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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 3, 28 September 1907, Page 2

An extraordinary incident took place . recently at a villago in the Edi-Koule . district of European Russia'. A man died in the hospital, and twelve hours later his body was carried',,; to the , church to await the last rites; A madman entered the building, dragged ' the body out of the coffin, locked it up in a vestment'chest; himself took '. the place of. the dead man, and went Ito sleep. l Three hours later.-the priest and mourners arrived, and the touch-' ing orthodox service. for. the- departed' began. The. chanting of tho priest and choir, the aromatic' perfumo of,' tho. incense/'the movement 1 around; him, roused'the, sleeping madman.': who suddenly sat up'in the'coffin. TV •'■ London "Daily News" corrosponder. states that the priest fell dead vr-' fright, and tho congregation ,'f from the church, followed by tho . man., Tho noise; and cries at' ; ' a deacon'to the place, who, oi :: with grief at seeing the pr" " desired to offer prayer for ' C of his, soul.' He went to -.' mont chest to got his robe, ; . unlocked the door the corr . there by the madman fell on • he sank down in a swoon members of the congregatic .' returned,, again fled.with . horror. .• '. ':;'■.• ■ \