The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-05-07
somNAMpuLIsM.
Curicns Freaks eg uneonscloas Nocturnal
sleep walkers.


sleep walkers.
Tho vagaries Of somnambulists are
proyarbiAlly notorious, aud within .hs
past day or two . village ioar Gains
borough has bsen the scene Of an amus-
ing freak Of enc Of the sleep walkiag
brothsrhecd. An old resident there
was discovered at ! o'clock Ia the
morning in noighher's garden engage.
ed in prayer. evidently under the i'm
preston that be was In church, but
otherwise in > deep sleep. Hs.was,
fortunately, isconductsd to bis bed by
some friends, none the worse for his
little sssapsds and consequent exposure
to the eold. Compared, however, with
tho amusing and inexplc Bile ,hings re-
corded ofoIhsr nomnsmbulista, the freak
Of the G.insborongh villagsr is quite
commonplace.
Dr.. Hsyeock, The eminent Oxford
disius, would often riss irsm his bed 81
night, give out his text, aud, while
sound asleep, deliver ala excellent ser
mon upon il. iie was frequently
watched, but 10 amount Of tngging,
pnllisg or rinchisg ever snccssdsd N
rousing him. d.. Macnish, Of Elin-
burgh, gives an account ot a0 Irish
gentleman who Awam more than two
miles iuwn rlssr, got ashore aud was
subsequently, discovered sleeping By
the 70. Isids, altose1hes unconscious oi
lac extraordinary fost be bad accom-
plisheJ. DR.. Pritchard bad . patient
whu vas particularly fond Of horse ex
etcisvs aud n-.d 70 rise nlghs, lind
bis way 70 The stable, saddle bis horse,
srjoy gailop aud 6naliy come hack
knocking at bis own front dsor in 9
ssmnambeIiatic condition. lie vas
cured in n manner sufficiently funny 10
be worth reosrding-his servant sisklsd
the solss Of his fest.
The memory of slee,-waikers l. &c.
casioDalls prseiginns aader The lnau-
saec ot the dominating Impulse 'h.s
mevss them. M tits gives nn instAnee
OF poor and illitcrAse baskst-anaker,
who VAS unable 10 l-ad or writs yet
IN state II alssp-Yigil be wsnid preach
fluent esFmona, whsch wa,s aftrrward
recognized Ha having formed portions
Of diEcouFses be Was accustomed q
hesr ia the parish church as child
more than forty years b.fots. Quite =,
srALg. case ei "unconseious msmsry'
10 referred 10 by tho eminent DR. Ab.
srcoushl. A saung girl given TO slesp'
taking wws ia b. hasit Of initiating
she violin with Lsr Iia-, gisipg tie pre-,
iimlnAty susing and scraping and
10 ,rishisg witL the utmost fidelity
l. puzzisd The ph. slelaa good dss
ua,i. he asc=flained that when an in
fAnt the girl lived IN room ssjoioing
fiddler, who oftsn psrlgrm@d npsn b.,
instrument il her hrsrin o. b.
other habJ, i: nast be admitted thu
somnsmbulisis occasionally do vsrs
fsSiish things aud make odi mistakes
ia yonl & man--of wbem Pstrns siilsl
Ir-nssd 20 gst up III hia slssp. climb o.
20 hts cAstle hattism~nts, sea, himsei
assrids them. and then rpnr .nd whil
tho wall, sndsr the impression .hst b.
san mounted Ul an his sts-d.
But sleep walkers have mud. pu'.
serious errors thar this bs Ia, -.
crimes commlttsd : bile H. shs = IA an
bulissio csudlt.on are far ~ tlai
rate. Nj ,n.rs than six y--,A a. -
unhappy meehan.c re.I,lIag "a EIa'
burg was tried before ths high a.
there for The mnrdst of his own chau
IL was proved that hs rose from his l,s
At night and, fast ssissP, took The IL
fant from beside its motnsr and dashs
it furionsly against the eali. The usl
4
dencs showed that the wreschsd lathe
was addicted q somuambnlisuc, aud hi
: own explanation OF the mater was ths
ne dreamed he was attacked aud ha
struggled with bis assailant. Oh cJuts,
the man Was acquitted.
| Stranger than thls, by reason Ot ia
complicated circumstances attending Il
was the trial OF tho notorious Lor
Calpspper's brother, in 1856. f.. N
murdel Of Que of the guards, wniis u
ssate Of sleep vigil. He got ur,saddls
bis favorits charger, aud went fot
ride in the pa K, Being ali the tim
sound asleep. Oas OF tbs restrirs q
duty, being unaware Of shs coadigon i
which the officer was, refused to AiIo'
him to pass, shsreupou the Hoo. M,
Cnlpepper drew his pstoi aud deilber
ately shot the poor man dead on ah
spot. When tried At tha O.d Bale
for murder be pleaded somnAm buliAm
snd as il proved that be was addic.s
70 the habi, and that be was found t
be asleep when arrested immediately
after the tragedy, he wa. acquitted. =