The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-29

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IcSinrt.u avenue
~. Tic h1uatci GV,''e, VITA l"d.l and tres ia
= ludow ut which 'ro my.,crl,l, lIel.t ajrcas.
3 Gaze wnt.c tac cr,t 'i:ia.s are H.e.
iiHnS YHerr the , GtgyF ,,5'a r';
o. .. Row OF bow s,oa- houses, van sinai yl., IN
:; r,me Aoa,c o., avenue W g, yard ,a'c'r
D Vacant los. 1orirg unoo .trlct,d v.cw II the
win iow 40. p i.oA Ii!ty. III street.
The southwest corner OF Lexington avenue ami
Fiitysixtn street Is occupied BY two neat ours;ery
rLme dwellings, when stand back from L., avenue
about forty feet, and much below its grade. Tue
ground Of botn In noHt is filed with flowers ard
Tricky shaded by majestic trees The second house
from Fifly.siA h street is the one
WHICH Is SAID TO De uAuNrED.
Next door il large frame house, plumb on the ave.
me, aud from 1t to Fnty.nth street runs row Of
fpurstory SLd hi hstuop brown stone louses. some
ol which are are cccupicd by families; Others are
Hot. These houses, beius on small lot-. lave narrow
back ards with ,ow .enccs All lciind them is
Niue strip vi unoccupied hollow, through W"icn IN
mo1struc:cd view Of part OF the sle o, thc haunted
house may BE- hal from lr;'.nith street.
Crossing over u the westerly sic OF the nc,
the pair wac slowly down toward Flty-.i n street.
neg stnp Tor second In pont oi tac ..,e Of the
tuuu,ed house and tue ninle G.uie sirotchcs ior,a
arm TOW agd h, and sUleiany, vita three motiOhs
KNOCKS TUT ASHES IRON MS cIGAr.
W,!iou. waiting for response tlcy teen turn
about and w,Is NJ lifiy.siAia street nearly as Lar
a, Fourth avenue, Wien they suadtniy iace
about and ie,iace their steps, rc.c1,iay the
mysterious si-uI as again tAcr pass the gate.
ISey continue forward tbs time, However, and
turning tne corner 81 Fiity-Gth street walk f.r
the Zen s.tce al udcd TO above, when tle stand
still. aud for the third ti:Eo tAe as.cs as t9ricc
kn'ckcd Tom the LsHted eai OF t.o os"r. /
SANITY
BRIGHT, GLAZING LIGHT,
a. OF buli'r-ele lantern. rusies Ia tie window
(No. On tie dagram) ~ tie tNro-ed tide g! tue
LaunteI hou.c AMI almost i-,nedi. toy dis pears.
leaving the pace buried IN Garki-ss. Ny creutly
satisfied the pair retracc their stcv- To ire M ste.
riuus c,te, NLcre lLcJ @Ie 1-nci ~. LIIrt icmd.c
IN white, and tue tlrce sow'' ali without nose
Glide To- the SoJp ui an unoccu'itd b. ONu-tOne
Louise y 9 do1is on. aud seat i.o nseNcs
IN GnosTLY coN.yLr,r!oS,
until the hands On tie cioe~ roin. 10 1903 when
.iS pusllng within tie gate, and me tNu fir: svin-
down Fii.l.s.Nth street. coward ihiri ~ ,.le.
This rorImne is never varici. either in the
Getals u signalling OF N tie eGactutss VI time oI
| ap arIu- ant di-tJpt rins
! 'fne Neighbours first nouccd the mystery about
/ three months ggo. and lite b> little tie IuiDor
spread around, and each night the crowd Of
AwE-srRIcgES Spectators
became greater, uHii at 't II srtw mo nuisance,
ana complaYts we're made to the pc ice. S'rtptc go
sly, nobody hal the eouf se to enic1vor to l4thOm
tue mystery, Ur 10 follow tie strange couple q,
ascertain whence they cine or VLtarr q 81 went.
hes crept aOLs at respect Vi distance, ~. sun
cient ~ hccO tle supposed ghost IN tl-l' 'u' oa
| tie sleLtest sEn an roach lacy 't.y r-itca'eI
| IN he AOst lu.i,rous haste, TN tanl!iu- over
each other in their 'eror. Aad strange. s,li : e
mysterious trio
NEyuR SEEMED TO CARE A SOLITARY FRACTION
| for the presence Of the crowd, uu, continued 10
| Practise thti in.nmeuc- lust Co., t.'J d. tp c.e
WIS " itiiiu 1 thousand mic~ %. tuc.l lverF p.-.
able .yciu.C Nis offered IN tNltu ,i.pu .. t.c
rNsiei. oai tat! here.' o.-'di'' 'i q 10 80, Vnl
'hc quo 30 est,i"mtHt tHI reached lira u "a. c~t
Dnocsrabe iI.,L -, wen, 90 r' JJ1 , % Z, Gated
| cola .-in.-, .'S.." 81 l""te noh =! IL =" ..a'I
-.rc,. stallion, G"Iet D'. .h~Ad oi Capt. Gl.ue.,
| ft.. .,G .a,- ,u .9oN ilto g. ..c.
| it.m ua Ntr Io,..ou 81 ''ar.,rrt t.'.
