, 1879-07-08

The snMC kind na lhc old On0 lad btbf. Alr.
s. St s1; .t GT nS e. ss sns s NJ 1%, e. ts
when his dnHRhter related tho facs Of bis having
hunght tho new hat. ho, too, WIS satisfied, nna
the grave was opcncl. Tue atic Juror war not
fully pcrsusded That the dead stranger was NJ NJ
san,e mind. Wouhl tho boly prove to DO his OF
not, was III interesting question:. THE coft'n
was opened, Mrs rost took Quo look at the face
a,ns :, The es a III. III .nsnE on o a sos ns poor
I'llc last doubt WIS removed trnm tile minds
of those who witnessed The ecct,e.. Tie body
was removed to it,c 1otcl. and another Inquest
WAS lIc'A. 'r',c facc Of Tho deceased was alsht,
" ,ltscoloretl. but all the Witnesses WIN knew
Post In life tcstlllcdt to tl,e best of their kuowl-
edge md belief, lilat Tho bAly befote them was
bis. Mrs. Post was fully convinced on this
point. I1,s next most Important witness ., , w
issued life-insnra0cc poIicy to Mf. Post. and
who knew him well. johnson was At TINT time
Agent for the Union Mutual Companv, OF
MIME. lie vas extensively known n thh c,sy
ty. Au! II nc were living NOW his rccollcctions OF
this affair wouia bc very interesting, Mr John
stn died III Wash!nEtons lntl., abont two years
ago. tic was called to ihat nlace osl oussncss. s @
Or friends could roach him. JOHNSON tad Issued
a poiicy 10 Mr. Post for 5000. lIc WIS present
at tho second Inquest; !'Mi 80 positive was h9
that tc dceensed was Atr. Post TINT hc cxpFcsaca
I'll
WIS tho deal nlau counterpart IN faco Att' gos.
crll appearance OF atr. Post, but the books Of
the Insurance. Company showed that tue hsght
was exactly the sainc. Tile boiY was TRUE
OF Mr. Post showed him to hare teen, but this
was accounted far IRON tllc fact thut tho budy
Ind swollen sUmr, rs was noticeable In tlE lace.
Mrs Post tecullectrd that her l'usbn'1 llad onu
tuoth lllcd; no more. Tile dead tnau Ind tho
saulo tuoth filled, ind no other.
Tile mystnry enshroudlnE the suicide oE the
strange man wss now cleared np III the insnds
Of thosc iamisias With tho affair. an the body
rcintcrrcd in bis lot IN Spring Grove ccIneterr.
AZ soon rs tho proper nolice OF tlIc death wns
furnished 10 ,,ic. Company ia which air. Post
had Deu1, Insured. the money WIS paid to tho
qnlred by the Company, iudcmnitsng tllctn
from lpss In The GyGnt That the deceased should
prove not to be tho pcrsuu ilIaurel. hlr.ueorEe
Lewis readily Enva such bond IN the aum ot
sgsnt, % Nj. Johnson, 10 Mrs. Post, aud was af.
tsrwsrd, as is statcd, put Into tile business Of
str. LeMis.
This WIS in 1877 While Mrs. Post was still
mourning the loss Of her husbanA, her ouy
cl.slt, tAa one aoaec Of hcr lllc, stcktned and
died. This double bcrcavtnent tell with crush
Ing weight upon thu sad heart Of Mrs. Poat.
Tic baby Has buried beside the lately
made grayc In sir'ng drove Cemetery:
planted ami tended the flowers upon
t1iesa graves; for five weary summers she be-
dr,scu thcn with her tears. On tho page Ut life
In written nlnl.y q AtrnnEc rotnhnce. Mrs. Fost
coHld mot credit the evidence OF lIeE OWL sensca
wtet,, iiyo years after the disappearance Of her
hAsbatlll, Blle one day received npta from him
through tic mail stating that no wns alive. The
nNtu eainO from tho frontier at Arizona. 1t WAS
uuinfully bricf. IT contained only the iuforma-
lion, rs briefly nut as possible. TINT after leaving
ho1ne ono fair Saturday morning he had travelled
West md Jutued the rcguar army. ln nll tllAt
/ tinlu Ilr l1uu becn OH duty TN the fr0attvr. lie
| otTurcl no explanation Ut his going away. aud
| said nothing nbont c0n,ng back. lhero was NJ
| ructlfonlnE the genutnepcss Of thy letter. 1t
,sas IN the peculiar handwriting OF Mr.. Fost and
| WINS 30 pronounced by nil WHO were familiar
with T., md compared Exactly With his writing
On the books Of his old firm, and With thu
numerous letters lett by him. On reeeyi!t,
This startling intelligence Sir. LOWS notified the
| Insurance Company Of The fart Ot Ills aoH-tl-
| law beLlt. nlye, and nlndo good his bond to tho
Co,npunv Tor the s5, ,0oU paid 90 hs daughter.
Post never Gs1ine I!osllc. Not long after this
his wito reteIyrd lctter from Ills olticGrs bear.
iny the intelligence that lie had died In ttIe
tllht he Ind cntcrud thu army under aa assumed
| name, md 1t yvns only snort ti,na before his
death tfint he revealed hts identity. Mrs. Posi-
Is still living with her iathcr M Mount Auburn
For several years tlc Inns been afflicted Will
aptna!.dIsease, ul,t for sut,o months, until with
Iii the pust week, las becn III tue Good satnnrl
tan iluspttnl a strange tnct IT, connection
with this sturyis that posts father left Ills fam
iiy IN Nrw York aB n1ystGrioue.y Us did it!e so1
leave his Eutiliiy In ts city. Both futhcr ans
| son wCItt to Arxuua.