National Republican., 1883-09-24
THEY STARTED TIE GHOST.
The Party OF Ghost Hunters Find One
and Then Find Out How They Found 1t.

The Party OF Ghost Hunters Find One
and Then Find Out How They Found 1t.
Mention was made in last Mondays RE.
PUBLICAN of visit to haunted house in
search of "spooks" by party of Washington
spiritualists. The same party invited the
report er to accompany them last Saturday
night on a similar erraud. Accordingly,
when Saturday night arrived, the reporter
was on hand at the depot, where the party
were assembled waiting for the
train. In tho party, which was
composed of nearly tho same persons
rs on the preceding trip, was a new member,
and, as he took prominent part in it, it may
be we'll to introduce him. He is a man about
% years of age, with pronounced German
cast of cOuntenance, and is said to be great
medium The party boarded the o'clock
train and got off at Annapolis JUNCTION. About
six miles northeast of the junction, across
low, level stretch of land was the house in
which the party hoped to start ghost. When,
after an hours journey, the party arrived
here, it began to rain, the prospect seemed
good for trapping the troublesome spook.
The house is an old adobe dwelling, having
been built century ago, and is little else
than q mere ruin. Tho story connected with
il could not be learned in detail. but some
people residing in tho vicinity claim that it is
haunted by the troubled spirit of young
girl. About o'clock the party entered tho
house and ascended to the front room in tho
second story. All necessary arrangements
were hurriedly made, and operations imme-
diately begun. The first round was opened
by the German medium sparring for an open
ing in the mystic circle. All lights were out,
with the exception of one candle behind the
cabinet The medium thon took his place in
front of the cabinet on his knees and began
chanting some weird, unintelligible jargOn.
fnr m :
of tho party waiting eXpeCtantly for
the apparition. Presently from the rear
OF the house came the sound of u bloOd-curd-
ling yell in falsetto. Tho sound gradually
| drew nearer and nearer until IL entered the
room where the medium was. The apparition
| when it presented itself to view was that of
young girl, dressed in an immaculate white
gown, her hair flowing over her shoulders to
| her waist. Her face was eXpressiOnless and
| she continued uttering the wild cries until
she had passed from the room and sight. While
| this was going on tho hair OF tho entire party
stood on end like quilts upon tretful por-
cupine." They were huddlod together, quak-
ing with fear while tho cries of the reced-
ing spook filled the house. When the re-
porter could muster up his courage no hur-
ried after the vanishing spirit, but could not
find it. The German spirit starter was the
hero of the evening, and received many con-
gratulatiOns. The party left the house, each
thoroughly impressed with what they had
seen, and proceeded to the depot. Standing
ON tho station platform, enveloped in Il thick
gossamer, was young woman who, as soon
as she saw the medium, gave vent to II low
but audible laugh, which fortunately reached
the ears of somo of the party. Then the
whole party "caught on" as it were and be-
gan to suspect something. Tho "ghost
starter" was summarily bounced, and the
last seen of him and the ghost they were
boarding a train for Baltimore.
The party returned to this city dsgusted
and swearing vengeance on tho fraudulent
medium. They had paid him $50 for his ser.
vices