The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-01-04
The Haunted

! Inc following thfililn
night in \ haunted hou
CURED in st. Louis, latel
The house Is owned ID
living at the, corner of
, Christy avenue. 1t 81
years ago by the late G
who occupied it as a res
at that time in the subj
with very few houses to
Having obtained the
Green, l entered the ROOT
the windows and saw Il
the doors were in order
table and n lamp, and th1
doors, left the premises
should come when 'chuu
and the graves give upt
Several prominent spirit
city, hearing Of my intend -
were anxious to accom- paI
sist In the investigation 81
tcrmined to 60 alone, so Z
self, and l warned them {
turbed me during the nj
get hurt, as l intended to
shooter with me and woc
to use it upon anything
n man or u goblin.
At eleven o'clock I pro-
the haunted house and eutE1
OF Mrs. Phillips. l found 7
l had left 1t In the mor1l1l
- 1'' .--,' ~ '>"s-l the .tc1
Do,Vcu. Win n s1NgI0
room, l sat down at the r
ing out n copy of the New
/ read until twelve o'cloo !
shooter was lying on
loaded and cooked, with
order. st. Xavier's clock
and still no unusual SOUND
ear. I said to myself,
humbug."
At five minutes past
heard. 1t sounded like 2
ing across the floor, wit
heavy football, it seemed,
a moderate pace. Thinha
coming" vi
The sounds Of the footst1r
and then there was a loud
human body falling upon e.
was followed by n shutilim1
n creature wrilhing in tck
ing utterance to u low, ~
grunt. Then a faint, age,
apparently of a female. u
steps were resumed. I E
were coming down staiIE
noise was heard, seeming I
the adjoining room. | r
voiver ut full cock-looked
leading into the adjoining
connected with the staifc1S
ready for an emergency.
formed that the staircase O.
opened by supernatural ~
was anxious TO see il 1t ~
open when bolted on tho
footsteps came to the door. Z
Iy n strong hand rudely 81
and shook IL violently, ratt
with Il rapid motion. l q
move slightly, but the nQ1
violent. / was satisfied G.
human or spirit, was at tha
expected every moment |
partition enter. My blo04
felt my hair standing on en-
knocked together, AID
deadly paleness ovcrspro11
had voluntarily placed ~,
prcdicanent, and now 1
given worlds la harn heala
The -attl.ng otthc door W.
one appeared, and l slow
from my tropidation. Salt
why am / such a cowardi
this thing, be it good or e.
blast mc.N This mental 65'
cd my courage, and l G.
speak to the mysterious O.
visible visitor. / said to IT.
"In the name Of God au(
good, ii this isa spirit, I 1
manifest yourself to me mo-
come to injure you, but vi
the good l can-Gol bein9
VIII you manifest yourscIk
Oh this stand, or in any OIL
may be agreeable to you ?"
When l began to speak
the door ceased. Waitinr
minutes, and received no n
invocation, l laid iny revc
table, sat down, and commeI
usal Of n sensation editorial
York Heraid.
While reading the Uerg
dark object OH the floor at 4
chair, but on taking a diraCl
not to be seen. ~
this moment a terribI
heard in the further corner
leading into the court yard.
the blow ola heavy billet a
the floor beneath. This moi
astonished me by its loudne
not consider how ID could
looked, but could see not
was a door close TO the 1
whence this unearthly nois(
but it was securely bolted.
This knocking ceased, q
instant q different sound \
my left-a rustling noise, -
moving about. Over the 1
this noise seemed to come.
near the ceiling, opening U
and extending down ab0u
from the ceiling. The y
closed.
This rustling soon ceased
brief interview the noise ovt
room above began again "A
son walking, then dull 500
fused nature, These noissr
ed all around during
was in the room.
Determined
watched close
in sight, VIII
five or six J
an apertur'
up his hes
ola dull,
came on
his hin(
to say
ises.
the p'
his h