Washington telegraph., 1854-02-15
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We announced on Yesterday the sudden disap-
pearance of Mr. Lawrence a merchant OF New
Orleans, under circumstances which leave but lit
tie doubt Of his having been murdered on the
levee The following very singular incident in
connection Herewith is given by the New Orleans
Delta, with voucher for its truth and reliability
We lay the entire statement from the Delta be-
fore readers: liesn lFlig.
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF bIR. LAWRENCE
Nothing has yet transpired to throw any light up
on the cause OF the strange disappearance of Mr.
Lawrence, and the unanimous opinion is, that he
murdered on last Saturday night, and his
body thrown into the river III connexion with
this unfortunate affair, the following singular cir
cumstance is related from highly responsible
source. The veracity of the gentleman from
whom we received the story is unquestonabIe,
ard all the persons connected with the matter are
of the highest respectfully. The wife of one OF
Mr. Lawrence's most intimate friends, who had
for number of years been on terms of the closest
friendship with that unfortunate gentleman, is
nlesnleric medium. and her brother is in the habit
OF occasionally placing her in niesueric state
Being at the house oil an acqiaintan e in lafayette
on last Saturday night, about ten clock, (beiore
any person had the least iHtimation that any mis-
fortune had beiaen Mr.. Lawrence.l the company
requested the brother TO rnesulerise his sister as
many of them were anxious to see the effects OF
mesmeriSn The lady was placed in mesneric
sleep and on .he request of several persons pres
ent that he wonld propoirnd to her a few ques-
tions. he asked her. What DO yon see. sister,"
She Immediately replied. Il see three men
gagged in fight on the Leveea DO vou know
any of thenn:'' Yes one of thern is Mr.. Law
renee; the others don't know-one is very tail
mantle other about nediur;l size; and these two
men are striking Mr.. Lawrence. Why don't
somebody help hin9 Why don't he shoot them?
There. now, they have knocked Mir. Lawrence
down. Good heavens they have killed him
hat are they doing nowt2 The tall man is
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pockets He is taking some bank-bilis out OF
Mr.. Lawrences pocket; now he is taking some
gold. Thew are talking together now. and now
they pick Mr.. Lawrence up and are carrying him
towards the river. Will nobody save him.
There. they have thrown him in. Poor Mr..
Lawrence is gonei'
She stopped talking for a moment so, when
she again asked, What do you now seea''-
She replied Il see steamship lying at the wharf.
1t is about to leave. There is great number OF
passengers on board: and among the passengers |
see the two men who killed Mr.. Lawrence and
\ threw him in the river. The tall one has his
watch: they are both better dressed than they
I We're BEFORE
Here the company having become satisfied
with the experiment the brother woke his sister,
and when she was informed of what she had said,
she laughed increducpsy remarking that she re-
collected nothing of what had taken place. The
( sister of Mr.. Lawrence was present and the COM
pany were pretty free in passing their iokes about
the matter; and all Were vocilerous in their de-
nunciaiion o! mesmersm humbug. Little
did they think that the very scene this Young lady
had described, actually at that moment, per-
haps. being enacted. and that Mr.. Lawrence was
then no more. 1t is also Il remarkable fact. that
two steamships sailed for California from the
wharf Sunday morning. Mr.. Lawrence was
not seen after leaving his office, with five six
hundred dollars in his pocket at a late hour on
Saturday night. No anxiety was felt By his
friends until Monday morning, when, beginning
to be alarmed they instituted search for him
His hat and some other articles with blood upon
them. were found the Levee in the Fourth
District All then remembered the story OF the
mesmeric subject: and nlesrnerism hail more than
one convert in that company. Was Danas' ro-
tnance Of The "Corsican Brothers, all fiction?