Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-12-20
Clairvoyance.
A BLIND GIRL OF MOUNT VERNON, ILL.,,
DESCRIBES A MURDERBR ANDnIs
PLACE OF ABODE,

n bLiND uiRL OF MOUNT VERNON, lLL.,
DESCRIBES A MuRDERRR AND MS
PLACE OF ABODE,
The st. Louis Democrat has the fol-
lowing: That there are few persons
gifted with the power of clairvoyance,
no one who has any faith in the doc
trinos Of spiritualism will pretend TO
deny, The exact nature OF this mysteri-
oIs gift--whence it comes, and why IL
is possessed by so few persons, we have
never heard fully explained. Sweden
borg, we know, was a clairvoyant Of re-
markable power, and history tells US of
seers and sages who could unravel the
mysteries of the past. In former times
there were persons in the Highlands OF
Scotland who were reputed to possess the
gift of the second sight" and could
foretell important events long before
they transpired. In all ages and all
countries OF which history gives any
account there were prophets, witches,
wizards and fortune telers, who doubt
less were nothing more nor less than
Clairvoyants
About a month ago we met with an
Intelligent physician from the North,
who related some marvellous stories
about blind woman in Mount Vernon,
Ill.-Miss Mary A. Lucas by name-a
simple unsophisticated country girl, who
had not even the shrewdness to turn her
gift to a profitable account, and would
not accept of more than 90 cents for i'm
parting Information of great pecuniary
value.
fpkiS nj IaH q local ranntQfinn a
fortune teller aud was consulted by the
farmers of the county in regard to lost
horses, cows, etc. Our informant was
stranger when he arrived at Mt. Vernon,
and curiosity led him to call on the
blind seeress. She at once described his
occupation and habits, the place Of his
birth, many little'incidents of his boy
hood, and also described his father and
others of his relatives. He related many
remarkable things done by this girl,
and was q firm believer in her super
natural gifts.
We laughed at the enthusiastic physi-
clan, and thought no more about the
blind fortune teller of Mt. Vernon. On
! yesterday we heard another remarkable
| circumstance related OF the same wo-
man, and from the character of the
| gentleman who related it, we are con-
strained to believe it as fact. On June
| II, 1866, Capt. Hopkins, provost mar
| shall in one of the counties of Illinois,
was killed by desperate named Philip
Framel. The murderer was arrested,
and on being indicted gave bail in the
sum OF $4,000. Before the day set for
tria. he fled from the country and could
not be found. VIM. J. Hopkins, the
father of the murdered captain, searched
| for the murderer through several of the
Southwestern States and through the
Indian country, but could not find him,
although he searched for more than a
year.
short time ago Mr.. Hopkins was in
| duced to consult Miss Lucas, who deS-
cribed the appearance Of the murderer,
and said he was living in a billy Coun-
| try traversed by many streams, and that
to reach the place large river must be
crossed. Her description of the country
| was so vivid that Mr.. Hopkins was en-
abled to identify the place OF Francis
abode as being in Reynolds county, Mis-
souri,. HI proceeded to that county aud
on Friday last succeeded in arrestng
the man for whom he had been 80 long
in search He passed through this city
on Saturday with his prisoner in charge,
and will, doubtless, have the satisfaction
of seeing him expiate in his crime upon
the galows.
We are informed that Miss Lucas is
| infsllibc in her predictions of the result
of law suits, and one of our citizens,
Dir. william Ochsner, residing on Sew
enth street between Cerre and Gratiot,
has recently gone to Mt. Vernon to con
suit her about an important suit in
which he is Interested If she says he
will win his case, he will fight it
through; if otherwise, he will compro-
| mise on the best terms he can.