The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-03-30
hand and paper on the table beneath
SHE BEGAN TO WRITE

With astonishing velocity. AT HrSC the
characters were strange, indistinct ano
unreadable Gradually the scratches as
sumed shape and form, and finally be
came readable. Sentences, were reac
from the several sheets the girl wrote
upon which corroborated all she had pre-
viously related. Questions were asked
by persons present, and replies were In
stantly written on the paper, the writer
never uttered a word. and all the time
totally insensibIe. The same as has beer
previously told was all written in words
clear and distinct. The question wa:
asked under what stump the valuables
were buried. The reply was, five fee
under the one upon which the vision hao
stood. The question was asked, why II
was desired that Clara should become
the possessor of the property The reply
was: because by recognizing and
speaking to the vision, she had become
relieved of trouble that had long weigh
ed upon her.
HER SPIRIT WAS NOW FREE
and as other parties were then searching
diligently for the secreted papers, unless
they were resurrected without delay they
would fall into improper hands, and be.
come worthless to all accept the illega
holders of the place. The question was
asked, suppose those now in possession
refuse to release their hold ?'' The ans
swer was written,
81 will see that it shall do them nc
good if you will only recover the pa
pers.''
Other sentences were written, which
we think it imprudently to publish, but
having the paper upon which the CIR
wrote in our possession, in the editorial
rooms of the Avalanche, they can be
produced as ocular proof of the correct
ness of that part of the story to which
they relate The medium wrote that the
name of the spirit was Lizzie Dawson
and closed by inditing the sentence:
"GooD NIGHT, KISS CLARA,
for I love her.'' Thereupon the famale
medium bestowed the kiss as requested.
Miss Clara Immediately raised up, rubbed
her eyes, said she had been asleep and
dreaming, and was utterly unconscious
of the strange proceedings that had been
enacted or that she had done things
that had so completely dumfounded,
bewilered and astonished the per-
sons present. The result of the af
fair, as FAR. as we have heard, was that
about O clock last night party of four
or five gentlemen repaired to the college
grounds, where they found every inmate
a firm believer in the story Of the vision.
Tie gentlemen, after consultation, de-
telmined to excavate the stump, to see
if the promised secret valuables could be
found.
As we go to press news comes I'D from
the lower end Of DeSoto street, that the
burrowers are working like trojans, with
shovel, pick and spade. They have got
the stump up, root and all, and have de-
scended some four feet or more beneath
the surface. The work goes bravely on,
and we expect to have a message before
this me cts the eye of the reader, to the
effect that untold heaps of valuable
treasure that will pale into Intellectual
nothingness the wonders of Aladdin OF
the uncountable riches of the celebrated
island where the Count of Monte Christie
kept his store to purchase corporations,
cities and nations.
LATER.
At o'clock this morning the diggers
had struck brick arch wor k near the
stump, and excitement ran high.
From the Avalanche, March Z.
A vail Of impenetrable mystery en-
shrouds the occurrences detailed in the
Avalanche Of Sunday, concerning Brink
ley Female College, and excitement
throughout the city, especially that part
of it in which the college is situated, is
at the highest pitch imaginable. Yes
terday and the day before the place was
visited by thousands of persons of all
ages, sexes and conditions, many of whom
sought out and interviewed little Clara
Robinson-the object
of the alleged unearthly visitations. So
great has been the rush that Mr.. Nicer
dith was compelled yesterday to solicit the
aid of the police in keeping back the
crowds of the curious from the college
grounds, and atan early hour the entrances
were placed under guard, while over the
main gate, in front of the building, was
suspended placard bearing, in large and
defiant characters, the words:
mo ADMITTANCE.
Hundreds obtained access to the
grounds, however, and gratifed their
curiosity as far as practicable, in peering
into the excavation and watching the
diggers as they toiled patiently in search
of the supposed hidden treasures. which,
as revealed through spiritual agencies
at the residence of Mr.. Robertson, on
DeSoto street, Saturday night, consist of
several thousand dollars in coin auanti-
ty of jewelry, including valuable dia-
monds. and the title papers to the es-
tate. Conspicuous among the visitors
were groups of fashionable dressed
ladies, who seemed to take an acute in
terest in all that was said and done in
connection with the marvellous occurren-