The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-22
THE DREAM TRAGEDY
A AND D WHAT CAME OUT OF IT.
The Investigation Into tho Peculiar Phases
Of the Affair Reveals tho Pact that the
Dreamer, who Thought he was e
N Criminal, Il Entirely Innocent.

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CoSsEL'svihLr, Oct. ei.-The excite
ment over the mysterious shooting o
Jacob klink was undated when the in
quest convened in the office OF Squire
Campbell at 0 o'clock this morning. Dis
srict Attorney Cochran was present and
examined the witnesses. Young Orbin
was on hand, a tride pale and anxious,
but quite selt.posscssed. The medical ex.
perts who examined the dead man were
tirst called. DIS. Buttcrmore and I.indley
testified that the deceased had evidently
been some days dead. His skull WINS
fractured in front and behind and soft,
white felt hat which he wore, showed two
bullet holes. A fac simile OF the lea,lea
messenger OF death was produced. It was
large bullet weighing over half an
ounce: The gun carried by Orbin was a
smooth bore. The doctors united in the de.
cision that death must have been instantan.
eous. Orbin here took the stand and made
statement. He was sworn, the District
Attorney saying that he ought not 10 be
allowed TO cfiminate himself. He detailed
the circumstances OF his hunting cxcur.
sion OF Thursday. After firing what ia
supposed to have been the fatal shot. Il
began to rain and he started home, arriy.
ins there about dusk. He saw no person
or heard no noise in the direction OF the
laurel bushes, behind which the body was
found. Nothing led him TO suspect that
he had shot any one until Sunday night
he retired at the usual hour, but woke up
at midnight. He went to sleep again and
dreamed that he stood again on the spot
where he hadtred his last shot, and there
then appeared the dead body OF man
lying near tree, he woke with start.
THE DREAM.
The dream troubled him SO that he
could not sleep soundly thereafter, and
during thercmainder OF the night he rolled
about restlessly. In the morning he rot
up and went to the house Of his brother.
in-law, Vim. Jones, to whom he detailed
the dream and expressed his fears that it
bad some significance. He asked Jones 10
accompany him to the scene His relatives
laughed, but impressed with the earnest
ness OF young Orbin finally agreed to nc
company him. They stopped at the house
" y ~. ~ Muiiay, heiehoor. where Otbin
aSs.n .Eat !, 'osu nts s.ory. Murray remarked
.lA1 ne i.'lsl oe ctazy. o1bn said nothing
!. more ,, anu ne aha Jones set out. Arriving
~ tte scei!e' ofplh proceeded IN the direc-
t'oh VI nls shot, leaving Jones standing
near Ut Mnefe ne mad hIed huillng some
snestnuls ,le nau piGxe4 up: 4 lew min.
nles aliss ne snou'ed, IFei iounda man"
, nas.en.ne Ia np, Zones iound Orbln lying on
.i4e sfoaitu looSlns very pale, and about
1eii Ieet AWAY WIS me corpse. Without
eSaihihlns : lhe iatter closely the two came
oacA 10 to%n and detailed the clrcum.
Stances 70 me authorities, who returned
anu eos me ooay.
\ BLACK BEARDED WITNESS.
At this point in tho n,oceed;nc,s;- d;,;--;, =
TALL bloct.hoor,,ea mo.n.a;.o
~ ~ ~, ' 'noaA..Aii.ees startled
lhe aoulehee oy the remark, why, 1saw
Jake kEnk Thursday evening"" He gave
his name as S. w, RideuonrtsSs%$:aund wos
s.or, No coil h. I'LL :. -.
y - 80 -. M wv ~ tno'an creek
anu hAu seen MINK apout 9ociocS Thurs
Gay evening passing his place, evidently
~i on nus way nome Inc iather OF young
oipiii "Is s@orn, anu testified that his
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