The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-07-26

them to that public. The outside door Of the house
was closed during this and was not heard to open
or shut by eirher. I.G.
We, the undersigned, deposs and say. that on
Sunday evening, June 10, A. ID la42 we were cal
led To watch with Mr. Samuel Mann, our neighbor
of North Benton One of Us bad been with him
the Friday nighr before, to watch, and had slapped
there, az the famiys request, Sarurday night, and
Sunday through the day the othar Mr. Whtcher,
cnme 10 watch about 9 o'clock in the evening. and
the fanlIIy soon afser, retired rest and left ~
wirh the sick man in asfsSil room ,the bed on the
north side, The FIRE pace the south side, the
door Way 10 the kIfchen the east, aud door
itcading into bed roonr eE rsn ssst end or the
room, and set Of drawers on the east side ct the
room near The foot Of the bed, and a window hy
the foot, on the north side The window was
saEsed frnm to 6 inches.-The door into the
kitchen was open, and Mr ieorgs w. Mum, slept
thersFn the south east corner Of it, The door into
the ned room was shut, and Mrs Peter Howe and
Mrs Mann slept there. 81 was supposed, be was
dying FrSfay night, his exremitIes were cold and
yet he s1gered on he seemed much distressed but
not insane, aad on Saturday and Sunday remained
still alive, and apparently sensible When all WINS
still Sunday night, and Mr. WhiIchsr was stanfin q
by the foot ofths bed close to the drawers by the
open window, and MIR Norris was sitting south OF
the bed some FOUR or five PAGES from the head of
! the bed on the west side Of the room. And the
candle shining, and Standing On the mantle
over the fire place, when we both distinctly heard
groau--to Mr. Whifchsr, it seemed on the ssfth
east Of, and near him and the drawers, and 10 Mr.
Norris, ID seemed nnrth east and near the drawers
We are both positive il could not have come from
the sick man, nor the bed whereof he was, nor
from another room. IL a deep Ienathened
aroans and startled US hogh. Mr.. Whicher slept
from the foot OF the bed where be was Standing hv
the open window. TO the FIRE place gat the, light
and see what the came from, what caasad
X. AS BE took the light and turned round tow ards
the bed we both saw the ighsed up all at
once, " fth unearthly crimson coiarnd hight ii
almost extiuguished tho hight of the eandleso that
It's light very feeble, apparently almost OUT
ard inmediafeIy we both saw a strange looking
nasrn standirg between rs and the bed apparently
Snokipg al Gann- his dress we cahuot describe his
whole face we did nor see. His cIoxhss ere dark ,
but cannot give the fashion make, nor saw
whether be had on boots shoes, hat or not
We were both trans6xed-both stood there side Nv
side, Norris bad risen up, Whitcher still holding
the candle in his hand and fire in the FIRE place
at least that gave light, and as the strange
man hefpre ~, his back towards u.s. and his face
tawards Mr. Mann, Mr. Hana appeared much exci-
red and aginred, be rnited the bed and threw
mis- arms about aud opened his eyes wide open and
appeared frightened and gaze the apparltion
Then be tried 10 up bis head, then he spake
and his words were according to best recollec-
tiou follows:
He'll! and the Devil Is waiting for me. On ?
have helped make away with Elrty four
years ago this summer on Jockey Hill, when liv
ed in Landau. The man worked for is now dead
and assisted him to make way with MIN, 81 we car
red him up northeast of the house where vas then
a secord growth of wood on a swampy ,fatish piece
cleared up, and buried him. 1 have thought
og it much since, and Gifted warned about il,
but I tried to bear it as well as could He tried
say something more, and we both think that he
used til name of Edwards hut in what connection,
we cannot say He called no other name, and
may be mistaken in his name lint think are
not. He then sunk down, after turning over once
twice, and throwing his arms about graaned and
died We know frightened, and could
not speak, or did not, did the stranger, and
soon as Mann had finished confusing, and dy
ing away he (rhe Strangely gone. How be
got in out, know mot, one door open, hur
we did nor him come in go out, we
believe that he did. When first him, he
stood a ;he head of the bed il, his face
partly turned away from Whitcher towards the
bed and his back Norris. We cannot describe
his looks, nor his dress We have above
given the truth it appeared to u.s. aud( Tor the
sake ofthe survivorsl as smoothly as we could