The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-24
DEPARTED SPIRITS.
How Jewelry Failed to Reveal the I'm
known.

How Jevelry Failed to Reveal the I'm
Not long since man well and favor
ably known in this community, was found
lying on the road side in fit, apparently
having fallen of his horse while riding
along the road. He was discovered by
some parties who knew him and con-
yeyed him to his home in an insensible
condition. Medical aid was summoned
but earthly skill failed to restore his
reason or do anything to save his life.
After lingering for a few hours he died,
without making any statement as to IN
what manner, or how the accident oc-
Cured.
Shortly after the occurrence related
above, an advertisement appeared in the
daily papers announcing the arrival, from
New York, of Madame Axdell, Ciar-
yoyant and Female Doctress," who pro-
posed to be able to tell the first names OF
man or woman, tell ages, when one was
born, bring back absent friends, make
speedy marriages, and do other wonder
full and marvellous things. The Madame
secured board at No. "a, 18th street, cor
ner of Chapline, and prepared for
business. BY some means the
Madame became possessed Of the
information narrated in the first part
of this article, and she made the best
possible use of her knowledge of the III
fair. as the sequel will show. Madame
A1dell visited the residence of lady
living in this city, the wife of proml,
nent citizen, and relative of the person
who met his death rs We stated above
and informed her that he was murdered
and behind it lay terrible tragedy
which she, the madame, could revea by
the mesmeric and clairovyant powers
with which she was endowed. But be
fore this wonderful revelation could b'
effected it would be necessary for her t
commune with the spirits, and sh'
must have in her possession some article
of jewelry, that had been seen by tn
murdered man, or given by him to III
relative. 1t seems rather strange tina
any sensible person could be credulou
enough to be gulled by such an appar
ent fraud, but yet it was so. The lady CAV
Madame Axdell a gold watch and chain
a necklace, and diamond ring, all o
which had been presented to her by he
| deceased relative. The value of the ar
ticles for divination purposes bestowed t.
this person being over three hundred dol
lars.
What particular irsntations wcr
had by the Madame, and how tn
articles were used for divina
ton purposes, we canno
pretend to say. The spirits evoked
seem to have been beyond the contro
of Madame A1dcll, and from the fac
that she has not since been seen in thu
city, may have had something to do will
her mysterious disappearance. The sus
picion grows that jewelry is worn in thu
unknown land to which she may have
been waited, and that in the same local.
tv watches are of Scrvice, because neither
of the articles entrusted to her by ou
fair citizen were left behind.
Some anxiety is manifested in regaro
to the present whereabouts of Madame
Axdell, not, of course, To-
the sake of the articles she carried away
with her, but for the information sh'
promised to reveal. 1t is sad to thlnl
that that watch and that diamond rlns
have "gone glimmcring among the thing
that were