The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-05-20
A JEALOUS GHOST:


Or, the Freaks of Phantom Lover.
On the morning of the Dist of June,
1874, Mr.. Eli Surden, who had entered
81 Madison avenue omnibus on Broadway,
just above Fourteenth street, was struck
suddenly and forcibly on the left side of
his head by what appeared to him to be
q fist He was sitting close to the door
of the vehicle; there was only one other
passenger in the stage, a middle-aged
gentleman on the opposite side, and at
least eight feet away from Mr.. Surden
when the blow was struck. So powerful
was the impact that it knocked him partly
over upon the cushioned seat, and for
moment caused him considerable pain.
He sprang up suddenly. The glass sash
behind him was closed. The stage was
moving rapidly, and had been for some
time, and the street was entirely clear of
human beings and vehicles for some dis
lance in all directions. It was impossible
for his fellow passenger to- have inflicted
6he blow, forit was from the opposite
side that it came.
Mr.. Surden, smarting with pain, pulled
Che strap, jumped out and ran round so
as to satisfy himself that there was no
body on the roof of the vehicle but the
driver, who appeared to regard his move
ments with surprise.
He then went into the drug store adj
Joining Wallack's Theater and saw by
she glass an infamed and swollen mark
extending across the maxillary to the
neck. It was bathed with arnica by the
attendant, who volunteered the remark
that 1t was. . bad blow.
latter part of July following Mr.. Surden
was in his small Office In Wall street one
morning sampling some drugs. The
office was In the front of the third floor
Of the building known as F'The Tontine."
ct contained two windows looking out
upon Wall street, door leading to the
mall and dark closet at the rear. The
furniture consisted of large desk,
nunaber of shelves containing drugs Gov
cred with a sash, large square table
.signilarly loaded with samples of bees
wax, ginseng and annOtto, two or three
ordinary office chairs and several files of
8I1e American and foreign Prices Cur
rent hanging upon the wall. The morn
ire, was warm and the windows were
rpgn. He stepped to the light with a
ampIe-pan of plumbago, and was exam
ming it, when the hall door behind him
vas opened and shut, and almost imme-
liately after he was struck staggering
slow under the left ear from behind,
shich knocked him completely over
apon the floor, throwing the plumbago
over his face and into his air. 81 E. '@'.
At this outrage he sprang to his feet,
and with his hand upon his neck, smart
ing and gasping, he cried "Mrirder!''
several times loudly. Then perceiving
shat there was no one present, he ran to
the door, issued into the public passage
way, and, looking over the balusters, saw
13uIy an old and infirm apple-woman tod
ding carefully down the stairs with a
heavily loaded basket upon her arm. He
then ran back into his Office, and was
followed by the occupants of Treadwell's
agency adjoining, who, seeing man In
"a great state of excitement, and scarcely
recognizable for the black lead that had
covered his face, huddled at the. door and
inquired what the matter was His reply
vas that he had been assaulted In his
fwn room by some murde rously- disposed
slf1ian,2 who had escaped. ID Believing
hat Mr.. Surden was suffering from some
lind of an alteration, and was indis-
posed to tell the CIRCUMSTANCES of it, they
zinally left. HgtiH f-9Bw oal hvof3 - 81
Having washed and dressed his face,
which was plainly marked on the left
side by a confused surface, Mr.. Surden
began to reflect upon the circumstances.
1t was plain to his mind at this time that
some adroit enemy was prosecuting him.
Not having mind disciplined to the ex-
animation and detection OF this species
of villainy, his first endeavor was to
ascertain how the enemy could ac-
somplish his purpose twice in so COM