New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-06
CASE OF SDMNAxBULIS. Va THHiLLr
ING INClDENT.
Pro1 TAs Dsfvsss Prvs PrN

Fro0 Tbs DefveS frS ~
An incident OF tisilhpg and almost ten '''s 'n.
combining in i,set az the Psp'tstaos CO -
breadth escapss, and ,Ae strange, romsoue So.
ths, werd semblance o. lfs, sonaAmbai,.u ooem '.,
the night before lss&. The .ssae OF ssn A. Ne
epuoje a. on Catharne street ct the reGdeso -.
Isfael Mosetop, . gentenan In whose wa ~
have entire confidence and fou, waosc bps ~ n '0''
the statement OF particulars.
Al about p O'Clock in the rsrring, b re: ~ -
BY knookux at the f,oo, dosr Of his rc tesse sau.
upcs answering the call foupt mss % ses "a -
who. 10 q very incoherent and exciNN mess~'
queeted him to walk scroes the stsece aad 80 = -
top If his house. The proposition sas 90 eusses
be d.clised. and stood rrs-o!u.e fos fer nsas~
ard about retiring again. susps"us o. toc. P,sx
when bis eye caught moving shsdow on toe tsosN ~
s s%, ,Srouss Ss .cv Clouds q s
equpoctial storm. II Indicated that some oouaes
living hrg was walking noiseleesly alcrg the saro~
ridge 81 BIS roof and he looked At s saes. csSsse
motion, ~ rde6ssbls chill cfept over hc. re re
shadow stole sc,oss the ffont OF the oPpsats
buildirg and was lest for moment Ia tie d~xcsss,
ard then crrps into vie~ again, rstardfsy 10 90
opposite direction, with the ssme sov, 9uaeg
motor. His companion had regaioed ths oepsasS
sdewak and stood gazing up In sfeocs. - aisS'y
struck speechess with horror, and With tfscohsG
step. Mr.. Moreton gained his ride AMI turec 80 eye~
In the came direction. HIS confederation ms4 % 10
a. med when his gaze fell upon the form OF csAu nee
beng ebroudes from head to foot 10 long ~h aight
dress about which mass Of long hair, shich eesmod
daIkly in the moonbesns fell in sid confusion. tais
sptctrd form paced slowly 10 anu ITO on tuo tseVW
rdsebosId sbich covered the apex Of tbs ron. sP-
preaching in frghfu proximity OF the abrupt To- mica
ton at the ends, and calmly turning a6oot 70 rsraos
the distance, al~sys with the same untA!.erng sssp
ard envy gliding motion: me e. house s,S S 80 nSs
the ne h, walker down 10 certain deeuc longs s's~
would casual sound the shout Of midnight rev 80.
or tho crow OF morning cock.
Ire walker was Q soo,an, aud, ss che moved beck
and forth, she occasionally raised her hscd 70 her
head Ga though engaged IN thought OF troubled win
paio Ths head tever moved to the right or ieis, p
or dopn but always maintained the SAME T't,sa.
erect and rs'eht - a statue. AchiDne9 stood a.
r.ctly 10 the middle Of the roof, around ~hien sde
seed with ease placing DOE hand upon It's top. And
waking do IAN the sop,tg roof to get around Oacs -
this eoecys walk she paused q the edRe OF the rooss
arc before turrog looked straight cut ahead ipto tie
black right IS If peerins beyond mortal vision, isss
come mysterious realm. =
A w.yiry movement of the right hand accompanied
this act, which lasted but momsns whs. the ss9
WAS sesjn renewed and the Light shadow pw'ed aorsss
the faces of the spell bound gazer As abe hid the ooso
for an instant from their sight The Same spos go
re.cted again fe moments alter, ~hen tbs hsure
sgan paused. and again g.sed out into the dAssees
ar d the D. With siow motion, stretched out head,
and with gu spread fingers cosched ct 90 neteio4
which bad stsnce exsep, in the feve'sd mad -
the sleeper The other hand vas then extended In ~
like manner, ard the body seot forward IN such wy
tina, the upper portion hung the abyss, ~hue tho
fingers ached on, oot uttil there vas no furthee
reschr e. and then clu'ohed again With qack, ccs-
us
motionless q moment; ard then commenced It's walk
agsio, continuing a. far az tho mdtle OF the roH.
shrn IL turuSd toward the rear OF the house asd,
moving down the slope Of the roof vas lost to sight
Mr. Moretov, while sitnessng this scene, had rscox-
bized the fes'ures and form of MS ant gir young
female of about IL. named Jane 4oony. With .
feeling Of indesc,babe relief he saw her dis sppesR
al knew that she had descended though skyiGht
to the garnet aud to her room. Hss'ening 70, -
aroused his wife snd went with her to the girls roem
ard found her sitting on the nds Of the boz, eide
awake and in Q state Of mind bordering on tistsso-
tor. She had no knosleJse Of the occunsacs. bua
had been awakened by the noise Of her emPb,yes
entering the house. and found herself stsndiog 10 The
middle Of her room Ia the condition dcs,r' bsl.
That the results were worse was matter Of Dc vest
tia, kfrlnsss to ell within that house.
The girl had been suffering from brain fever, frso
which she las gradually recovering, which und sabt
edl, csused this dangerous freak. sac has no aswa-
edge Of anything of the kind having occurred. pro
vously and viii be we'll watched 10 future, a. che .
highly esteemed. 1t . thrilling sdvsnturs with .
happy result.