River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-07-06
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4 BwrlIer from BEYOND the i0nt and Ills
CHASTITY wound.
Frum me JevA 1u nerald
Theresa great deal Of wOndermeht
among the residents along the line OF
the Harlem Rulrotd. over the strange
sights anL sound heard N a large
mansion midway between N00dldWll
and WilnWnsburgh station. ana situa-
teal on hiph mound overlooking the
Bronx River The building ~ not
very old. and q surrounded by a, al
one time, handsomely laid out plat Of
ground. comprising some 1--WE OI SIX
acres Among the first occupants OF
the building was Mf Edward Dryer
and family +, and that gentleman feia.
red his experience t. The reporter ~
follows
tShortly mter taking possession /
was aw0l.r shout q clock one mDrn.
ing by a stfauFr noise nd son look ing
toward the foot al ms bed saw the tig
ure Of a inau with hla throat gashed,
and a wound upon his forehead 1
Was so frightened that | became pow.
elless and speeches., although | re.
tanned possession Of ms senses. The
figure slowly raised its finger - ITS
throat pointing At the wound, and at.
Ter standing m0tionl05s fOr few sec
Onds faded away from NY view
When / recovered trOm my fright
mentioned The fneitent 10 my wife,
aud tn my SUI pllseN He-tOld me that
she tlso had seen the apparition, but
ike la self had been. too much hight
ened to peak oI@ move THIS ngnre
Nas seen many times aftefwards al
ways at night aud precisely At the
same hour. We Uefe likewise much
annoyed by strange noises, both iy
day and night We were so much an
noyed by the frequency of these Occur
reuces that W. moved away To an9tlier
house. After We left the premises, il
Was occupied BY q AIRS. Corry. | as.
sme yoit that wlna have told YOU IS
true ia every particular The writer
then repaired otite fesldence Of Mrs
CORY, who was the next occupant 81
the haunted house. from whom he. Oh |
tanned tie following statement
'Dnitig tile hfst week occupied !
the house my daughter and ! slept ia
the room where the mysterious spots
are one night, al the other mem
bers Of the familg being absent and the
house securely bolted. we heard foot
steps hurriedly descending the stairs
As they reached the door the sound
ceased and then there was a sound
ike people scHtfilng outside imme
diatelv followed bY a stuffed cry !
was 50 Mortified thar tainted, and my
daughtCl ~ 3he afterwatd told me
raised tie window and cried tor help.
just then my husband and SON, about
eighteen, were coming up the pathway
fOr the gate. - the time they had got
into the house | had recovered FROM
M sWOOu and ! then told them the
circumstances as Wei AZ 1 could in HIy
weak condition IS search was made
through the pt,mses us my husband
and son, but without finding any trace
OF intrlders. We retired, bat no fur
thel noises troubled rs a few eve
rinps later While the whole family
Nete prr gnt imildr occurrence
took pl3co, and y sastepeated AZ dif
terut intervals du1ur Wu STAY a. the
house and always At night
The reporter next sought the resi-
deuCe of Ma John Golden formerly
an empl0ye of the New York and Hal
lem railroad company, who resided in
the house after the departure OF the
CuTTys
zone night said Mr. Golden, II
was awakened bV the violent shaking
Of the blinds IA ms room, followed by
the footsteps OF some one walking in
the hall Presently the door opened
and | distinctly heard Tie hesyy tread
OF a man walking across Ins room.
was very much frightened by tbs
NOISE aud sun more % NV the touch
Of cold. clamme hand upon my face
/, however summoned sufficient resu
iutlon 90 arise from my bed and strike
night ana search the apartment hut
| found nothing un another occasion
- 1 wjA sitting az n.y. tOum uHe after.
noon there was luoct 40 the door
Iy request 81 enter not being answered
/ Went go tho door auj opened ID. hul
70 10y ama1emtnt no Que Was there
On mentioning theae facts 10 the
neighbOIs they informed me that the
same things had before occurred tnat
nobody would remain - tue house
long ana that Wa th, reason wis Il
was rented So cheap. Ma Gold,u
here came To i pause stating that was
AL he kuo ot the circumstance
dr Thomas Borden was next inter
Viewed lie stated that he had inf
merry occupied the house When
se first TOOK pos sAon % the kouse,
said he "Wa were much pleased aitu
the surrounding a fcw days atttl
Sc had moved Va, M EitC and dGu 81.
ter wer, sitting ~ the ha1E IocU Il
was about clock Ia the evening
ana with III, rrsspd5u OF ~ brother
who H8s IN the Eaicu, no one ii tie
iamlly TpIJ at home eUdjcns the
footsteps nFp those vi maU were
heMd descending tho .taue IN, tGf
door the. stopped ID pi, opened
tie door rhcH. d hei ulai. ~
one was there shc mentioned the
occurrence tO ofugl members W the
fdAil5 who D,ld h,l lt uls natl.ug
rlt the deception IL hen ruaea Hit
vae Mpht was startled from m1 tirtI
- lhs nO.sc 81 cfa8llne eis-s aud
sitting up u htI at, uaiu. towards
the do0r the h7utg ~ 4 man VINO Iii
ter GRAPHIC the hshdle turned t.
@ards ne She uF deer elsH iH III
throat Ny site aaoEt At tHls mo.
ment but no sooner had Ls done 30
than the figure disappeared. no