The National tribune., 1891-12-31

and turned and mOaned besides foaming at the
mouth. At times the body would be rigid
Mrs. Stuekenborg was suspiciOusly averse
to giving any explanation, but challenged in
vestigation. When asked to tell how the
wounds appeared upon her hands and feet. she
said that for several days before the first hem
orrhages occurred at the location Of the present
wounds there came small, red-looking spots
apparently blood blisters. and they continued
to came nearer and nearer TO the surface until
the first bleeding came from them on the first
Friday in June. These have continued regu-
larry every Friday until this date, although all
the wounds do not always bleed. Again, the
wound in the forehead may cease 10 bleed for
two weeks, when il resumes its old condition
and bleeds along with the other wounds"
Dr. COOmes says it has been very difficult to
keep such watch over the subject "a is neces-
sary to prevent any chance Of fraud or to dis
cover It. He engaged two Trustworthy women
who Mrs. StuckenbOrg agreed should remain
with her from o'clock on Thursday evening
until the next morning. When DIR. Coomes
reached the cottage on the given Friday morn
ing he found his guards on duty and the patient
fast asleep, with hands and feet free from hem
Orrhage.
He aroused her. and having occasion 10 leave
the room for 10 minutes, requested the watch
ers not To let Mrs. Stuekenborg move hands or
feet in any way. They failed to obey him,
however. and when he returned he found that
the woman had changed her position and that
both hands were bleeding. The feet were free
from blood. and he made Mrs. StuckenbOrg get
out OF bed and place her feet upon clean white
pillow.
Z" sat with my guards for three long hours"
the Doctor says. waiting for the appearance Of
blood in the wounds in the feet, which held the
look OF dried-up sores. Finally about O'Clock,
! the crnsts Of the wounds began to be lifted up,
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| blood tthe serum) began to onze from beneath
and slowly run down the right foot The blood
assumed a pnkish color then a red, until it.
| had the appearance Of ordinary blood. There
were but few drops Of blood from this foot on
| this occasion. The left foot had now COM
meneed pouring ont the white blood. which.
| like that OF therght one. soon became red, and
after few drops ceased flowing"
! On Friday mornings Mrs. StuckenbOrg seems
to be nervous and engaged in deep thought. She
| goes suddenly into state Of uncOnsciOusness
| falling no matter where she is, and the position
| assumed Immediately is that of the left foot
thrown across the right and the arms extended
| This now occurs regularly within I've minutes
| Of in the afternoon. When she RECEIVERS she
/ IS apparently much exhausted. It is during
/ these states that the other phenomena manifest
/ themselves aud continue until 6 o'clock. The
/ development Of these markings, Mrs. Stucken-
/ borg says, Is accompanied by intense pains be-
meath the surface Of the skin. One mark is
that Of star shaped crust in the center Of which
/ IS a cross which looks as If made with a hot
/ iron. On the right shoulder, looking as if burnt
/ in with steel wire, are the letters " I. III. s."
/ One marking Of the cross on the right side OF
the breast appeared while the Doctor watched
| it during three days
| There was loealizing redness covering a
| small area at first. On the following day the
\ redness had extended so as to make it like the
| mark Of n letter H." The Doctor insists that
| no burning could have been DONE as he would
I have detected any interference.
| The last marking developed recently il soma
four inches below the middle of the collar hone
OIL the left side OF the breast, about an inch aud
half in its greatest diameter, and is a we'll
| shaped heart.
| DIR. Coames concludes: $50 far, no evidence
| Of fraud has been discovered, and she has been
| watched closely during the unconscious state.
i / have time aud time again stuck needles into
/ her limbs aud feet. dashed her face with cold
water, tiekied her feet and res0rted to all orhi-
\ nary means Of determining that the reflex
/ nervous action was in state OF rest or inac-
tivity; in short. that it did not respond 10 any
1 irritant"
The Doctor believes that the phenomena
| is effected through the morbid condition Of the
woman's mind, and persistent and intense
mental concentration upon the passion and
death Of the Savior. Mrs Stuckenborg is a
elned to be proud Of the marks she bears The
case will be further investigated. aud every
means used TO detect possible fraud.