The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-11-14
Thrilling Incident


Man I'm . Trance Is Supposed Tn n. n..a
ana Is deposited In Vault-He Bur.t.
HIS CONN, Escapes, and Is Shot at an a pre-
blended Ghost. 10
| From the Cleveland Plaindealer lat
We have before US private letter. de-.
failing events that recently occurred in a
Northwestern Ohio town, that gives pecu
liar force to the old adage that truth is
stranger than fiction" We can give the
main particulars of the letter without VIC.
lating confidence for giving disagleeable
prominence to the chief actor in the strange
incidents or his friends.
Mr. Delos w. is a wealthy and inauen.
tial man, residing near the village of
P. On the Thursday preceding the
prize fight between Gallager and Davis.
the old gentlemen was thrown into a high
state OF excitement at learning that his on.
ly John had gone to Cleveland with the
avowed purpose of attending the fight.
and his excitement was intensified at still
further discovering that John had heIped
himself to his (the fathers pocket book.
containing 5000. Mr.. w, fumed aud fret.
ted over the conduct of his son, and went
to bed on Thursday night with raging
headache and marked symptoms of fever
de was about the place in more composed
state Of mind on Friday, but the interview
with John on Monday afternoon, immedi
ateiy after the sons return, threw the old
gentleman into paroxysm of rage and
grief, which was rendered douby severe by
Johns insolence and his Acknowledgement
that he had lost $3.50 in a bet ON
Gallagher. Mr.. WIS frenzied feelings
finally got the better of him, and he feIled
his son to the floor with blow of his fist,
and immediately thereafter fell down him
self In senseless condition. The mother
ran screaming for assistance, which was
soon forthcoming in the persons of several
neighbors, Mr.. w. was found in an appar-
emily llteless condition, with blood flowing
from his mouth and nose. A SUBSEQUENT
examination by physician led to the an
by him that MIR. w. had died
from the bursting of q blood vessel So
evidently had the vital spark fed that 10
efforts at resuscitation were made and the
remains were prepared for burial as
promptly as possible. .....t
The funeral of the deceased" took place
The following Wednesday. Mr. WIS body
had only been coffined the previous day-
npt to which time it had laid draped in it's
shroud, in the paror. Notwithstanding the
life like look of the skin, and the
color in the face, it occurred to no one to
suggest a postponement of the burial till
death was absolutely certain. The funer-
a was very largely attended, and every
body remarked the, life like appearance of
,he deceased
The remains" were temporarily placed
IA one of the faults of the cemetry, owing to
b., g. a. l..
heir reception. had not been completed.
At ten O'clock on Thursday night, the viii
age was thrown into great excitement by thee
eport that ghost had been seen in the Gem
,tery short time before, and that the old la.
iy who had first seen it had been frightened
nto fit, from which it is doubtful whether
he would recover. Thinking that probably
he ghost was personated by some scoundrel,
Who had played the same trick several times
,efore,a number of persons armed themselves
With shot-guns proceeded to the cemetery and
a cautious inspecton-their
learts keeping up an anxious humping In
heir bosoms, in spite of their assumed bra
ado. They had not long to wait for there
lifting among he tombs, was a white object
plainly to be seen. With trembling hands
heir hands were raised and fired, when-a
TRANCE fact for ghost-they saw The " bite
reature fall between two graves. Plucking
p courage, they cautiously approached the
bject, and turned dark lantern upon 1t.
nelr Ieenngs can De better imagined than
escribed, when they found that the ghost
Eas the lately deceased Delos WI Whilst
portion of the party picked up the bleeding
nd senseless bedy OF the old gentleman, and
tarted homeward with it the remainder has
ened to the vault. There they found Mr..
Vds coffin broken open and lying upon the
DOR, and the coffin of deceased lady that
al been placed upon 1t, likewise thrown
own from the shelf and standing On end,
artially broken open, displaying its CHASTITY
innate. The Vault door which was rather
7eak affair, had been forced open by the Res
rrected W.
The party then went to Mr.. WIS house
here they found that his wounds were not
erious, and that he had recovered his senses.
lis story was briefly told: He had been car
ed to the cemetery in a trance. Early on
thursday evening, consciousness returned to
i'm, and the truth flashed upon his mind that
e was confined alive. This lent additional
trength to his struggles to get free, and he
nally succeeded in bursting the coffin.
MIR. W, is now fast recovering and seems
God for long lease of life yet.