Year: 1876

eaten by the cats dogs hogs and chickens Did 1t have
any peculiar effect upon themY


ANswER-We. have not noticed anything unusual
among them since, only the dog became very sick the
other day and is now very badly OF but could say
II was the meat that made him So but never knew
him 10 be this way before.


MRS oRoucH's STATEMENT.


Afer the foregoing questions had been replied to by
Mrs Crouch as stated, we again walked out In the
yard and took another survey OF the premises There
stood the soap kettle the traditional ash hopper the
we'll and hen house over ali of which the flesh Is said
10 have fallen rail fence divided in about equal parts
the area over which they said the shower fell About
onehalt milo east OF the house is the summit OF the
mountain the elevation OF which is probably 700 feet
above the level Of the valley Returning TO the house
we asked Mrs Crouch to make statement OF the oc.
currence In her own words, telling her that we would
record all she said In her own exact language To
this proposition she assened and commenced as fol-
lows


s.On Friday morning March 3 between the hours Of
eleven aud twelve o'clock, In my yard, not
than forty steps from the door OF the in which
we are sitting. The skies were clear and the
was shining brightly. There was a light wind coming
from a westerly direction. without any prelude
warning and exactly under these circumstances the
shower commenced rhe fall was Of not less than
more than two minutes duration. never touched
any of the flesh until my husband came home l
noticed little whrlwinds in the mountains during tho
morning and predicted rain from that fact When the
flesh began TO fall said TO my grandson, who was the
only person in the yard with me at the tme hat 10
that falling, Allen?" HI looked up and said, ''Why,
grandma it's snowingln ] then walked around and
large piece oilt strike the ground right behind
me- with swapping ike noise whom II struck
vague idea that my husband and son, who were away,
had been torn to pieces and their remains were
being brought home to me In this way
by the wind flashed through my mind
at the moment was also impressed
with the conviction that 1t miracle of God which
as vet we do not understand. II may have been
warning coming events are said to cast their
shadows before The largcst piece that saw was
long as my hand, and about half an inch wide II
looked gstly II It had been torn from the throat OF
animal Another piece that saw was half
round in shape and about the size OF a half doar." +"


Your correspondent then informed Mrs. Crouch that
a circulating IN Mount Sterling to the effect
that she and her husband had quarreed several times
recently about selling the farm, she being in favor of
and he opposed to making SALE and that she had


done this flesh rick IN order TO scare the old man
into her way of thinking, and thereDy accomplish by
fright what she could not perform by persuasion.


AT this revelation they ali laughed, and il seemed to
worry the old lady TO think that such and
unworthy trick should be imputed TO her She soon
rallied and settled that point in the following words:-
never quarrellcd with Mr. Crouch about the matter Ho
is more anxious TO sell than am"


Mr.. Crouch was present, and said he would like to
sell out aud move to Indiana where he had liv-
ing and he thought he could live better there and not
work halt so hard.


STATEMENT OF HARRISON GILL


I heard OF the fall of flesh Mr. Crouchs farm and
visited his place the afternoon of the Sunday fol-
lowing the event for the purpose OF learning the par
tculars. did not see Mrs Crouch while was there
but had interview with Mr. Crouch who stated that
all the information he had about the occurrence had
been furnished him by his vile and the children and
Miss Sadie Robinson, a young school mistress who
boards at Crouch's Mr. Crouch informed me that he
was not at home when the flesh fell but came home
shortly afterward He pointed out the which
the substance had fallen and 1t was about 100 yards
long by so width. The dwelling was not included in
the district He gave me the pieces that l have
here In alcohol, and other pieces BESIDES
which sent to Mount Sterling TO Captain Bent,


