Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-12-25
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Assistance Deing procured, ana the police
duly introduced into the affair, the body
was removed to HAMPSTEAD workhouse,
where 1t awaited the coroners inquest. 1t
lay there in the deadhouse while the muir
derer was travelling comforta bly, enough to
Liverpool. The tram stopped 100 frequent
iy, however, for his perfect satisfaction 1t
made MIN eel lonely and strange to see
people greeting each other, coming and
going, exchan ring Sunday visits. He was
almost tho only first-class passenger. He
had brou CHI the dispatch box into his car
riage, ana for the first two hours of his
journey he read many of the papers and
letters and memoranda which it contained
Then he turned to the newspapers again
and read over the en- dit relating to him.
self, and for the publication Of which hs
was glad, seeing that it would help to pre-
pare the public for the discover on Il mp
srean meath. Had it been discovereii ne
sskei himself, and answering it at this
same time o. course it had How; Bv
whoms What had they done with it,
Taken it to Portland placed Would the
affair be in to- morrow's papers? When
would he see to-morrow's papers? Had he
left any detail OF the business uncon-
siderela Did any body know hat Norbury
bad called on him? Had any body noticed
the likeness between them. Had Norbury
told his lawyer that he was to cal on Mr..
Need ham? What would it matter if he
hads Surprising they made inquiries about
Norbury? They would only learn hat he
came in late, had been in the country, and
rad gone to Liverpool Was there any
thing odd in Norbnry's conlucts No. He
paid bis bill, gave receipt for the money
hal TO lion of or
forget his unpac,zed trunk in the hall But
they might want him as a witness; they
might send to Liverpool after him. Couli
they do it in time to stop ais sailing? Yes,
that troubled him; and as he alightsd from
the train towards evepin he received a
rude snock.
"How do you do, Nee1ham?'' said a gen.
tleman on the platform. Il thought was
the only man who felt obliged to travel on
Sundays
Il leg your pardon" said Neadham, with
a real stammer, an exaggeration of his
customary slight hesitation OF manner,
you have the ad vantage of me.n
MIR. Needham, is it not?' said the other.
MIR. John Needham, surely 1 cannot be
mis- taken"
You are, sir; my name is Norbury.'
Il beg your pardon said the other;
"my name is Green-Wn fred Green 1 am
the member for Harwool, an could have
sworn you were colleague OF mine'
''You honor me-" said Neeiham; II have
never aspired TO a seat in parliament"
Il beg your pardon" sail the stranger
again.
Needham sn1ile1, took off his hat and
novel away
Curse himr' he muttared between his
teeth; Il always hate1 him-the jabbering
idiot. WHAT viii be say when he reads the
paDers to-mo ,roww
What did he say, When he read of the
discovery of tae Lo1y he rubbed his hands
with pleasure. No5 that he dis.ikel Neei-
ham, but because he was spirI Juaiist, an
active, talking, AMI writilg spiri5ualisl;
and ne believed he had saen Nee lhams
materializad spirit Oh its travels He sud-
denly remembered thai he All Med
ham had not many weeks previously had
a long conversation of a psychoiog ical AMI
Biblical character, in which Nee lham had
expressed hi; entire belief in the Biblical
visions and in ghosts, and had confessed
that he saw no reason why the Nine tenth
century should be deprived of spiritual
intercourse with those VINO had gone before
them to the spirit land Mr.. Wilfred
Green, NJ. F., wrote 4ettsr to Tho Times
stating that It might be more than COLI
cldence, the appearance unto him at Liver
pool, on Sunday, OF Jona Needaam; and he
suggested several curious psychological ex-
plantations of the same 1t might hav, been
an optical effort of the mind or a commun ca
ton from the spirit world; John Nsedaams
personality m ght for thu moment have
been unconsciously assumed by another, for
spirit purposes; but hs left the facts to the
learned AMI scientific, con5entlng himself
with setting taem forth And for several
Gays the learned and scientific "yava him
Its, to quote popular, if vul5 gar phrase,
wolle one very mag aativs AMI sensational
journalist hlnte1 that if Green had seen
any body it was really John Needham, and
That the body upon which thu inquest had
sat was ''spurIou; corpse"
These AMI other strange circum stances
'et up in Uhe se1slt.v, mini of Kat, Nor
bury great all dr.allul fear