The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-28

the bed when some noise outside alarmed
him. He started up, lookedwildly around,
and after minute passed out doors. he
came within three feet of me, and ] saw
sprang over. and was soon lost on the high
way to the north.
The first thing did after getting my
clothes on in the morning was to teI my
aunt and the hired man. The latter had
been to the hermit's place, and he was well
aware that had not. He began to sheer
as started to relate my dream; but when
began to describe things as he knew they
existed, he took horse and rode over to
see constable. The officer came and heard
my story, and then the two rode to che
hermit's place and found everything as re-
lated. The hermit was at first supposed to
be dead, but a closer examination developed
faint signs of life, and the doctor who
was sent for succeeded In restoring con-
seriousness after a couple of days. 1t
was to find, however, that the hermit,
rever more than half witted, was now
clean daft.
Meanwhile the sheriff and his officers were
at work There wasn't railroad or tele-
graph within hundred miles of the place,
but an alarm was sent out by the stage
routes and by all travellers, and In about a
week the would-be murderer was caught.
He had not Travelled over thirty miles. In
my dream 1 saw blood on his hands. 1t was
his own blood. In ransacking the house he
cut his right hand severely on some object,
aud this had not healed when he was arrest
ed All the evidence against the man, who
was called John Hillsop, was circumstan-
tial, and very lean circumstance at that.
had met him on the highway, and he had
inquired about the hermit, as l have re-
lated. Curiously enough no one else had
seen him. The sheriff believed the man
guilty however, and gave him to understand
that the son of the hermits nearest neigh
Dor had witnessed the whole affair. | was
taken to the Jail to confront him. He was
sullen and defiant, but as l charged him with
the crime and detailed the circumstances,
he broke and confessed. While he was being
held to await the death or recovery of his
victim he died of typhoid fever in jail. My
evidence, based on a dream, would not
have counted for feather in court, and,
although he had confessed the crime, a
smart lawyer could have cleared him had
he lived
The third dream occurred on the night of
June II, 1872 l was then at Laredo, Tex,
having arrived two days before. | was in
bad health, and had been in bed most Of
the two days, stopping at the house OF my
brother. On this night dreamed that
was abroad in the night on a lonely high
way on foot. l noticed grove of trees,
several turns in the road, two or three
ranch houses and other things, and by and
and off to the right. l left the road to APP
proach it, and as 1 drew near l saw a
man sleeping under his blanket, while his
horse was picketed near by. l stood gazing
at the sleeper when two men came creeping
UP, and, one Of them raised an ak and
brought it down with all force on the vic
TINS head. l saw him culver and straighten
out, and then the murderers proceeded to
go through MIN. They took his watch and
money, saddled his horse and then rode off
on their own, leading the extra one. Before
going they covered the dead man with his
blanket. preceived that they were talking,
but not word could hear. As an Offset,
however, my vision was very acute. | saw
that the watch was gold hunting case,
and that the revolver they took had pearl
handle, with silver arrows let in on the
sides. | had started to follow the men
when some noise awoke me, and | found
the house astiI and breakfast going.
at once asked my brother to send for the
sheriff, and when that official came in
Quired:
SIS there a highway running out of here
on which there Is a grove OF trees to the
right, just before you come to a ranch
house2"
"There is" he promptly answered
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Christi"
beyond this the road bends to the
left?"
ut does"
"And after a bit there are two more
housesF'
Eyes, sir; they belong to Dutch farm
ers.n
'And then comes a long stretch of
prairie"
eyes"
"a quarter Of a mile off the road to the
right, you will find the body of q murdered
man."
He did not scott at my dream. On the
contrary. he seemed much impressed.
When he asked me to describe the men
said
Zone had long black hair, long ~hiskers.
black eyes, large nose, and one corner OF
his mouth was drawn up"
"That's Texas Joe to dot" he exclaimed.
The other was dark, had high cheek bones,
a mustache, very white teeth, and he lifted
his eyebrows when speaking.
"Thats Mexican jim, Joe's partner, and
its piece of their bloody work.
He started at once for the scene of the
but he had not gone half way when he met
men bringing the body in. The murderers
had crossed the Rio Grande, and they were
never taken Tor the crime; but within a
week the sheriff got hold of the watch and
pistol, which they sold and they could be no
longer any doubt that my dream was
authentic in all details. The reader may
scott, as men will at the mysterious, but