The Worthington advance., 1876-07-06

Kiss me for some poor orphan child,
To whom no kiss is given:
And next for all the happy ones,
And then for one in heaven.
Kiss me for everything love,
The beautiful and bright;
Sweet mother, kiss me for thyselt
Once more, and now "good-night.
A TROUBLED SPIRIT.
A Dweller from Beyond the Tomb and Hi.
CHASTITY Wound.
From the New York Herald.
There is great deal of wonderment
among the residents along the line OF
the Harlem Railroad, over the strange
sights and sounds heard in a large
mansion midway between Woodlawn
and Williamsburgh station, and sit,,a'
ted on high mound overlooking the
Bronx River. The building is not
very old, and is surrounded by q, at
one time, handsomely laid out plat OF
ground, comprising some five or six
acres. Among the first occupants OF
the building was Mr.. Edward Dwyer
and family, and that gentleman rela.
ted his experiences to the reporter as
follows:
"Shortly after taking possession ]
was awoke about o'clock one morn.
ing by strange noise, and on looking
toward the foot of my bed saw the fig.
ure of man with his throat gashed,
and a wound upon his forehead. ]
was 50 frightened that became DOW.
erless and speechless, although / re.
friv ,nr1 Of
figure slowly raised it's finger to its
throat, pointing at the wound, and af.
ter standing motionless for few sec.
onds faded away from my view.
When recovered from my fright l
mentioned the incident to my wife,
and to my surprise she told me that
she also had seen the apparition, but
like myself had been too much fright
'ened to speak or move. This figure
was seen many times afterwards, al
ways at night and precisely at the
same hour. We were likewise much
annoyed by strange noises, both by
day and night. We were 50 much an
nOyed by the frequency of these occur.
rences that we moved away to another
house. After we left the premises, it
was occupied by q Mrs. Cory. l as
sure you that what have told you is
true in every particular" The writer
then repaired to the residence of Mrs.
CORY, who was the next occupant of
the haunted house, from whom he OBJ
tanned the following statement:
''During the first week I occupied
the house my daughter and slept in
the room where the mysterious spots
are. One night, all the other mem.
bers of the family 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 Il sound
like people scuffling outside, imme.
diately followed by 4 stitled cry. |
was So Mortified that l tainted, and my
daughter, as she afterward told me,
raised the window and cried for help.
Just then, my husband and son, about
eighteen. were coming up the pathway
for the gate. BY the time they had got
into the house I had recovered from
my swoon, and then told them the
circumstances us we'll as could in my
weak condition. A search was made
through the premises by my husband
and son, but without finding any trace
of intruders. We retired, but no fur
ther noises troubled us. A few eve.
nings later, while the whole family
were present, a similar occurrence
took place, and it was repeated at diff.
ferent intervals during our stay at the
house, and always ut night
The reporter next sought the resi-.
1E Nf,s i'll, Il,
an employe of the New York and Har.
lem railroad company, who resided in
the house after the departure of the
Corrys.'
lone night,' said Mr.. Golden. II
was awakened by the violent shaking
of the blinds in my room, followed by
the footsteps of some one walking in
the hall. Presently the door opened
and distinctly heard the heavy tread
of man walking across my room.
was very much frightened by this
noise, and still more so by the touch
of a cold, clammy hand upon my face.
I, however, summoned sufficient reso.
luton to arise from my bed and strike
a light and search the apartment, but
l found nothing. On another occasion
as was sitting in my room one after.
noon there was = knock at the door.
My request to enter not being answered
went to the door and opened it, but
to my amazement no one was there.
On mentioning these facts to the
neighbors, they informed me that the
same things had before occurred, that
nobody would remain in the house
long, and that was the reason why it
was rented so cheap Mr.. Golden
here came to Il pause, stating that was
all he knew of the circumstances.
Mr.. Thomas Borden was next inter.
viewed. He stated that he had for.
merly occupied the house. "When
we first took possession of the house, -
said he, 1--WE were much pleased with
the surroundings. A few days after
we had moved in, my wife and daugh.
ter were sitting in the baak room. 1t
was about 7 o'clock in the evening,
and with the exception Of my brother.
who was in the garden, no one of the
family were at home. Suddenly the
footsteps, like those of /. man., were
heard descending the stairs. At the
door they stopped. My wife opened
the door. when, to her surprise, no
one was there. She mentioned the