Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-31
PEACEFUL.
A VOICE FROM HELL.
The Spirit of WOma1l Tells Hoic She Was
Murdered Lang Ago.
TReadinC EaDle

Reading Eagle.
In neat-looking two-story brick house
situated on Minor street, below Laurel,
Spiritualistic circle was here on Sunday
evening. gentleman who was present
thus describes it. About thirty believers
visited the place. We persuaded Mrs.
Elliott, of Ash street, medium, to accom-
pany us. She very soon was in clairvoyant
state, and through her the company present
were told most mysterious story of
murder that had happened in this city many
years ago. The spirit was that Of dead
woman who said she had been murdered,
her soul was in hell, and is still there.
When i'll the flesh she was the lowest of the
low, she said. She spent considerable
portion of her life on Il canal-boat, and was
finally murdered by two ruffians.
The spirit of the dead woman spoke in q
terribly realistic manner. The voice came
harsh, and at times was piercing and full of
bitterness. It said: 'sOnce was young and
fair, but all evil spirit wrecked and ruined
me. BY degrees fell lower and lower. and
at last was beyond the boundary of hope
or redemption. l was employed on canal
boat. One dark, stormy night we came to
Reading, and the boat was tied up for the
night at the wharf near the locks. Two
men-here the names were mentiOned-per-
suaded me to accompany them up the street,
and 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 in q gulch, and covered me
up. My body decayed and my soul was
damned and sent to perdiction. I am still
there, and my bones moldering at the very
threshold of this house. My murder was
k>1
lowed us. His presence was discovered, and
the murderers threatened to kill him if he
ever whispered word of the horrible
tragedy. He kept their foul secret, and to-
day he lives not far from Reading, and his
mind and soul are in terrible agony and tort
ure. He is restless and cannot sleep. God
pity him! He wants to TELL but yet he dare
not do it in fear of his life. His conscience
is upon the rack, and yet he is guiltless and
blameless. My bones must be removed from
their resting place or my soul must rest in
one continual torture. Help me! Help
me!''
Sat this" said the gentleman, sswe all
heard rafting noise, as if the house were
going to pieces above our heads. Then APP
peared black shadow moving across the
room, looking like half goat and half dog.
It shrieked, Remove my bones, dig up my
bones! am buried here, and those smolder-
ing bones must be carried away - And the
horrible-looking object disappeared. Men
trembled, and women wept and tainted away
never care to experience such thing again
There were few skeptics in the circle, and
they desired to depart at once. Several
church members and accepted Christians
were perfectly staggered and COMPOUNDED,
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 cracked, windows ratified
crockery and dishes tnmbled chairs we're up
set, fires went out, lights we're extinguished
dogs growled, furniture was broken, bedding
was removed from beds, looking-glass wat
smashed into pieces, and the front steps
were actually moved from their places fully
two feet. At another time the spirit agai1
appeared and said it did not want harm te
come to any one. "A relative of the driver
who witnessed the murder lives in Birdsboro
Go to him and tell him to go to Hamburg
and tell --- to come down and remove
my poor old bones. He need not tell who
my murderers were. don't want then
punished! My punishment has fully atonet
for all the wrong" These and many Other
sentences were Missed out by the spirit o.
the woman, and we left the scene, not t.
forget it in hurry, can assure you.