The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-24

ing in ObScuriLy IN the state OF els~
ware, and here is where the singular
sequel comes IN.
AN APPARITIoN.
About a year after ais release from
the Eastern Penite ntiary, Oar, al was
suddenly awakened b seeing bright
light in his room. He arose, dressed
himself and sought to discover from
whence the glare came. The whole
room seemed to be illumIned with a
ghostly glow. but no fixed light from
whence the glow came could be dis
covered. He declares that he was
thoroughly awake. and that his mental
faculties were unImpaired, and that be
was not the subject of hallucinatiOn.
Seated in a chair near the head of the
bed, he saw the dim outline Of form.
As he looked the glow in the room be-
me DINNER and the form more
distinct. finally resolving itself into the
shape of g man, clothed in blue uni
form. To Darrah's unspeakable smaze-
m eAt he recognized the features of the
man he had slain years before. This is
the story in his own words:
4 was perfectly sober " said he, land
fully awake As the figure became
more distinct 1 thought it was 8 real
living person. but the closer looked
the more convinced l became that it
was net living man for the features
were those Of John Hess. He
was smiling just as he used TO smile
when we were friends together years
ago. He had a peculiar way of throw
ing back his heE3 and extending his
arm when he Was very well leased
with anything. This is what the 6gure
did, and that is why recognized him.
l felt my hair standing on end for
moment, but the feeling of fear soon
left me, and I plucked up courage
enough to say, Is that YOU. JOhnP
No sooner had I spoken that the form
disappeared like flash and the room
became dark again. could not go TO
sleep, but got up and walked around
until daylight. 1 picked up morning
newspaper and saw it dated August 27,
the anniversary of the day on which
shot my old friend.
ozHER WITNESSES.
Exactly one month after this Darrah's
strange experience was repeated, and
on the next month, and the next. Then,
determined to- see whether the appari.
ton was the result of a disordered mind
or not, he called in a friend, one Abra-
ham Huckle, who sat up with him all
night. Just before daylight the little
room was lighted up again with the
strange phOsphorescent glow, which as
before grew less and less bright, and
as it died away the form of the
man in the uniform became visible
in the chair at the head OF the
bed. His head was thrown back and
his arm extended, and his expression
was that of one enjoying joke. The
two men watched for nearly twenty
minutes without uttering a sound
| Huckle by the way, Almost frightened
| out Of his wits. Darrah broke the Sus-
pense by speaking, and the ghostly visi-
/ tor disappeared. To still further con-
vince himself that he was not the
victim of an optical delusion, Darrah
on the 9th of the following month
called on two more friends, and they.
TOO. were rewarded with the sight of
the shadowy man in uniform.
So it has been going on from month
to month. Darrahs friends say that
the strain is beginning to tell upon
him. He looks old and eareworn. and
is frequently heard TO express 8 doubt
as to whether his oid-time friend was
guilty of the crime for which he died.
Every time he comes to me-" said
Darrah, she seems to be so good
natured, but there is a sad expression
about his face as much as to
say that had Wrongfully accused
him. Such fine, handsome man he
was-tall, broad-shouldered and with a
smile that would captivate any woman
who looked at him."
Anc this is the strange story that
comes from Dover.