, 1869-04-04
THE "HAukTED HOUSE"
mtdntght Ruil Upon u Dilnpl-
dntcl Dwelling.
keea-Stenied GpvAruneut OetectiyAx
in Search Of "Spirits"
Ihe Party sssprtsed by 4 Dog aud Captured
by the Owner Of the Culldlns.


Since The Old West Market Ghost ana the spook
n The County Jan, Chicago has cntoyed conpaEA-
tive immunity from spiritual vis!tauonA 4 ouc-
hofEe hcal. originating IN the {nddltd Esln Of 4
Hr.et reporter, held Iurth On tho Truck of tho
Northwestern Rallu1! 4 ts~ months atnoe, bat
IVES soon run on on = side u.ck, and
1na!1y disappeared altnEethes for want
OF rrrper attention. 4 Een constituted
ghost II ma, tc Ihacsephtcaiir fcmAtked here, ts
nexart.rg Of attention as q young belle at tho
2,~r1 tiI,c it The ct'd shoulder but once, aaI 1t
3v.r.. u ctres Individual With m extensive
Supernatural experience, viii hcar US out
IN tht. statement The writer has known ghosts
~ receive every attention. not orlJ from dQtEcat
Fr.:sa.rnals.s ti even ifo,n tas iolicc, and then
las ~,:i4.-,s..i failures u! most disastrous char
1s;tt. sa1h>:!!cS ghosts come ana sometimes
lnllau,s ep:ticn VI White 1nan, "hc mighty tn
,tarttA' ..... ...... ..... ....
cars Itat there Was allo,her Ep0uk abroad, he had
's.s A"ul:is- No. but that he believes In this
F. r Ut thing but N Rrcoant II! their uncertainty
long shot: no, ezen when snch experts as the
lnrtt lii S1ctt!fot Eayt the deal hut this Ehoet
M:.s rid 10 ls an "hpurss IDtun" enc, nut though
1sr writer IVES 10th 70 helseve, cnnttcs1ons are
s.,tMtirt.ts forced III 0nr In spite Of one's self
1tc rtoTs ran that . house toca&At on F1afti1
street " u ha,:n:ed; THAI II had bcen uaoccupcl
willing 10 lei ii on an! terms. 1t was known that
. ,.r.ng these yeaT~ pA1tirs had offered
a year. IND had niway1 been pcttlnrtos1y refused.
ltwas certainly mysterious Policemen on tha,
,sa, a!t ssid ~ haye beerl curious noikes about
tt rrt r;iscS, and GthcIs went 80 far rs 70 Assert
ts.at ttrs md seen h.:-Aess women A. the W!oloHs
IL thu dead huIr uf midnight ....'
sitnts. whether Larrrl-s or otherwise, come
Er,i,r the immediate supervision Of the revenue
ai1hunl1ts, and e uuulhcf Of 0:lcefs belonging 70
tnc s,au In us city determined to ferret cut the
matter. Although regular ghost il not supposed
,{.pJ = ha
wil.krt r. ETc1t 1nductaent 70 visit this mnn-
s.at" sIs7r, AID they eunjectnfel that his spirit
nF..aA letn Gnal,le u " Withstand The 1ndncemeut
to t.atlle IN It's ltiSttsuon-
!.as; I!fli, a,-,pt thr hour when church-Jayds
. ,aHn, was accer!!nr1y selected fnr the fnvcsttgS
t,uu, At!. armed utth rryo'rers, boHc-fntyes and
clLts rA.1J VI Al,oat twcntE sailed forth In
r;urst of the kht,st The "hAanted house Is
wooster! fra1he OIL franklin strcet between LAKE.
