The New York herald., 1878-10-10
What a Clairvoyant Saw
in a Trance.
REMARKABLE REVELATIONS.
Tho Spiritual World Furnishes the Lawyers
ss with Clews TO the Crime.
A TALK WITH THE MEDIUM.
The Rearrest Of Rev. Mr.. Hayden--P0isOn in
the Case-The Plot ThickenS

the Case-The Plot ThickenS.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct 8, 1878
little than q month ago tho quiet town Of
Nadson, in this State. disturbed By the discov-
cry, secluded part Of the country. OF the mangisd
body OF young girl named Mary stannard ana the
spbssqusnt arrest, examination and discharge Of the
Rev. Ii. h. hayden, the Aetheoist minister Of shs
Asighborhood, accused OF the murder The
shocking details OF the tragedy too familiar to
require recspiiulaten, except they appear here
after; bat tho manner in which tho counsel for the
STATE obtained what they believed 10 be clsws that
would unravei mystery that might otherwise have
remained forever hidden has never been made known
70 the general public. There are record many In
stances in which mssmerism, clsirvoysnce spiritual
mediums. and even dreams, have beon instrumental
the nnding oi property ana the detection OF crims
bus startling In rssult or dramatic in
character than tnat which about to be described.
How tho lawyers for the prosecution became pos
Sssssd OF many curious alleged evidences OF the
Heed; how they started as It wore . blind
wal. yet finally laid bare what they claim
10 b the minute details OF the MURDER
layo been matters Of no little curiosity,
especially since IL has become that they were
iurn ishsd with the information through celestial
lupernAtural diabolica some other agency not In
local and eshsr Journalists 20 tho secret, bu.
h has been reserved to the HzRALD to present the
issis just as they we're given iull BY OF the
counsel Tor the State, Mr. James J. Hayes. The re-
porter found this gentleman ut his homo In New
Haven. He s apparently, about thisty-hvs years Of
s ana In psrsonai appearances i the counssrpart OF
O'Lsary, the pedestrian, He might as any time dur
Ing the past week have make few turns around the
track a. Gmors's Garden and beon mistaken for the
champion BY pnsty-nine out Of hundred observers.
He mas the air OF keen, snrewd, quick wstod, ener
gsss and yet cautious who illustrates ths Scrip
sural injunction, sWhsssosvss thy right hand nndeth
10 do, do with All thy might" He has nsld several
scss OF important rust she cisy and county gov
sRnmsnh and is BY religious profession Roman
oatholta The latter circumstance Ia men
uensd n order 30 show thst his training
from - boyhood a. he said, has been IN
direction calculated to make bim anything bat
Rpiritua4ist or believer In generation Of spooks
In shs beginning Of the sonvsrsa,ion Ar- Hayes
marked that he had been vainly imporsunsd many
times to reveal the extraordinary circumstances
whereby thread upon thread had been woven into
iabrie which written the history OF Of the
ssoalssS crimes committed in the stats Of Con-
nsc,icut; bu, he thought the time mad nov come
Uhsa he could safely speak, and he would gladly tur-
ash " the HERALD the dssrsd information.
t,4. THE LAWYERS FIRST VISIT.
