The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-03-02
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
SOMETHING ABOUT ROVER.
A Strange story Which we Tell
as twas told us.


as twas told us.
There resides ia Winuemucca gen.
teman of high standing in society, who
at times is
ENDOWED WITH SUPERNATURAL POWERS.
Only few of his most intimate friends
are aware ofthis fact, as he studiously
avoids publicity in connection with the
freaks which. he unconsciously plays.
When under the uncomfortable and I'M
accountable influence he seems to be
possessed with good or evil spirits;
chairs, tables, etc. move about the
room at his will. as if they were
animate beings, endowed with intelIi-
gence aud power to Obey his wishes.
He will not consent to have any per-
Sous, save "a few intimate friends wit.
ness these strange feats, and under no.
circumstances Will be permit to have
his name mentioned in connection with
them. as he candidly admits that he
does not understand the causes which
produce them and has no desire to be
looked upon by the public as unatic,
"a liar or fraud. He attributes it to
WILL POWER AND ELECTRICITY.
Though this theory seems at fault
when his actions are, as is sometimes
the case, involuntary. Aside from his
ability to move chairs. tables. etc. by
unseen aud unknown power, he is
what Spirltualists call " writing
medium. aud writes, when In an abb
normal condition. equally alike and
legible with hands or feet. Ga several
occasions since the
MURDER OF I. N. SHARP
At Rabbit Hole. nearly three years ago,
he while Ia this condition has written
unconsciously much appertaining to
that horrible butchery. but for obvious
reasons declined to make the so.calied
communications from Spirit Laud pub
lie. Recently. in fact on two occasions
since the execution of j. w. Rover at
Reno for The murder of Sharp. he has
involuntary written things that aston
ished himself az well as those who
were present, relating to the crime.
This much he has been persuaded to
mako. pubic. since Mrs. Bowers, the
Washoe seeress. made known her con-
versaloa with the spirit of Rover. On
the evening OF February 18th. while
engaged IN writing to u friend, his pen
Involuntary traced the following on the
paper before him:
II AToNED FOR. THE BLOOD OF ANOTHER.
1t was premeditated design to defraud
me out of my interest ia the sulphur
mine. l AN not sorry ii is so, though /
died an isnominious death. / am
happy here. l viii reveal more soon"
The pen taen Ceased to move, the me-
dium, for such We will call him, awoke
as if from u dream. and was startled by
what appeared before hun on the pa
per, in handwriting, which We are in.
formed, Is exactly like that of Rover.
We are also permitted to state that
communications. written in a similar
manner, have been penned by the me-
dium, aud are now in. his possession,
relative TO the murder of Henry Dot.
near q liu River. some time ago. Not
being believer IN Spisitualism, and,
like the Plymouth pastor, entertaining
grave doubts as TO the existence of a
personal devil, We leave others 20 de-
eide or conjecture the cause of these re.
markable Manifestations. and ii per-
mitted to do so, will give what further
revelations May be made in the Rover
and Opt cases, to the public.
Itelig tOus services.