Ala. St,utA Water. Il Is owned ty Joseph reacotk,
tE+ o. tEe htlrst residents of this city, and cohst
tul., oie ttf is ancient la.ldusakks
eut ta;E5 ssaFs aSo w. Ns ons q sne 1aa-
T1et, iy Nj. tslyett. OF Garrett lnhcai Institute
isnse, I'M xas tnr Scene Of u.any a Rsthe:fnE Of
The eEl1.o capitalists Of the West 4 few
scass iassr caiAe inso the possession Of NJ.
ltaeuel, HIlo IeshIra therein oTcr tTelty years,
aEd although II sc' ssanach and cE7n, Il has not
Is ccuscie that II Is located In the very heart Of
! iArltAnr>s posuon u The clt5, the nsssefs mia
ttaHRfcnt- ..s
they surruunlca the PREMISES NJ. Peacock re-
SIDES In the house al d}onlns. and It Was desirable
without hla tlowiedse. Hence the mosement
was conducted II the nost notseless manner, xnd
In ordcr that therc might he q proper 9ndtrssAud-
Was provided With = coCoterht2n "Chicagp'
waA The lIneTroe1tol3. s2l "Aawaufec" thc
pfosshsa vts ses dcuy a1S gi5u1a oea
ends Of SaI5tat caas md te.;lsa1 sveg ,.e5
feen s.ss srs. l. eHss hfES i coul ha
! mar fenoc xas nnally nsaehed Y! ono q The de
revealed an aperture lasgr enough !!
ALLOW the pas.sse of body: Througt
nlled with vehicles md further pTnsTeB could b
= rrue:cuted only b.. belly mosement under
Evyr:u.aent employees eeneral,, and those 9
Ehiea9o IN particular. Is taken into consideration
! the difficulty Of this movement VIII be appss
anu t,o1es, the building vas nnany reached, IN
opfrAuoEs cor1menced -.
The leader Of the party. provided with q "jlu
i dow, when kaalf dos. kennciled IN u
!, d{lss5aesins hovl. Ts,sn KlyT l9oss1 an
d, came estdeut That something must oe doue . 80
the cur, Or MI woula be spoiled te
's s2s Fsss &c :s :s1sss,asgg but asg1s!; Btss
:, ont, "~hat l. wsated:" sec1r4, VAS now
longer Of an! await, and tho oRace
/. stepped <bo1dly forth, ma proclaimed tn,
+, mission. Helrg loyal citizens Of I
,o "a rasis ss ~ y IT III IL sa y
I telions silist,s, and believing thai some were
c1ctcd atout the pscEa!scs7 tncy had come
: Investigate the E2atter.
The srtcrfocutor proved to be no 1ess pefs
! than the venerable Joseph Peacock himself. 7
-. old gentleman candle IN hand, sterr,ed boil
among them, and In FtcIu rpicG
rpa1tgd their authority tor rAc
>, timely nocturnal visitation. Government Huthor
enough 10 Ense searched The eRtrc c1ty VAS
etahtly produced, and alter ta1eful eIamnAt
ot the papers. the old gentleman WittilJ fc1Aff
that l, HasnI gnoslfy sr!rts tut Fp!sts Of whist
they were sfler, af1d 5uftl1 It'll gare them PETE
bioh to seArCh tho premises
Instantly the house swa1Med with inspect
. from Easrct 10 cellar hut net the least trace Of
nc!t daet,l1ton could tx dlsooyescd. All '
drrary RIi Acaolatc inside. And while II one til
no doutt, It Wan . noble hatttatton4 Old Fat
Time hal not been E1y1n& In htA hauttwprf- i
Rn hours search convinced the nuict1ls That Il
! had been lar King up the wFNng trec- and they /
NiEer aud spu1eMh hat sAldeE n>cn
HI. Peacock eecmed highly tncenatd At
suspicion that had been laid against hin End
planned that he was not only opposed to the tn
- OF whisky, but had never allowed = drop In
house since be hsd becn In Chics
allowed 40 Fatnahlo piece OF property
EtAnd unienaist.-L he replied that he wanted
TIVE peacefully In bis old days, and that ncixtb
n,wAyE nlair trouble This explanation Tss {
Gdc1xN Sufficient Aod the grand army Of gnvt
pEnt detectives dispersed