The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-07-02

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A married woman of culture and refine
ment was found walking on Walnut street
clad in her night dress, early yesterda,
morning, and subsequent inquiry into tn
circumstances Of the nocturnal rambll
brought ost the facts relatipg 70 sopss Q
the most remarkable cases 81 sompambu
liam that has ever come to public notice
The victim, preposseasinx woman Of
about Is years, resides on Tenth street
below Walnut She has been prominent
lysidentife With charitable movements
for years past and has wide circle Of
acquaintances. Her last experience as
sleep-walker is one of many similar ex-
petitions covering period Of nine years.
Two young men, Frank Nelson and
BcIt Biackman, we're waiting for night
car at Eleventh and Walnut streets shortly
after one o'clock when their gaze was at
tracted by white- uohed dedfe approach
ing from Tenth street. twas startling
apparition, and the weird effect produced
upon the young men was Increased by the
steady clank, clabk, Of : hesvy steel chain
which dangled from the figures right
hand.
Recovering from their fright the young
men approached the scantilY clad woman
and observed that she held one hand over
her eyes p if to protect them from 2
strong light. She paid no attention to
remarks addressed to her, but when
touched upon the arm she emitted low
CRY, and draping her thin raiment about
her excitedly inquired as to her where
abouts.
Her manner led the young men to
think she was insane, but after becoming
thoroughly awakened she explained the
situation in few words. She was chilled
to the bone. One of the young gallants
took off his coat and threw it over her
shoulders. Then she was led to her resi-
dence going down Currant alley to escape
a party of men at the corner of Tenth, to
the small street that opens on Tenth street
below Walnut.
At the woman's residence yesterday her
husband talked freely Of the peculiar
affection from which she suffers. The
husband is employed in the postoffice,
and being at present on the nightshift
knew nothing of his wife's escapade until
O'clock. s@A = "*s.S -
"My wife, 'he said, has been somnam-
bulist for eight or nine years, and during
the past six weeks her condition is worse
than ever. don't know what I'll do
about it," he continued, with dcspairing
gesture. II have to sleep like a cat. See
this chant When I am home nights I
put one end Of it around her ankle and
the other around mine and she can't get
away, but the trouble is my work takes
me away most of the time.
Zone night" he continued, "before
got this chain, awoke and found her sit
ting on the window ledge with her feet
hanging out. When I woke her she said
she was thinking at the time how she
could get to the pavement. When she is
awakened she remembers all that she has
done during the travels. She exercises
all her faculties and remembers anything |
! tell her before she retires. l told her
once where placed the key that opens
the locks on her chain, and during the
night she got up and in doing so aroused
me. Picking up the chain followed her
to the spot where had placed the key.
She intended to unlock herself. tell you
it gives one queer feeling and the thing
is so unnatural that have not become &C.
customed to it after all these years.
"Fortunately she has always been
kindly treated by those who have met her
on the street. Some years ago. on Sat
urday night, she fell asleep ON chair, and
during her sleep left the house unobserved
walked to Twelfth and South streets
through the crowd Of shoppers. She was
awakened by the opportunities of the
curbstone merchants. On another occa-
sion she was brought home by hackmen
after she walked several squares in several
inches of snow, clad only in her night
dress and minus shoes and stockings.
They tell me to put bucket of water in
front Of the bedroom door 80 that she
would step into it. Why, she would walk
around it and even if she did step in it
It wouldn't awaken her, because on one
OCCASION while we were at ATTAIN tic City,
she walked into the ocean up to her arm
pits and was going out as fast as she could
when several men brought her in. She
was asleep when they reached her.
While sitting on . window ledge some
one spoke harshly to her and she fell and
injured her back. am afraid to attach
the chain to the bedpost in my absence,
because in the event Of FIRE she would
he at the mercy Of the flames.'LP hila.
Enquirer.
Advice Of an Old Married Man.
A lover should never 90 down on his
knees to propose to his sweetheart, for if
The should happen to accept and he
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