joe Tozzi escorting Governor Connoly <strong>an</strong>d h<strong>is</strong> wife on a trip to Nassau County.8 ARPO September 2011
RESIDENT SHARES ST ORIES OF LIFE LIVEDTO THEFULLEST By Jack Meltzer, Villager staff writer, Pomfret, CT<strong>of</strong> the repair control department for the Apollo 12 m<strong>is</strong>sion. Apollo12 was launched on November14, 1969, four months after the firstmoon l<strong>an</strong>ding <strong>of</strong> Apollo 11.At Grumm<strong>an</strong>, he determined why <strong>an</strong>d which parts weredefective. He had engineers inspect them <strong>an</strong>d try to fix them. If<strong>The</strong>y simply don’ t breed men like Clif ford Buttermark<strong>an</strong>ymore. Twenty years on the Nassau County <strong>Police</strong> Force,veter<strong>an</strong> <strong>of</strong> two wars, <strong>an</strong>d working with engineers for the spacemodule Apollo 12, Buttermark <strong>is</strong> a rarity in society <strong>an</strong>d truly froma different era.Now 93, Buttermark <strong>is</strong> retired <strong>an</strong>d lives in PomfretCenter at Seely Brown Ass<strong>is</strong>ted Living <strong>an</strong>d Senior Center . Whenhe's not there; he spends most <strong>of</strong> h<strong>is</strong> days either volunteering atDay Kimball Hospital in Putnam, or receiving awards across thestate for being <strong>an</strong> outst<strong>an</strong>ding citizen. <strong>The</strong> Lions Club <strong>of</strong> Putnamrecently named him Citizen <strong>of</strong> the Year at Positively PomfretDay.Buttermark volunteers Tuesdays <strong>an</strong>d Fridays at DayKimball Hospital — where he has logged more th<strong>an</strong> 2,000 hours.Furthermore, he served two terms <strong>of</strong> justice <strong>of</strong> the peace for thetown <strong>of</strong> Pomfret. He volunteered 15 years at the Access Food B<strong>an</strong>kin D<strong>an</strong>ielson, 15 years the Emergency Housing in D<strong>an</strong>ielson, <strong>an</strong>dwas awarded Knight <strong>of</strong> the Blind for h<strong>is</strong> charity work with thecollection <strong>of</strong> used eyeglasses <strong>an</strong>d giving them to those who c<strong>an</strong>'tafford new ones. He has been a member <strong>of</strong> the Pomfret Lions Clubfor 32 years."I've been fortunate," Buttarmark said. "I've been throughtwo wars, 20 years <strong>of</strong> police work, <strong>an</strong>d I don't have a scratch onme. That's why I do so much volunteer work."they couldn't be fixed within 24 hours, Buttermark would backcharge that comp<strong>an</strong>y <strong>an</strong>d in six months, Buttermark recoveredmore th<strong>an</strong> $700,000 for Grumm<strong>an</strong>. "<strong>The</strong>y liked that very much,the work I did at Grumm<strong>an</strong>. Especially saving all that money ,"Buttermark said.In 1971, after three years with Grumm<strong>an</strong>, Buttermark made h<strong>is</strong>way up to Connecticut by the way <strong>of</strong> research <strong>an</strong>d development forHull Forest Products, where he created a library <strong>of</strong> timberl<strong>an</strong>d thatHFP still uses to th<strong>is</strong> day.Buttermark has been a resident <strong>of</strong> the Pomfret area foralmost 40 years, <strong>an</strong>d has been living in Seely Brown since 2008.He has a daughter who lives in Florida, a son who lives in NewHampshire. He has three gr<strong>an</strong>ddaughters <strong>an</strong>d two great-gr<strong>an</strong>dsons.None <strong>of</strong> Buttermark's lineage has followed in h<strong>is</strong> engineeringfootsteps. "I feel pretty good," Buttermark said. "Hey, people thinkI'm 65 or 70 still. That's OK with me.Here <strong>is</strong> a l<strong>is</strong>t <strong>of</strong> some <strong>of</strong> Cliff’s Volunteer<strong>is</strong>m: Cliff movedto Pomfret, CT from Long Isl<strong>an</strong>d, NY in 1972. Before movinghere, he was a WWII <strong>an</strong>d Kore<strong>an</strong> War veter<strong>an</strong>, serving with theU.S. Navy as a Ship Fitter First Class. As a civili<strong>an</strong>. He was a shipBorn in Staten Isl<strong>an</strong>d, N.Y . <strong>an</strong>d a second-generationItali<strong>an</strong>-Americ<strong>an</strong>, Buttermark was one <strong>of</strong> 15 kids, <strong>an</strong>d recalls the fitter first class for three years, a Nassau County <strong>Police</strong> Of ficertime <strong>of</strong> the Great Depression very well. He remembers going to for 10 years in uniform <strong>an</strong>d 10 years as a Detective. He retiredrent parties where everyone from the neighborhood would throw in 1968 after 20 years <strong>of</strong> service, went to Grumm<strong>an</strong> Aerospacein $1 or a 50-cent piece to help your neighbor pay back rent. Herecalls memories <strong>of</strong> going to Curt<strong>is</strong> High School (Class <strong>of</strong> 1936),where they had 30 desks to a room <strong>an</strong>d two students to a desk— totaling 60 students to a classroom with one teacher."Those were different times. Kids don’t know how theygot it now," Buttermark said. "At school, I took elocution classes,where they showed you how to escort a wom<strong>an</strong> through a doorway ,how to set a table properly . Now you go to the restaur<strong>an</strong>t <strong>an</strong>d allCorporation, Long Isl<strong>an</strong>d, NY, worked on the F14 Navy fighterpl<strong>an</strong>e <strong>an</strong>d others. He also worked on the Lunar Module that l<strong>an</strong>dedmen on the moon on Apollo 12 on Nov. 14, 1969. In addition heserved 16 years as the Justice <strong>of</strong> the Peace for the Town <strong>of</strong> Pomfretfrom 1977-1993, volunteered 15 years serving at the Access FoodB<strong>an</strong>k in D<strong>an</strong>ielson, also 15 years serving at the Access HomelessShelter. He served 20 years at <strong>The</strong> Soup Kitchen which becamethe Community Kitchen. He <strong>is</strong> a 32 year member <strong>of</strong> the Pomfretthese kids are wearing baseball Florida, a caps son in who the lives restaur<strong>an</strong>t. in New Hampshire. It's terrible. He Lion's has Club years <strong>an</strong>d <strong>an</strong>d was editor awarded <strong>of</strong> their Newsletter. "<strong>The</strong> Knight <strong>of</strong> the Blind" <strong>an</strong>d<strong>The</strong> year was 1929. 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