ID a &c t..e 40. .
.lGCt o raKe i.eir cxi ani,.u '.uia.r .... 49,.
| Ipel uU 20 tAe n.s t.l'u- ,s.,t-, N,t. Al-
| HELD IuEMsELvss Is READINESS
| Tor any emei scncy. Tue Captain irro-u Z'i t!cm
asa hr. DAVIS and VIE, "ho resid' III fony .ain'A
s,-ec, in the tiiri oio"n stone lou,r !rom LrAnu.
IN NH T., ave-" IsS Un Diva" = aooU, y i- Of 49,
| and io.mcrIy k,lt c7a, yard Do u.' t',''..ot.
| God. Mr.. vi'ls aNeiy press o.I.c g. -.'Di
Lavns recovered non, his -.tc.i .nn.nt tie , %.
tam a a. D.W. MA, e S.a' N5 'H..ih- '' a'-.
Ir WAS SoSG or l;s pu4iS"''
me- LH,rl,nyl }, .b d..;n' Pa IT, Gaze ly N.i DO.
.ard conduit l.u mat 100 !. AMI Ieeg u"ay
Ill TIE crowd. ra'l,r c.r', hep H." ro,hci
| DAVE ~ come sad co w I,t ~ni Na.c !
| .,'vs', and ~ nre TO '.. 0El OF! prevent ne
| 50 s.0lUs he Na.kr ID"
capt Gunner rc.q',cl TO tie cNi'.d r.I.ado
thai were awaiting the re.ut % tp alo.,l.a. ana
| tod tucm tE4t ne lud rtyoy"u an ulr,Y,o" VITA
| . car ch lsts.i,s bu. tucy Nyuil rot b. stti.t.l
| " o Wa the go - iu', Ia WM.' lh,. rlt d
Lom tue hou-c, aud wh4 rleapt l.c m ..t.rul- .,r,
| uai- iron tie cigar ihu m the NlUdoVf Wa, U-u,
-uch luIclGad,y a.d re" regularity IN iic 't-i's,
'ng themt Coui 1t be i,m, DAVIS aud J.. w..c Ntic
| tnus per .t"in; .n lAr,r We du.y o! 40, H'" to a
| deceased 're q o. re."t'F., or So lhls
| An UNAVAILABLE pE.ANcE
or some wronS uVae t.e .hOst v,i.c "a t. land "
| &c .bIlst
Th,so and hundred o'hcr Whispers oi "a ally
| \. / Nfatf Ia
| stl, icn.IuGo,g c ~ to tar sJ,t, .,. thc.rr GA
tne 10 loMln- uigut 100 tssa.ll.c aa, # pn~sIb.e,
| ~ 'he 'lpea' dh't ol ne ISL a' J..'', a"H o
| spc tdcio vi he IL sorrUs mare AZ, 'u' and az.
nulsaucs Is becoming more colossal ruisau. c.
with each successive evening, Notwithstanding tie
eIur's oI the ponce NHo are '"u nc' 10 aton. force
| "a tie Ieslun IL pforllsea ~ enI ~
| THe ARREST OF DAVIS,
| Tor which a warrant Is sail % have been granted.
| A tea ofthe noigtbors are ske9uc u Otto gently
of tie goblin, AMI Uut r., the presence OF tne police
one OF tLese gentry woGll nase cone 10 .rl"f lev
evening" 40 THIS person, having secured the as
| SlstduGe o. another man ahd ave- aI, planned a nj
| nte rI.Ht fOl the gIOst hunters, tie intended to
climb HE ,ence IN Flts.siStl street, armed with .
sheet, and conceal hAsolt The Other m'n AMI lie
execute tie usual mrwmcry cigar and ALL When
they should arrive Al the gate the conceled io.er
| wrapped IN the shec,, was saGdcniy 10 sloA hin
| sell and
| AFFRIGur TuB MULTITUDE
But tho li'tc plot Leaked out, and large crowd Of
| the Oo}s secured supply Of unnerclntaIie eggs,
| ahd stationed themselves IN waiting 90 pclt hn ~
| soon ~ lie 1llra'cd. Inc joker, however, seeing
| t'dt lie eallfe uci 'hLo:l ODD FGal led by the
| ruuce, daiod NOS attriupt the Jose, and II irI
! through.
| II n9s hccn aslcrtaincd hpt Davi- and lie wiz
D.'t .her ~. lt'ro cy."y ni-itcAatts 49, ftv o" cts
| oil"t- lcA. l"t, "'ls 'p the wet str OF ilri
| "'.ai' a. !'i' b -urci j VIA We opp o. lu
ir."itt' .-,l .''tS .tt"u 90 pugc."Ec NO U-,:',
| ..' flo. .itt. N. .,...-. l..- VI.t .t....e D. IL
| t.,-h.Dnni pour,.u patl Ur cIu,- ol. ltc. 'r,u
% "Hou." fni.' tt.d g. g.. tttD- VI &c.,.
! tely,