The San Francisco call., 1896-10-12
Its Hiding Place Revealed in
a Vision While He
Slept.
FINDS THE GOLD IN FLORIDA
Eccentricities of the Departed Mother
Counteracted by Mystic
Force.

PORTLAND, Or, Oct. 1.-THE story OF
q marvellous verification of a recent dream
was vouched for to-day by Edward Simon
ton, late of Indianapolis, now visiting
friends on Portland Heights. About a
year ago he accompanied his invalid
mother to Southern California. where she
died five months ago. Mrs. Simonton was
rated as quite wealthy and the possessor
of some $40. 600 in money and Government
bonds; but after her demise it was learned
that short time prior to her coming West
she secretly disposed of her realty posses
sions in Indianapolis for 900 in cash.
Her son, the only heir. could not dis
cover where this money was deposited.
Mrs. Simonton transacted business with
one bank only during her many years
residence in Indianapolis, and there Was
but $3.50 to her credit there at the time of
her death. She died intestate and Mr..
Simonton was in sore straits to discover
what had become of his mothers fortune.
She had been cratic at times during the
two years preceding her death. bat not
sufficiently so as to arouse suspicion that
she would place her estate beyond the
reach OF her heirs. Immediately after
the old lady's death the son returned to
Indianapolis to personally investigate the
matter.
81 was almost distracted over the loss of
this large sum of money and securities,
which I knew to be somewhere, remarked
Mr.. Slmonton, land in August last l, abb
stractedly and without purpose, returned
to San Francisco. The nervous strain re-
sultant from this Distressing affair rob bed
me of my will power, and for some weeks
1 acted simply on the impulse of the
moment The latter part of that month I
came to Portland to see the friends l now
am visiting. One night, remaining down
town after the Heights cars ceased running, 1
took a room at the Hotel Portland, and
that was the pivotal point of my luck.
That night dreamed l saw my mother
alive, counting money she was taking out
of trunk in the attic of a cottage on the
outer edge OF ofJacksonville, Fla.
"The cottage l saw in my dream was one
mother leased for five wears in 1892 and
there she and passed the winters prior
to going to California. | distinctly re-
member that, when we last were there,
mother left :runk in the attic, telling
Nanny our old colored servant, not to
disturb it until she returned.
Il was in just such nervous state as to
that l was prompted to verify it without
delay if possible. l left here on the 10th
of last September, reaching Jacksonville
nine days later.
SIN the attic was the old, battered sole
leather trunk 1 saw in my dream 1t was
filed with old dresses. but at the bottom
of it lay small oilskin sack, the contents
of which have made me firm believer in
dreams. In that sack found my moth
er's fortune, all in bonds and currency,
amounting to $5S, 200; but there was not a
scratch OF a pen in explanation of this &C.
centric freak"
Mr.. Simonton added that the discovery
of this money under such seemingly ab-
normal conditions proved greater nerv-
Gus shock to him than had its apparent
loss. His present visit here is upon the
advice of a physician, DR.. W. S. Stuart of
Indianapolis, who is looking after the
young mans impaired nervous system.
The doctor, as well as Mr.. Simonton' s
Portland friends, vouch for the absolute
truthfulness of his story