The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-11
THE GHOST OF BORDENTOWN.
An APpIRTTTON IN BLICK SOARING
PEOPLE IN THE STREET.
What John McGcc. Harry white. Katie Cuu-
n'naham. and Others have scen-Uunting
for the Ghost with Shotguns-Ex plantations.

f0r the Ghost with Shotgun -Ex plantations.
BoRpESTowN. N. j., Nov. l0.-This city is
greatly agitnted over the reiterated report Of tho
appearance Of ghost in the streets. A Sun re-
porter traced many OF tho reports to thor au-
thors. Mr.. John McGec harness maker on
Crosswick aud Main streets. says TINT about two
weeks ago he saw what he supposed to be n
woman approaching him on Elizabeth street
He stood on his stoon. and she moved as If she
wore gum shoes. 1t was dark. but he could
see that she was dressed all in black. Her face
was pale. her hands wcro crossed upon her
breast. and she looked slowly around. He
waited on the stoop because he thought sho
wanted to speak TO him. but she passed on nys-
tcriously. Her gaze was directed upward. She
stopped moment before the door OF Mr.. VIM
Cunnngham's house, and then disappeared
suddenly in the darkness.
Mr.. Harry White. n young man employed in
the grocery ~ MIR. Ships. at Crosswick and
Second streets. says that three weeks ago yes
tcrday dog ran against him and he turned to
kick him. As ho did so. something appeared
that looked like woman. wearing long black
vcil and n black dress that flowed loosely about
her person. Her hrHds werc held up in nm ap-
pcalng way. He was carrying somc -four to
Mrs. Tcnier. and he told her what he had seem
She thcrcupon told him that she had seen the
weeks. Then her son and White ran out of tho
house 70 look for the woman. but were only in
time to see II dart across the street and disap-
\ wcck ago last Wednesday White heard
pounding ON his front door. He raised the
window and saw William Adams u cnrpenter
thrrn. AlanS was out ~ breath. but managed
IL tell him that he had seen tn" ghost in the
guiscof al tai. black woman moving without noise
slil il chased him two bio Ks to Mary street.
where II rose up ana pissed over Zen - INTO
Va'ant lot that extends through TO Elizabeth
street White and Adams went out and spent
all through the vacant lot. whilo they were On
one side they cuul hear sounds like the clap
pimg Of hands and tn paitcrng Of feet.
., ! " ". M,eks ago a party OF young mon armed
qucnted by the ghost. Thcir numrs are William
Adams. Charles truz,r. George Moir. James
scdcnrcr. and samuel Morton. Thcir. scgrcl
WIS N vain. dnughterof William Dun y told
Mr.. White that she had secn the ghost peering
oy.'r the fence into her fathers yard She said
What d9 you want Z" made no reply, but
Miss Ida Robert. AN Intelligent young woman
r'~lling on Eli2an.th street. slys that On o 't27
something dressed in n long. flowing black robe
ran against her in the street ueHr her housr. 1t
was six feet tall At rasi. She asked who is
thing in reply. On liz head was hood and il
wor veil, Miss Rohcr~ hastrned homo. II
did not follow her. She says that 1t MAJ, have
hc 'n "a ghost. or IL NAV have been man. but il
ghosts.
unil lat Tuesday niEht. when his VIII" saw
what appeared 10 hc q woman, with pale face
shropded in ablacck hood; pecrlng Cvcrthe fence
into her yard. since that time he has been
actiV ~ investigating the matter Ho has re-
r9ri.d 70 Mny9r Bennett that he has n2t boon
able 10 prove that the strange visitant is not II
ghost. Mayor Bennett docs not believe it is a
ghost; H. denies The report that one of his
hs an EsnSh hagf M1 Inst acsav me-
and shot NJ II. 4 few nights ago party Of young
mon, headed by Frank h"c'er and Luke Car
e., l...ls l.,.tI
su ,'r~s.
Mrs. James Cunningham says that ms her
dnu-l ter Annie was going 20 the house ~ her
aunt Mrs. pnify, on Elizabeth street. about two
W ok- ago. she onrouni rod tho ghost II wns
pu e. dgrk ,nnl she ~ stook il inr "a frient. She
cda rG nSsssy @ on II iooS p'S 10 hr' hr's . s6e DH
ran t' Mr.. DulTy,. house. and aitrrwnrd pesscd
All in the housn saw II. II was then = o'clock.
4 brother pl krti" Iunuinl.ham. William Cum
ninghnm. .nys that Katic saw thr ghost several
timrs In Ellzah"th -ircrt Ia the dark and on .e
IL cam" and s, on hs fathers porch. II WIS
tan and roh.d in white. Mis-. Pct"r C0rny saws
mon and lalirS. saw u on the opposite Sidewalk
A. th'y w'r' walking oE. l. i1nhoth street Mr..
''r,j kr,i- store ~ Mary and Spring-ire"ts
An rNplvnaton ot m STRANGE appraran, ,rs
that inl~ iavor hcr" is trut tho ghost H. Mrs.
Powell tlit VII, is temporarily Insane. 1t was
snil that She hAd boon walking the ~ireois. Her
husband told THE SvN reuortrr Tonight that
So las n"i been nht 81 r h'uso hui ono.
dr --od in black. hut WIS IN lcr ui.,hi rrho~. II
WI M | o'clp'k. She had zone only few
blocks to ihtCity Han when 81" WIS ott.rtnkcn
hy her fr N H.. An. thrr eNp.ght u H. th.t
M - Is ns, Nr ,aT dnTF sWh,o iho ~.
di~ ni~'d himself and wandered nhout the
str cts. ho VIII. in somc mysterious ulunnor.
com" in' possession oi lnrg" fortune. His
friends Indignantly scout the story.
Snt ril ladies whom the reporter -Hw think
t'ai ihe ..l'e al ghost j. some woman prnwl,n :
about the streets watching her husband. In
inr'irninwu thor" ar" 10 ~t"'"t Lamps except
on uu each -'r,T' corner. Tho middle of each
bio * j. very dark