The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-08
PROM T'oTHER SIDE OF sTYX.

Is this spiritualism, or hallucinatlon? MI
I. II. Nash, captain of Il boat on the ILLINOIS
and Michigan canal, otherwise we'll known
resident and highly respectable citizen OF
Grundy county, on the Sd inst. appeared be.
n. Mcbride, justice of peace IN the city OF
Morris, and in the presence OF john Ants,
| 3. +. Hall, and j. b. Jones, who certify to
| his good moral character, responsibility, &c,
made the following sworn statement
| am SO years Of age Of good sound body
and mind; never been subject TO, soanahl'
bulic conditions nightmare or abnormal con
Iditions of mind whatever; that on or about
O'Clock in the morning of July l4th, 1871, !
Iawuie from Il pleasant dream, IN which ten
nv Rutherford, deceased, who died May tJh,
! 1874, at Morris, Illinois, was the principal
actor. | Immediately arose and sat on the
edge OF the bed-in Il perfectly awakened,
conscious and normal COndl,iOn-When be
came terrified by distinctly recognizing be
re me the form and features OF the late
rry Rutherford, who appeared standing
-G me, and, with the exception OF grave
AOlemn cOuntenanCe, the same rs Eat
him for the last Is months previous
GRE death. | Involuntary extended my
yarehou which he graspcd cordially and shooh
ottawa nen took a chair, turned its back in front
I,1l sat down. His hand was cold and clammy
and produced IN indcscrbable feeling shall
never forget While extending the hand, and
while vet standing, asked Henry, Is this
YOU ~ He answered Yes and seated
himself ~ thought you were dead SAID J.
YES" said he, "my body IS dead anu nhfleo,
but my spirit is here" Henry, Is mere
Heavens" Yes" said he, there Is lleaV-
| en- | then asked, ais there a Hell"' After
] :
| n Hell. but not such hell as is generally
supposed" | asked, chow are you fixed as
to your situation" He smilingly replied,
~ am in Heaven" We thus cONversed upon
different topics for long while, but mostly
unon matters relating to his sphere Of eXis-
tence beyond the grave. While thus holding
a familiar chit-chat with my ola friend ln|
the cabin of my boat, one OF my hands camel
on deck turned around, opened the WIN
dow, and said 10 him, Henry Rutherford III
here: come in" But, when again l looked
where he had been there was but an empty
chair.
| rcitcratc, | never was more sane, widt|
awake or conscious in any life, than on thai|
Ioccasion, and am not mistaken in the threeI
senses through which saw his form. Fielt|
hls hand, and heard his voice, which TO mel
is proof positive that in some incomprehensi-
blc way, To me ineXplcablc, was IN direct
communication with the dead
lie came AS he told me anu others heI
should come, provided he died first. and ID
was possible to come. am not addicted Z
the use of opium, liquors of any kid, nor
tobacco, except TO smoke occasionally. NyI
habits are regular; am free from disease.
have bccu raised and educated 4 Catholic
Havlng connected myself BY being found
worthy" with the brotherhood Of Free Mai
sons, suppose myselfsevere1 from the Ca,ho1
lie Church. | am vITucntly opposed "a
modern spiri;ualsm IN every form of It's dify
frrert phases having no sympathy. regard
nor belief in H. L. IL. NASH.
r ANOTHER CAsE-Thc Mendoza Bf!i,tit OF
p last week says:
A lady visitor in this neighborhooi ha1
aroused quite a curiosity in many minds
She sits quietly down among her parlor audi
: en,e of friends and total strangers, and in
.fea moments gocs into trance, clainlirzI