Gypsy Heart
Gold Member
Daily RepublicanDecatur, IllinoisMay 8, 1896
DREAMED OF BURIED MONEY
He is More Than Twelve Hundred Dollars Ahead
The citizens near Lebanon, Ind., are all agog over the strange stories told by William M. Richardson, a farmer.About two years ago Mr. Richardson's mother died. During her last years she was very eccentric, and before herdeath she told various persons that she had buried large sums of money on different parts of the farm, but shealways refused to divulge the hiding places. After her death a large part of the door yard and garden was dug up, butno trace of the hidden wealth was found, and the matter was dropped.About three months ago Mr. Richardson had a dream in which he was told to visit a clairvoyant of Indianapolisand he would learn something regarding the hiding place of the money. This dream, Mr. Richardson says, wasrepeated at frequent intervals, and he finally decided to test the fortune teller's ability. Going to Indianapolis, hegained an audience with a gypsy palmist, who he says, told him he would find $1,200 buried at a point in hisorchard.With much skepticism Mr. Richardson followed her directions, says the Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette, andrecovered a tin can containing $1,243.50. With this money he paid off a mortgage on his farm, and had about spentthe entire amount when his sister demanded half of the funds as one of the heirs of their mother, and a law suit wasfor a short time imminent, but the claim was finally compromised.Transcribed by: T. Stover - July 16, 2007http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/inboone/newspaper/decades/decadewas-1890s.htm+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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DREAMED OF BURIED MONEY
He is More Than Twelve Hundred Dollars Ahead
The citizens near Lebanon, Ind., are all agog over the strange stories told by William M. Richardson, a farmer.About two years ago Mr. Richardson's mother died. During her last years she was very eccentric, and before herdeath she told various persons that she had buried large sums of money on different parts of the farm, but shealways refused to divulge the hiding places. After her death a large part of the door yard and garden was dug up, butno trace of the hidden wealth was found, and the matter was dropped.About three months ago Mr. Richardson had a dream in which he was told to visit a clairvoyant of Indianapolisand he would learn something regarding the hiding place of the money. This dream, Mr. Richardson says, wasrepeated at frequent intervals, and he finally decided to test the fortune teller's ability. Going to Indianapolis, hegained an audience with a gypsy palmist, who he says, told him he would find $1,200 buried at a point in hisorchard.With much skepticism Mr. Richardson followed her directions, says the Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette, andrecovered a tin can containing $1,243.50. With this money he paid off a mortgage on his farm, and had about spentthe entire amount when his sister demanded half of the funds as one of the heirs of their mother, and a law suit wasfor a short time imminent, but the claim was finally compromised.Transcribed by: T. Stover - July 16, 2007http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/inboone/newspaper/decades/decadewas-1890s.htm+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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