Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-24
DREAMED HE KILLED A MAN.
And Going to the Spot to Find that the
Dream was q Reality.

Dream was Reality.
"I've had such an awful dream,v was
the frightful exclamation Of Rice Orbin,
son OF Henry Orbin, who resides near
ConnellsTille, Pa, as he entered the
breakfast room last Monday morning. 81
dreamed that 1 shot man when was
out hunting last Thursday. can see him
now just as plain as day-an oldish man,
with bullet through his head and the
blood and brains Oozing out"
This sangUinary story of the dreamer,
says COnnellsville special, was laughed
at by his relatives, but their merry jest
did not drive away his haggard cOunte-
nance. As soon as he had finished his
breakfast he started for Ccnnellsville. He
succeeded IN persuading a young man
named Jones TO accompany him, and the
two started for the scene of young Orbin's
hunting, about five miles up the YOughio-
gheny river. Arriving at the spot where
his last load was fired, they traced the
direction Of the bullet as near as they
could imagine its course, and on the hill
side, about $50 yards away, behind
dense Jhicket of laurel, stiff and cold in
death, the Mortified searchers found the
body OF a man, apparently about 90
years OF age. He was lying on his face.
Through the brain was the fatal bullet
wound described by young Orbin as seen
IN his dream. Between the legs of the
corpse was rifle. The position of the
dead man indicated that he had been
standing with his back to the man who
shot him and had fallen forward on his
face. The bullet entered the base of the
brain and came out of the forehead.
Young Orbin described his shot by saving
that he had fired at a squirrel, the range
Of his gun being in the direction of the
laurel thicker. He missed the squirrel.
IL then began to rain and he crossed the
river and went home.
Having found the corpse young Orbin
aud his companion returned to town
and informed the authorities. Justice
Richard Campbell impaneled a jury of
inquest, who visited the spot. The body
was identified as that of Jacob Klink and
removed to COnnellsville. The inquest
adjourned for a further hearing Tues
day. The tragedy wss the sole topic of con-
yersatiOn on the streets Monday night and
the popular opinion was that the su-
pernatural dream of young Orbin may
have been based on previous knowledge.
In other words, that he had accidentally
shot klink and knew of it at the time,
but, out Of fright, kept silent until now.
Opposed to this was the fact, backed
by the testimony of his neigh
bors, that he betrayed no uneasiness until
Monday morning. His previous excellent
character is also point in his favor.
klink was an old Union soldier. For some
years past he has resided alone in a little
bark-rOOfed shanty, not more than 100
yards from the scene of his death. On his
person was found S557 in cash. Several
OF his neighbors, however, say that he was
in town last week and drew some money
from the bank, 0rbin, the dreamer, is
about % years of age, rather under size,
light hair, smooth face and large gray
eyes. He has been put under bail to await
the result Of the inquest. At the inquest
Tuesday a mountaineer named RidenOur
swOre that he had seen Klink alive the
day after OrbIn had been hunting. His
statement created a profound sensation,
for if true it proves that not Orbin, but
another. killed Klink. The verdict was
that klink came to his death at the hands
Of a person or persons unknown. The case
is certainly most remarkable.