Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1866-02-03
From the Crown Point Qndiana) Register.
A WONDERFUL NARRATIVE.

WORSE TINS GHOST I "a DEyE9P
THE GRAFE-ACCoMPANYlNG AFFIDAyITS.
GRAND TglvERsE Michigan, May q. 1858.
EDITOR REGISTER Il send you the following
account of c most extraordinary event trans
action-or what you will-becapse in my opin-
ion, it ought not to be suppressed but, on the
contrary, thoroughly investigated. In the midst
of the excitement here, such a thing as calm and
unbiased examination is altogether out of the
question; nor would it be safe to attempt it, in
asmuch as the determination of the people is
strongly to o hush up. As myself am one OF
the chief characters concerned in the affair,
dare not attempt, if | possessed the ability, to
determine the character of what am about to
relate:
l left Cleveland to establish myself here, as
You will remember, some time last July-a young
and inexperienced physician. Almost the first
patient was called to see was Mrs. Hayden-a
woman thirtv-fye years of age, strong const-
tuition and well-balanced mind (apparently. J
and (apparently) with little or no imagination
She was, however, g Spirtulist, with the
reputation of being a superior . medium. Her
usual physician DR.. J. y. Williams, was absent
hence her application to me. found her
laboring under a severe attack of typhus fever.
which threatened to prove fatal. Having pre-
scribed for her, left, promising to send DR.. w.
as soon as he returned.
Tds was on Saturday morning vt night DR..
W. took the patient off my hands, and did not
see her again until Friday evening of the ensuing
week. then found her dying, and remained
with her until her decease, which took place
precisely at midnight. She was, or appeared to
be, rational during the whole Of my visit, though
was informed that she had been derious the
greater part Of the week. There nothing
remarkable about her symptoms. | should say
the disease had taken its natural course.
At the time of her decease there was in the
hacil do hnrb Inn Mrs
cher sister, and Mrs. Miles Ia neighbour Her
husband, whom particularly noticed, was very
thin and weak, then suffering from quick con-
sumption, already beyond recovery. He bore
the character of clear-minded very firm, litter
ate, but courteous man, and most strenuous
unbelicyer in Spiritualism.
There had been some subdued conversation
such as is natural in such scenes. the patient TAX
ing no part in it except TO signify in faint and
gradually diminishing voice. her wants, until
about an hour before her death, when sudden
and indescribable change came over her features
voice and appearance-a change which her hus-
band noticed by saying, with, as | thought
wholly unwarranted bitterness
(. There goes those cursed spirits again.
The patient hercupon Enclosed her eyes, and
liking a look of unutterable emotion upon her
husband-a look so direct. searching and I'M
wavering that | not little startled by it.
Mr.. Hayden met it with something like an I'M
happy defiance, and finally asked Of his wife
what she wanted. She Immediately replied. in 4
voice of perfect health = You know.
was literally astonshed at the words and the
voice in which they were uttered.
| had often read and heard of a return of vol
ume and power Of voice Just preceding dissou-
ton but the voice of the patient had none of
the natural ntonaton of such-it was, as have
said, perfectly healthy. In a few moments she
continued in the same voice, and with her eyes
fixed upon her husband
civilian, in your secret soul, do you be
lieye 2"
d" wife" was the imporing reply, . that is
the devil which has stood between us and
Heaven for so many months. We are both at
the very verge al the grave and in Gods name
let him be buried first.
Apparently without hearing or needing him,
she repeated her words
''You dare not dsbeicvc."
al 90, he replied, excited by her manner,
"whle you are dying-nay, if you were dead,
and should speak to me, dare not believe
"Thcn," she said, .. will speak to you when
| am dead | will come to You at your latest
hour, aud with voice from the grave, will
warn you of your time TO follow me :!
I" But ! shall not believe a spirit.
al will come in the body and speak to you
remember p
She then closed her eyes and straightway sank
into her former state
In n few moments-as soon as we had some
what recovered from the shock of this most ex-
traordnary sccne-her two children were brought
into the room to receive her dying blessing. She
partially reused herself, and placing hand on
the head of each, she put up faint prayer to the
throne of grace-faint in voice, indeed, but a /
prayer in which all the strength of her great I'M
polished soul, heart and mind was exerted to its
utmost dying limit-such prayer as a seraph
might attempt but none but dying wife and
flnrr nr,lA Mi =h hat nj
her breathing grew rapidly weaker and more
difficult and at twelve 0 clock she expired ap-
parently without a struggle.
| closed her eyes, Strengthened and composed
her limbs, and was about to leave the house.
when Mrs. Green requested me to send over two
Young ladies from my boarding house to watch
with the dead. All this occupied some ten
minutes.
Suddenly Mrs. Miles screamed and Mr.. Hayden
started up from the bedside, where he had been
sitting.
bed and struggling to speak. Her eyes were
still closed, and save her open mouth and quiv-
eripq tongue there were all the looks of death
in her face With great hedye of the chest, at
last the single word came forth
Remember! ~
Her Jaw fell back in its place, and she again
lay down as before. now examined her min
u.ely. That she was dead there could be no
further possible shadow of doubt; and so
left the house.
On the following day Or. Williams made a
careful and minute post mortem examination OF
the body. was prevented by business from at
tending, but was informed by the Doctor that
he found the brain but slightly afected--an I'M
usual fact in persons dying of typhus feyer-eut
that her lungs torn and rent extensively, as
if by a sudden, single and powerful effort and
suffused partially with coagulated blood These
were all the noticeable features of the case. She
was buried on the afternoon of the same day.
About two weeks after the death of his wife
was called to visit Mr.. Hayden. On my way
met DR.. Williams, and told him my errand, ex-
pressing surprise at the preference of the
family for myself, as / knew him to be safe
and experienced practitioner. He replied that
nothing could induce hirl to enter that house.
He had " seen things that-well, would find
out when got there
considerably amused BY the Doctor 5
manner and warmth and beguiled nv way by