Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-12-18

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Dec. 10. "A strange
story has come from Egremont, among
the Berkshire Hills, near the New York
line. The town and the surrounding
villages are in great excitement. The
story runs that Estslle Newman, about
30 years old, died in Egremont in 1878,
and, after the funeral services in the
little Methodist church, was buried In
the town cemetery and forgotten, The
sensation COMES from the dying testimony
Of Il. Worth Wright, in Connecticut,
who ia said TO have confessed to his
brother that he, being student in the
Albany Me diosl College, vas present at the
funeral with other students, lay in wait
near the cemetery till the burial was over
and the graveyard was deserted, and then
helped disinter the body and carry 1t in
a sack to the medical college, They at
once went to work on It in the dissecting
room. While on the table the body
showed signs of life and WAS resuaoitated
by the students. Finding the woman
alive on their hands, the authorities Of
the college had her taken to an insane
asylum in Setoharie county, N. Y. This
ia the last that Wright is said to have
known OF her whereabouts. The New
man woman's grave will probably be
opened to zee what the story amounts to.
A Pittsflsld, Mass, letter to the New
York Times, referring to the EStsile New
man case, says that the uncle OF Miss
Newman, Judge Rowley declines TO allow
her grave to be opened, believing first
that the story Of her resuscitation Is nm.
true, and, second, preferring to let the
matter rest in uncertainty. The story OF
the examination ia new told as follsws !:
It is alleged that during the
night following the burial u. North
Wright and three fellow students
visited the graveyard, exhumed the body
Of Miss Newman and carried 1t to Albany;
that soon after reaching the disseoting
room evidences Of life we're found, and
/ the girl became animate that she WAS
at once taken to the Bellevue HO pitRl,
New York, where, after a period OF In.
| sanity, she regained her health, and was
then taken to the home OF the uncle Of
the, gboulish student, residing in
Sohohsrie county, New York state.
This student WAS in partnership
with his unOls in praotioing medicine
and surgery. Her health entirely re-
/ wa 4plf 9hu AGA ulAu pcOhh1S no bAlkh,
as ever. In 1881 she read in a newspaper
of the death of DR.. Wright, az Nswtowp,
Conn and st once showed great interss,
in the case, affirming that DR.. Wrigh,
wss an old friend, and seemingly family
recalling to mind her supscsed fatal i'll.
ness at home. In the meantime, however,
the studen: at whose unole's house she
was living had fallen desply in love with
her and married her. The story further
details that the pair are now living il
New York City, and propose to visit tbs
scenes Of the lAdy's childhood during the
pr ssent winter.
A dispatch from Great Darlington
Mass, says: "Tde Eltella Newman
mystery is ended, aud the seDss,iOna
stories Of the disbursement of her body
it's resuscitetion in a dlsssctipg room o
the Albany Medical College, and hei
subsequent marriage 10 young man il
SchohRrie county are proved to b,
fallaciss. Friday Miss Ne mans rela
lives, in the presence OF party Of Abou
30 men, opened the grave, The cofii
was found intact, and when opened Mis