The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-11
REVEALED IN A DREAM.
The Right to an Estate Shown by a
Visitor From Shadowland.
From the Nev York Teleg, am.

Visitor From ShadowlAnd.
from the Neto York Teleo am.
A lawsuit will be begun shortly which in
mystery. The plaintiff is client of
Lawyer Benjamin Patterson, of No. 234
Broadway. Mrs. Grace Bushnell is her
name. She is woman in the prime of
life, comely and intelligent. Her home is at
Greenbush, near Albany. Lawyer Patter-
son has friends in Greenbush who recon-
mended him to her for advice.
Mrs. Bushnell is the widow of the late
John Francis Bushnell, who served in the
Ninth New York cavalry during the late
war. Bushnell entered the army as pri-
vate. AT the end of the war he retired
with the rank of major. He settled down
IN upper New York, married the present
Mrs. Bushnell, who was his second wife, in
1867, and he died without issue in 1885,
Since the beginning Of the year Mrs.
Bushnell has been a regular weekly visitor
TO Lawyer Patterson's Office. She does not
claim to be a spirtualist, but certain reve-
iiatlons which she says have been given to
her In dreams are tending to make her q
stanch believer in the supernatural.
STRANGE REVELATION.
Mrs Bushnells first visit to Lawyer
Patterson occurred on Jan. 4. She intro
duced herself as the late Maj BushnelTs
WIDOW, and said that she had vague sort
OF idea that large estate at Port Rich
mond, s. l., belonged to her. When Mr..
Patterson asked the lady to giveher reasons.
sne SAID that the only one she had was re-
Vealed to her in dream.
On New Years eve," she explained, 81
Tell asleep while looking into the fire.
dreamed that my husband appeared at my
sloe' He twined his arm about my neck,
anu anu toldlng me to his breast, he said,
oracie! You are poor, and you ought to
pe IICh' There is big estate in Port Rich
mona which belongs to you. 1t belonged
20 me while lived, but l never told you
ABOUT 1t: had intended to mention it to
you before | died, but / left your world
suddenly and could not"
MI; PATTERSON felt very skeptical when he
heard this, and told Mrs Bushnell very
candldly that he did not think it worth his
"hHe to institute an investigation on the
very hlmsy basis she offered. He spoke to
1er kindly, and advised her to go home,
uisanl again and get more facts.
SHE DREAMED AGAIN.
Mrs, Bushnell did dream again. Within
week she was back at the lawyers Office
WIN an elaboration of her first dream. She
sad that the late Maj. Bushnell had ap-
peared from shddowland once more. In
answer TO her question he said that the es-
.a.e lad an extent of about twenty acres,
euat 1t was on the river front, and that it
contained about 800 lots.
huI the lawyer continued to remain skep-
tical and look Upon his visitor as the dupe
Vi splrltualists, which she was not, and
was
mrs. Bushnell continued her visits. and i,
ssIIhough she was unable to gather any more
FACTS about the estate from her ghostiy hus-
oanu, she became more and more clamorous
AZ ner requests that search should be
made for her title. Mrs. Bushnell offered a
aHeral fee as a reward for the work, which
tee Mr. Patterson refused, as his client was
oy no means wealthy. Impressed, how
ever, by the earnestness and somewhat an
Hoylng persistence OF the woman, he caused
al investigation to be instituted.
TRUTH OF THE VISION.
Imagine his astonishment on discovering
TWO remarkable facts. In the first place, he
Iound that there was such an estate as the
3ne described. and. secondly, that Mrs.
bushnell had a claim for dover in it, The
records OF a habeas corpus proceeding, pend
ing 10 this county disclosed the fact that
t .ae child Ia girl who was supposed to be
Tue heir to the property was not the