Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-07-20
Extraordinary Manifestation.
From the Chicago spiritualist journal.

Extraordinary Manifestation.
From the Chicago Spirituallst Journal.
Bro. s. S. JONES Il received the
following from a brother-in-law of
mine, who is not Spiritualist, but
whom / have been endeavoring to con-
vert with my pen and the influence of
your paper. He writes:
"CLARKsvILLE, Tenn, Mar. 25, ~.
We have had quite spiritual phe-
nomenon at our house, or rather in
our family, within the last seven days,
the medium being our son Bennie.
who is ten years old. To make long
story short, Twill proceed to give items
in brief.
On Monday, March 18th, about 8
o'clock, A. M, while Bennic was get
ting water at the cistern, he saw boy
about ten years old, and little smaller
than our Robert, dressed in white
suit, standing near the chicken house,
and only about six or seven feet from
him. He asked him what he wanted.
He answered, Nothing" and then
disappeared.
After bringing the water into the
house, Bennie's mother noticed his
agitation, he looked very pale, and on
being asked the cause, he told her
what he saw. She asked if he was
afraid. He answered, NO"
On Tuesday, March 10Th, he saw
the same apparition in the basement,
near the upper window, while he was
getting some shavings, but didn'tspeak,
and when he looked for it the second
time it had gone.
On Wednesday, March Goth, about
5 o'clock, p. NJ, Bennie was sent by
his mother to get the slop pail, which
was hanging on the garden fence, be-
low the side portico steps. While
gettingit down the boy appeared again,
telling him he wanted to speak with
him. When Bennie asked, What
about?" he said: Il saw you with
knife the other day. 1t is danger
Gus thing for boys to handle; ! ran
down the hill with an open knife in
my hand, and fell and killed myself; !;
so you had better be careful" On
being asked his name, he answered
"Bennie Rath." Bennie then went
up stairs and started to take milk to
customers on Main street, the boy
going with him, and telling him he
liked him (Bennie,) because he didn't
curse or swear, which most boys do ;
also that when the weather got warmer
he would come and play marbles with
him. He disappeared soon afterward.
Thursday, March 2lst, he was stop
ped by the same boy, after leaving the
Isnl,anl hnnvn OF onI Of
home for dinner. The boy asked him
if he had any marbles with him. Ben
ME said, Yes, and proceeded to loan
him an agate. The boy said, Come
on, | will show you good place. -
He selected place near at hand, and
played for half an hour. All of a
sudden he said, Stop now | must
go" He then brought four new
marbles which he gave Bennie, then
shook hands, and promised to come
and see him again, and then disap-
pcarcd
The same evening he met him again.
Bennie asked him to come down and
play with Robert and Adolph (my
brothers, to which he answered, mo,
because everybody could not see him,
or nau not inc Eilt VI cldllNOydnI slSHt
4 like him (Bennie.)
Sunday, March oath, Bennic saw
him at SCOTS hotel. The boy was sit
ting in chair, with several persons
around him, but it seems that none
! saw him but Bennic. A man was
about to sit down in chair, when Il
boat whistlcd, and he (tho mani walk
cd away. On his return home the
same apparition picked up a grain of
corn which was left by the chickens,
and shot it at Bennie's neck, laughed,
and disappeared.
lie describes him as having light
hair, black eyes, aud brown mole on
the side of his face, and wearing u
white suit, the corner of pretty red
silk handkerchief pceping out of one
of his pockets. The description cor
responds with that of Charles Roth,
: who killed himself by falling on an
open knife in his hand. He, Bennie,
never saw the (boy) apparition prcvi-
ous to his death,
He also notes other phenomena, such
as money missing from locked drawers,
and children finding corresponding
amounts around the house or in the
streets; also raps on door, and on go
ing there. finding nothing. y
This phenomenon has made Spir-
itualist out of him.
Yours,
ID. j. DINGMAN.
...;.,,;Ilo IL,