Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1847-06-09


Several minutes passed in fearful silence, ant
then the preacher saw the corPse-like bride
kneeling again in deep unconsciousness, ant
the ceremony was ended. The bridegroom arose
and led the faltering bride to her former place
the old woman and the gigantic man followed
The two men who had brought the preacher
hither, again appeared, bound his eyes, ant
pushed him not without difficulty, through the
crowd, and after they had put him out of the
door he heard it bolted in the inside and he wa.
left to himself. Here he stood for a moment
alone and uncertain whether the awful circum-
stance, with all its spectrelike detail, might not
be all dream. When he tore the bandage from
his eyes and saw the Illuminated church before
him, and heard the murmuring of the crowt
affair was all reality. In order to ascertain as
much as possible of the after occurrences
he concealed himself in corner of the church
and on the side opposite to that which he enter
ed, and as he here listened, he perceived thai
the tumult within became every moment more
violent. 1t seemed to him that combat took
place, and he seemed to hear the stern voice
of the bridegroom imperiously commanding 81
lence. A long pause then succeeded, shot
was fired, the cry Of female voice was heard;
again succeeded pause; then sound as OF
quarter of an hour. The lights were extin-
gulshed, the tumult again arose, and the whole
throng poured out of the church and hurried rap
idly down to the sea.
The old preacher now arose and FASTENED to
his own village; when he arrived there he awoke
his neighbors and friends to tell them, still
overcome by horror as he was, of the strange
and incredible events which had just happened
to him. But his simple neghbors had seen ev-
cry thing around so perfectly quiet, and in its
ordinary state. that all at once another horrible
idea seized upon them, which was that some
unfortunate accident had deranged the mind of
their beloved pastor, and it was therefore with
extreme difficulty, and only as they thought to
indulge his strange whims, that they were in
duced to provide themselves with crowbars and
spades, and accompany him to the church.
In the meantime day had dawned, the sun rose
and as the preacher with his attendants ascen-
ded the hill upon which the church stood, they
discovered a ship of war under sail at a consid-
cradle distance from their own shore, bearing
away to the north. A sight so surprising in
these conc inclipe al tbapo Sop,ouh,t 70 N, alton
ton to the preachers report, more particularly
as on arriving at the side-door of the church it
was found to have been forciby entered. Full
conviction awaited them within; the preacher
showed them the grave which he had seen open
the night before. twas very easy to see that
the stone which covered it had been raised and
newly laid down again. The crow-bars were
put into requisition, and in the vault which lay
below was Immediately discovered new and
richly decorated coffin. With almost youthful
Impotence did the aged man himself descend
into the vault, others followed him; the lid of
the coffin was raised, and the old man saw that
his suspicious were verified. In the coffin lay
the murdered bride. The magnificent dadem
was taken from her head. The ball had pen
etrated the heart. The expression of deep sor-
row was vanished from her countenance, heav-
emily peace had glorifed the beautiful face, and
she lay there like an angel. The old man wept
aloud, and threw himself on his knees by the
coffin, praying for the murdered lady; the silent
astonishment fell upon all those who were with
him.
The preacher considered it to be his duty in
stantly, and without any disguise, to make
known this occurrence to the Bishop of leland
as his spiritual head, and until he had received
an answer from Copenhagen on the subject he
required his friends on their oath to keep all
profoundly secret. The vault was again closed
and no man dared to speak On the subjet. Sud-
denly respectable man made his appearance
from the capital, he made strict inquiry after all
that had occurred required to be shown the
grave; commended the silence which had been
observed on the subject, and sternly insisting
that the circumstances should remain a secret,
and threatened any one who ventured to speak
OF 1t with the severest punishment.
After the death of the preacher it was found
that he had given a narrative of this strange
event IN the register belonging to the church.
Some persons believe that it had in some way
a mysterious connection with the rapid and vio-
lent changes of dynasty which took place after
the death of Peter the First and Catharine.-
But it would be difficult, if not impossible, to
solve the deep enigma of this horrible deed.
CAPTIN ToBIN-Ths eccentric individual,
whose letters to the Secretary of War and other
official characters caused SO N UGH merriment,
is thus accountable for by the New Orleans Delta;
"Our friend of the Chronicle, is together at
fault. Capt. Tobin was not born in Pittsburg
nor raised on Scotch Hill,' and his name is no,
James. His Christian name is George; he was
much upon goats milk, and this