The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-02-26
COUNT HARRIS.
4 CIairvOyant Goes into a Trance
and Tells All About Him.

Since the finding Of the body of Seylerth
IN the river few weeks ago under directions
given by meiium in this city. the "sririts"
have been pretty generally consulted in rela-
ton 70 the sudden and mysterious disappear
ance of Count Harris, the insane conductor
on the Hannibal and St. Joseph railroad.
Men have been busy dragging the river and
ponds in the vicinity Of Platte City for nearly
a week, bnt have no, succeeded in finding
the body.
And now comes a medium from Quincy
named Little, who, while in a trance,
claimed 10 trace the footsteps of the wander
ing conductor from the time he left Ridge
ley. He drew a map Of the route, which is
known TO be complete description, as far as
the Count was traced by his friends, but of
course the balance of the route il only sur
mise. Little, or the spirit controlling him
at the time, rather, declared that after tie
Count hung his overcoat and shoes in the
tree, he crossed the river on the ice, and on
the opposite side he was attacked by two
men and murdered. 1t was dark, and the
Count struggled desperately with his muir
derers foc a long time.
Alter he was murdered, the Counts body
was thrown across a horse and carried some
distance up the river 10 a point opposite a
cabin occupied by an old negro, where
hole was cut in the ice and body wac
thrown in. The medium described the tree
under which the Count was said to be bur.
ried, and, it is since, declared, a tree an
swering the description has been found at
the place indicated. the old negro ssys
tina; on the night the murder is said to have
been committed. his dog was at the river
bank for long time, barking in very
strange way, and kept up the noise so long
that be went down TO see what was the mat
ter. he found The dog barking 40 hole
that had apparently just been clt in TIE ice,
by whom The negro did net know, and
which seemed 20 terroTize the animal in
some way. The negro says he had consider
able difficulty in getting the dog to return
TO the house, and was greatly puzzled at his
singular actions and to know how the hole
cane in tie ice, il not being there in the
evening.
The medium de-cribe,! the route in which
the Counts body had tloated after being
placed under the ice, told Of the obstacles il
had lodged against, and said it was at that
time lodged against the roots of a tree not
lar from where The overcoat and shoes we're
found. Little also described the Counts
money, his watch and his diamond pin,
which his murderers took. He said the
Count had $500 when murdered. He also
related many strange things in connection
with the Count and his murderers, things
that have many evidences pointing to their
truth fulnes-, but which i; ia deemed best not
10 publish at pr,s sent for various 1eGsons.
These sre the principal points of the long |
story, ard as 10 their truth, We know not. Ii
The following, taken from the Hannibal
Courier of Friday, is true, the unfortunate |
Count is in an enlirely different locality.
A dispatch was received here this morn |
ing, that 4 man had been found in the vi |
cinity of kings lake, lev miles he,os
GAINESVILLE, in an almost dying condition,
and il was Thought he was the missing con.
ducior, Count Harris, and accordingly de- |
scription of him was telegraphed 10 this city |
for the purpose Of Identification. Parties
left here this afternoon to investigate the |
matter. When found the man was in a dy- |
ing condition. and unable 20 converse, 70 |
that he could give no account Of hinself. /
He is described in dispatch as a man about
thirty-6ve years Of age, with auburn hair,
bare-footed, and indicating long and great
suffering. The friends of Count Harris |
here are not disposed to believe the person
found to be their missing friend, but will set
all cavil at rest by personal Investigation.