The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-18
TROUBLED ABOUT A GHOST.
A New Jersey Town Haunted by a
Willy Spirit.
Madison IN. J.) Monitor.1

The topic for conversation among our
citizens at present is the ghost which in
tests the residence of Mr.. Thebaud, on the
Convent Road Those persons of su-
perstitious frame of mind are in a terri
Bile quandary over the matter, and those
who possess great deal of courage and
do not believe in spirits on this earth are
inclined to believe that it is very strange
matter, and is enough to excite suspi-
cion.
The so-called ghost has been seen, it is
said, by persons who have watched the
place, but it moves with such rapidity as
to be hardly visible, and only by the
closest scrutiny can they see the ghost
when it is around. 1t makes noise sim
liar to the sound in chopping wood, and
can be distinctly heard, but when per-
sons start to examine the cause they can
not hear it, but when they move away it
can be heard. Another story is that
Michael Dunn, the former trackman,
passed the place very often, and especial
ly in the night, and when carrying his
lantern it was sure to 60 out when oppo-
site Mr.. Thebauds residence.
1t seems that some years ago man
was run over by train near this place,
and it is supposed that his spirit or ghost
was the one who blew out Mr.. Quinn's
lantern, and who now infests Mr.. The
baud's buildings. The story has not been
received from any authenticated source,
and therefore the truth of it is doubted
by many, but on Monday evening a re-
port was afoat that the ghost had been
seen on that evening, and crowd of men
and boys, armed with clubs, stones,
knives, etc, started for the place about
$3.50.
Mr.. George Squier, Jr., tried to inves-
tigate the affair, but the terrible hooting
and bowling by the other boys caused
such sensation as to render it impossi-
BILE to hear or see the ghost on that night.
On Tuesday night about two hundred
men and boys visited the house again,
but the ghost must have obliterated all
traces of its whereabouts, as the search
proved unsuccessful. A dreadful scare
was given the boys on Monday night by
some one throwing stone in a pile Of
brush, and yelling at the top Of his voice
that he saw the ghost.
The boys being alive to the wants of
saving their lives, started in arun fol
home, thinking that the ghost was at
their heels. We have since learned that
several of the boys found it impossible
the next morning to put their hats on
their heads, on account OF their hail
being stiff and straight-the result of the
scare The only person who had re-
volver was the first one to run, and waE
liable to shoot into the crowd. But as
good luck would have it, he was toe
scared to shoot. Imaginative and super.
stitious people can do and see great
things.
FRIDAY, Oct. 10-The ghost is at last
found, and the minds Of our townspeople
are set at ease. Two young men, whose
names we will not mention, were the
perpetrators of the joke, and by theil
sly maneuvering drew crowds to witness
a spirit (?) from the other world. The
two boys mentioned placed two barrels
in corner of the well-known shed
which is close to the barn, and covered
them with sheet, which resembled
person very much.
Then they took hammer and fastened
it on the inside Of the barrel, and at
tached string to it, and went some dis
tance back of the barn, where they la,
until the ghost-seekers came around
when by pulling the string the hamme
! beat against the sides of the barre, MAX
ing a very curious sound, and by thi
means the people Of this place have bee1
thrown into terrible state Of excite
!, ment but now, we hope, after the fore
going explanation, Madison may agai
settle into its former peaceful slumber