Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-24
A Remarkable Case

Cores POEdeRce of The ChlcaGo Tribune I
LAPORTB, IND, October Lett does seem, in
the case of Mr.. Edward udson, the architect,
that the vital spark fingered long, and was slew
to quit its mortal tenement. AS announced in
the dispatch to yesterdays Tribune, Mr.. Jud-
son died-Or seemed TO die-last Tuesday even
ing at O'Clock. The body was buried at the
village Of Rolling Prairie, Thursday, at 3 D. M.
1t was observed that the face retained a re-
maTkably lite-hke appearance, and many were
the comments OF the good people on this fact.
Indeed, so much was said, that the family Of
the deceased decided to have the body taken
from the ground; and, in accordance with their
wish, a small body of men repaired to the viii
lage cemetery on Thursday night, at about 10
O'Clock, and took up the coffin containing the
body. In due time 1t was conveyed to the Ma
sonic Hall, when the lii Of the coffin was re-
moved. Not muscle OF the man within lad
been changed; the hands were peacefully fold
ed, and everything went TO show that the
figure had lain As silently as the clOds
above il; but, as IL seemed ID YOUR CORES
pendent, and others who knew Dir. judi
son well, there was a singular absence OF the
general features OF death. The thumbs OF
the hands were not turned inward beneath the
fingers, as is nearly always the case in death:
the face retained the exact expression aud color
OF life; and prominent vein in the forehead,
when pressed upon, would Immediately fill with
blood. There was at this time no special
rigiclty of the limbs, nor glassiness to the eyes,
which were partly open. But the doctors OF ths
village made On examination, and pronounced
that life was entirely extinct. A fire was kim
died in the room, and guard left to sit up with
tue DOuy; Dut no eHOrI toward termination was
made.
On leaving the village this friday afternoon
/ called at the hall, and found that the coffin
was again about to be closed, ana ia At prepara-
tons had been made to take il back to its nov
hnal resting place. There was still the same
absence OF the ath pailor on the face; the lips
were lightly closed, and red, and the expression
OF the face was that of peaceful sleeper. At
times, watching the face, one would fancy tn Al
breath of life still fingered there, and L pre-
sumo some such fancy as this gave rise in the
first place to the terrible idea that Mr. Jndson
had been buried alive.
Mr. Judson was prominent man In La POrt Re,
and an architect of more than moderate ability.
Many OF the finest m ansiOas on the Hudson are
his handiwork; and, since coming west, he has
been constantly employed In this ard other
cities at his profession. He has left a number
OF unfinished buildings. \ troublesome at
tack Of the chills resulted, two weeks ago, in
what was at first pronounced intermittent
bilious fever, but which proved to be a case of
typhoid, from which he died as has been stated
Was lie at first really dead? Did there finger
for hours, after he was first promo unced dead,
some latent principle OF life? These are CUES
tions which, foolish or not, will never be salts
factorily answered.
Mr.. Judson leaves wife and four small chill
uren. Forty years or noble and useful life
were his, and his sterling worth will long be re-
Rembered along with the gloomy episode OF his
material resurrection and second burial,