The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-04-18

For soac days past much excite
nsat has been created In ~ An.
tAesy, BY rsports Of the appearance
II . genuine ghost at the Winslov
House. The appariti,n was said /,
b that Of the late Dr.. Jewel, wht
died 10 the bxiidiag during thu
nostA Of Jssuary, ~ bsllsvc, and
Who, IL was stated, bad Of late bees
frequently seen abou. the house il
open daylight, but, upon near sp'
preach, would vsnish or disappear
Fer tho purpose Of ascsrssininq
What foundation, IL say, existed foI
the many Wild aad Incredible rumors
aacat, ~ visited the Winslow yes.
to-day, ssd under the guidance Of
Psef +. 3. MeBains, Who resides IN
The bsilaisg, viaiAsd NE apartment
10 which thess strAags sights AID
sosnda have bscn seen and heard,
AID from him obtained tho following
ststamsut;
100 ~ nooM ~, ON THE FOURTH
STONY AND sKE WHAT YoucAN saKl'
| an no spiritualist, neither do l
believe In spiritualism, aud yet l Az
al loss 20 account for the following
facts The Winslow House IL q
worry large building, lately run and
occupied BY the late DR.. Jewel, who
died some eight or ten weeks since,
In his lifetime tho house was u.~,,
~ = water euro establish me nj but since
his death il has bsca closed, aud
with the exception Of the rooms 90.
cupied by his widow aud her family
and those occupied by myself and
family aad two other families the
house is tenastlsss. The Doctor be-
fore his death, frequently said he
would revisit the house to see how
things we're getting along but no
attaa ton vas paid 10 these remarks,
which were gsssrally made while
suffering from cxcruciAting pain.
his wife and family however cher.
ished tho words in their memory,
and frequently repeated them 10
their intimate friends.
He (the Dcctor) did, not however,
show himself until Saturday, the
l4th inst. Mrs. Jewel had adver.
tissd for sale BY ssssion oil her far.
nitsrc, bcddiag, &C., whisk /. to
take place on tbs 24th inst In tho
center part Of tho building, on tho
ground floor, arc cellars, laundry,
As., aad In ono Of these rooms Is a
stssn engine, which had boon used
fol hsstiag, pumping vassv, &C., bat
all The boiling bss bssa removed, and
the epgiss out Of use ssr year, past.
The lrst thing that attracted The at.
tension Of myself and nsighbors was
the occasional run ming or tho wheels
upon which the belts used to DO
placed. This seemed strange, but
We ssid lstsle about IL for fear Of |
being laughed At by Mr neighbour,
On Saturday morning the 18th last. !
my daughter, a very intelligent girl,
r,o. no sos,oe.ns f-hioh 4. ~
III, 4. t.,t i. . 49,, =. ~ ~
~, j. *. ..,,.a.ss. ~ $780, ,"s I'M ~ -.
bsi.aiss,l 81 csns o.. sh. y..sg ..!As |
aresssd = snes ss'' OF ofeeac'e's'
ny wn'ss nienseap g nls $50,
,sa . Ps'f Of W"'ss ssooAios' ~ o''
Get.
She passed hin without speaking
and came iato tho house, and made
The rcSssk to hss nsesss asd nyss's
that . stFssge looking .as wss
vAlkisg thros9s ~ 'essSsy, dre"s'
ID ~ above, asd That b. s'sss - .
fool. This was about ~ 4. ~, and
| went out With her 70 sec the nan
whom she described - looking and
lc.ing 70 strangely, When W went
out nothing wss 70 BE- ssen and We
went and looked thscskh the largest
cellar, . dark aad bleak apartment
20 feet long BY sbe.s ~ wide. whs"
all At once nhs excle'nea, rashss,
there he -. coming toward w. nu
began 70 draw me oac. 10 'ne aoo'
by the nand' ana sec"ca 70 oe very
nervous. -.
! could see nothing, but supposed
it was sons one who was trying to
f.irhssn Us. ] demanded in an an
cry voice, +" Who is hsrs' What do
you want r ] resolved no reply
sud yet tho siraage sPPe.rsaee pass.
cd out Of the cellar vishin two iees
Of us, as Il appeared TO her. We
came into tho hcass, and myssN and
Mr.. Hubert, my next door ss'gh-
Dor, got lamp sad nsds thorosgh
search Of all the premises bst
n ss~ nor nss'u ssy's'ne.
ihat evening We again eAP'o'so '"'
DARK Aea d'est{ ee"ar-, &C, !" com,
paay WIN sno'nsr m.a, az ~ I've
o. IN: interior eel'sf IN. ~
ds'k corner Io1hd :, I 's'ss 'o"e.,
e'ee"'u A"" ""'" "'PP y
some ono i
This to~s' ss'osr:d - Mr.; Jewel
and had bsss Washed sad lsid BY |
about a noath ego. We then csme
to the conclusion that our visitor |
was flesh snd blood, and that his
visit Va. not Of ~ honest character,
Under this belief both Mr.. Husbcrs
and myssif came to tho conclusion
that ~ vesid ssiag his shosesAiP 10
grief y tho sPP'iessio. o. rs.Ss.
and bail, ssd for tho benefit o. ah
concerned gavs due nct.cc according
" M. Hslhsst got hts revolver -
readiness, sad gave ny daughssf
pistol slso, bat thst siyht Ill wss
lin .Atksnv ss~n ~ kAnFA