The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-11-10
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
THURSDAY MOANING, NOVEMBER II. lss,
A STRANGE STORY,

fsnre The story OF the Cock Lane Ghost. wehave
MOI heard or read of thing IN that line go STRANGE
on wonderful the affair which lately trantpire
at New Maiiiasyie, IL the neishbofins county q
wetxel The following Is mere outline o. PIT
lisniaaTy facts. alter stating which we VIII ese -
extract from letter received frome gehtlsais"
residen. at New Martinsville;
hsppears that la or about three years ~. ~.
fain man named Gamble, cooper u". &c ~ .,,iss
Ohio river hank, about two miles below .ae ~, ~ -
of Fishing creek Having received eone ~. .,i n.
three hundred dollars. he went 70 CIV .n i 49,
where he drank rather freely az :. ~, ,,sr
he had sofs,e nm siaess To transact WIN Vaa9us -
.ans ap,onr tho res, with one Lahau Mercer. 10
waris night Mercer and Game,e Psu1,ee,a 80,
the creek for the purpose OF Eoing 20 tncl, -.
tive honcs They were ,.sa,h,s had AKIN
,,,nart.i inae,d Gamble was seen to Retinto tae
sL,s AMI push of from the shore aud Mercer was
.rn "a 70 ia the direction ot his own home, SENS
s,v or three miles distant in different ciFesuon
c.s,.SIs however never reached home; the KIT
WAS sooa found tew huadred yards dowu stream.
hui he body of Gamble was not Tor seven
,aan;hs afterwards. Runner at the time Gasnote
MAS missed, pointed out Mercer as guilty OF toai
ulsy but he accounted for his conduct SO satisac-
fori,ylhat no Investigation OF the matter took place;
and all seneihe people cansluded--eud, iaaeed, IL
seemed probable enough-taat the unfortunate
cooper was drowned; and such was the general
oysniau until about week since. Now we will give
the extract Of the letter above alluded to;--taiT-
sao..si { Ia } Republican, Nor, D.
ERw MAsrlNsviLLE, Nov. I, 1859.
Besere close this letter, must tell you OF IA mos
exsraoIdinary circumstance which lately secured
here You know John tiindman, ile landlord OF
the We,zei IIouseI Well, Mr.. Aindman happeaed
to be at corn-hHsking, about two weeks ago, away
at Youns's aTIn at Point Pleasant On his return
home, about or two o'clock in the morning, as
hewas walking through tield on the farm OF TO
bert w Cox, eq, on the Ohio river bottom, not lar
from the mouth OF Fishing creek, he was suddenly
accCseed by astrange man. who:u lie had no know
ledge whatever OF. 'Sir," said the stranger, you
do not know mel" mo, sir" replied Hiadman, II
do not" "fhen," said the stranger, u am Gamble,
who was murdered by Lahan Mercer, about three
years ago; and want you to hava him arrested,
and jus.ice shall be done him" You will readily
believe that Mr.. Hindman was bewiaered. He was
not acquainted with Gamble-never saw him. His
eudden, ghos;like appearance before him, in which
he says he could not be mistaken, as the night
was uloonli,hf,-and the terrible revelation made
by the appar ion, sill conspired TO fill Mr. Hindman
with fear and trembling. However, no reached
home, and after spending night in great agony,
he told the occurrence nextd day to his tiends-aBd
the upshot was, that Mercer was app.ehended. On
Satusday last he had preliminary trial in New
Martinsye, before three or four justices, and al
though defended by two able lgwy ors-Messrs.
Homer and Lauck-tbe accused was committed for
examination before the County Court, the Sth Of
this month.
] ncel no: add that our whole community is In
the most intense state OF excitement on the subject
and they do really make strong case agains: him,
all OF course circUmstuntiai.