Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-22
KEEN SECOND SIGHT.
STORIES OF THE CURIOUS WORK.
lNGS OF THE HUMAN MIND.

do | believe in the supernatural"
queried the judge as he squirmed in his
chair. 1t was the regular Sunday after
noon gathering at a newspaper mans
house OH the south side. "Do | believe
in the supernatural" repeated the Judge.
"Well, up to six weeks ago I didn't.
Now | believe some people have super
natural power, because I've seen mani
festations Of it that ! cant explain in
any other way. l had case ia court
month ago OF a man charged with en-
bezzlement. | won't mention the name
Of the defendant, but you all saw it in
the newspapers, because the crcum-
stances of the trial attracted considera-
bic attention. Between us, now" con-
tinucd the judge as he leaned back com
fortably and fractured the arms of the
rocking chair, that client of mine really
did hypothccatc some funds. When he
( first stated his case to me, / saw that
conviction was n foregone conclusion,
and | thought | wouldn't have anything
to do with the matter, but some things
about the motives for the crime and the
dependence OF mans family made it
pathetic. The more I thought about it
the more l saw some chance TO work on
secure light sentence at least. Besides,
the fellows wife put up pitiful plea for
me to take the case, and took it, That
evening. after the case went to the jury,
a neighbor girl pet OF my wife and my
self, came over.
Gracious goodness, judge, what's the
matteri' she said
Hes worrying because he's afraid
an old jury down town is going to decide
against him. my wife explained, laugh
/ Ing.
We'll, if that's all it is, my cousin
that's visiting us can tell just what
they'll do and set your mind easy said
the girl
she ran off ond pretty soon came
back with a great, lanky country boy
about IS years old. lie came from down
near Champlain, Ills, and this was hi,
FIRST trip TO the city. lust for curiosity |
began to ask him some questions. and he
declared that he could put his mind
Almost anywhcrcs. fur err near
Fire away then and tell me what
that Internal jury is thinking about, |
said. lie didn't ask me which jury, and
l made no explanation. The boy sat down
and pvt his hand over his eyes. Wait
l said then. First see if you can tell me
tu' NAMES Vi tHc Jurors! NOW, you can
believe me or not. but that hoy told me in
ten minutes the name of every juror. his
occupation, and gave n good description
of each. lie said that they had agreed
on verdict and that my man would be
found not guilty
"'Oh, pshawr | remarked. little dis
appointed. really, because | thought the
boy couldn't be right. they can't acquit
him outright. 1t may be a light sentence.
Ono said the boy; the foreman has
just signed the paper, and it says not
guilty We'll. the boy was right, and |
found out by inquiry that the verdict was
written and signed at just the hour ne
said it was"
This reminded the artist Of story
During the campaign in Cuba" he said,
81 had a relative in the army. He was
the only son of cousin, and it broke his
mothers heart when the boy went away.
You know il was some time after the
fighting around Santiago before complete
lists of the wounded were published;
besides. Chicago newspapers, l think,
were tied up by stereotypers strike at
that time. At any rate, when the news
came Of the first battle | went down to
my cousins house about 8 o'clock at
night. She asked me, as she always did
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l recited then all | knew from the bull
letns. assuring her that the casualties
in our army had been slight She secm-
ed in fairly good cheer, The next morn
ing she came down stairs very white
" Henry was shot yesterday she said.
His left shoulder was torn to pieces. |
can see it, | feel the pain through my
shoulder right here. The whole side is
mangled. and Henry is dead"
tried to show her the absurdity of
prcsentiments, second sight or whatever
you may call it, She persisted in her
conviction. Three weeks afterward we
got detailed account of Henry's death.
His LETT shoulder had been torn off by
cannon shot"
rs it true, doctor, that people some
times have presentiment of death?"
qucricd the judge.
"Wcll," said the doctor cts easy to
imagine presentiments after a thing has
happened. ! know one good woman. abb
soutely truthful. who thought that she
always knew when any member of the
family was about to die. There was
large family and Il good deal of sickness
and death. She told me many time
that she knew certainly that her little
girl would die before she was taken i'll.
She had feeling of impending disaster
before her son-in-law died and previous
to the death of her grandchild. and yet |
attended that woman during her own
last illness, and know that she had no
thought of dying She died of heart dis.
ease after n days illness, and her family
tell me that she had been quite cheerful
and making plans far in the future"
But ] have known cases, | have
known cases" unused the doctor. 81 re-
member during my hospital practice we
had patient once who came in for
very slight operation. There was posi-
lively no ground for suspicion that he
would not recover in week. When |
went to his room TO walk with him TO
the operating room, he looked at me Curl
ously, with eyes rs bright and dark ms "A
birds.
Il shan't get over this, young man.
he said. i will not die under the ether or
of the wound, but two days after this, in
the afternoon, Miss Patterson tthc nurse)
will find me dead in my bed. with my
arm over my face-so.' | didn't think
enough of the mans fears TO speak of
them to anybody. Patients of course are
always nervous about an operation At
about O'Clock on the afternoon Of the
second day he was found dead in his
bed by the nurse. Weak heart, | believe,
they said."-Chicago Inter Ocean.
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