The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-02-07

terry ! stopped my horse in the drive
way near the grave. but he became 0C
dcstloss and paved 80 much that
later removed him TO the fence nearby
end hitched him. I worked alone a'
the grave, throwing out the earth
heard the clock strike seven soon at
ter had begun. and dug on until near
|. three o'clock in the morning when
had reached the box IN which rested
the coffin No one molested me:
heard no noise The Lord was with
me: my Savior worked by nay side;
hut Tor his grace ! could have never
done What did for the work was hard
When : reached the top OF the box
! was unable 10 get Il of however.
tried to prize II of with the end Of
the spade but II seemed to be screw.
ed ON, and | was finally forced to Quit
without sight of his face or seeing
the promise OF the Lord fulfilled. I
started home thinking To secure a
screwdriver. and return but II became
light while ! was out on the Danville
Pike. so gave mp the idea. I could
pet no help Tor I Knew OF no one ih
whom I could place any confidence
| stopped Al q spring near the Lewis
Curtis place and got mo a drink for
was faint also washed some mud
from my shoes, and gave skht 20
MR.. McGuffey living nearby TO clean.
! threw my spade into a pool Of water
as crossed the bridge over the creek
beyond Sam Castello's house. Camo
back to town without gong home for
| wanted to have my horse res ed
I was convinced from his restlessness
In the graveyard that his shoes were
too small and were hurting him. so
had them all taken off and larger ones
put on. and took the old one home TO
ufe on another horse. | then went
hone, but when the men came later
knew Immediately what they were ar.
ter whtn they began TO investigate
things and after they had left thought
had better leave for a while until al
ter things quoted down so the feeling
might not be so strong against me
They had come to the right place for
evidence and found Il. so I left TO visit
my uncle in Casey county. who had re-
Gently asked me TO come When
got there | told him the whole story
that he might know the truth"
visited Grave often.
Mrs Harrison was anxious to clear
up every point in the case and answer
!, ed all questions put to her at length.
she admitted that she was the yelled
woman who had asked the sexton
about two weeks ago what would be
the cost of taking up the body OF Saul
ley
II knew where his grave was said
abe Tor ! visited Il frequently: in
fact just as often as could. was
there every SUNDAY. After church
would spend the noon hour there and
leave a little bunch OF flowers. lie
was very dear TO me- Then came the
Lord to me and told me just what TO
-, do believed ] was doing his will
but when ! could not lit the box top,
| had to surrender Tor was too weak
to LIT IT," The fact that the top had
not been lifted IL taken by all as con.
elusive proof OF the woman's state
ment thai she did the work alone for
with the aid OF man could easily
have rised H. Tor 1t was neither screw.
ed nor naile0 down.
Mrs Harrison told her story in a
manner winch convinced everyone
v no heard her that she believed every
WorI sue said a. 10 her ghoulish mis.
sion beinG heaven directed She Is
about - years of age. and has been
a member OF the Baptist cbLch many
years. A few years ago she was d.
voroed from her second husband = NJ
county. she has three children, one
daughter about ten years who makes
hsr homo with her mother and anoth.
ed daughter in Louisville.
Airs Harrison begged piteously not
TO 30 TO Jail II did not know what
my punishment would be she said to
Judge Bailey but feared that the law
would not give me justice Tor what I
had done for the Lord. she wanted To-
get away. hope you will let me
pay a fine aud let me go Tor ! have
httle daughter who needs a mother
eli. so badly, and another III in Louis
vile. so be as niercifal as you can"
sne denied that she hod watched
at the window OF Rowan Saufley's
home early Monday night to see II
he was at home before she visited his