The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-02-28
A VOICE FROM HE'LL.
The Spirit Of . Womanp Teliei 1poW
She Was Murdered Long Ago.

A VOICE FROM HE'LL.
The Spirit ef . woman Telie lgov
She Was MURDERED Leng Age.
In a neat-looking two-story bricl
house situated on Minor street. below
Laurel, spiritualist circle was held
on Sunday evening. A gentleman
who was present thus describes it
About thirty believers visited the
place. We persuaded Mrs. Elliott, ol
Ash street, medium, to accompany
us. She very soon was in q clairvoy-
ant state; and through her the compa.
ny present were told most mysteri-
GUS story of murder that had hap.
pened In this city many years ago.
The spirit was that Of q dead woman
who said she had been murdered. Her
soul was in hell, and is still there.
When in tho flesh she was the lowest
of the low, she said. She spent con-
siderable portion of her life on canal
boat, aud was finally murdered by
two ruffians.
The spirit Of the dead woman spoke
in terribly realistic manner. The
voice came harsh, and at times wac
piercing and full of bitterness. 1t
said: sOnce was young and fair,
but an evil spirit wrecked and ruined
me. By degrees fell lower and lower
and at last was beyond the boundary
of hope or redemption. 1 was em.
ployed OH a canal boat. One dark.
stormy night we came to Reading, and
the boa. was tied up for the night at
the wharf near the locks. Two mem
here the names were mentione per
suaded me to accompany them up the
street, aud went. We proceeded as
far as clump of willows where they
cruelty murdered me. They wrapped
my body in an old piece of canvas,
threw me.iu q gulch and covered me
ur. My body decayed and my soul
was damned and sent 10 perdition.
am still here aud my bones moldering
a: the very threshold of this house. Ny
murder was witnessed by the driver
of the boat, who followed US. Ills
presence was discovered aud the mur
derers threatened 10 kill him if he
ever whispered word of the horrible
tragedy. He Kept his foul secret, and
to day he lives not far from Reading,
and his mind aud soul are in terrible
agony and torture. He is restless and
cannot sleep. God pity him! lie
wants to tell but yet dare not do it in
fear of his life. His conscience is
upon the rack, and yet he is guiltless
aud blameless. My bones must be re-
moved from their resting place or my
soul must rest in one continual torture.
Help me. Help!
at this said the gentleman, we all
heard rattling noise, as if the house
were falling to pieces above our heads.
Then appeared black shadow moving
across the room. looking like half a
goat and half dog. 1t shrieked, Re-
move my bones, dig up my bones! l
am buried here, and those moldering
bones must be carried away Aud
the horrible looking object disappear
ed. Men trembled and women wept
and tainted away. never care to ex-
perience euch thing again. Thel e
were few skeptics in the circle, and
they desired to depart at once. Sey-
eral church members and accepted
Christians were perfectly staggered
and confounded. and could not solve
the terrible mystery. AT another time
the spirit of the murdered woman
came like cloud of cotton and rolled
over the people, causing cold chills to
creep over them. Doors creaked, win
dows ratified, crockery and dishes
tumbled, chairs were upset, fires went
out, lights were extinguished, dogs
growled, furniture was broken, bed
ding was removed from beds, look
ing glass was smashed into pieces. and
the front steps were actually moved
from their place fully two feet. At
another time the spirit again appeared
and said it did not want harm to come
to any one. "A relative of the driver
who witnessed the murder lives in
Birdsboro. Go to him aud tell him TO
90 10 Hamburg and tell - to
come down and remove my poor old
bones. He need not tell who my muir
derers were. l don't want them pun
ished. My punishment has fully atoned
for all wrong These and many other
sentences were hissed out by the spir
it of the woman, aud we lett the scene
not to forget it in hurry, can assure
you..[ Reading Eagle.