The evening world., 1894-03-08
VISION OF A GREAT TRAGEDY,
INDIANAPOLIS MAN DREAMED OF
LINCOLN's ASSASSINATION.
Disturbed Three Times by the Same
Nightmare.

"If / should tell you of a dream 7
had once you would brand me as the hi
gest liar in Indianapolis. said the owne
of a head grown white in the merchaf
police service of this city to an India
apolis Journal reporter.
During the stormy period of the r.
bellion the speaker resided on Noble
street, near Massachusetts avenue. He
was employed in a store, the proprietor
of which. died a few years ago. on the
night of April Is, 1865, a date made memo
rable by the assassination of President
Lincoln, he was unusually tired, n
sought his couch at an early hour, calmly
oblivious OF the tragedy that was about
to be enacted in the city of Washington.
Somewhere between 3 and 10 o'clock
he fell into a restless slumber, that
seemed to be accompanied by a dream
or more than ordinary diStinctneSS. AT
That time the dreamer was a young mar
ried man, and in his sleeping fancy he
saw himself n wife inside a great
chamber that seemed to be populated
scene was not unlike a ball, although
the guests did not appear to be dancing.
There were music and flowers and bright
gowns. and he recalls his dream as be-
ing OF a particularly pleasing nature
until the festivities were interrupted by
a tragedy. While in the mids Of gay
pleasure he saw a tall man step out
upon the floor. Instantly another man
followed. and as he stepped to the back
of the first drew a pistol from his pock-
ct. Without hesitation. he placed the
pressed the trigger. Instantly a scene of
confusion was on. The wounded man
fell to the floor, but the man who relates
the story did not see his face.
Neither did he get a glimpse of the
features Of the murderer. However, he
Instantly awoke with a feeling of hor-
ror. The dream was yet vivid In his
few turns about the room restored his
nerves, n he lay down again, but for
some, time was unable to WOO back his
slumber. After a half hours rolling and
tossing he fell into a doze, and then slept
soundly.
1t was a few minutes past midnight
when he again awoke, this time startled
and weak. He had been visited by the
same dream, more acute and clear, and
doubly tragic. 1t was not the fact that
he saw a man coolly. shot down in a
ballroom that affected him this time,
the scene that unnamed him. The de-
tails were similar to the first visitation,
except that he had seen the faces of
s f%fn mem nsni-t The s 5rs aEinS f Serrs, If fTis ino
pistol under the gaslight and the pun
OF smoke that ascended towards thu cell
ing as the dying man fell to the floor.
strange one to the sleeper, but the fea-
lures were indelibly imprinted on his
mind The victim he recognized only
too well. There could be no mistake.
The murdered man was Abraham Lin,
coin. With a sickening feeling of dread
the victim OF the gaastly dream dragged
himself from his bed and began to pace
walked out INTO his yard. He saw no
one and heard no sound that indicated
the near approach of woeful tidings,
He returned to the house again, but. was
n hln IN GlnnIN MI nAn Ia ola
At that hour he went off INTO a peace
full nap which lasted but a few minutes.
For the third time he viewed the de.ib-
crate murder of Lincoln. Again he clear
ly recognized the face of the President
and secured a full view of the assassin.
He sprang from his bed and awoke his
wife, telling her that he was feeling bad
and could not sleep. She remarked his
haggard face and suggested that he go
over TO the grocery and buy a loaf of
bread for breakfast.
The nearest grocery was at the corner
of Noble street and MASSACHUSETTS ave
nue., two squares from his home. He
walked over to the store and found the
proprietor In earnest conversation with
and the proprietor turned his attention to
his new customer.
lazy oWhy'" Efmarked the former you lou
had been visited by a bad dream, and
began to relate his experience of the
night. he nHu spoken put a rev words
when the groceryman exclaimed.
Haven't you heard the news? Presl-
dent Lincoln was assassinated at SIS
o'clock last night The eject OF the
startling words sent the customer to the
nearest chair. half-fainting. He returned
10 his wife. ate his breakfast n re-
paired To his work.
During the day he related his dreams
Il his employer. The latter made no
special comment, but on the following
day wrote the details Of the dream TO
a friend in Washington. A wee. later he
received from the capital a photograph
and summonei his clerk. who was lg-
norant Of the Washington correspondence.
Ills employer held the picture before
him. with the question:
"Did you ever see that face bofore?'
For an instant n puzzled expression
came over the face OF the clerk. Closely
he sCrutinizel the features portrayed in
the photograph, then suddenly he gasped;
why, THAT'S the man, | saw, IL; my
dreams: / saw him XIII Lincoln Three
weeks later the original OF the picture
was captured. The Washington man had
taken enough interest in the accouIl
OF the dream to secure a photograph OF