The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-15
THE DEAD WOMAN'S STORY.
@ryYTV aFThk THE LOOTING
mr. BUR0LdR-PROOF COFFIN.
s,r,rt.. In the Buggy of u Man Who Wished
u.rrly to Obllg. a Friend "A Ride After
Nocturnal visit to n Cemetery A
pathetic side to the story After All

>ortnrnnl visit to n Cemetery A
pathetic side to tho story After All
.pbnn va, located in laSing ton. NY, good
,,, wears ngu." said the man Of experience,
.,H,u. for my most intimate friend a man named
.,,.u.s Hotter. Hotter was the publisher
.., .d,,t # a monthly trade journal called the
D.. watch. This wa, not a particularly IN
,.,,.,, nnmr Tor a paper, but IL was fully as
...,rl y, the contents, which were n cullec
f. r.,. and notes on the status Of the coffin,
,.,l.,,nr and undertaking industries. Hooters
a.. mud min. were IA the same building anu
t ,a, my custom after finishing my work for
gay t1 drip into his room for a little chat
,r.r which we would usually walk home together.
..., .y,uinr IA late November when ! called AT
IA, ,urr / found him in q terrible stew.
Heard the news, he asked,
,o' said l. nothing in particular. What's
,.aya !,blrd out in the Moravian Cemetery
l., u.,ht.' N. said. '\wml thing, Deceased
.,urn.rr Of a wealthy foreigner and was
I.tJ with q Who'll forum" IN Jewels caSp'd
..lrl nr nr,a and arms. Object, Therefore
.o,. harn rlund"r. Iodv va, buried IN a
,., "a, .-l,d burglar pr "i collin I" which gave
,.. ..ud # IA N, Cctubcr number. That's
A.. know about IN" matter, but must hav'a all
r.. t,.t,. or A. least ~ many Of the facts a. are
...,, g., IN. issn. Il the D,lih Watch which
T.. ,,,.. ,,m,rr.N. must know how and
,n,n ,. J,.,,rIly deed wa, done. and \
c,1 .,, ,l,, h,r,po Of the body and the
L. ,h. DeIyl WATCH. business to give
a.. ,.i.,, a ,,rn,,,r acroun, Of all important
~ ,n. Hind If plYays has done its duty
,...,,,., ,rl,, mu,, mo-, hp found wanting nov.
-, ,,, ,.,.- f., IN, cemetery to night and inter
. ,ro .,,,r nm, Nh. Na,ioual Society of Tn
I.,ol,, b,. h,p,u,i a, the phruix Hotel,
49,, +, !. im,sr,tiy. TIM, lh, present. Wha' |
n,,, ,,, ,,d, Iols,u is To- soovsr To- the grave
,aaI in ~, .f,,i and purp all the information
ID, Am, - in. .,,,,u ~ an,b,dy else YOU
..... =. ,,lrl b.l uf who knows ANYTHING
., e.. .r,i, VW Won"
POI. ,,.r... 40. mot inviting. bat a, was
,,. 4, ,.y., Halter ia hs efforts tu keep the
u.... r,,I Yr ,,. If, ruyiahlr rputation for
....,pr., ,ri a.,Irprv consented TO under.
,,r. ,L. -,,u,u, Inf If nav, gathering.
....r. r~,,l.tl,rL vb.n | drove AWAY
,,,, tho livery .,,h,n " here Hotter had engaged
..a ,,,.,., mud 49,, ont far the Mora
r,, ,,r.,.., I'M. r,u,,ary ascertairsd
,.l ,,,r,, ia. so,,, sy, miles
md ,,. .i,, limits midv,v between two
..1 ,.r..,- ,,ho., i,b,hi,,r,s b.I long since
cur, D.. l,gk tItAlu the blriHl ground WITH more
49,. r,, :, ,.u,I, ,r ,L,r,d bv ,hos, solemn
,n-,,.. ,l,c,- rh, NIGHT v,4 clordy and quite
d,,t and h. ,ho linn, / hed pos,,d the insane
o,l,,, mud s,vs,,l hy stack farms bevond il.
..l h,t s,,rc, tho country r,ods In earnest. I
,.p f., n. urei,v thnr,urhly inhued Wit the
.,,, 49,. r,.,i., "a. no, familiar with
,b,, ..,,i,n If ,,c ,,untry and what with taxing
,s Wong ,nrn IN tho ro,d sover,l tir,es. and
.,,h, and T., u,s h,,f No., q vbsn reached
,ho t,.r, b,uss o,,,si,e the renat,ry entrance.
.no,o bad boo, ,,Id N, soy, ton resided
Asa he,con IN on who nigh, wish 10 tourney
,va,d tho c,,v y, Tho ds,d in N. s,,er, watches
~, rs n,vh, soms er,srnrising individual had
=, :, ,uo s,,s., ,.mns mn On either side of the
w " wv w "'i'
gateway "'enIhs INV" 'e sf\''hS spurious
grounds i'o'h oil these lamps were brightly
-
ileasa""N assure you "'r' Wv "''. CIV"
horse IN the gate pos, and hurrying nm the path.
a - D,,oi,
sought anih'S''"n w 'e Ne''""S """Ne "''''',
Ing no response To my rrieated raps on me if'nt
door. vent around 10 the back entrance and re-
,o,ol ,, ,,r,,,,s bounding put ,hs ssc,,d
""ou NY ''t'''"S P'""'",S Wv Nv
assault Likewise Jailed to elct any reply rom
within The kitchen and adjoining rooms were
do,L and Sils,, as tho g,avsvo,d across tho
~ uarh ""u S"'n' a WV kt"'e'"'' ~" '"0
way even took the pans !" gfole around the
wnodShe1 and smokehoiIse in the hope Of uneatth-
-. sou.bodv rossessed p, , tev ~ tho facts which
80.
i"W'f was so ahN'ouS w h'qufe 'f inc "'heHt
Of the Death WntchS readers. but here again !
g, unsuccessful
r,|- -,
ms S'eh' examination Oh ,n' premises DC
Cuuled PERHAPS five minutes Having been by
tina, TINA fo,cad 4, ,bs conclusion th,, ,here was
-, -,
n'"uS az h'ue' ! S'a'e' o"0" m' VI anu
buggy The seStOn's house was a long, irregu-
l,r building the front ~ which was only , few
RI 80.
iee' rom 'he gave ihe'e was a sor' u P'o'uuer
anre in the wall that prevented my catching q
800, ,ha ,ans. ,.hio, rI.oa, :. .Ln",, ,,,h
III f'h'"' 'ne "'"~' "n'" "n'eu "e "'mos' WIZ"
In reach Of the gate post During my absence,
she morse had moved forward TO the utmost limit
into such a position tina, the lich, Of both st Get
i!nmrs feI directly across the seat The instant
] -tepIed round The projection Of the wall, my
ewes lighted upon tie buggy and heheld a sight
that p~aralN2ed me for n moment There was a
creature sitting therein a creature which common
sense soon told me was a woman Her face was
white with n fearful death like Wilderness, and ]
could see even then thai, she had on grave clothes
Her hair was black and lnlopSened and blew
wildly round her face and hung tn her whist in a
dlSheyelled mass Of darkness Her hands clutched
Tie edge # the ehite fur laprole which she had
eyes stared directly AT me She saw me as soon
NJ saw er For awhile both remained mo
tonless Size was first t. speak.
Hello. she said, So you've come al last
You we're gone y long while Twas no use TO
stay So long There's robody there. Come on
viii ne I'm the one YOU want
hut dIscnrdan, though the tones were they sounded
IN my ears like svest music, for thew convinced mo