Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-06-30
STNGCL1R INCIDENT.
Hour % 'ai"obie Diamond Breasfp. ~as
R'rsrrred from n Dishonest Serrant
through a Dream.

through "a Dream.
Fan Francisco Chronicle \ singular
incident happened in connection with
theft in Il mansion on Nann Ness avenue.
Few nights ago, which >piritua!ists will
Immediately seize upon - an evidence
that departed spirits are really wont to
return to this mundane sphere and exer-
else their power for good or evil on the
inhabitants thereof. In the elegant
mansion referred to lives lady who has
recently been visited by sister. one OF
those fortunate mortals who Is the POS
SCISSOR of diamond jewelry and gold coin
in abundance. shortly after her arrival
the lady of the house, for some good
reason discharged female servant and
emploved another in her place. y day
ar two after this event the visitor, desir-
Gus 10 90 on shopping expedition, took
her purse, containinga valuable diamond
min and a respectable amount of coin,
from its place of security in drawer and
laid it upon the bureau. She went from
the room several times in making
her preparations, and when ready for de
parture'the purse with its contents was
missing. The alarm was az once given,
and the two ladies, assisted by the new
servant, made a thorough search. The
house WAS swept, the furniture moved,
and every possible crevice into which it
could have fallen examined, but all to no
avail the purse had disappeared as COM
pletely as though the earth had opened
and swallowed it. 1t was late at night
before tie search ended, and completely
tired out. the household retired. In the
middle of the night, the lady Of the
house was Weakened by the entrance of
her sister, who was acting in the most sin
gular manner, and asking constantly for
writing materials. Her nervous system
seemed to be highly excited. and she did
not appear in her right mind. though it
was not case of sonambulism. Paper
and pencil were given to her, and she
Immediately covered the former with
scrawls, which were decipherablc. She
soon quoted down and lapsed into her
normal condition, when the two ladies
set themselves to work to decipher the
writing. in which they were
finally succ, s.ful, finding, however
it all tc be repetition OF
the sentence, She has hid it under a
stool" They decided that " she" meant
the new servant, and proceeding to the
latters door they knocked for admit
lance. The girl soon unlocked the door
when the latter informed her that she
could not sleep, the loss of the purse
made it impossible, and that she must
dress and assist them in further search
She grumblingly obeyed, and as she came
out of the door the ladies entered. Al The
tee: of the bed stood a covered stool. tn,
cover reaching to the floor. Highly eX
cited the ladies rushed to it, tipped i
r over, and there lay the lost purse. will
its conteuts intact. The servant from
the outside had closely watched TIT
ladies' movements. and as they PLACED
their hands upon the stool she turned
and ran down stairs, unlocked door
. and rushed into the street and ava.
before she could be apprehended. ano
, she has not been seen or heart
r of since. So far from being spiritualist
the lady is very positive in her disbelie
, of any such agency, and moreover, Is al
, old-school Presbyterian, and in accord
ance with her religious doctrines is op
I posed to any such theory as spiritualisti
3 influences. She ascrioes the incident t
{ the fact that her nervous system We
|, very much overweight; that she ha'
e been thinking and dreaming abont he
I loss, and as there was no one upon whom
s the blame could be charged, she accuses
o the servant of tue crime, though an aF
0 parently unexplained circumstance is tn
fact that she had never been in the SCI
' yant's room, and knew nothing of how
;. was furnished. The facts occurred
/. however, precisely as above stated, an
. spiritualists and anti-spiritualists vii
/. each undoubtedly be able to furnish
. satisfactory explanation.
WHAT TROUBLES JOHN BULL.