The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-11-24
Strange FOOTBALLS.

Nearly every neighborhood In Obi.
oago has its ghost sensation, AMI the
precinct surrounding Douglas avenue
and Thirty fifth street is not going to
be left IN tho lurch. His ethereal
highnoss sent his Introductory cards to
the family of Mr.. j. Mcilstrup, and
slnce then has been trying to keep up
the acquaintance. There is considera-
bio mystery surrounding the affair, aud
though no ono really believes that it is
any ghostly manifestation, yot the many
reputable persons who have heard the
sounds eminating from seemingly no
particular point Ill tho house in QueB.
ton cannot explain it. The house is a
white franc building standing alo.o on
the corner Of Douglas avenue and
Thirty fifth street, and is owned by the
estate OF j. Gudergahu, German who
died insane III tho house. He loft
family consisting of brothers and sisters,
and q wife and several SONS. The lat.
ter relatives refuse to live in the house
on account OF tho stories told about
ghosts, and OF man having beon MUIR
dercd there some timo ago. Mr.. Neil
strup, present occupant. came to Chica,
go last spring and opened grocery
store ut l25 Thirty.tifth street. He
moved into tho house three months
ago. On tho date named above he was
sitting with his wife and child about IN
o'clock that night, whom ho heard O
steady tramping. rs though some ono
was cltmblng up the stairs leading from
tho basement, which was unoccuDlcd,
fio qulctly raised O window, called over
to a special watchman named Head, and
Wnon he camo across Mcilstrup won't DO.
low, carrying revolver. He admitted
the ofliccr and told him ho thought
there were burglars i'll the house. They
searched all over, but could find no one
aud the doors wcre locked rs usual,
Tho nolso continued that Wednesday
night. Aleilstrnp employed watchmen,
and they occupied tho house the next
two nights. Tho sOlnds continued and
no ono could locate tncm. Tho watch.
men would sit right at tho head OF the
basement stairs, anl yet tho ghostly
steps seemed to como up, up, up tue
steps right to them. 1t was thought
that somo boys We're playing tricks, SO
watchman Was put outside tho house
and ono inside, and tho third night,
when the sounds wero nenrd, the ono
inside fred n bullet from q 38 calibre
revolver directly through the door It
made hole rs large as Il mans thumb,
but no mortal forlu felt it, effects. The
Ihe ghost ceused his walks Then. There
have been manly people about awaiting
the sounds, and one young man namet
Dempsey, employed in wholesale
grocery house, corner of Wabash ave-
| nue. aud u Lac street, conoborates oil
that il tod. The SONS OF tho late MIR.
duderglan, who really own tho proper
5y, took mp the flooring to SEQ ii con-
ceacd wires aud weights wero not max.
the noise. They charge that tho uncle
Is trying to depreciate the property md
! told Mellstrup that he Was trying to
gain p ssesflon Of the property. They
| are very Iauch exclt =d over the affair.
Ine wile OF Mr.. Mclistrup is very much
| frightened over tho sounds, and, thoI 1h
neither shc nor her has and think tor
moment that it is ghosts, they wait
Tho mystery explained Tor thor own
comfort. lie thinks they will DO com
pelled TO move. Another story told by
Mr.. Me trap is that under tho poroh
at tho slide OF the house is n qucer spot
| OF ground. The porch is prouably tour
foov from the ground, has greon latuce
work around il, and small door to act
Ill under 1t, leading frorl tho basement.
5olo planks cover tho sunkcn spot about
six leet long aud two wide, or, as Mr..
| Mellstrup says, just tho size OF a body"
Tue gr, u.ld Keeps soft, and Mr.. Larson
former occupant OF tho house, dug
down probably IL foot and still found
! the earth soft. Larson would not dig
asy further.