Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-08-10
FOUND SKELETON UNDER
PORCH.
Hiding Place Revealed to Boy
by "yOice.''

by "Voice."
At Flemingsburg, KY, the skele-
ton of n man was found under the
ground floor of the residence recent
ly occupied by Augustine Sanford,
few days ago. The discovery was
made under peculiar circumstances.
About fifteen Or twenty years ago a
man of the name of Bradshaw who
by profession was a dentist, was
boarding with Mr.. Sanford. Brad
shaw was the owner of some fast
horses, which he put in training on
track opened on Sanford's farm.
After time Bradshaw disappeared
suddenly. together with his stock.
He was indebted to several per-
sons, who, upon his disappearance,
sought the payment of their bills,
but as neither he nor his property
could be found they abandoned the
effort.
The matter Of his disappearance
passed from the public mind until
about the middle of May last, when
the son of Mr.. Black, about ten years
of age, claims that on one Sunday
afternoon, about sundown, white
sheet appeared before him, at which
he threw rock, when the appari-
tion changed to- a white calf, when,
In his fright he ran to the
house and told his father what
he had seen. His parents endeayored
to persuade him that he was laboring
under delusioO. 4
On the following day the boy went
to the barn nearby, where he saw the
same white calf, aud asked: "What
are you doing here and what is your
name:" The calf disappeared and
voice answered; BALD Thorn, [
want to tell you something about my
life" and continued the conversation
at intervals for some two or three
weeks, until about week ago the
voice told him that he was DR.. Brad
shaw, the dentist; that while resid-
ing at the place he had gone to the
orchard, where he was killed with
shotgun. He said that he was drag
ged by the parties to the trapdoor in
the ground floor Of the house, through
which his body was taken and con-
veyed some distance and buried under
the floor, about twelve or fifteen
inches deep. Upon these statements
the parents of the boy proceeded
to an investigation in verifcation of
the boys story.
Beneath the trap door there is but
small excavation of but a few feet
square, the floor varying from foo.
to two and half feet above the
ground at all other points. The
body designated the identical spot
where he said the remains were and
the floor was raised by Tennessee
Dyer, MIR. Smothers, Mr.. Kissick aud
Mat Dearing, neghbors of Mr.. Black.
Upon removal of the earth to a depth
of twelve or fifteen inches the bones
of a fully developed human were
found and also bones that appeared
to be those of an infant.
The father and boy came to town
with Mat Dearing and brought the
bones to the office of DR.. ii. G.
kehoe, who compared them with
those of human SHELTON and found
them to correspond with the human
body.
The boy claims that he is admon-
lshed by his ghostly visitor to take
charge of the remains aud inter
them in the locust grove near by,
when all further communication
with him will cease. The boy claims
he is in almost constant communi-
cation with Others of his mysterious
companions, whose voices he cali
hear at almost any time. He saysit
has been revealed to him that the re-
mains of six men, three women and
three children are buried under the
floor of the house. When the re-
mains were unearthed part of the
clothing of the deceased was found
with the bones.
The parents Of the boy, becoming
nervous and frightened, thought to
leave the premises when the voice,
through the sou, informed them that
all that was wanted at their hands
was the removal of the remains and
a decent burial. The parents are
highly respected, and the boy,
though only about ten years of age,
talks with an Intelligence far beyond
his years.
This discovery is attended with
mystery that will possibly demand
further investigation,