Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-04-24

IL made n movement toward hin
aud tho next instant II was eniolde,
In his arms. Tho scene that ensue
battles description, II was indeed III
wife, hut that day buried, who wa
restored TO tho arms Of the bereave,
husband and children, The explana
ton winch she gave was very lmper
lect and unsatisfactory, For shor
time after her supposed death she wa.
aware oi all that went on around her
but before she was placed in the ooilI
she lost all consciousness, All III,
rest was blank until II short time bo,
fore she Appeared at her former homC
as one risen fom the dead. She sale
that the first sensation Of conscious
ness she had was one Of pain. Then
she saw an indislinct glimmcr and
: finally severe pang shot through heI
frame, With n powerful effort she
arose aud saw u woman by her side
The woman shrieked and lied, aud
then Mrs Bell discovered by small
lamp which lay on the floor, that she
was laying in u coffin in the family
vault.
Fresh strength came to her every
moment, and, releasing herself from
the shroud, she stepped to the ground
and passed out of the vault, the door
Of which was wide open. Down the
tho chnrchyard path she passed to the
main street, along which she walked
for halfa mile until she reached her
late home. Fortunately the large gate
was unfastened, aud she hastencd up
the roadway to the dwelling. The
rest the reader knows. She rapidly
regained her health, and lived to o
good old age.
But who was the woman who stood
by the side of the coffin when the
corpse suddenly arose and started her
into sudden fight
Next day the lamp was found ex,
tinguished on the floor Of the vault
II was identified as one which usually
stood in the vestry and was used by
the sexton. 1t had doubtless been re.
moved at the same time when the key
of the vault was taken. Beyond that
all was mystery.
The object of the woman, however,
was easily discovered. AS already
stated, Mrs. Bell was buried with a
valuable diamond ring on her finger.
The design OF the woman was to steal
this from the supposed corpse. Find
ing it impossible to remove it, the
daring thief had raised the hand of the
dead woman to her mouth, and in her
attempt to withdraw the ring with her
teeth, caused the pang which went
through the frame of the evident
victim Of trance, and aroused her to
consciousness. On the finger just be.
low the ring the marks of the teeth
were distinctly visible for several days
after Mrs. Balls resurrection.
Every effort was made to keep this
remarkable circumstance secret from
the gossips of the neighborhood,
nevertheless every exerlon was used
quietly TO ascertain who The robber
of the tomb was. The general i'm
preston was that a garb of female
was assumed as a disguise, and that
the depredator was in reality pro-
fessional body-snatcher.
1t was thought that the remarkable
attending Mrs. Bells
death had aroused the de-
sire Of some medical expert TO possess
he body for the purpose of an autopsy,
hat he employed aperson to steal
t, and the body-snatcher, discovering
he valuable jewel, had resolved to =
gain possession of it for himself.
Soon after this extraordinary oc-
the vicar of the parish resign i.
ID his living and moved his family to :;
England. Several years passed away.
md the incidents herein recorded were +
lmost forgotten. Mrs. Bells father
lied, and Mr.. Bell and his family quit ;
ed Kilmare and took up their resi- "
ence at Toxteth, near Liverpool.
During the Chartist riot of 1S4O, =
ames Binns was arrested for murder, '
nd lodged in Lancaster Jail. He was
ried, convicted and sentenced to be 81
anged. Before tho last sentence of
he law was executed he made con "
essioD OF his many crimes, and among
he rest his exploits as professional =, =,
ody. snatcher, in which business he "
ad been engaged for many years. n,
he following facts are taken from his r.
onfession
In July, 1920, he was living in Bel e,