Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-11-13
Rema rkable Casese.-Cria1o0ls WhO
have rcsurned 70 Life after BxsC0uca.


The following singular circumstance
is recorded by DR. Plot, in his natural
history Of Oxfordshirs:
In the year 1850, Anne Green, . ser
want OF SIR Thomas Read, Was tried for
the murder OF her new born child, and
found guilty. She was executed in the
courtyard at Oxi.rd, whtre che hung
about half an hour. Being cot down,
she was put into q cofio, and brought
away to a house to be dissected, where.
when they opened the coffin, notwith-
sian iing the rope renamed unio0sed,
and straight about her neck, they per-
ceivei Der breaet to rise, whereupoh one
Mason, . tai,or, intending only an act OF
charity. set ms foot upon her, and, o.
some say, one Drum, a solder, struck
her again with tho butt end OF his musk-
ct. Notwithstanding all which, when
the learned and eminent SIR William
Perry, ancestor OF the present Marquis
uf LaDdstowne, then Anatomy Professor
Of the University, DIR. Wallis and Dr.
CLARK, then President OF the Maesdelen
Co!lege and Vice Chancellor Of the Uni
versity, came to ,repsre the body for
dissection, they perceived some small
rst,lias 10 her throat; they presently
used means for her recovery by opening
VEN, laying her 10 q warm bed, aud
also using divers remedies respecting
her sense iessDe.s, ins0,Duch, that within
fourteen hours size began to speak, add
the mex. day talked and prayed very
heartily. During the time OF this her re-
covering, the officers concerned 10 her
execution would needs have had her
away again to have completed it 90 her.
but by the meditation OF the worthy Coo
teIs and some other friends with the
then governor OF the city, Col. kesly,
there was u guard put upon her from eli
further i'stur b ance unit! they had sued
out her pardon from the government
Much doubt indeed arose rs to her act1.
al guilt. Crowds of people in the mean
II must be the provijehce Of God, and
would thus assert her Innocence.
After some time, Dr. Petty, hearing
she discouTsed with those about her, and
suspec,ing that the woman might sug-
gest unto her 10 relate something OF
strange visions and aPpariuons che had
seen during the time che seemed TO be
dead, (whch they had already begun to
90, telling that she had been in o fine
greco meadow, having u river raan'1g
round il, and ell things there s ed
ike silver and gold,) he caused TO
depaT, from the room hut the gen.. zen
OF toe faculty, who were to have been at
the dIssscton, and asked her concerning
her sense ana appcehens,ons during the
time -he was hanged. To which she "a
swere,!, that she neither remem oered
bow the fetIers were Knocked of, how
she went out of the prison; when she
MAS turned Off the ladder; whether ahv
psa.lD was sung or rot, nor was she sen
-ib'e Ct anv pains that abe could re-
II cmter. she came to herself as il she
awak ned odt of sleep, not recovering
the use Of her speech by slow degrees,
bat ~ 4 manner altogether, teginniog to
speak JUS; where she left of on the gal
lows.
Being thus at length perfectly recov-r-
ed, alter thanks gisen 10 God, and the
persons Irs trumental IN bringing her to
hie, and procuring her an Immunity
from farther Punishment. she retired IN
the country 10 her friends at Steepls
Bnrtur. where she was afterwards mar
ret, ,f,i living in good repute smougs.
htr fteiG ,hIrs. hbvIng three children,
ami not dyiay unt,i 1853.
The following atcouat OF the case ot
a clrl ntJ MS wruBgfu,!y executed in
! o5, - given by celebrated French au
thor, ~ An Instance of the ~ usJice
whlch was often committed by the equiv
0c j node oi trial then used IN France.
About seventesn years since. young
peasant g,rl was placed al Paris in tie
>rgr.ce OF man, who, smitteE with her
beatty tired to enselgle her; but che was
sirtu0us and resisted. The prudence Of
his glrl irrrtated the master, aud he de-
etmIncd on revenge. lie secretly con-
Keyed into her box MANY things belong
rg to bun, marked with hi. name. lie
hen exclaimed! that be was robbed, cal
II IN - cDmn:-Salre % IN nisteriai off,
'sr Of justice AMI made his DEP o-ilioD.
he aIri'- box vas searched, ard she !
hng- were discovered The unhappy
etytn; Mas imprisoned.
She deien1eli herself only by Ger tear.;
tie hah no ev:Irnce TO Prove that she
~ rot pu' The property IN her box; and
y only answer 70 The interragatures
- that che was inn1c The Iuiyes
al no suspicion OF the drpravIty Of the
ccnser, whose station was respectable,
a I a
gnr. he !nnocent GIRL was condemn.
! &c he baased. The dreadful Office
a fiectual!y performed, as it was the
r-t attempt VI the son of the chief exc A.,
itloner. \ surgeon had purchased the
1jy fer dissection. and " WAS convey !
10 his mouse. On that evening, being {
boot to omen the head, be perceived .
mite warmth about tie body The dis.
ciing knife fell from his hand, and he |,
aeej III bed her whom he was about
INSECT. v
His Efforts - restore her TO life we're d
rctuai, and at The same time sent for
clergyman on whose discretion and ex- :
Renee to depend. in order to consult L
n him on this strange event as well Va
10 have him for witness to his com-
CT. The moment tie unfortunate girl
cned her eyes che believed herself in
other world, and percelving the figure q
the priest who bad a marked and ina. o,
TIC oountenance, she joined her hand :.
mblinely and exclaimed, External :
Their you know nv innocence have pity tn
mt - 10 this manner she continued =
invoke the ecclesiastic, believing 10
simplicity. that she beheld her Goj.
y were long 10 persuaiing her that Ma
was not dead-so much bad the idea ".
be punishment and death possessed !.
Imagination. =
he girl having returned to life and =
It'll, che retired to hide herself 10 q will
ant village, fearing to meet the or
yes or the ofiicer-, who, with the n
,dfui Tree, necessarily haunted her nc;
einaton. The accuser remained IN thri
ished, because his crime, although tru
ifested by two invidusl witnesses. sI,0
mt ,iaar n tho arm IS ,ka ~.