Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-09

ing, or rather trying TO read, until
nearly u, and then / did not feel
quite as though | wanted to remain
in the same room, and | desired as
much protection as the alcove room
would give, though there were but
curtains to separate the rooms.
So | sat up in bed here for about
half an hour. All in an instant the
whole thing was before me again, and
| did feel somewhat queer and chilly,
but | watched the progress Of the
whole tragedy again, and, as l de
cided, for the last time.
II.
As soon as was feasible in the morn
ing | sent for Mr.. Adams, the clerk
to come up, and asked him if he
would tell Inc whether any murder
had ever been committed in that room
and he declared there had not; but
when insisted on finding out wheth-
er a tragedy of any kind had been
enacted there, he admitted that once
a man had committed suicide in that
room. He had been sick and de-
spondent, and so had taken his life.
| felt sure, then, and told him SO, that
that man had been murdered, and
under just such circumstances as
had seen. Mr.. Adams could not give
the details Of the position of the body
of the supposed suicide.
was then assigned to another
room, and as long as remained l
saw no more of my ghostly vision.
| promised Mr.. Adams to say nothing
about it. not that we believed in
ghosts, either OF us, but for the no.
tells sake; aud went my way to Eu
rope after few days, and remained
there some years. On my return
simply passed through New York
and had almost forgotten the whole
affair After several years residence
in America again, and after travelling
the whole length and breadth of our
country twice, it is quite natural to
suppose that ! should haye forgotten
all about it. One day / was writing
a very lively. sprightly letter, and
feeling in particularly good spirits.
when all at once | pushed aside that
letter, and drawing other papers to-
ward me wrote out single history of
that affair. just as it was, and mailed
it to The New York Sun. They took
only time to verify what they could
Of the story and published it. /:
made considerable stir, and reporters
visited the room and interviewed Mr..
Adams. who admitted all that is here
told; and also added that he felt pos
tive that | was perfectly sincere and
honest, and particularly level head
ed person, and not given to any of
the falacies Of spiritualism, and that
he did not doubt that | saw every
thing said. He had had one or two
persons who desired to leave that
room. but he did not know why. He
would not be afraid to sleep there,
but never had done so. Then several
persons who had occupied that roam
began to be heard from, all relating
different experiences, though none
had seen what | lad seen.
a Catholic priest published an ar.
ticle relating TO it, and accounting
for il all by saying that he believed
that the man had been murdered aud
that the assassin was still living. and
that. as a punishment for his crime,
he was obliged to enact 1t every night
in spirit while asleep, and that it was
well-kuown fact that one mind had
influence over another, to a greater
or less extent, and that his mind dur
ing its free moments had forced mine
to behold the tragedy.
An English sea captain also pub
lished his experience while occupying
that room. He had been playing
cards with a friend, and while at the
little table there came an invisible
shower OF apparently heavy articles
down on the table, scattering the
cards right aud left. Another man
had = peculiar, but not startling, ex.
perience there.
Several years have passed since
that time. and had almost forgotten
that | had ever written or seen any
ooouk WV ihouiuS siuNt
the whole was brought TO my mind
by strange and shocking incident.
| IVES walking along one of the bust
est streets ia New York, and it was
very hot aud | did not wish To get
unnecessarily heated. when | became
aware of an uncomfortable senation.
as II cold hand was touching me
aud leading me forward. \ few steps
further took ME toward lady of
graceful mien and figure, who was
standing by the side of a gentleman
whose face and figure seemed strange.
~ familiar TO me. l caught his look,
which was fixed upon me, and drew
his lips back in an attempt TO smile.
which was SO CHASTITY sight tina, all
who saw il shuddered, and then he
fell 10 the ground dead.
OF course everything was done that
could be 10 restore him, but uselessly.
and the doctors said he died in "A III.
l was the only other woman present,
and as such felt IL duty TO STAY BY
the woman. who seemed 10 be s,lick.
en- with pallor Of death, though she
did no, faint or cry when they said
he was dead took her hand and
asked her IL she was able 10 give or.
ders. and asked wha, could be done
FIR her. She replied YEARLY, bu,
simply. Nothing" She would have
the body taken 10 an under,aker's
and buried from there, and then she
would go home.
l gave her my card and turned TO
60, saying that should be but too
happy 10 be OF service, and started
out; bot as my eyes fell upon the face
OF the dead man l saw, with a shock
that fear | shall never forget, tina,
was the murderer of my vision, with
out any shadow of doubt.
The next day brought ME a pack.
age by post. which was a pack of
cards aud slip Of paper. on which
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