The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-22
KILLED IN GHOST HOLLOW,
YOUNG WOMAN DRAGGED TO
DEATH BF HER HORSE.

Her CntImciy Fate Attributed TO n Ghoetiy
Appa riiion-Tbe Fatal Ride Of Two Pens.
syIvania Beilcs-A Fathers Anguish.
NEwMANsTowN, Lebanon county, Pa.
June 20.-The straneest Of all ghost stories II
creating terrible excitement in this section OF
Pennsylvania. Miss Kate LeininRef. aged IS,
beautiful and accomplished young lady. has
been dragged to death and her body horribly
mutilated /; and her untimely fate Is attributed
to terrible ehostiy apparitIon that frightened
her horse on public road on their way to this
quiet village In the DiRht.
Miss LeininRer Is the daughter OF a citizen Of
this place. She Invited friend to accompany
her to country fair about Ave miles from the
village. The lady who went with her was Miss
Ada Hoffman, also from this village. Their con-
veyance, consisting Of one OF the family horses
anu an open phaeton, was got ready. and a
to drive. Tue journey to the fair in the twiI,snt
was uelHhuul, rs the driye was among some OF
tn seJi s, seese.y % ~ n the state They sryed at
aud enjoyed very pleasant evening with their
scquaintsnces at tho festival. Tue two young
bellies OF thst section, being courted and fat
tered for their many qualities and accomplish
dressed IN white Gamble robes Liltle did
they think when they left home that eiore they
returned one Of those robes wOulU be a shroud
OF blood anj one OF their bodies a hfeless, bor-
iibly manxed corpse.
Il was after IL o'clock before the young ladies
told their attendant they desired to leave. Tue
nisnt d grown very dark, and US the road was
as dangerous at midnight as It was or ,nr In the
twilight, the friends Of the young ladies Inn
portCDed and begged them to remain until
morning. This they refused, stating toet they
were not afraid to travel over the road, as they
had frequently done so before. Thev left their
friends and proceeded on their journey home:
ward. lhey had gone about mile along asmall
stream known as Mill Creek, when the young
driver save that he saw a strange, unearthly
road. He knew that he was near a ravine known
for a long number Of years as Ghost Hollow.
and frightened the horse. The boy driver is
ABOUT fourteen years OF aRe, and he insists that
which set the animal to running at a frigbtfui
pace. over the road tue horse plunged In the
black night and the young ladies' screamed
OF this village they reached smlli brioge
spanning MIL Creek. The horse dashed mIdly
to one side and struck u 81 one heap, partly de-
mollslsns the csrIiage. The animal was intense
| ly friantened and began to rear and plunge. The
him. Tue horse darted ahead over the rocks
and Miss HOFFMAN,, seeing That her hrother, the
driver. had jumped, cried that sue. t0o, Uas 20.
Ing TO jung II sne lost her life. Miss Leininger
| said, mo; for Heavens sake, keep your SO III"
| There was II short struggle, aud Miss Hoffman,
the situation, and sne Jumped. The wheels
caught her dress and, after carrying her around
HoSPsa Of iSs .Ssa ISss; .ss nsS
nrst caught, and this added TO the fright Of Miss
| leiDlnRer, who was still 10 her Carriage. The
| horse dashed ahead, and Miss Leininger heard
| the noise OF the rushing waters. she then de-
| termined to leap Sne m de the effort, and
jun ped from the front Of the carfi Re Instead Of
| the back. Her foot caught In the running geaf
near the forward spring, and she could not dis
| engage herself. Her body touched the ground.
| The horse plunged madly on and the unfortu-
| nate young lady screamed In vain for help,
| TLere we're not many houses near that road. and
| the people were all In bed and sleeping soundly.
| The horse dragged the bleeding, inangled. life.
| less young WON n at least half milo. Roiny di
| rectIy to his nome, and when he reached there
he walked slowly, while the Iifeless corpse OF the
| Young daughter Of the household was being
dragged on the ground.
1he father OF the young woman sat at homa
| waiting Tor his dear one to arrive. He heard the
horse pass ana he went to the front door TO sc q.
| IL was too dark to distinguish his own an IN al
FINALLY a neiRhbor, alsc returnn ng from the sAms
| tair, saw the horse ana caught him. He had
| Lantern, and looking under the carriage he dis
| covered the manRled body Of the once be .utiful
young lady OF the adjoining farm. The two
| households were aroused, and when the men
| had come together the gashed and bleeding
| corpse was removed with uifficulty. The siy hit
| was u horrible ono. The back part OF her head
| and back were rubbed II { aud the flesh was OF
| TO the bone. Her beautiful black hair lay in
| riuglets clotted vita blood along the road. lhs
| highway appeared rs though a log had been
| dragged over II. The surviving young lady 10
| now lying at the point OF death. 50 IL the
mother Of the dead. fhe driver stll In .ists th at
| a noiriole ghost-liks form or shadow frightened
| the morse.