Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-09
A VISION OF THE NIGHT.
He Dreamed HE Killed Man and Going
To the spot Found That His
Vision Was a Dreadful
Reality.
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"I've had such an awful DREAM" was the
frightful exclamation Of Rice Orbin, son of
Henry Orbin, who resides near Connells-
vile, Pa, as he entered the breakfast room
last Monday morning. II dreamed that l
shot a man when was out hunting last
Thursday. / can see him now just as
plain as day-an oldish man, with a buhet
through his head and the blood and brains
oozing out"
This sanguinary story Of the dreamer
was laughed at by his relatives, but their
merry jest did not drive away his haggard
countenance. AS soon as he had finished
his breakfast he started for Connellsville.
He succeeded in persuading young man
named Jones 10 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 di-
rection of the bullet as near as they could
imagine its course, and on the hill side,
about 250 yards away, behind q dense
thicket of laurel, stiff and cold in death,
the Mortified searchers found the body Of
a man, apparently about fifty 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. Be-
tween the legs of the corpse was a rifle.
The position of the dead man indicated
that he had been standing with his back
to the man who had shot him and had
fallen forward on his face. The bullet en-
tered the base of the brain and came out
of the forehead. Young Orbin described
his shot by saying that he had fired at q
squirrel, the range of his gun being in the
direction Of the laurel thicket. He missed
the squirrel. 1t then begin began to rain
and he crossed the river and went home.
Having found the corpse young Orbin
and his companion returned to town and
informed the authorities. Justice Richard
Campbell impaneled jury of inquest, who
visited the spot. The body was identified
as that of Jacob Klink and removed to
Connellsville. The inquest adjourned for
q further hearing. The tragedy was the
sole topic of conversation on the streets,
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. OPP
posed to this was the fact, backed by the
testimony of his neighbors, that he be-
trayed no uneasiness. His previous excel
lent character is also point in his favor.
Klink was an old Union soldier. For
some years past he had resided alone in a
little bark-roofed shanty, not more than
one hundred 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, Orbin,
the dreamer, Is about twenty two 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 in
quest. At the inquest a mountaineer
named Ridenour swore that he had seen
Klink alive the day after Orbin had been
hunting. His statement created a pro-
found 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 person or persons un-
known. The case is certainly most re-
| markable.