Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-09
rhe nIr.terIons stnIn. or blood.


From Robert Dale Ovens "Footiars on the Bound
ary Of Another world."l
The Mysterious Stains of Blood.
"1n the year 1851 was staying, with my
wife aud children, at the favorite watering
place Of -. In order to attend to some
affairs Of my own determined to leave my
family there for three or four days. Accord
ipgly on the -th Of August, l took the rail-
way, aud arrived that evening, an unexpected
guest, at ----- Hall, the residence of a gem
tlemdn whose acquaintance | had recently
made, and with whom my sister was then
staying.
II arrived late soon afterward went to bed,
aud before long fell asleep. Awakening after
three or four hours, was not surprised to
find could sleep no more for | never rest
well in a strange bed. After trying, there
q fore, in vain again to induce sleep / arranged
my plans for the day.
this way, when ] became suddenly sensible
that there was a light in the room. Turning
round, distinctly perceived female figure;
aud what attracted my special attention was,
that the light by which / saw it emanated
from itself watched the figure attentiyely.
The features were not perceptible. After
moving little distance, it disappeared as
suddenly as It had appeared.
"My first thoughts were that there was
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struck light, and found my bedroom-door
still locked. I then carefully examined the
walls to ascertain if there were any other
concealed means of entrance or exit but none
could find. drew the curtains and opened
the shutters but all outside was silent and
dark, there being no moonlight.
"After examining the room well in every
part, betook myself to bed and thought
calmly over the whole matter. The final i'm
preston on my mind was, that had seen
Something supernatural, and, if supernatural,
that il was in some way connected with my
wife. What was the appearance? What did
II mean? Wonld it have appeared to me if
had been asleep instead of awake? These
were questions very easy to ask and very diff
fcult to answer ...-.... ... .-
even if my room door had been unlocked,
or if there had been concealed entrance to
the room practical joke was out of the ques-
tion. For in the first place, l was not on
such intimate terms with my host as to war
rant such liberty; and, secondly, even if he
had been so inclined to sanction so questions
bic proceeding, he was too unwell at the
time to permit me for moment to entertain
such q supposition.
t'In doubt and uncertainty l passed the
rest of the night; and in the morning, de-
seending early / Immediately told my sister
what had occurred, describing to her accu-
rately everything connected with the appear
ance l had witnessed. She seemed much
struck with what l told her, and replied, 1T
is very odd; for you have heard, | dare say,
that a lady was, some years ago, murdered in
this house; but it was not in the room you
slept in. | answered, that had never heard
any thing of the kind, and was beginning to
make further inquiries about the murder,
when ! was interrupted by the entrance of
our host and hostess, and afterward by break
fist -.
f"After breakfast left, without having had
any opportunity of renewing the converse
ton But the whole affair had made upon
me an impression which sought in vain to
shake off, The female figure was ever before
my minds eye, and / became hdgety and
anxious about my wife. Gould itin any way
be connected with her!' was my constantly oc-
curing thought, So much did this weigh on
my mind that, instead of attending to the
business for the express purpose of transact
ing which had left my family, returned
TO them by the first train; aud it was only
when saw my wife and children in good
health, and everything safe and well in my
household that felt satisfied that, whatever
the nature of the appearance might have been,
it was not connected with any evil to item.
"On the Wednesday following, received
letter from my sister, in which she informed
me that, since / had left, she had ascertained
that the murder iUas committed in the very
room in which had slept. She added that
she purposed visiting US next day, and that
she would like me to write out an account OF
what had seen, together with plan of the
room, and that on that plan she wished me
TO mark the place of the appearance, and of
the disappearance, of the figure
This / Immediately did; and the next day,
when my sister arrived she asked me if had
complied with her request. | replied point
ing to the drawing-roo'n table, Yes there is
the account of the plan As she rose TO ex-
anime it, prevented her, saying, DO not
look at it until you have told me all you have
TO say, because you might unintentionally
color your story by what you may read
there
"Thereupon she informed me that she had
the carpet taken up in the room had occu-
pied, and that the marks of blood from the
murdered person were there, plainly visible,
on a particular part of the floor. AT my re-
quest she then drew plan of the room, and
marked upon it the spots which still bore
traces of blood.
"The two plans--my sisters and mine
were then compared, and we verified the
most remarkable fact that the places she had
marked as the beginning and ending of the
traces of blood coincided exactly with the
spots marked upon my plan as those on which
the female figure had appeared and disap-
peared.
Il am unaOle 10 aQu anylnlnB 10 luis plalu
statement of facts / can not account, in
any way, for what saw. / am convinced nc
human being entered my room last night; yet
! knew, being wide awake and in gooC
health, did distinctly see female figure il
nv room. But if, as must believe, it was {
supernatural appearance, then am unable Il
suggest any reason why it should have ap
peared to me. | can not tell whether, if
had not been in the room, or had been aslee
al the time that figure would equally hay
been there. As it was it seemed connecte
with no warning or presage. No misfortun
of any kind happened then, or since, to m
or mine. 1t is true that the host, at who's
house was staying when this incident ot
Cured, and also one of his children, died
few months afterward; but can not preten
to make out any connection between eithe
of these deaths and the appearance | vii
messed. The cm bono, therefore, do nc
attempt to explain. But what | distinct
saw that, and that only describe"
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