The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-14

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\ very rc;ll.e: :k;i!it- instance OF the
tracing of Il c!,;:li.il:s! by mcans OF a
dream occurrc! in -! louis. y Woman
named Mary Thornton WAS detained
in cus1oGy Ter 4 fiGn1h. charged With
the nlUrtle: CT hai. husband. y week
or so aftel. ier arrest Size requested to
see one OF the prison officials ard tod
him she had dreamed that an lndiyld-
ual named George Ray had murdered
her spouse, giving the official at the
same time full details Of tie tragedy
as witnessed in her vision. The man
Ray was not suspected at the tine,
but tie prison authorities were so
much impressed by the womans Oh
vious carrestncss that search was at
once made for him.
After some delay he was traced and
charged with the crime. the details of
the same as seen in the dream being
rehearsed to him. Overcome With as
tonishment. he then and there con-
fessed that he had committed the
crime Curiously enough. the woman
had only met the murderer occe and
believed him to he On the very best OF
terms with her husband.
Almost as remarkable was the case
Of a woman named Drew. who dream
ed one night that her husband. g re-
tired sailor. had been murdered by
peddler at a GraveSend tavern. where
tie said husband was in the habit OF
putting up when visiting the town IN
question. The first news that awaited
her on rising il the morning was that
her spouse Ead been assasSinated at
the very tavern she lad seen in hereS-
traordinary vision. whererpon she
burst into hystercal tears and cried
out that her dream had come true.
She calmed Gown somewhat after a
few hours and then handed the police
officials an exact description of the
peddler of tic vision. giving 4 minute
account OF bis dress, which included q
blue coat Of q very peculiar pattern.
Marvellous as the facr may appear,
man wearing such g coat and follow
ing the occupation Of a peddler was
discovered two days later at an inn
some six miles from Glavesend. and,
on being taxed with the crime. he at
once admitted that he was guilty and
that robbery had been the motive OF
the outrage lie was hanged soon aft
erward. his doom having been brought
about by the fimsy evidence Of q wom-
ans dream.
Women as dreaElcrS seem more sue
cessful than men. but rather peculiar
instance of 4 crime being traced by q
vision and in which the dreamer was
member CT the maie sex comes from
Rennes. in France. y worthy mcr-
chant. having Quilted his office ore
Saturday evening. proceeded home to
dinner and after enjoying substan-
tial meal lay down on tic couch and
fel! into 4 light doZe. y very vivid
dream then came 20 him wherein he
saw two men of the burglar type en-
gagged in ritling the safe in his Office,
and so much impressed WAS he by the
vision that be resolved. upon awaken
ing. TO at once 60 TO the office and see
that everything was undertook and key.
His anazcmcnt may be imagined
when. on arriving there. he discovered
the door forced and a burglary in prog
ress. To summon a couple of gen
darn.es was tic work OF an instant,
and five minutes later the thieves. who
proved 10 BIZ notorious hozSchreakers,
were or their way 10 tie police depot.
where Tie prosecute: told his eXt,aor-
dinar.y' story IL view OF the fact that
the safe contained valuailc:; to the cy-
tent OF some thousands of pounds. the
dream in question proTcd 4 very for
tuna1e one fc:' 1.!c dreamer.
How TO explain these marvellous man
ifcstat;oas. which prove oaIe more
that truth is stranger than fiction. is q
task bcyond the ingenuity Of man to
compass perchancc The theory OF te-
Iepath! may have something TO do with
the mysterious business. but even that
theory would appear rather Inadequate
in such cases as the aforementioned
4 Ski!llul forSer who moved in the
highest circles of society was once de-
tectcd by tie agenc. Of Il dream. The
affair occurred in Boston and caused
the greatest excitement Of tie time.
The forser. Il ycuns man Of eight or
nine and twenty. had become acquaint-
ed with :: rich publisher, at whose
house he bec:siae Z constant guest. One
day the publishers bankers discovered
that some one was forging their clients
signature to various large checks. and
two detectives were 1T once instructed
TO look out for the culprit.
Their efforts proved useless. but one
evening thepublisher's younges; daush-
ter. little girl OF II. dreamed that
she saw man whom she described as
like Mt. Blank" the visitor to whom
roforoDcn hos boau made SitTinr iH Il