The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-07-13

HIS HORSE STOPPING AND TREMBLING
WITH TERROR At TIE SCENE OF A
MURDER.
From the Reading Eagle.I
There was most fearful runaway
of q frightened horse on Wednesday
night on the turnpike between Mohrs-
vile and Shocmakerville The occu-
pants Of the light wagon were James
Daubley, a drover of Montgomery Co,
and his hired man, Henry Schmeck
These men related their adventures TO
several friends in this city the next
morning, the following of which is a
gist of the story as told by Mr.. Daub-
ley:
We were coming down the road on
Wednesday night at about 10 o'clock.
We had been up along the Blue Noun
tains. | know where John Diehl mur-
dcred his victim, Harlan. and threw
him into the small creek from the mar
row bridge across the road. l also
know the island where Adaline Weaver
was dragged by man anu killed. /
have also heard of one other murder.
but | never believed in ghosts or hob.
goblins.
The road is very dark and lonely,
but | had good, gentle horse, and
just let him pick ont his own road. and
we went along all right. But on We'd
nesday night something happened to
me that | never want to happen again.
am not drinking man, nor do take
it as medicine. | had nap in the
afternoon, and when | left my custom
ers above Hamburg | never felt better
in my life.
I'VE passed Shoemakerville at about
10 o'clock, crossed the bridge all right,
and drove along slowly down the road.
Suddenly the horse gave start as q
bright object skipped across the road
III front of Us. The horse SHE'D, and
both Of us men saw the light I'm no
fool, and / know that l did not see
double that night or dream anything,
either The bright object skipped as
a sheep runs. and suddenly it took a
Jump and leaped over p tree twenty
feet high aud disappeared, Our horses
snorted. Suddenly across the meadow
or low land | saw the same thing. 1t
went up into the air twenty or thirty
feet aud then came down and whirled
over to the road again. The light
thing crossed the pike and then we
heard low singing. 1t stopped near
enough for US to see it plain. My
hired man jumped into the road and
caught hold of the horses bride. He
threw colored handkerchief over the
horses eyes as the animal trembled
like leaf
"The singing became little louder,
but | could not make out the words
| own up that for once in my life / was
scared. The horse stood still and
trem5lrd. The bright object might
have been fifty yards from me. 1t
seemed to be hanging from a tree
about three feet from the ground.
When became little more cool l
thought it was the.form of woman.
lthai long hair and was dressed all in
white The arms were bare, and with
one OF them extended. it pointed to-
wards the back woods over the canal
Then thiuk | heard these words from
her They dragged me down, they
dragged me down | am sure she said
those words, but the last won't be
sure about They were these: NY
poor wife was robbed, was robbed, when
they murdered me !, Suddenly |
thooght of the murdered young woman.
Nv hired man saw aud heard all that |
did, but neither said word
Then the white form shot up
through the branches and seemed to
float around in q circle, leaving a
bright trail after her, until there was
a lishtish circle in the air that locked
like q ring around the sun. Then it
sang, I come. l come, the hour is here
The last word she fairly shrieked, aud
the horse rose on his haGnches, and the
hired man Tell on his back IN tbs mud.
| SAW the figure shoot off into the black
night. and In minute it Was gone. Ii
was alittle time before VIC got started.
as the horse would not 60 faster than a
smart walk. His head was we'll up aud
his tail extended.
"A horse can see sharper than man
AT night. in my judgement, aud Iny
horse has pair of good eyes. We
bad not gone very far before the ami
NAL gave snort aud reared again. /
did not see anything but | knew the
horse did. My hired man again
iumped out and held him at the bride.