Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-11-01
GHOST STORY

: About four years ago, u coloreI female pre-
scented herself in the Police Office, and rel ted
underoatt without The least appearance of any
ALTERATION of intellect the following story
She had been servant IN the employ OF sever
al highly respectable gentlemen of this city,
was married aud afterwards removed 10
PoughkeepsIe. During the absence OF her hns-
band, n tall, slim man, with dark.brown hair,
an yellowlsh complexion, about %, appeared
10 her one nigh, and stated that he had been
killed BY two females. who infused poison in
some liquor he drank, and then robbed him Of
several dollars and his gold watch worth about
5000. lie lhen sIdlrnly dlsarpeaie ed. In
few minutes she distinctly heard The paiting Of
feet along lhr chamber floor. though she could
not at first Distinguish amy object At length
the form became visible, as ii moved towards
her brh,-an1 when 1t be gan To address her, she
observed thai it was different person from the
other, wrapped in winding sheet. with light
hair aud pale blue eyes. l. proceeded 10 IN
form her that he had al,o hean murdered by
the same females, aai robbed OF s $50 that
he was leyelled by huge pognier, and after
being beaten 10 jeaih was enclosed IN a large
Russia sheet and thrown by two men INTO the
dock near New Slip, on the East Rive. The
phanta,m, as it finished the relation, underwent
a horrible change, aud disappeared, leaving
II
hearI and seon.--t third rinr, a small tread
vas heard upon the llnor, and a figure Of mar
bic look and deathkc cheeks, apparently about
forty five, stood beside her. II told her that he
was the third victim OF the unhallowed crimes
of the two females anil their as.oei7tes-Ihat
they rushed on him HIth drawn knives, ntlerIng
horrIl imprecat ons and bun Il them IN his
blood he staggered AMI fell and though he
lifted up his hands Tor mercy as he was in the
asonies OF death, they oply plunged their
knives the DEEPER until he tell back and eYpir-
ed
The Opponent gave names, dates and places,
and accompanied her story with appropriate
expire sou5 of horror ut tie crimes, AMI invu-
ked the e'e,nal judgment OF Heaven upon the
heads Of the perpetrators. she had come down
from Datches' county, she said, Tor the sole
porpose of giving this inlormaton--she had no
peace day OF night, and the same images often
appeared to her
The Mag istrate had her statement record
ell, and as there was nothing ia her manner or
department TO believe her insane, he regar.
ded it as an tda Illusion of the Imagination.
.Aboar The middle OF last week, an elderly
man Of very respectable appearance, about SIX
~ years OF age, IN thp garb OF n z Iaktr enter
ed the Policr, aecompan. by cool looking
colored woman, AID called one oil the Magis-
trat s aside, telling him they had a retelatlon
OF horrible import to communicate. They we're
interrogaled by Nj. stephen, tie Cbei clerk
who soln recognized the resemblance of their
stoiy 10 the features of the one h- hear apout 4
years ago. The female related the same details,
agreeing IN manner dates &c. with surprising ac-
onracy Inc Quaker declared that he had known
the woman who came with him, about five wears;
aud had often been told by her that number
of persons had been murdered in this city
whose ghosts had, at various times, appeared
20 her, haunting aud distressing her that he
was fully Satisfied of The truth of her story be.
lievlng that beings OF another world may have
communion with l., and possess power 10
mInEle IN the transactions of men to an extent
OF which we are necessarily ignorant That ne
himself was accosted ia Broadway, and asked
Tor a few peace, by what he at first supposed
to be a man, dressed like an old revolutionary
soldier, who suddenly disappeared. leaving no
doubt m his mind II was a ghost, aud thai he
was aPprehCnslse ifthe muIderers spoken of
had chance they would kill both him and
the woman. That he had conversed with one
oil the men described as participator in the
murder, who Ind admitted 10 him mat lie saw
man murdered in Thomas s., and tnat the
drop, ot blood had never been washed
from the Iloor where il had been pprpet,aleJ
such Is the substance OF the story, winch we
give III ITS true colols, without gloss or eSappe
ration. II affords remarkable instance of he
power of Imagination over mind in other res.
poets rational. v Z Jour. or Cam