The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-10-17
qAvnIontana Ghost story.
THE HAUNTED HOUSE IN THE LOWER
IT. 10 HOT SPRINGS DISTRICT. raa19Yot


THE HAUNTED HOUSE IN THE LOWER
ui 10 HOT SPRINGS DfsTRIcT. ..a19Yo
twill aforementioned by many of
our readers that some years since an
affray occurred in Sterling which rer
suited in the death of man named
HannR, that parties charged with his
murder were arrested, tried, and ac-
quilted ;. thatit was shown that one of
the parties tried did wound the, vic
tim unto death, but satisfied the jury
that il was done in self-defense. This
much by way OF Introductory is nec-
essary, as that tragedy has to do with
the events we shall describe. In the
Lower Hot Spring district, in the
neighborhood of Sterling, stands a
rock house erected by q mining COM
pany some years since. q building of
more pretensions than any other in
that vicinity, After remaining ten-
antless for long time this, properly
passed into other hands, mining OPP
.erations in that vicinity were renew
ed, and the house was again oecnpied.s =
| this time, however, by miners o class
Eof men not usually afflicted With weak
nerves, neither over credulous con-
Pcerning the ghostly stories of the past,
nor easily scared Unprecedented visit
ors from the undiscovered bourne.3
Among these occupants was the per-
/ son referred to above as having kill
ed Hanna. Soon after taking posses
ion OF the house the inmates began to
be disturbed at might by noises as of
some one moving about, fihe, house.
now in one room and now in another,
but always unaccountable, since their
o own number were all present and no
one else was in the vicinity who could
make the disturbance; These manlfes7,
tations continuing, the legitimate Oc-
Fcupants Of the house commenced an
Investigation as to the cause. When
the disturber- of their slumberappeaf-
ed il WAS, pursued with o with q view
to its election from the premises
But, although it could be plainly
heard, witl was iorn1less to their hIi-
man ken. aWheneapproached it .re+C
treated keeping ever just beyond
their reach, and seemingly inviting
pursuit since it made no attempt at
escape, but ever as the pursuers ad-
yanced its footsteps could be distinct
ly heard just before them. This fruit
less search was continued night after
night for weeks, and always with the
same resultA-the human footsteps
were al ways heard by afl, but no hu-
man form was ever seen by any: I'm
willingly these hardy sons of toll be-
gan to admit. to themselves and to
each other that their visitor was in
reality "some perturbed spirit doom
ed for certain season to- walk the,
EARTH" This conclusion reached they
abandoned any further. re.annoyance of
their ghOstly visitor, allowing 1t to
range unpursued through the house,
and betook themselves to speculations
concerning who it might be and what
its presence betokened. During these
speculations, Hadsler, the person re-
ferred to above, expressed his belief
that the spirit was none other than
that. of Hanna, his victim. Buto the
ghost, thus left free to pursue Its
pleasure not tcontentf with wandering
about the rooms, becam6 more tamil
far and new commenced Disturbing
the sleepers III their beds, indicating
tuckinglfit9 under az the side as care
full mothersid do about their sleeping
infants, and lightly fpatting the bod |
les Of those in the beds and waving |
its hand above their faces. They felt
no touohIof the hand On the face, but !
distinctly the motions by the distur b.
ance of the air. These mapipulations
being continued, became at last un-
bearabie, and the bows abandoned the |
house and Dfound other quar-
tiers. Shortly after others occupied !
ed thee house enly3to be subjectcd to-
the same, mysterious manipplations,
and they in turn left the premises to
the sole occupation Of this formlesss
visitant. And hejShouse now stands /
a monument of, granite to the truth |
of the, doctrine that the spirits Of the
departed do visit the ,earth.--CalifOr-r
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