The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-13
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ME paszs sHsssT STORY.
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t,aurc- ygaat the sTsrby Eafasly sass. 81
ON Sort avenue, running from Coslagg.
ION avenue 10 the water edge g y TON ~ Y.
I,onses Yters IL nothing pecaIfar ~ sln ,.al,
outward appearance nothing that w % i,,l
asitaot s,,e attention OF a pass BUZZ
4, ff.c style usually seen u, that sectson o.
ssa eitp they are OF brick, two-ssoraes and
hasefnei,f. with high steps, unalng UP Tue
,;ds. "a 4 Y,ofcn at the front door. Near
Z II. ne,aIre OF the block Is situated no. lAV,
Rmnsors for The last two weeks have been
abroad that the houses are haunted, ahd
Anal No. 40 is the abode o. the icadios
ahcsS. Until last Saturday thus house was
.occup;ed by a Mrs. Eirpy, her daug nte.,
Mrs. Lambert, and Der son, VINO Is. aoo !. :
Tweuty.one years 81 rye. On satuFoay lug
nth snssant the household was Geepy US.
tressed by The departure o. q g. Ls.nge. IN
husband. who is sea apta'u, ,y, NV ~, m..s
ahoi,.. TO sail ON long voyages Ihat eve
,;ng between I and O'Clock, MRS.
!, 7 an,bert had occasion 10 go into the YARD.
..syhe s;tfinp-room opens upon night OF
atairs that leads into The yard below. Inc
lady opcped the door, and went down tne
ata;rs into the ward. She says that stle nad
NOT rone many steps before the ngnfe OF
man arose In her path. The hrst Impulse
,yas 10 scream, which she did. Ihls dio
mot brighten the intruder, but rather en-
sca,r ICED him. for. raising his ghastly white
hands. he made an attempt TO grasp ners
Turning, the lady fed screaming into the
/ horse. Almost faiHtipg with fright, she
fnJiI her bro,ber that she had been met IN
the yard by tramp, who had attempted 70
clasp her In his arms. She described nm
t9 W EsR aae and afi hands She tried to per
sunde her brother TO 60 and eject the In
truder, but this the young man declined
to do, Later at night loud raps We're heard
ut the sitting-room door, and the inmates
of the house feared to respond.
On Monday night again the rapS were
heard, ard next day the family were over
run by curious visitors, who came to bear
the raps and see the tramp. Mrs. Lambert,
mn to wednesday, bad not gone INTO the
! ward, but her friends persuaded her to put
a cloth over her face, and she would not
. see the apparition. This she did, and in her
hurry to return to her house the bandaSe
fell off from one OF her eyes, when she says
there arose before her q black speck, IN
creasins rapidly in size until the figure OF
n man was developed, but it did not stop,
and continued to grow until the man sprang
into giant, and hung threateningly over
her. Fright, horror, dismay, NIL crowded
upon her, scream after scream rent the stu
night air. Recovering her sense, she
rushed up the stairs into the house and sank
upop the floor. Sometime elapsed ere Mrs.
Lambert was calm enough to give an ac-
count of her second adventure.
It was approaching midnight when the
three went up the stairs to retire. About
midway up the flight Il rustling was heard,
and the three clung close to each other.
They were about to continue their ascent,
when a sharp quick souLd, like blow
upon triangle, was heard. Immediately
young Mr.. Kirby rushed up to his door,
closed and locked it, and went out for
policeman. A thorough search was made,
but nobody found, although the triangle
was seen lying unmoleSted upon his table
where Mr.. Kirby had placed It. During
the week the raps aud knockings on the
door were continued, and the family were
persuaded to get the Spiritualists TO come
and call forth the ghost and ask Of him the
reasons OF his visitations. Accordingly, on
Wednesday OF last week two gray-headed,
long bearded, and wise-looklng mediums,
accompanied by their followers, made their
appearance. A circle was formed, the table
placed before them, and in sepulchral
voices the evokers Of the spirits OF the dead
asked the spectre to rap. Amid deathly
silence sharp loud tap was heard. Women
screamed, men coughed, and children cried.
~. ue,,r rol fg,as
was continued. When asked to what nation
he belonged, the spook replied that he was
a German, and that there were two other
Germans in the room, which was true
Being asked his name, he spelled out by
raps E-h-r-m-a-r. After some more i'm
portant information to the mediums, they
retired into secret conclaYe, and after time
brought out their verdict. A man named
Ehr,nap, who owned the property, had
died while the houses were being built, and
he had been cheated out OF bis property,
and now he intended, through Mrs. Lam
hert--Who, by the way, up to this time was
the only1person who had seen the ghost-to
recover his just dues.
On Thursday last young Mr.. Kirby was
returning home, and while some distance
from his home he beheld man standing on
the pavement near the house. He was
dressed in dark suit Of clothes, and had
on SLOUGH hat with dent in the side. He
was OF rather robust build, while his face and
hands were very white. Thinking the man
might be waiting to see him, Mr.. Kirby
hurried on, but ON coming within a few
yards OF the figure, there stood real dog,
who Sunk away at his approach or so Mr..
Kirby states. Dumbfounded he went into,
the house and told his adventure Wilhelm
the house the rappings on the yard door COM.
Inenced. This story became known, and
hundreds visited the haunted locality.
Various methods were proposed as remc-
dy. Some one told Mrs. Kirby TO remove
the plank in the door. where the rappings
occurred, as this was a sure cure. This
was done, but still the unwelcome visitor
tapped as gently and frequently as before.
Mrs. Lambert resolved to move, aud on
Saturday Inst the famiiy bid farewell to No.
! 40 and moved further up sae street out OF
the alleged haunted row. Baltimore Aaeeri.
cGR.
An Incident in a Westie!d church is re
Dated by the Springfield Repgbliedn us fol
iowss % A pretty story is told of two Little
children who went alone on recent Sunday
to church. They took seat near the froSt,
and after the minister bat! got we'll into his
sermon the smallest CHILD whispered Go aais