The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-04-19

breathe her last, and his feelings being powerfully
cited he flew to challenge Rain. The latter seized
him by the throat and finding himself nearly choked,
he drew out his knife, not with the design OF killing
him. but OF merely disengagng him from his grasp.
"The affair was laid before me" pursued Fouche.
:" was ofcourse, much astonished, and was puzzlng
myself TO unravel the mystery, when another incident
occurred more extraordinary than all the rest. The
body OF Rafn was deposited in an apartment OF the
Hotel Pepn, and was 10 be inferred early on the iol-
lowing morning At the hour appointed for proceed
ing TO the burial place. what was the astonshmen OF
the persons employed TO convey the corpse, 10 dis
cover on entering the room, that it goae! New
rumors were ahoat. Ii was by some suspected that
bodysnatchers had obtained entrance to the room.
Active Investigations were SCI on foot but no DISCO
very was made. About SIX weeks elapsed, and you
may easily conceive the horror of the porter of the
Hotel Pepia, and of the whole nelghborhood, when
day Rain presented himself and coolly asked for
the key Of his apartment TO procure his clothes An
alarm raised; he secured and questioned
and he made the following statement, -
Some young medical students stole his body for
the purpose of dissection When about to commence
their operation the supposed corpse manifested some
signs OF life. They applied the proper remedies and
finally succeeded in restoring existence. But, they
had been guilty Of the offence of abstracng the body
he Qtafn had taken an oath not to beray them, and
he added that he would submit TO every possible tor
ture rather than be ungraefIl to those who had res
cued him from the grave. All this was plausible and
possible enough; and the story believed by every
one except myself.
placed IN confinement paid him visit. He was
strongly bound, and, IN spite Of his cries. supphca-
tons and resistance, l resolutely plunged iHte his
flesh surgical instrument which, without producing
an injury, would cause eiuson OF blood When
he perceived my object he became furOusy irrtatcd
and made inconcevabe efforts TO attack me. He
threatened me with future revenge but, needless of
his viOlen ce / thrust the instrument i'm him. No
did the first drop of blood appear, than the six
old wounds opened afresh. .All efforts TO stop the
bleeding proved fruitless, and Rain died.
"Eleven persons" continued Poucde, were pre-
sent at this scene / have just described. Our
ment was nconceIvable. We in the nineteenth
century and we behod before us . vampire blood
sacker. Ihad expressly summoned H. M. Cuvier
Fourcroy, Cadet, and Portal They Witnessed the
fact, and they were astounded- must acknowledge
however that they forwards declared themselves
inclined TO regard the affair as police tnck-a new
mode of getting nd Of dangerous individual. They
and the silence they have observed must be at,but-
cd less 10 their promise OF secrecy than 10 The result
of a scene, of which they woLd fain not have been
spectators. As TO myself have sifted the matter
deeply, and / am perplexed to the last degree
admit the reality of vampires yet it is certain
that Witnessed the facts have stated The corpse
wes rolled in great number OF cloth wrappers, and
put into iron coffin, the head hands, and feet be-
ing previously cut of. The whole was then buried.
AT the expiration of year ordered the coffin to be
taken out of the grave The different parts were all
found in an advanced stage OF decomposition but
none wanting; and Rain has not returned
may add that the widow, whom have already
mentioned as of the females 10 whom Rain pro-
fessed 10 be paying his addresses, died a few days
after him, almost wasted 10 a SHELTON"
"This story" pursued Prince Cambaceres ''Fouche
himself related to me- | listened 10 il with as much
faith should be inclined to attach 10 any other
wild incredible tale. II happened that on the even
isg Of the day which Fouche had related the ro-
nance, ! was visited by NJ M. Cuvier, Fourcroy and
Portal. was tempted TO audc TO the story of the
Vampires and asked their opinion Of the case
These gentlemen, the Duke of Orano had inform
ed me- persisted in regarding Rafns mysterious death
as one of the thousand articles TO which the police
accustomed to resort in ofdfficulty. Never.
theless, they acknowledged that the mere effect of
the incision of the lancet appeared Il underline the
word on account of the emphasis with which it was
pronounced) 70 cause the reopening of the six other
wounds previously closed. As the other clrcumstan-
ces of the Gaze they would vouch for none and con.
Jured me not 10 be the of promuga,ing reports
which would be offensive TO them. Two Of these dis
tngushed men dead and, the others have pass
I'd through revelation, imagine il matters but little
whether or not their names mentioned in cenncc-
ton with this m, stificaon."
could clearly perceive that Prince Cambaccres
himself was by inclined 10 place reliance in
the sincerity of the Duke Of Orano, and that he look
ed upon the presumed Vampire some hing different
from being sussisting human blood
TO pRINTERS