Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-09-20
Said She Was in Hades.

A Colorado Springs dispatch to the
New York World says:
"a strange religious sect, which
has been holding it's meetings in a
tenantless house on the outskirts Of
this city, has among its regular at
tendants Miss Hamilton, who says
her first name must not be revealed
until the Lord gives permission. She
is strikingly handsome and seems to
be completely under the influence OF
the leaders of the sect.
Zone morning this week persons
living in the vicinity of 806 East
Cimarron street, where the meetings
are held, were disturbed and fright
ened by cries, as if someone were in
agony, that came from the place. and
sent in hurry call for the police.
when the officers arrived they
were ushered into a darkened room
where PROSTATE on the floor lay the
beautiful girl, while a handful OF
men and women around her were
raising their hands in supplication
and loudly calling for the delivery OF
her soul from the neither regions.
"'It is hot | 1 am burning up / cri'
ed the girl. 4 can't get out of this !
And the expression on her face de-
noted terror. The police left the
place without making any arrests.
"Next morning Miss Hamilton was
visited at the home Of a family nam
ed Black. They were in the midst
of meeting. One man, his hea d
buried in his hands, was weeping. A
little child lay sleeping on an unmade
bed in corner, while the girl played
with two smaller children, joining in
now and again with the weird lamen'
tations of an aged darby woman, who
claimed to have received 'the power
of tongue through the medium OF her
strange religion and to be able to
speak six languages, including Hin
doostani and Cherokee.
Yes said Miss Hamilton, I
went through hades last night and
saw heaven. They tell me was two
hours and half in hades, but it SEEM
ed to me an interminable time. Three
years ago I became possessed of the
devil. Try as I would, ! could not
shake off his influence. He had me
so that I could not even kneel. Last
night l went to the meeting. 1t was
the same way. The devil still had
me, and for long time l was help
less.
al went out. from the meeting
room into dark room by myself, and
1 had hardly entered when l saw the
devil come through the window.
Yes, he was in the flesh, like a man
He had horns, but his claws were the
most terrible feature, and 1 felt my
self in his grasp. My suferings were
too terrible to relate. I felt that l
was smothering and I struggled to
get out out of the room.
"'When I opened the door leading
into the other room / fell fiat upon
my face, exhausted. Then it was
that the devil cast me into lake OF
fire. Oh, yes, it was all real. l felt
the pain and it seemed that Il shonld
never come out of the terrible place.
1 called on God, but I had little hope
that He would come to my rescue.
al was not conscious Of anyone 8
presence in the room or anything OF
this world. 1t seemed that [ was in
a bottomless pit, seething in molten
mass, and all about me was fiery va
por. Only the devil was there. l
felt that he was crushing me while l
was being consumed in the flames.
"'Suddenly vista seemed to open.
l saw strange light. Gradually l
became enveloped in it, and then it
was that I saw the mansions of the
skies. They are much the same as
the mansions and buildings of large
city. There were angels and they
we're playing on harps and singing
beautiful songs.
"'The next thing I knew l seemed
to waken, and again I felt my presence
on earth and saw the people standing
over me in the room. I knew that l
was saved.
"It was 8 o'clock in the morning
when the girl came out of her trance.
At noon Of the next day she seemed
to be in a state of collapse.
"The mystery surrounding her iden-
ity is a puzzle and the police will be
asked to investigate the strange eean-
,ea. The girl probably is not more
than 20 years old and gives evidences
,f remarkable refinement. She SEEM