IL by the letter carrier, who, understand in the
absence OF Captain Bent from the town. gave to Mr.
Bean, of the firm Of Chds " Bean Mr.. Bean says he
did not get it-RKPoRrERl There was remarkably
queer looking piece among this lot aud hope It did
not mscarry. The piece referred to had gristy APP
pearance which was altogether different from any
other sample saw On the following Tuesday evening
| again visited the Crouch family and made further in
auries MISS Sadie Robinson told me she was in the
house when the fell and said fell patch
OF about two acres and II not lying the ground
thick sown oats and in many places in the space
inside of which had fallen there was none at all She
said she out in the yard as soon as she heard of
the to the sight, but the shower had stopped
before she got outdoors and she only saw hanging to
brers sticking to the fence aud lying upon the ground
Miss Sallie Crouch in the house when the meat
raIned down. and called out to It, but did not
Mrs. Crouch and her little grandson, aged about
eleven years, are the only persons who say they saw
the flesh falling During my last trip there walked
over the ground and saw many small particles stick
ing TO the fence AS did not It fall, OF
cannot assert that it came from y the heavens Mrs
and about wide as her two fingers"


THE SCHOOL MISTRESS


Miss Robinson was interviewed at Mr.. Crouch's
farm and stated substantially TO your correspondent
what istrmbraced in Harrison Gl's statement ana
therefore her evidence has not been written separ-
atey.


B. +. Ellington was at Olympian Springs at the
II.
Gil's statement and had talked with others about
the matter Alter waiting patiently Tor all else pre-
sent to unnurden themselves upon the great conun-
drum he TO his feet and gave us specimen of
wild eloquence in the following words:-"Gentlemen,
have Ut bars and other varmints in this range
of mountains fur thirty year, and eff l
do say il, when bar crosses my path the timber
he is in damn dangerous locality-one OF our skins
has rot to come of before the dispute is ended am
I've got all my 'cutcal yit, though l have rasseled
and rolled akers of land with everything in the
shape OF man brute that claims jurisdiction over the
terrytory OF Eastern Kentucky (CheerSl have
seen of this meat that fell on old man Crouchs
farm, an Of IT'S at ali its bar meat Now, Pve
'skun' more bars and chawed more of that kind of
meat than any other man In this part oil the United
States That's an article that | can't be deceived
about Why, Mr.. Gill, you have known me and my
old nanny many year. and you know that she was
the 'splendidesp cook around Any that
'couldnnt git fat on bar meat and sweet pertaters
when they was fixed right an she bossed the cookin'
might Jest up his mind TO perish lookini hungry.
This what fell from the hevngs at Allen Crouchis
farm has got that uncommon greasy feel about il that


well acquainted with, and arncd TO know 1t by
taking the jackets of OF the critters and totng their
meat over The mountains | could not be mistaken
about it, know bar grease when see 1t, an that's
the kind of fluid what come outen that meat at old
Aliens aud got all over my hands when was zamining
H. smclt 1t, too and know that smell as well as |
know the smell Of Ticker. Gentlemen. IT'S bar meat
certain, or else my name Is not Benjamin Franklin FL
hngton."


We called upon Frlsbe, who is well paronZed,
hard working Mount Sterling hatcher We found him
busy his little shop and informed him OF the nature
OF our visit. He SAID that he would willingly give
all the information about the flesh that his pos
session. Frsbe is married and has three children
years old and has followed the trade he
Is engaged IN at Mount Sterling for four years.
His personal beauty is somewhat marred by defect
the left side OF the upper p sometimes called hare
lp) In other respects he Is we'll developed, and Is as
intelligent as men Of his calling usually our
questions were propounded and answered while FriZ
delightfully."- dealing out soup bones roasts and
steaks, aud the monotonous intervals between nterro-
gatorics aud replies were charmlngly renewed by the
sound OF the cutting through bones, the slash OF
the knife II passed. through liver and steak and the
hack OF the cleayer. Our interview commenced aud
terminated as ioliows;-


'Friz, do you know Mrs. Crouch who lives out
Olympian Spnngsy II you do, tell me what kind
Of a woman you think she IS ~


~ know the whole family They members OF a
church, good people, aud believe everything that
they say about this meat business gospel"


QUEsrIoS-Were you at or near TINS place the Sd
of March when the event Is said 10 have happened


ANswER-NO was at the springs on the 5th, two days
after the and FIRST heard OF It and the
nnsh Lhnrn. n WIS shnMn 10 mo by unrrlsnn Nlll Who