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The bed was on the north side, the fl
place on the south side, the door way to I'll
kitchen on The east, and door leading int
a bed room on the west end of the room
and SGT OF drawers, on tho east side of til
room near the foot of the bed, and a windo'
ny the foot, on the north side. The windo,
was raised from four to six inches. Til
door into the kitchen was open, and Nj
George w. Mann slep, there IN the sout
room was shut, and Mrs. Peter Howe an
Mrs. Mann slept there.
The man with whom they were wa,chn
had been in dying state for several days
bat appeared to have perfect possession O
his senses. After the house was still on Sun
day night, the deposition goes on to say -
Mr.. Whiichcr was standing by the foo
OF the bed, close to the open window, ant
Mr. Norris was sitting south of tie bed som,
lore or five PAGES from the head, on the Yves
side of the room. The candle was standin!
on the manfcl, over the fireplace, when W,
both distinctly heard groan. We are botl
positive il could not como from the sick man
''' W. ''i NIINl'Dn III WIS. HuI it''' amour
er room. 1t was deep, heightened groan
and startled US both.
| Mr.. Whitc'rr stepped TO the fire place to
/ gctthc light, to see what the noise came from
or what caused it. As he took the LIGHT and
turncd around toward the bed, we both saw
the room LIGHTED up all at once, with an I'M
earthly crimson colorcd light 1t almost ex-
tinguishcd the light Of the candle, so that its
light was very feeble, apparently almost ont
lind Immediately we beth saw strange
looking man standing between us and the
bed, looking apparently at Mr.. Mann-hls
dress we cannot describe, his whole face we
did not see. His clothes were dark, but we
cannot give the fashion or make, nor say
whether he had on boots or shoes or hat, or
not.
Wcucre both tranSfixcd- stood there
side by side, as Norris had risen up, " hitch
err still holding the candle in his hand and no
fire in the fire. place, at least none that gave
any light, and as the strange man stood be-
fore ms, his back toward us, aud his face to-
ward Mr.. Mlnn, Mr.. Mann appeared much
excited and agitacd; he rolled on the bed,
and threw his arms about and opened his
eyes wide open, and appeared frightened and
to gaze upon the apparilon, then he tried to
cover up his head.
The sick man, i: is stated, then declared
that he had forty years previously assisted
his employer in numbering IA man and ma
King away with the body. He mentioned
the name Of Edwards, bat in what counrx-
ion the dcpoaonts cannot say. The a!Iila-
vit then goes on:
lie called no other name, and wp may be
mistaken IN this name, but think we are not.
H. ta"n sunk down. after turning over once
or twice, and throwing lis arms about gronn-
ed aud died. We know we were frightened,
aud could not speak, or did not, nor did the
stranger, and as >non as Mann had finished
coniesSing, and WAS diving away, he (lhp
strangely WAS gene. How he got in or out,
we know not; 0na door was Open, but We
dad not see him come in Of 90 out, nor can
We believe tbat / dit.
The editor of the Statesman in connection
with the affidavit tells the following story.
About forty, or for,y-iivc years since,
1--WE tell the story rs told to US by individuals
in the vicinity a man by the name otliodr-
don was working in LlndaG, y. H.. as
joiner. The last season hr WIS there, he
finished of 4 house for Jonathan Moves. and
made his home with Mr.. Moves during the
Time la lcat No,s some two or three hun
lred dollars in money, 50 that when the house
was flushed Noys was indebted to him about
four hundred dollars, for labor aud money. |
When Noyes's house was completed, he
went to work upon house for Mr.. John
Gross, in the vicinity, his clothes and part of
his tools stll rcmaiuin. at Noycs'S house.
lie left Cross, house one evening to 90
up to Mr.. Noyes's-tnd was never seen az
ter that time. Some little eyci,cmcn! cxls.
ted there las the old people saw at the Time,
rcspccln" his mysterious di,lnprarance. hu,
said he Ild absconhrd, and Moves soon after
to b,vo ,,cn;vcL g. l,,,or iron,