McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-26
A DREADFUL ROMANCE.
Going Crazy After Finding His Only Daughter
Was Buried Alive


"What life romances there are going
on all around u.s." remarked one OF
Inspector Byrnes' men TO a reporter
| he met in the Fifth Avenue hotel or
Thursday.
"What brought out that romantic
remark" said the matter-of-fact ink.
singer.
"You saw that man / saluted as
Charlie moment ago?" said the de.
tective.
Eyes, You seemed very familiar"
"We are. l arrested him fortnight
ago"
Arrested? What forp''
81 thought he was working bun!,o
racket on a man he was always fol-
lowing and making up to, but l was
mistaken. He is hired to follow the
man."
Hired to follow him? That's very
thin story
1T seems so, but it's true. Here
he comes now. I'll introduce YOU
and let you hear the yarn"
The stranger, flashy young man.
returned through the corridor arm in
arm with respectable old gentleman.
The two separated at the clerks desk,
the old man taking his key and gong
upstairs to his room.
Then the young fellow turned to the
detective and was introduced to the
newspaper man.
"Well, my days work is over, and
a tough one it's been. He's led me
the liveliest dance YETI
"Where did he take you?''
''Into every undertaking establish
ment on the East side, ordering cas-
kets and shrouds. He ordered at least
fifty and l countermanded.
''Why does he do that?" inquired
the amazed reporter
''lt's crank he has," said the STAN
ger. "He's sound on every other
point but that. He's a wealthy old
chap, who takes trips about the coun-
try. ordering Baskets and shrouds in
every city to be shipped to him at his
home in West Virginia.
"What started this mania?"
ooh, terrible affair. He had no
Immediate relatives but an only
daughter, beautiful girl, aged II.
She was buried alive month ago, and
ever since he has been little off, as
you see."
Buried alive? How was that?"
'She was taken i'll. and the doctor
prescribed morphia. She took an
overdose, and apparently died. The
father went nearly crazy with grief.
The body was kept three days, and
was viewed by all the neighbors One
lady insisted that the girl did not look
as if she was dead. Doctors were
summoned, and they applied several
tests, which resulted in their declara-
ton that lite was extinct"
''Then they buried here?"
Eyes, after four men had dragged
the father from the casket."
''The night after the funeral the
dogs of farmer living near the
churchyard kept up continual howl
ing, and on being let loose the next
morning made direct for the young
lady's grave, and began digging at it
with their paws. The old man was
informed of this, and had the body
dislnterred in the presence of his
neighbors and the village authorities.
The body was taken out of the casket.
1t presented a frightful appearance.
THE unfortunate girl had evidently
made superhuman struggles to lift the
lid of the casket after it had been low
cred into the grave. In her frenzy at
her failure she must have lost her
mind entirely, as her face was disfig-
ured in every possible manner. Her
long black hair had been plucked
from her head, the lining was torn
from the sides of the casket, and the
pillows was in shreds. Her hands and
arms were torn and bleeding. Her
clothing consisted in part of light
summer dress, which was literally
torn from her body. Her lips were
bitten through"
''And that set the old man crazy?"
''Mildly so, as you see."
81 don't wonder at it. 1t was terri
BILE; but why don't his relatives re-
strain him?'
THAT would make him worse. He
is inoffensive, | am reliable, and they
are quite willing l shall follow him
about and set him straight"
''But doesn't ever he object to your
presence?'
''No; we formed an attachment in
Baltimore. and he doesn't suspect that
l am anything more to him than
chance acquaintance. "-NeO York STAR