Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-04-08
A asnsirods Hirih.


sln,siiy i furnished ~ 4 helaHarS
correspondent Of thh Cincinnati
Commercial
nuT community is inush exriie,l
oVvr . freak n RAlure ia lho pro-
iuolion ~ : double bahy, The ST.
amese ffAiRs are c,mpieiely over
shaioWc'l hy This iRIanl sAlRier,
There is living in r,in l0'snship,
Marr0w counli, a flliiit named
RinlrY, lp 10 last "Wednesday
msniRg il consisted nj Mr, lOseph
firley, his wife, Maif, unl two
rh'lLren, llil's girls, age, lhre anL
hVe years, un that morning Mrs,
Rlhicy was c0Riinrl, ani gave hirlh
ldtwins Joined Together lii man
nes unknown n the h0oes, Whcli
the gossips b'ihghl the nets 0riho
even. a. our tily, and gave Nesrrip-
ton. uI lhc child, ar raIhtt chill
drcn, II WAS lr'aghrd al hy the Pre-
ies,lOnals, ani pronounced g,ni
hoax, \ seh'ltman living IN tho
vicinity ii the fin'cA home called
on onc OF our phys'tlAns ni'i nasur-
rd him that there wrS Ito SArgsbr-
alion in lhe description, a' 10 had
seen tho wonder C6iisinccd that
there WIS something in the else, u
party or gentlemen, consisting oi
hrs, J. 4. llilllc aud 7 Il, Williams,
W. q, Seau'cn,. Professor If Natu-
raj History aud Chc'liisiry in tho
Ohio Wesleyan University. aud :.
X Donovan, on the ln,ll inst. Wis.
tied tho family. Before reaching
the Finley iarm the party called oh
Dr. II. A. !AshhroOk, o' Ashley, wki
had been called 0n Ia attcrt the
mother, and learned front 'iimt that
the half had not been Did. Dr.
Wcstbroooli accoI''hancd The party.
An hours drive bronrh. them l0
the place. On going ~ the gnlo
lcaIiIig 10 tho ydii, n wt'..cn notice
WAS discovered tnnoHhtihg that
visitors would not bc admitted
This d'd not deter the party. They
Immediately entered the yard, and
on rcathing the door, they were met
by Mr. Finley the ftihcr) and II
gcntIc.ncn who appeared to BE- act
ing ne his aid.do.camp, who inform
ed the party that they could be nd.
mitted TO see the show on tho pay
mcht of twenty-five ccnts. Tho
Professor forfcd over, ami thu party
stepped in. IN u few th'nn.sS tho
nurse entered with the ~ondyt. 4
double ehild was exhibited. Two
perfectly formed heads, ono oil cith-
or end Of the Spinal column. 70
give Il Clear idea, jtst suppose that
you sever the bodies of two men AZ
tho lower part of tho abdomen, and
then put the upper parts together,
nna you have the trunk Of this
child. At the Instance of Drs. Will
'iams and Little, the clothing was
taken from it, and Il critical eXami-
nation, SO far as could be without
doing it ini,!ry, was made. From
tho occiput Gf ono child to the oe-
ciput of tho ether, there is con;
tinuous spirei in direct line. Up
on one side, and directly in the cen
tire of tho trunk, were perfectly de-
velopcd hips, thighs, legs and feet:
frh.,. nm, l., n;,o ,rnp,rt ion IA thc
body Of the child. On the Opposite
side there is one large, impeI tsctly
formed leg, Presenting the appear
ance of tWo legs. There are eight
toes on this limb, tho Ct which
have the aptcarance Of great toes,
being much larger than the others
Each has a well formed head, good
features, good chest, good arms and
hands, lungs, heart, liver and 6tom7
ach. Between the perfectly formed
limbs, and properly situated, aro
the anus and the sexual organ, in
common. All the other organs arc
separate. There was bit one UNI
biiical ccrd and onS placSnta. The
Iengtc Of tie body is twenty inches,
and tho umblcus is central in the
abdomen. and equidistaht from eacR
hetA 1t nurses well ut. both ends,
and &hen first exhibited to the par
ty, one chi'a #As asleep and the
other was crying. While the ply
sicians were making their examina-
ton, both cticd, but few minutes
after the che which was crying first
went to sleep, while the other re-
mained awake. When either Head
would cry, the perfect l1Hb which
was nearest that head Kicked and
drew up, while the lcS nearest the
other heed refhain6d qTiGt. When
either cried, the toes On TIE imper-
feet foot Would move, but the limb
would RETAIN stationary. Both
heads nurse well and the child, or
rather children, aro in excellent
health. The physicians could SEQ
no reason why it, or they, should
not live. The mother isdoing well.
There was no physician present at
the birth. ind tIfc hrb6r phi hs lasted
only fifteen ttih4tes. Mr.. Finlcyis
alive to tie ?nHportahcc and value
of this addition to his family. HS
is NOW charging gate moifey, and he
hard already entered into an article
of agreement with q gentleman fgT'
the sale of the body, II it SHOULD
die. The price fixed is $4,000
are in progress for its
exhibition, if it lives. he is con-
WINGED there is lrohcy in it, dead or
alive. He says he is San unlcarn-
ed man. but fas sense enough not
to be fooled out of it"
a Maine paper reports sPiritt9
asserting that at reeef't
81 circle a younp Woman asked ii