The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-28
A b RE * /, MA III.
Going Crazy on Fin ding that His
4 Daughter Was Baried Aliive.
A Terrible Incident That Lately Occurred
In West ylrginia Un1nist assabls
Evidence OF Prenssast Il. re- Burial.

en-. Z. SUNDAY star.l
| n What life-ronances there are going on
| I'll around u.s. h remarked one OF Inspector
| Byrne 4 men to reporter he met Id the
Fifth Avenue II obsl on Thursday.
What brought out that romantic res
mark" said the matter -of -1act ink
a.inger.
on saw thar man saluted as Charley
| moment ago2'' said the dstecJive.
eyes. You seemed very familiar
| I'VE are. [ arrested him q fortnight
ayo,'
'SArresbsd2 What for?''
! 81 thought he was working a bunko
racket on a man he was always following
and making up to-: butt was mistaken.
He is hired to follow the man z
.Hired to follow him? That's a very
thin story"
tit seems 80, but it's true. Here be
comes now. I'll introduce you, and let
you hear the Y arm
The stranger, a Hashy young man. re-
turned through the corridor arm lin sran
with q respectable old gentleman. The
two separated at the clerks desk, the old
man taking his key and going u pst aira to
mis- room.
Then the young fellow turned to the
detective and was introduced TO ttla news
paper man.
& Well, my day's work is over, and
tough one it's been. He's led me the
liveliest dance yet"
g Where did he take your
sInto every undertaking establishment
OH the East Side, ordering caskets and
shronds He ordered at least fifty and T.
coun ermanded.u I'll
4 Why does be do that?o inquired the
amazed reporter.
g It's a crank he has, said the stranger.
s He's sound on every other point bus
that. He's a wealthy old chap who takes
trips around the country ordering caskess
and shrouds in evsry city to be shipped 10
him ut his home ii Vast Virginia.
$ What started this maniac"
g Oh, a terrible affair He had ~ i'm
mediate relatives but an only daughter, II
beautiful girl, aged seventeen. she @issl
buried alive a mouth ago, and ever since
he has been litbls off, as Won
Buried alive? How was that2v
'ssShe was taken i'll and the doctor pre-
scribed morplia. She took an overdose
and apparently died. TIE father went
nearly crazy with grief. The body was
kept three days and was viewed by nearly
all the ueighbors. One lady insisted that
ths girl did not look as il she was dead
Doctors were summoned aud they applied
several tests, which resulted in their de-
clnraiion taat Life was eAtinc6."
Then they buried hers'
yes, after four men had dragged the
father from the caskett
SsThe night after the funeral the dogs of
a farmer living near the church yard Kept
up g continual bowling, and on being lot
loose the next morning made direct for The
young girls grave and began digging at il
with their paws. The old man was in
formed of this and lad the body disin-
terred in the presence of his neighbors ami
the village authorities. The body was
frightful appearance.
$ The unfortnnate girl had evidently
srnsa q stra s,,s sifbs
'of $ls slfter II had been owe II, d.
in, grave. In her frenzy dit her tall -
ure she innst have lost her mind entirely,
as her face was disfgurea in every posi-
BILE manner. Her long hlack hair had been
plucked from her head. The lining was
torn from the sites of the casket, and the
pillow was in shrcds, Her hands and
arms were torn and bleeding. Her cloth
ing consisted in part Of q light summer
dress, which was literally torn from her
body. Her lips were bitten through
And that set the old man crazy
Mildly so, us you see"
don't wonder at it. 1t was terrible
but why don't his relatives restrain him.
That would make him worse. He is
inoRensiye, | am reliable, and they are
quite willing shall follow him about and
set him etrr, ett - ia