The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-01-06
HELL'S BEND.
A Persistent But Unsuceessfui Encr'
TO Raise ihe Dead.

From the Ida County (Eeb.) Ploneerl
Authentic report has been received at
this Office of very shocking and out.
rsReous affair which happened In Helps
Bend a short time ago, Mr.. Heycock
was taken down with typhoid fever, and
DR.. Rice, of Smithland, was summoned
to render medical aid. The patient was
getting along as well as could be ex'
pected under the circumstances--the
patient being quite low before medical
aid was received.
ONE DAY A sPIRITuALfsT,
residing in that vicinity, by the name
of Frank Bigelow, called at the house OF
Mr.. Heycock, sympathized with the
family, and, winning their confidence
boldly asserted that he could perfect a
rapid cure upon Mr.. Heycock, through
the medium of spirtualism, providing
thsy would let him have his own way
After short time of consideration,
Ars Heycock informed Digelow that
they were at his mercy, and whatever
course he chose to pursue they
would sanction and accept as
for the best. Bigelow threw out
all the medicine prepared by Dr.
Rice, and sent the doctor word not to
make another visit From this time no
medicine was administered save blge,
lows spiritual aid. He commenced
talking and grooming to the patient
rubbing his brow, pulling his beard etc
As soon as the people in the .nelgho,or'
hood learned Of these proceedings they
visited the family and expressed tnsir
disgust at such manepvers, ana kiholy
advised the family to discountenance
such a course. They would not listen
to advice, and the wife seemed TO holo
to the Spirituplistio doctrine. DAT
Heycock finally
AUX INTO A KIND or 4 sTuPoR,
and seemingly suffering less pam whlen zen
led the wife and Bigelow to the peiie'
that the sick man was recovering VS.
itors were finally forbid coming, Ia
the course of day or two a Few OF the
citizens again went o the house ana
asked admission, which was granted
They entered the room OF the SICK man
and were horror stricken at inc sitnV
before them. There, in bed Ia! 'ne
dead body of Mr.. Heycock, the eye
sockets already turning black ohe VI
the visitors exclaimed, =,
he Is DEAD g..
Bigelow said, He is not aeau' ou'
sleepeth." at the same time enoeavol'
ing to blow out the light Mrs hey
COL, ,ro. o.l,od in and informed OF the
fact. and to ascertain she stepped up W
the bedside and placed her hSnu over
her husbands mouth, and ieelins Nv
breath, she fain ed and fell, and was vas
carried into another room and kiraiy
cared for. The neighbors then sug'
qpsted that the body be laid out i9r
burial. Biselow objected ana saio
IF my brother DO dead can raise nm
to life again" and, rising upon ms ,ee.'
stretched out his arms over the cotPse'
and lifting up his eyes toward h ,S
shouted at the top Of his voice, "0ome
forth, my dear brotherl ~
GRAVE. GIVE BACH TnY DrADF
He then kneeled over the dead oouy
saying open thy eyes, my dear bro Il
or" at the same time pushing the eye
lids open with his thumb (thinking NJ
one .aw him), and with a feeling OF sat
isfacuon he turned to the hystsnoei'
and yelled, Praise tho Lordr But, t'
his surpri,e the brother" did not fls'
worth n cent. The citizens agar
wanted possession Of the body for inter
ment, but the spiritual doctor stubborn
iy refused, saying, ~ can raise tn,
brother at the end Of the third day
1ssvy blsaksts wsgs then piled Ss0'