The New York herald., 1877-09-18
Strange Discovery After a Lapse OF
Twenty Years.
4 YOUNG LADTS WONDERFUL DREAM,
Panorama OF the Murder Passes Before
Her in Sleep.
THE MURDERER HER DECEASED FATHER
CAAnkIpGs, ohio. Sept. ls. 1871.

Noble county IL the toughest IN this part Of thu
State. From end to cnd t 10 constant succession
Of high hills There Is nothing In the shape of wagos
roads, as they understood the rest OF State
known. The hillside paths stony, rut,ed out BY tho
heavy rains OF spring and TALL almost mpassabs
TO wagons the best portions OF the year. But
here magnificent views OF wiidness. From The
tops OF many OF tho hills one may obtain OF The
surrounding country extending many miles every di
recton. Hon. John A. Bingham, who used 10 represent
thus district IN Congress, called II the Switzerland OF
OHIO The people at lcas afty years behind many
other portions OF the State. They slll live IN the
rudcst log cabins tho sites Tor which have been dug
out OF tho hillsdes. The chief employment Is to-
bacco raising and has been for half century past
They produce "a very poor quality OF tho wee1 and
after laborious process OF curing Is sold for about
50 per hundrodweight and shipped TO Baltimore,
where Is exported 10 France and Germany 10 be used
Ia manufacturing. On OF the insurmountabie
hills the people travel almost exclusively on horse
back, and journey OF eighteen or twenty miles II
considered days ride.
THE MuRDER.
Some twenty years ago u drover and cattle buyer
was knowa to have down into this county for tha
purpose OF gathering up drove Of horses cattle,
for tho Baltimore market He was known to have had
considerable money upon his person, aud last
ut dusk he LETT little town called whigsvns
his way another called Ssrahsvilic, about foul
miles distant He SAID 10 his host NJ tue former place
that he would ride ON and reach tho latter place by
bedtime. Nothing moro was thought OF the matter ut
Wngsvillc Tor several weeks, until somo fronds Of
the drovor camo iherc inqu'ring Tor him, and
then 1t discovered that he had
reached sarahsvilo at all II ~ remembered by the
good people OF whigsvc tina. the night which the
drovcr departed from their village became very dark,
anu they say that murky clouds overhung tho sky in
every part and vivid flashes OF lightning followed BY
terrific peals OF thunder, cume In rapid succession.
But It WAS not TIL late ut night that the threatened
rain begun TO descend
raUIrLgss IxvEsriGATIox
Tho friends Of Ihc man VINO had thus suddenly dis'
appeared made ~ careful nm investigation Of his DIS
appearance ss It was thought possible 10 make under
The circumstances. He had near relatives, having
lived Io Of celibacy, aud thus the matter died out
sooner than II otherwise might hAvc done. Bus
tho people OF that section remembered the mysterious
disappearance ana related during all tho Intervening
timo curious legends o tho proUabe manner ot his
taking on. OLD settlers have departed from tho stage
OF existence and another gehoration has been born,
and still on stormy nights anu during certain seasons
oil the year tho story related by old wives and chill
drsn made to shudder and draw closer around the
cabin hearth.
THE DREAMER.
But within tho week the mystery has seemed te
have rs Blpersous aud wonderful partial solution.
MS 1t had origin. young lady, not yct eighteen
years OF and who as accordingly born some two
years after the drovsrs dsappeIrance aud could have
only heard the story as u ,rad,tiou had wonderful
dream, which YVES IN short that tho drover had boon
tam spo,. any near,ns the pccuiar % circumstance.
oi tho your correspondent called upon the young
teniious farm residence situated upon the hillside
She u of light complexion, rather rctiring In Manner
not especially pretty but possessing remarkable eyes,
They large, und, although bright, still possess AN
indoscrbablc dreamincss that cannot tail 70 attract 1t.
