Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-11-30
A GHOST BRINGING HIS BONES FROM
HARTFORD.

The spiritualists Of this city, or a portion of
them, at least, are gravely discussing the ques
ton whether the spirit Of q man whose dead
body was dissected by medical students In
Hartford, COnnscticut, is picking himself up,
Piseeneal, and bringing his bones, one by one,
TO this city, TO be put together again The
weekly spiritual conferences have seen Git to
make this a subject OF inquiry, and tho Spirit
ual Telegraph, from time to time, informs its
readers Of the progress OF the affair
The story is related substantially as follows:
When DR.. Redman, the partner Of Dr. Orton,
In Twelfth ST., New York, was q medical stu
dent, body was to be dissected upon certain
occasion, and the students agreed to draw lots
to determine which one should have the bones
Dr. Redman was already a medium, and before
the dissection took place the spirit cornmuni-
Gated with him, and expressed the wish that his
bones might fall into Redman's possession
The doctor replied that, since possession was IN
be determined by lot, he might not get them
Draw first, replied the spirit, and I will
make you draw the prize,
Acting upJn this hint, the lucky Rsdman
drew first, and took the bones He conveyed
them to Hartford, where he subsequently, left !.
part OF them, removing the rest to his oiice in
this city. ."
Having related to his partner the singular
history 81 the skeleton, DR.. Orton requested
him to bring the remainder of il to the Office
WnereuPOn the ghost who once owned and occu-
up loud knocking, aud claimed the right.
which no reasonable man can deny hiue of
having word to say about the disposition of
hls bones. Heexpressed willingness that thev
should be taken to New York; II made no e:-
Pee al difference to him whether the ossi6aI
portion OF his frame was in one place or another:
still, 1t was natural be should feel some p-ide
In the matter, and expressed the determinstion
oi bringing the bones from Hartford to tn city
himself.
his extraordinary determination, which. wa
DeIleve, has no parallel in ghostoIogy, ancient
or modern, 1T Is alleged, is being carried ont
Ihe very next day after it was announced a
bone droPped on the Sidewalk, in front of the
Two doctors, near their house; and since that
time, bone after bone has been moved, some
times dropping from the ceiling, and sometimes
upon the walk
On the 26!h of May, the ghost did an unu-
sual days work. As the doctors were crossing
Broadway, near Thirteenth street. at 3 o'clock.
p II q bone dropped at their feet and at G
0 clock the same afternoon another enconntsIsS
them N Fourteenth street; both being portions
OF the spinal column.
Inc ghost whose body has been thus cut up
and moved does not, however, claim the ex-
elusive credit Of the removal. With the fair
ness which, We trust, will ever characterize his
Transactions, be acknowledges with gratitude
the assistance Of other ghosts who Lave kindly
consented to help do the job; but what compen.
satlon ne gives for their services is not stated
Inc ghost commenced picking himself up
sOme;lme in spring. Whether he is vet done
Is not stated; but the Telegraph of this week
brings additional testimony, in the shape Of M
anonymous statement, regarded as Conclusive
by many spiritualists,) the substance OF which
Is contained in he following paragraph:
On the II OF last June, DIR. Redman held
a 5eGHee at the house where l was visiting
when the circle was over, l accompanied him
down stairs; on our way down, my Spectacle
case, which had bsen missing during a part of
the evening was thrown over my shoulder He
picked II up, and was holding il with both his
hands, e0nyersing with me about its disappear
ance. While thus engaged, standing facing
each other, with q full blaze Of gasIight shining
on Us, the front door closed, and no other means
OF egress or ingress being near, something came
dropping down, Is ii from the ceiling, and fell
between Us. On being taken up, Dr. X almar
recognized it as 4 bone belonging to the verle-
bro o; the neck Of this much talked-o IF spirit
W hen tue Spiritual Conference and the Tel
esraPh arrive at a satisfactory cOnc!u !usicn, we
will inform CGr readers.-N J. EUsuiug Posi-.