The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-31
Mysterious Messages.

Mysterious Messaees.
Spiritual circles in Chicago, accoriInt
to the Herdh of that city, are in n flute
over certain mysterious phenomena &c
tailed IA follows:
No. 1875 Dcpuyste street Is II sma
frame house occup ed toy William WI
liamson, carpenter IN tue employ 81 III
Michigan Sou,hern Railway Goa ptuA
ana four of his sisters, two of whom ar
married. A few nights ago The y ungci
married sister, Who declined 10 divulp'
her name, was sleeping ia au upstairs ap
ar,ment with her lillle two-Jeaf-uld boy
when ghostly. invisible hand Commcn'
ed vloleatly tearing the clothes from the
bed. At the same time the ghost blew the
light out, the cold draught of air used for
the purpose being plainly p.rcrptible
Terrified n, she knew not what, the lady
screamed aloud tor her sister, Hfs, Ashhy,
who came to her assistance, aud, together,
they lighted the lamp and spent the rest
OF the night ting on the bed, Watching
for the ghost 10 appear. The next night
the same phenomenon was experience q.
the lamp being blown oui rel ealediy,
only to be relighted again by the indcial-
igaOlc sisters, who remained up nearly all
night watching for the ghost TO appear.
On Saturday night however, being tired
out with their previous vigils, the 20 n :
err sister retir, d TO her room between IL ana
O'Clock Shortly after this Mrs AshhY
heard a terrific scream, and rnshng up
the STAIRS met the unfortunate lady at the
door of her room, clad IN her Dighl-drcsS,
the front of which was dyed with blood,
and scorchcd as though II hot iron had
been applied to it, the left sleeve being
nearly burned off, and the poor wumah
more dead than alive through fright The
lamp was found lying on the floor, shatter-
cd to pieces, while near the window, on
the west wall of the ro, IN, was traced III
blood the initials, M. r. F. The al
fnghted lady, when she had recovered her
sell somew hat, said she had been awaken
ed first by the lighted lamp moving Tow
ards her, impeled by an Invisible hanu
When she shiieked for aid the lamp Tell Il"
the floor, something grasped her lt'i ann
and voice whispered distinctly, Danger
dangerm The odor Of something burning
being sull percepuble seal ch Was institute
ed ana IN II small closet near HE door was
found box OF Mira Ashby's letters, recelv
ed from her husband and several gentle
meu friends, among them being numb,r
that she had received from Moses K. FEEL
| ton, q telegraph operator, who died IN
Texas some years ago and who was q lover
OF hers previous to her marriage To Mr
Ashby. A large hole had been burned In
every letter the box contained, her huS
bands being all tom to pieces. Along
with the still smouldering letters was
found message written apparently IN
blood, reading, as follows:
"LlBBIE--Danger; come TO ne; your
life. IN Il: r., DANGER
On another night loud rapliugs were
! heard IN the back parl,r and on l,pairlDg
,hither the astonished family found n pos
tal-card written that morning 10y Mrs, ASH
by 10 n friend, desiring him To call with re-
| ference to the trouble, dangling from the
curtain string and badly burned. h!ong-
side of 1t also hang II small gold pencil.
| Mrs Ashby then, at the request OF her
brother, wrote a message to the "spirlt,
asking II IN 80 many words to state lie
business" The message was duly hung
on the curtain string that night, ana
though the family did not retire, rapplnes
were heard distinctly throughout the night
Monday morning the following message
was found:
"ILBBIE-Dcath, 10 youby W.. in July
Be prepared will see you over the nv
ler. NJ " i.
On the morning Of March 9 the most re-
markable occurance of all took place. Tn,
messages written by the spirl, had been lei
living on the sewing machine IN the real
parlor over night, ana when Mr.. William
sOn went 10 take possession Of them they
hod yon,ohpd ont of sipht The house was
searched from basement to garret, but n,
trace of them WAS to be found Mr.. VII
hanson gives 1t mp, He says he does mo-
believe in spirits, beng good Methodist
but wants any ore who can solve the mys
terry for him to come in and do so quick.