Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-27

say gathered on the street, not saying
who are the parties referred to bu'
leaving little doubt as to what Il
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WINFIELD COURIER's STORY.
They Say the lady was not serious
ly injured, but the doctor pronounced
her wounds as probably fatal. The
last few days before her reported
death, hegave out word that shecould
not live and two Of her sisters were
sent for. They came the day before
the lady was said to have died. These
sisters were said to be wealthy. They
are not only this but most highly re.
spected people at home. The sisters
for the credit Of the family wished il
possible to prevent the case coming
to trial and They Say 1t was done in
the following ingenious manner: The
sisters circulated freely among the
ladies Of the store and other ladies
who called, some perhaps for the pur.
pose Of trade, and others probably
out Of curiosity. But all had become
familiar with the clothes the sisters
wore. The nurse, it is said, was an
accomplice in this great crime, but
by whom she was paid for her part Of
the play none seem to know. They
Say the doctor had the nurse take off
the plasters and bsndages from the
patient and dressed her In her sisters
clothes, and the sister was dressed
with the plasters and bandages the
patient had worn; and Miss Sallle was
told to skip out through the back
door, down the alley and make quick
time to catch the westbound Santa Fe
train and when on the lightning ex-
press never once look back, remem-
bering what happened Lots wife for
disobedience Of orders. Do not take
room at hotel but 60 directly on
board one Of our ships destined for the
Philippines. The sister that snapped
her clothes for the plssters and band.
ages prone upon the bed had now to
do the dying. Several ladies were ad-
mitted to her room to witness the
fact that she was dying. While these
ladies standing BY the dying woman
as was supposed, their tender heaits
swayed with deepest sympathy-one
was heard to say, how much prettier
she looks In death than she did while
living These witnesses to the dy.
ing scene we're now sent away. In a
few minutes the doctor reported the
patient dead and sent pcsthaste for
the undertaken who was ready and
waiting with all necessary material
for any emergency. The doctor and
nurse were holding the fort when the
undertaken arrived with casket and
other necessities. The undertaken
looked around iurtively and blush.
ingly said to the nurse you had better
lock that door as It is not polite to
embalm q lady in the presence Of
others than the undertaken, DOCTOR
and nurse.
"rhe nurse replied, 4 have guarded
the door ever since the well woman
died. Seeing they by the law Of mod.
esty were secure against intrusion, the
undertaken said Doctor is everything
working our wayp Doctor said, 'Sallie
is on lightning train and iorty-eight
hours from now she will be aboard
the Oregon and on her way to the
Philippines, and the sister that died
has been resurrected! DR.. said, MIR.
Undertaken, we will have to get a
corpse OF some kind to put into the
casket.' He said, oh | can make a
woman in half an hour. All l require
is cotton, moss, whale-bone, feathers,
power and perfume.
"For all these necessities pre-.