The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-06-24
STRANGE EXPERIENCES.
THERE MAY BE A SILVER Linz
ING TO THE CLOUD.
uo1 Easily Persons May Be Mistaken
IN the Bodies of Loved Ones.
Stories Told by NIorgus
Keeper.

New York Recorder some interesting
bits OF the weird inside history OF the
Morgue.
Away back in September 1862"
said he Mrs. Ellen Davis. of POI
West Fourteenth street had been ex-
pecting visit from her mother who
lived in Providence r. /. The day
came and Ellen and her husband were
promptly at the dock to greet Mrs.
Annie McAffrey, for that was her
mothers name. But they were DOOM
ed to disappointment From letters
it was beyond question that Mrs
McAffrey had started for New York.
AS the night wore on the friends
became so much alarmed that the
police were notified,
Several days passed and the
anxiety OF Mrs Davis increased, for
in the meantime she had communi-
Gated with Providence, and had been
informed that her mother had started
for New York on the Sound steamer
Of the night before as had been ar.
ranged by letter.
That night next following Mrs
Davis was reading the evening paper
when her eye caught sight Of an item
telling OF case of foul play and CIV
ing description of the victim a wO-
man. The outline OF the dead wo-
mans personality Tailed exactly with
that of the missing Mrs. McAtfery.
Mrs Davis hurried to- the morgue.
The body Of the victim was shown to
her She was greatly affected. She
fairly swooned, but recognized the
corpse as that of her mother
Mrs. Davis hurriedly saw am un.
dertaker The cakes that she had
prepared for the reception, the we'd
ding baked meats as it were; became
The dishes OF house OF mourning.
That night the family sat down todin-
ner. 1t was sorrowful dinner at
best. Next day occurred the funeral.
Again the family gathered about the
liable. They were sitting thus, talk
ing over the sad events of the last
lew days All the virtues of the late
departed were rehearsed with the
lingering memory OF a fond and ia.
yored child,
Suddenly the door burst open.
Who should walk in but Mrs. Mo-
Atfrey herself, bag and baggage in
hand, alive we'll overjoyed to be re-
stored to her friends although she
had been delayed Tor several days
past. Picture to yourself the scene.
1t is worthy OF romance. Then
Mrs. McAtfrey told her strange story.
do not recall its details but it was
sensational to degree. 1t all ended
happily however for she was home
again. Then it was Mis-. McAffrey's
turn to be astonished. She was told
Of the events of the last few days It
was as though she had come back
from the grave. "
At this point in the narrative a
policeman came in, bea ing in his
hand a small basket. 1t was only
dead child found in the dump at the
loot OF Twelfth street Keeper White
filed out a small card placed the
basket on chair and. apparently
Nnconcerned by the horrible spectacle
sat down and composedly resumed his
narrative.
'Under head OF May IS, 1891"
he continued. Il read the following in
the records of the morgue:
% p. m.-Man from One Hundred
and Fifty-ffth street and Eighth
avenue; age %; 5 feet inches high;
sandy hair; smooth face; gray eyes;
good teeth wore q peajacket of a
dark gray mixed goods; vest same
material; brown and gray striped
pants; blue flannel overshirt; white
knit undershirt; white cotton socks;
elastic CATERS; white and yellow su5-
penders; no property.
Recognized as John Clark by
Ada his WIFE,
This, went on Keeper White lis
one OF the strangest cases we ever
had on the records A body was
brought to us from the place above
mentioned. 1t was all cut to pieces
by the Eighth-avenue elevated train.
1t appeared to be case of suicide,
and the theory was that the man had
deliberately jumped in front OF the
engine.
'As soon as Ada Clark read of the
accident she was struck by the fact
that the unknown dead wore clothes
identical with those OF her gOod-f or-
nothing husband John H. Clark.
She had been his wife for some time.
but according to her story was far
T from happy.
Next day Ada Clark appeared at
the Morgue. She demanded the priv
ilege of viewing the corpse. She was
l sure it was John and proceeded
promptly to call the dead man all
sorts OF abusive names declaring.
among other things that he never
was the least use to her in life, and
that she was glad that he was dead at
> last for now she would be free from
her misery. John, she said, was a
: hard drinker poor provider and a
g shiftless useless, lazy husband. In a
rage she departed, declaring that the
city could send her husband to Pot
n ter's field, for she washed her hands
/ OF the entire affair.
h Next day she was suopenad to APP
S pear at the coroners Office to tell
e what she knew OF the mysterious dis
e appearance OF her husband. The cor
e ouer called witness after witness but