West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-03-31
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For sore time the relatives and tho
business ass icittes uf TIC late Daniel j.
III listed, Tor nan years publisher Of the
Syracuse, NV York, Courier, have been
greatly excited over the allplyec reap
pearA1c; OF ~. n tstcd in bodily form
h.tore the eyes OF several persons who
= ere associated with him during his life.
SIR. Halsted died in August ,4st, ..sfter a
lag lllness. For several years he had
been incapac.ia;e1, through bodily infrm-
tiles, trom taking a very active part in the
management o. the business department
OF a. Courier. lie was for many years
proprietor of that journal, which he
founded during the Douglass Campaign.
lie disposed of y controlling interest it it
IN 1870, but wac retained as business man
'ager for several years, and was connected
with the business department a. the time
OF his death. For ten years previous TO
his death IL WAS known that he had become
d convert to spirtudllsm, and frequent
seances were held at his house, principally
uader the direction of John w. Truesdeu.
y prominent broker and sn acknowledged
medium. MIR. Halstod believed be fire.
quentiy received messages from Genera
John a. Green, Jr., anu other departed
friends, through Mr.. Truesdell. ana he
had q hrm faith 10 tho tenets Of spirit
ullism.
some three months ago Mr.. Charles
Msigs, foreman OF the Courier composing
room, was in ;he act of passing from the
composing room out into an ante. room
from watch stairs lead TO the Sidewalk.
"hen, as he alleges, he saw Mr.. Hsls,ed
standing III Tue aute-rOom as natural H.
Hte, and leaning upon n cane which b.
Always carried IN his later years. Tutr,
was a bright ugh. burning la the roum,
anu AIr. Meigs asserts that ne c.,uid mai
possibly have been deceived. MeIps basi-
~ re'reaied into the Com posing room. ana
ne says he heard the appHrialiun v, down
stairs, giving vent 10 a laugh, such as MIR
hSiS'.ad was accustomed TO indulge II,
during LIS lite. Meigs related what he had
seen To several persons Connected win
the Courier, Who laughed at his story. n.
WAS however, most emphatic in his d, g.
l"raIions ana protestatiUns of sincerity.
aLu could mot De shaken in his belief ms,
he had seen MIR. HalsteI. Two week.
ago Aleigs's story received c~ou6rnatlon
from james Is, Hopkins, u reporter Tor the
COURIER who recently came TO Syracus,
from Ne" York. AS Ar. Hopkins wa,
sitting IN the editorial rooms sbont 81
O'Clock In Tie evening, talking with Mr.
Meigs, the foreman, Meigs noticed han
s'~I'Dg at q large closet, the door of which
was open.
There is a man there exclaimed Hon
kins.
Both sprang from their SEATS and started
toward the cIoseI. Alr. Hopkins saws n,
o~lstlnctiy saw tine form anu figure of Mr.
fislsted standing Ia the door of IN,
closet, leaning upon his cane. H,nki.,
s'srteu toward The spparition. aud wa,
Within 1--WE teet of il when il disaupeared
ooth hopkins and Me.gs were very much
excited, and they solemnly assert tina,
lhey Cannot be mistaken ia declsriup ,hai
halsled stood before them. The story
caused a good deal OF excitement when il
became nOlsed about the city, and for
several days 1t Was with great difficulty
'aa' many OF the employees uf The Cour
Ter could be prevailed upon to remain in
the building after nightfalI.
hopkins was seized with a violent IL CT
slcknes the cay after he saw the appari
ton, and was colhaed 10 his bed for two
weeks HIs life Was departed Of for fl
while.
Nothirg further wac seen Of the ghostly
visitor until carly one morning last week
when Robert Moore, the pressmsp Of the
Courier, claimed tbst he distinctly saw Sir.
Hsisied standing behind the desk in the
counting room OF The Courier Mr.. Moor,
reaching the counting room at - O'clock
a. NJ, went ehInd The counter to turp
up the gas. He declares that he had 10
sooner turned on tie light tnan he dis
tinctly saw Dir. Halsted standing within
three feet Of him.
lie was in bis shirt sleeves said Ar
Moore, "and was trying 70 open the mon
eY drawer. He looked IS natural as life
ano appeared just a. / have seen him
ANo 4 ndNG Dttu Connected
with the Courier for more than ten vesrs
and saw Mr.. Hslsled every cav ND 10 IN.
time be died in August last. When I saw
MIN mis- morning standing there where !
had seen Inn so often, you may believe !
was frightened. / ran out from bebin,
The counter, and wien | turned 10 tske .
second iook a, tie ghost it was zone
Could be deceiyedl No sir: / don't he
heYe IN ghosts or spirits, but / saw Mr.
Halsted just ss plain So / ever saw epv
thing. i could have tOucb,S himffTbsa
not been so scared.
Ar. Moore promptly informed the man.
sger Of The Coulter what he Lad seen
Mrs. Halst,d, The widow. lives in
brick house on rman Park. She has p,
children, and feeling lonely sfter ber bps
bands death. she leased a portion If rer
house 70 John A. Guile, agent for a ssfa
manufacturing company, who occuDies
several rooms Of the dwelling with \
wife. Mr. ard M.s Guile say for sons
time Tast they have been seriously disturb
ed At night BY &c sound Of waIzin. abop
the house. A. fret they supposed n m
Mra. HaIefead hint ebs ~f..r