The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-21
A Curious Story About a
Petrified Corpse.
Sons Try to Get Possession of
Fathers Remains.
Bright East Providence Lad Who
Drives Cows on Bull Back.

81 saw in THE NEWS telegraphic dis
patches the other night" said an old gem
tlemen with whom the Gossiper chatted
last evening, San account of the levying
for debt on the pctriied remains of
woman. That very day hRd received a
letter from my son who lives In the West
giving me an account of a similar occur
renee. I'll read you the letter II you care
to hear it." The Gossiper signitied that
he would very much like TO hear the
story and here IL is as the old man gave
1t from the letter:
"we have been having some lively
times out here with a corpse, not the
kind OF corpses you have in the
East, but one as hard as stone
and easily carried about. II Is the
petrined body of man who was muir
dered. His name was Louis lie Count
and he was killed OIL the prairies near
Duluth, the place that Proctor
Knott called "tbe Zenith city of the
uusalted seas" That was way
back in the forties. Le Count
was buried and staid buried until a few
". exs ago, when his grave was dis
covered py accident and opened. The
body was found TO have become COM
pletely petriiied, and the exhumers de-
cided 10 mako money out OF II by put
ting 1t on exhibition.
"They went through the Red River
Valley country, and seemed to be
making a big thing out OF their curios-
ity, when the owner OF the farm on
which the body was found brought suit
to recover II and had 1t replevined. The
corpse was then kept for three days in a
cell Ia tie Polk county Jail, qua rded
al the time by armed men. Finally the
exhumers gave bonds and were per-
mitted to take the BODY into North
Dakota. They didn't have smooth
sailing very long, however, for
few days ago Emabele and Antonio lie
Count, two sons of the murdered lie
Count, whose BODY was being lugged
about the country and exhibited, turned
up. They had sworn out a warrant for
grave robbing and obtained a requisition
against the exhumers, but the Dakota
government authorities were not very
prompt In recognizing the requisition.
During the delay George Holmes, who
CLAIMS TO own 30 per cent. of the corpse,
had row with Jim McPLerin, who owns
the rest, ana the latter shipped the
corpse into Winnipeg during the night.
/ 1hs lie Counts are now up In Winnipeg
still lighting for the body OF their
father"
A novel sight may be witnessed in East
|, Providenc, every morning aud afternoon.
Everybody in town and a good many
out OF town know young DE Forest Wilcox
|, through his expert riding OF lively
young mustang. Master Forest has
|, another and more unusual pet than a
!, mustang. II is black bull, which the
4 lad mas trained himself and which APP
pears rs gentle and obedIent as the most
cociie Of equines. In the morning Master
! Wilcox throws blanket over the back
Of the bull, then mounts and proceeds TO
!. drive his fathers cows to pasture. The
same performance - repeated in the
{ afternoon wnen the cows are driven
[ home. He uses no pridle, guiding tho
4 bull entirely by his hands and the
I animal responds as promptly as the best
= trained OF horses does to rein and Bit