tontion. Upon being presented 10 stranger she dis
played tho difdcncc natural one used 10 the why's
of tho world But upon my remarkng that had come
TO hear her relate her dream she seemed TO
session OF herself aud. keeping her cyes nxed upon
Tho ground, spoke almost word Tor word, follows-
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drover, twenty years ago. Just rs every one has In
these parts, ana had dwelt upon It much in my
just, and could not rest within myself aud have al
remain mystery. so had been thinking last Thurs
snnH lnmed,a,es Sersn to dream II Seemed to me
that was IN place familiar TO me- though ON account
OF the great darkness could not certainly recognize
landmarkG Presently the lightning began to fash
and the thunder to roar and between tho flashes be-
gan to SEQ whcro waa knew u was the portion Of
the road about milo beyond Sarahsville, toward
whiRsvie 1 was walking along, but Mt lcngth !
sat down and something seemed TO say, Wal.
and what Will happen did 80, and
almost immodiatoly behcid u man, Stranger to me,
riding the hillside Hc socmed IN great haste, and
thought he was hurryng on TO Sarahsvic before the
ram should come. so far rs was concerned did moi
to SEX shelter, but something seemed TO call at
| my attention to tho stranger. Almost Immediately ]
saw another emerge from darkuoss OF a fence
corner opposite, and with heavy club or budgeon IN
dealt him Il terrible blow on tho head. There Q
ial, groom, and then seemed 70 awake; although,
as am now certain did not That WAS simply pari
OF the dream. WHen l next looked The mur.
derer was cOnccaling the body " the dead mas
in huge hollow tree recognized this place aIss
anu sti awaited develop opments. The murderer nex,
took the money from tho saddle bags ana placed t 10
u large bag OF hrs own. aud, taking tue saddle from
IN his hands he started away. As did flash Of
lightning, shining iui upon bis TACO, revealed William
Styles, my iatber l then screamed IN reality and
awoke AT nrst thought nothing In particular OF tho
peculiar revelation, decnIDg II only nightmare;
but the more thought oi the matter tho more 1t I'M
pressed me- and absolutely ed to go TO the spos
where II seemed 10 me the body was concoaied."
THE DISCOVERY.
"Did you find anything that rescmblsd tho spot
pictured in your dream Y
.'Certanly; | recognized the spot shown in the
dream aud knew thar could go directly TO tho spot.
Upon arriving therc and examining tho ground found
nothing remarkable; but was not satisfied with q
superficial examination. got shovel. aud. digging
among the rotten wood, found what you havA
hoard"
dead droverY"
sno bowed hor head but made audible reply.
'Whit Is the truth in regard 10 the nnd,ng OF por
tions Of a saddle supposed TO be that OF the loss
sOh should have remarked as l proceeded with
the story OF my dream" she said 'that the mur.
dercr seemed 10 hide the saddle beneath q pile OF
leaves aud brush no. far away, first digging hole IN
'.Dld you search here,"
.'No, didn't; but after had discovered tho skelo
ton and had told about II to some Of the people told
them where to dig for the saddle, and they did so,
ana found all that could have remained OF It through
the years--vz the stirfups, the buckles, &C., much
dccuyed with rust"
Thanking the young lady for her courtesy In relst-
Ing her Dream and hl'ed with wonder that her account
should so closely have followed tDat OF the neghbors
went away To make further Inquiries found that
the bones after lying In state Tor day or two, had
bccn Inferred IN the graveyard that the portons OF
the saddle found we're slll on exhibition, ana ex-
amined thcm. They consisted OF ono strrup and two
buckles al exceedingly old aud eaten with rust They
are kept at tho harness makor'S
SUSPICIOUS AROUSED.
| Upon inquiry among the people OF tho town II WAS
discovered tnat considerable suspcion, wholly
count of the DREAM iastens upon Mr.. styles, tb0
father OF the GIRL but he dead already crtmi
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at sprcsent. IL WAS remembered that no had ior
many years before hts death been noted far wido
MS the most consummato coward IN the whole region.
Hc could hardly bo persuaded to go out night, and
during thunder storms his fear was painful to bchod
He usually bctook himself 10 his cellar and covered
his face with his hands In an ecstasy Of agony.
All In all the case is certainly OF tho
cuar and Interesting upon record. My Of II
given above reads moro Ike extravagant story
thnn careful adherence 10 iacts but WAS there