The writer inquired. ''Wnsn was your attention
1rst called to tho case 2"
4 sI thinK,n replied Mr. Hayes, ait was the day
lniloWing The arrest OF the Rev, Ar. Hayden. The
sr,ms Vas commiled on the Sd al sspssmbsr, and ne
Eas taken into custody on the sth On the 9th was
lsinsd By ths grand juror representing The tsvn Of
hsdisep. MI Charles 4 Stsnnard He is not how
gvss, oopnsessd In any way that am aware Of With
Ne family OF Inc murdered girl, Mary stannard
Il od IL n
smining Witnesses or procuring evidence against
Ne ministsr. he answered. Nothing met him
the nsxt morsiug Al hts house. between Rockiand and
the place where the murder was committed, and In the
soasss Of the oenvorsAton remarked In jssting sort
u way, Mr stsnnard. this aYrssting minister ei the
Gospel for murder, prom lsss 10 make very exciting
Sass--whAt do you think OF nf' He SAID, i
scarcely bslievs that Mr.. Hayden is guilty OF this
Rime, although some things do look very dark
Have you consultsd anybody else In the matter but
uyssiif' inquired He replied, No. wbersupon In
The same jesling spirit observed, swslL there il
nystsry enough about tho affair the Of
= sesE' 1T wouldn't be the nrss time I have used
sns' said the grand juror. some months ago lost
. gold watch. and having no trace Of Il vent 10
sa,rvoyanL VINO told me lha, would md n in the
posssssion OF servant girl drove 70 the Madison
depot JUST she was entering and charged her
With The theft. She confessed the spot and deliv
srs< up the stolen property Sheriff Hull. Of hadi-
pon. will bear me out on this statement
''stnl Jost.ng said suppose you try 10 again-it
nsy sivs us . olsw.' 4 WILL ne rop iea; an see
him 90 encs' met Mr. Stannard she nsxt morning
n sisvsn O'Clock, beng anxious TO reach the scene OF
shs mardes, and invited him to accompany me IN
my esrrsags saying. the time. Yos doubsisss
know tho vay. and VII. 60 togerher. He replied,
"A never there my life. but can 90 drsetly
70 the SPOT Thsn said, you have evidently taken
my advice and consulted somebodyr Yea he an
sssrsd, Il have, and I think you viii be asson-
asred girls house July dessrmosd ~ q mater Of
earioslty 10 indulge the grand Jurcr In all Of mis-
ssins 10 what st seai time bsIssvsd 70 be ssrsass
dsiasson on hn part.
WAS IT A DxLrsroyS
"Durng our ride, which ABOUT six miles long,
Questioned him ccnceroing the eairvoyant win
whom no had conferred He told me Y was Dr.
Hunt practising physician Ia FAR Havcn the
oyster viiags, soons mile from New Haven,
ghicn In old times was known q Dragon
had enssted many wondcrful cures through his pc
suiisr sits aod vas anything but . chsriatsn; ne
ought say here observed Mr. Hayes "that never
tsw the Doctor but once my iife and that was last
Thursday, when we merely passed the salosstoDs IN
sidsnt 70 an introduction. don't think he would
remember me- ON arriving az the hoose Of the mur-
aersd gri the grand Juror renamed outside TO lock
Alter the team, that ne had opportunity OF get
ling any infof fmation as TO the route. was there
rspsal 10 Inc Language Of The ciarvoysni. minute
description Of the locality and the Instrument used in
Ihe perpeuauon OF tno crime He told me would
Ind two large rocks near tho scene OF the murdsra
bsat or ste where people we're In the habit OF sit.
nng--snd that within forty feet 81 that the
spot where the murdered gir's body found.
Whom We got within an eighth OF mile Of the
place 1 said:-'Stop. new, Mr.. Stannard. May
you not be mistakenf Isn't this mere fancy
81 your brain SIT down on this stone and talk the
matter over He replied that so far he was por-
fcctly satisfied that what the clsrvOyant told him
tho exact truth. Here, Tor instance. said he,
the brook hs described, where the marderer Of Mary
washed MS knis, and which We snail have to cross
In eosng 70 spot. 'I3e careful, Mr. SlAnnard,i
remarked, and don't send me on jack-o' lantern
srrsnd want TO know precisely what am about
hsvs. sud to obsain evcry clew that msy bear upon
ths sase Wniie were talking ss could hear The
gurgitnf Of brook la The distance asked stan
20 dsscri the brook. He did so, and when 90
crossed littis later accurate vas the portrait
Ne drew that 4 sad TO my-su sithsr this Inaa has
bssn the ground before or Sue revelations OF the
-rln haxa my