The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-12-09
A STARTLING STORY.
An Alleged Haunted House-som'
Huge Statements.
From the Lacon Qll) Journal.l

An AileRed hauuteu hOuhe-Some
Huge Statements.
From the Lacon ml) Journall
There is lonely house situated near
what is known as "Upper Crow Greek, !"
in this county, that just now bears the
unenviable notoriety of being haunted.
We suppress the locality out of regard
to the interests of the proprietor, who
is anxious to effect sale without q
sacrifice. 1t is lonely, unpainted two
story structure, standing by itself away
from the road, and where dark deeds
could be perpetrated with little risk,
and is what is termed o renters"
house. .t.
Some time last spring family came
to the neighborhood, and, leasing the
adjoining ground, moved into the house.
The first night of the arrival was sig
nailed by mysterious noises, groans, ETC.,
| proceeding from certain unoccupied
room, attended by opening and shutting
of doors, etc. The next night was even
noisier than the first, and glimpses were
had of a shadowy form passing swiftly
into the room and out of the doors,
which opened and shut of their own ac-
cord. They remained a week, keeping
their own counsel, and imparting their
fears to the proprietor alone, who bought
their silence and released them from
all engagements. Two weeks later an
other tenant arrived and moved into
the house, wholly unconscious of its
ghostly visitors. The first and second
nights passed away without any dis
turbance; on the third, while soundly
sleeping, they were awakened by most
heart-rending scream from the room
before alluded to, followed by heavy
blows, and then wild, haggard look
ing person came out, passed through
the door, which seemed to open and
shut of its own accord, and disappeared
in the darkness.
The occupant of the house was no
coward, and his first impulse was that
robbers were at work; but he seemed
spell-bound, and unable to move him.
self. Several nights passed with more
or less alarms. His family grew ner-
vous, and declared they would not re-
main; but he, still believing that some
thing more tangible than spirits pro-
duced the row, determined to watch
the next night in the room adjoining
the small apartment from which the
noise came. Some time between
twelve and one o'clock the door
opened, and the same figure appeared,
making directly for the spot where the
watcher stood. 1t was a fearful mo-
ment, but ghost or no ghost, he was not
to be frightened, and as the apparition
passed. dealt it blow which seemed to
pass clean through the intruder. There
were the same heavy blows and shrieks,
and then a livid human head, dripping
with blood, rolled out upon the floor.
The house was vacated the next day,
the owner purchasing his silence with
sufficient means to carry him to Kansas.
Now for an explanation of this strange
affair. Last winter the house was oc-
cupied for season by rough and sin
lister looking family of refugees" who
are believed to have murdered ped
dler travelling about the country carry
| ing pack. He visited most of the
farmers through the neighborhood, and
was last seen just at nightfall going in
the direction of this house, which it is
believed he never left alive. Shortly
after they removed, no one knows
whittier, and took with them barrel
of salted pork, though never known to
fatten or purchase a pig. Readers OF
newspapers at this time will remember
the arrival at Louisville, Kentucky, OF
barrel, which, exciting suspicion from
its sickening stencil, was opened, and
found to contain human remains, ship.
ped by whom has never yet been dis.
covered, though detectives are at work
upon the subject.
An examination OF the floor shows
dark looking stains, partially eradicated
with a plane, and there are certain sus'
picious spots upon the wall. In corrobo'
ration, the New York Herald oftwo weeks
ago, in its columns of personals" had a
notice asking information concerning
one Juan Blanque, a Neapolitan, last
heard from through letter mailed at
Lacon in December last, wherein he sta
ted he was meeting with very good
success. The information herein con-
tanned was gained from the owner OF
the premises in person, and, except the
supernatural part, of which he cannot
account. is fully credited by the writer.