▁tele phone ▁company ▁account . ▁The ▁electric ▁company ▁reported ▁evidence ▁of ▁mal functions ▁due ▁to ▁substantial ▁sur ges ▁in ▁the ▁power ▁system , ▁and ▁B ender ▁alleg es ▁that ▁un spec ified ▁tests ▁were ▁made ▁by ▁phys ic ists ▁Fried bert ▁Kar ger ▁and ▁Ger hard ▁Z icha ▁who ▁reported ▁that ▁" some ▁unknown ▁form ▁of ▁energy ▁is ▁at ▁work ." ▁B ender ▁claimed ▁that ▁a ▁heavy ▁fil ing ▁cabinet ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁pushed ▁across ▁the ▁floor ▁by ▁an ▁invisible ▁force , ▁and ▁that ▁a ▁fr amed ▁painting ▁was ▁captured ▁on ▁film ▁" rot ating ▁around ▁its ▁hook ." ▁Call ing ▁her ▁" a ▁typical ▁pol ter ge ist ", ▁B ender ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁emot ional ▁unh app iness ▁of ▁Ann em arie ▁Sch ab er l , ▁a ▁young ▁secretary ▁at ▁the ▁firm , ▁was ▁" convert ed ▁into ▁psych ok ines is ." ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁Sch ab er l ▁told ▁him ▁she ▁was ▁fr ustr ated ▁with ▁her ▁job ▁and ▁dist ress ed ▁over ▁a ▁broken ▁marriage ▁eng agement . ▁According ▁to ▁B ender , ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁pol ter ge ist ▁activity ▁ceased ▁when ▁Sch ab er l ▁left ▁the ▁law ▁firm ▁and ▁was ▁married . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁a ▁story ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁week ly ▁newspaper ▁Die ▁Zeit ▁reported ▁that ▁co - auth ors ▁Al bin ▁Ne umann ▁( All an ), ▁Herbert ▁Schiff , ▁and ▁G ert ▁Gun ther ▁K ram er ▁suggested ▁in ▁their ▁book