American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-04-22
\ GENUINE GHOST STORY.
EXTRAORDINARY CREDULITY.

! a GENUINE GHOST STORY.
EXTRAORDINARY CREDULITY.
XGreat excitement prevails in the vicinity Of
xboro', Washington county, Michigan, in
lsequence of the appearance of an apparition
one of the residents of that place. Itappears
1T person named Van Woert, who lately
lived from Livingston CO., NY, lives in
use formerly occupied by widow woman,
DO had, few months before he arrived in
BIT place, died under suspicious circumstances
he following are the rest of the particulars,
sworn to by Van Woert The lovers of the
5hrvellous will find food enough in this state
bnt to last a month:
/, Isaac Van Woert, left Livingston county,
4 Y, about the middle of September, 1915,
the purpose of moving to Michigan, with
N family, and | arrived OH Wednesday, the
9TH day of September, and took lodgings the
me night in vacant house pointed out to
&e by Jackson Hawkins.
Hon Saturday night, the 9th of September,
tween and O'Clock, | was standing in
bnt of the window of said house; my wife had
pped into Mrs. Hammond's about two rods
Stant, my little boys were in the back yard,
I'd had Just passed through the house, and
S combing my hair, when | saw light
Tough the window; | put my hand on the
ndow sill and looked in; saw a woman with
;andlestick in her hand in which was can
burning. She held it in her left hand; she
AS a middle size woman, and wore loose
4wn; had white cloth around her head, her
Eght hand clasped in her clothes near the
aist; she was little bent forward, her eyes
Efge and much sunken, very pale indeed, her
rs projected and her teeth showed some; she
owed slowly across the floor until she enter
the bedroom and the door closed. then
ent up and opened the bedroom door, aud all
Jas dark. | stepped forward and lighted
ndle with match; looked forward but saw
B one, nor heard any noise except just before
opened the bedroom door thought | heard
he of the bureau drawers open and shut.
] | spoke of what had seen several days af-
r, and then learned for the first time that the
ouse in which then lived had been previous
occupied by widow Nj, and that she
Jed there. The second time / saw her was in
ctober, about one O'Clock in the morning. |
Pt up and started to go out the back door; as
opened the bedroom door it was light in the
lter room: sa,c no candle but saw the same
oman that had seen before; was about five
ct from her; she said "don't;-touch me not"
stepped back little and asked her what she
anted, she said, "He has got it. He robbed
e little by little, until they kilt me! They
1t me- now he has got it all" l then asked
or who had 1t all! She said "J-J-yes
= has got it at last, but it won't do him
|bng. Joseph! Oh, Joseph | wish Joseph
you'd come away" Then all was dark and
sil.
("They Kilt me!'' We never heard a ghost
|alk in brogue belore)
! October. THE third time | saw her, 1 a.
oke in the night, know not what hour, the
edroom was entirely light; saw no candle,
| ut saw the same woman; she said, 81
ant hurt me any more, No! he can't | am
| ut of his reach. Why don't they get Joseph
| WAY? Oh my boy! Why not come away?"
|And all was dark and still.
October.-The fourth time / saw her was a.
out eleven o'clock, p, m. was sitting with
lay feet upon the stove hearth. My family had
|etred and was eating lunch when all at
| nee the front door stood open, and l saw the
anne woman in the door supported by the arms
man whom | knew-she was stretched
ack and looked as il she was in the agonies of
cath; she said nothing, but the man said
R'She is dying!-She will die, Sc" and all
door closed without noise.
October.-The fifth time saw her was a
|ittle after sunrise, | came out of the house to
10 to my work, | saw the same woman in the
ront yard; she said 81 wanted Joseph to keep
my papers, but they are--" Here some
Thing seemed to stop her utterance. Then she
|aid "Joseph! Joseph! fear something will be-
jail my boy;" and all was gone.
October.-The sixth time saw her was near
midnight, it was the same woman standing in
/ he bedroom; the room was again light as be.
fore, no candle was visible. | looked at my
wife, fearing she might be awake; she then raj
BED her hand and sid "she will not awake:"
|she seemed to be in great pain, she then leaned
|over, grasped her bowels in one hand and in
the other held phial' containing liquid; |
asked her what it was; "'rhe doctor said it was
Balm of Gileal," she replied; and all disappear
led.
October.-The seventh time saw her, was
working on little bench, which was standing
in the room at which worked on evenings;
saw the same woman; 81 wanted to tell James
something, but could not, | could not" ask
led what she wanted to tell, ooh! he did a
dreadful thing to me-" | asked her who did!
''The man they would not let me have" she
replied.
asked her what he did? "Oh! he gave me
a great deal of trouble in my mind" she repli.
ed; ooh! they kilt me! they kilt mel" she re.
peated this over several times. | walked for.
ward and tried to reach her, but she kept the
same distance from me; asked if she had Ia
ken anything to kill her, she answered "Oh!
dont-Oh DON'T" the froth in her mouth
seemed to choke her utterance. (Then she said
"oh! they kilt me- they kilt mel" This she
repeated several times. | asked her who killed
you? 81 will show you," she said. She Their
went out of the back door near the fence and