The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-03

young ladies told their attendant they
desiredto leave, The night had grown
very dark, and, as the road was as dam
gerous at midnight as 1t was grand in
the twilight, the friends of the young La
dies importuned aud beg ged them 70 res
main until morning. -Thls was refaseds
stating that they desired to 90 home
that night, and they were not AFRAID to
travel over the road, as they had ire
quentiy done so before. They left their
friends and proceeded on their journey
homeward. They had gone about . mile
along small stream known as" MILL
Greek, when the young driver says he
saw strange, unearthly looking object
in white ahead OF him along she read.
He knew he was near . raYine known
for a long number of years as Ghoet Hol-
| low. All of sudden the white object
came nearer and frightened the horse.
The boy driver is about fourteen years
| of age, and he insists that the fearful
thing Jumped upon the horses back,
which set the animal 10 running at a
| frightfu pace.
Over the road the horse plunged IN the
black night, and the young ladies
4 screamed with fright. Witnin three
l@uarters OF mile OF that village they
reached small bridge spanning Mill
| Greek. The horse dashed madly 70 one
j side and struck a stone heap, partly de-
\ molishing the carriage. Tne amman was
n intensely frightened and began TO rear
Il and plunge. The driver leaped out anu
carried the reins with him. Inc horses
darted ahead over the rocks, ana MISS
4 Hoffman, seeing that her brother, the
driver, had jumped, cried that she too
was going to jump ii she lost her life.
4 Miss LeiHiDger SAID: HNol for heavens
sake, keep your seatw There was q
ishert struggle, and Miss Hoffman, who
lis stout, we'll built person, was master
OF the situation, and she jumped. The
wheels caught her dress and AFTER being
carried around several times she
dropped on the rocks nearly sense ess.
| She shrieked fearfully when she was
first caught, and this added to the fright
of Miss Leininger, who was still in heI
carriage. Tae horse dashed ahead, and
Miss Lelninger heard the noise OF the
lrusning waters. She then determined
r to leap. She made the effort, and jumped
| from the front OF the carriage instead ol
the back. Her toeJ caught IN the run
lining gear near the fOrsard spring, and
she could not disengage herself. Hei
lbody touched the ground. The horse
Iplunged madly on, and the unfortunate
IyounX lady screamed in vain for help
There were not many houses near ina
tI0du, dHC tut pcoplS WSiC @iA IA Dou eh'
sleeping soundly. The horse dragged
| tue bleeding, maDgled, liteless young
woman at least half mile, going direct
lily to his home, and when he reached
/; there he walked slowly, while the life
less corpse Of the young daughter 0
the household was being dragged on TIN
ground.
q. The father of the young woman sat a
, home waiting ior his dear one TO arrive
He heard the horse pass, and he wen
to the front door TO see. 1t was too
dark to distinguish his own animal
Finally neighDor, alsD returning iron
j. the same fair, saw The horse aud caugh
him. lie had q lantern, and looking
under the carriage he discovered tn
lmangled body OF the once beautiiu
lyoung lady OF the adjoining farm. Tn
1.-TWO households were aroused, and Whel
the men had cume together the gashe'
!. and bleeding corpse was removed wit
- difficulty. The sight was horrible one
Tue back part OF her head and bac
were rubbed fat, and the flesh was o
to the bone. Her beautiful black hal
:. lay III ringiets, clOtted with blood, alon
~ the road. The highway appeared a
though log had been dragged over II
The surviving young lady is now lynn
at the point Of death. So is the motht
5 OF the dead. The driver still lnsisi
that horrible gRost-like form or shade
Heightened the morse.