The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-27

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cell his (Hodgdons TOOLS and other things and send
| the money on to him. which he accordingly DID, bu'
whethe the proceeds ofthe sale wenttoNew York or
any where is not known. The excitement however,
soon died away and nothing more was said or thought
OF it, until the death bed confession which we publish
below brought the hidden mystery to light Noyes
died few years SINCE and on his death bed intimaea
that he had something to disclose before he could de
| in peace but Mann went day or two before MS
death and spent whole day with him. and after that
nothing more was said about dvulging any thing and
he expired apparently in the greatest mental agony,
and under horrible remorse OF conscience frequently
exclaimidg God forgive me that one SIN Inc
Edwards TO whom il is supposed he MANN referred
murder s now living and has been partially deranged
a times ever sine as well as Mann. Truly the way
of the transgressor Is hard, ana
.sThe mind that broods DER guilty woes
Is like scorpion grt by fire"
BATH July 8, 1912.
Messrs Editors-Much excitement exists in this VI
.;,v reia,iye 10 the deathbed of MIR. Samuel Mann,
of Rsnon and many stories in circulation relative
IN his confessions in his dying hour and the strange
| sights and circumstances attending H. 10 reho'
Talsebood and establish the truth he Watchers depo-
sitions have been taken and enclose them as thcy
we're deliberately and calmly taken before me-
From their character and depor ment, and the eV-
dent solemnity Of their feelings, hav- no douot ta'
the enclosed is the honest conviction Of their hearts
Different people will have different views OF the
light; and the stranger who stood al ie oed s'oe "
the diving man. in his last hours Of mental and bodily
agony Some will say that moving the candle VIII ac
count for the brighe ing light looking 10 'her error
like a crimson unearthy light; that the groan thcy
heard proceeded from some OF the sic pers IN the tnree
rooms around them that they ei he ianced the sish
of lie stranger who stood between them las they
tn ught and the bed Of the dying man, or else some
neghbor stepped in unobserved at the open door and
looked on that solemn scene and witnessed the last
struggle a. d as soon as It was over departed unoo
served and in silence by the same way. Others will
cav that is impossible as they both heard that deep
groan and both located in the northwest corner OF he
DOM they were in, and being in different parts OF II
the angle of sound coming from the same point to the
ear of EACH and persons sleeping there or 10 tha'
direction is conclusive against such suPPosition
Both say the light Of the candle was feeble and the
light strong and powerful through the entire room
lighting up the walls and all in crimson hue Some
will saw that was the imagination and so was the man
appearing there shadow from the light OF the candle
But if shadow, it would have been on the wan anu
not before the bed and how could 1t be shadow
when the only light in the room was be ore thin as
thew faced the bed themselves and this object was
before them and the bed. Then his terror ana agita
ton some will say the last struggles for me- ana
the ha parting of soul and body and hat his con-
essons were perhaps the rawlings of insanity Others
will say man was missing "A years ago in strange
manner, and was never found and never claimed his
tools or property leave all to the reflection OF all,
as strange event. but incapable Of solution without
supernatural agency.
| am, dear sir, yours, sc.
IRA GOODALL.
they both agree all the main facts and especially in
all he sad and in believing that he perfectly rea-
sonabe but in great agony of spirit and terror al the
object they saw, as he opened his eyes at 1t ana
grOaned and rolled and tried to hide his head and ten
confessed They cannot tell how long it was They
hs,l- tho ahontf qn
twenty minutes past ten They then awoke the iami-
y and found all asleep in their BEDS and no stranger
or neighbors there except those IN beds.
The public can form their own opinions, and leave
the facts, have doubt they believe them TO that
public. The outside door of the house was closed du-
ring the time and was not heard TO open or shut by
either |. G..
We, the undersigned, deposc and say, that on Sun
day evening, June 18th A. d. l842, we were called
to watch with MIR. Samuel Mann, our neighbour OF
North Benton. One of US had been with him the FRI
day night before to watch, and had stopped there at
the familys request, Saturday night and Sunday
through the day /; the other, MIR. Whtcher came 70
watch about O'Clock in the evening, and the family
soon retired to rest and left with the sick man. IN
a small ROOM the bed the north side, the fireplace
on the south side the doorway to the kitchen on the
east and door leading TO bed DOM on the west
end of the and set OF drawers on the east side
of the room near the foot of the bed, and window
raised from four to six inches--thc door into the
kitchen was open and Mr.. Geo. w. Mann slept tn re
in the southeast of 1.-THE door into the kit h
en- was open, and Mrs. Peter Howe and Mrs. Mann
slept there 1t supposed he was dying on Friday
night his extremtes were cold, and yet fingered ;
he seemed much distressed, but not insane, but on
Sunday remained still alive, and apparently sensible
When all was STILL ON Sunday night, and MIR.
Whtcher standing by the foot Of the bed close to
the drawers by the open window, and Mr. Norris was
tl,zL g., Epav from
the head of the bed the west side of the room and
the candle was shining, and standing on the mante
over the fire place. We both distinctly heard groan
to Mr.. Whitcher it seemed on the southeast Of and
near him and the drawers, and to MIR. Norris II
seemed northeast and near the drawers. We are both
positive it could not from the sick man, nor the
bed whereon he was, nor from another room. 1t was
deep heightened groan, and startled us both. Mr..
Whtcher stepped from the foot OF the bed, where ne
nding by the open window to the fire pirce, to
get light, and see where the noise came from, or
what caused it. As he took the light and turned
round towards the bed we both the room lighted
up all at once, with an unearthly crimson colored
light 1t almost extinguished the light OF the candle,
so that its light was very feeble apparently almost
out-and Immediately we both saw strange looking
man standing between us and the led, looking APP
parenty at Mr.. Mann-hs dress we cannot describe
his whole face we did not see
His clothes were dark but we cannot give the fash
ion make, say whether he had on boots or Shoes
or hat not. We we're both transhxed-both stood
there side by side as Norris had risen up Whltcher
still holding the candle in his hand and no fire IN the
fire place, at lea none that gave any light, and as the
strange stood before u.s. and his face towards MT
Mann, MIR. Mann appeared much excited an agitated,
he rol ed on the bed, and threw his arms about and
opened his eyes WIDE open, and appeared frightened
and to gaze upon the apparition; then ne tied TO
cover up his head, then he spoke, and his words
were according to best recollection, as follows;
| lost and Hell, and L can sec
He'll and the Devil is waiting for me. Oh! have
helped to make way with man forty-four years ago
this summer, Jockey Hill, when lived in landau
The m l worked for is now dead, and assisted HIM
up northeast of the house, where then second
cleared up, and buried him. have thought OF IT
much since, and was often warned about it, but
tried to bear il as well as could He tried to say