The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-22
FIGHTING A WRONG.
Ghosts Take Possession OF a Seata
Street Residence.
Franks Played. Not When Churchysrds
Yswp, But IN the Day Time
The Story IN Detail.


Vireiuia avenue is being stirred up by st0-
ries OF a haunted house. The talk Is not 80
loud as it is deep, and not all have yet been
let into the secret. Bat the matter e grad
ually working out among the people, and
nothing but a verifcstion OF the facts or ez-
posure OF the fraud will quiet the talk.
The house in question is sn ordinary
dwelling, bat ii is in danger Of having =
history as curdlIDg as one would expect TO
hear OF one OF those old castles in Europe.
1t seems that the owner Of the propsrty
formerly lived in il, but in an unlucky day
q next door reighbor called ia spiritual
istic medium for a communication OF
some sort from the other world
This resulted in information from
the land of shadows that the
house IN question was obtained from Ger
tain parties, and that q great wrong had
been perpetrsted; also, that the unseen spir-
Its had determined 10 take q hand in tEe
matter, and so far IN their power lay the
wrong should be rshted and the wroDg-
doors punished. From that day mat.
er of the place. Strange noises
were heard in the day time. but the story
goes that they have never been heard a.
night. Finally a child died, its death being
beyond question the work of the Ghosts
The wife went insane, snd this was also at
tributed to the disturbed condition ot az
fairs The proprietor then moved away aud
the prem ses were to let.
Soon after this tenant applied for the
premises and moved IN. be was Catholic.
and it seems that there was a promise made
that the spirits should not modest the family
OF any Catholic; but all the same, in the
course of events. his business failed, and he
Another family moved in. bas
the following dsy they disappeared.
leaving their brooms, tubs, pans, buckets
etc. They seemed satisfied TO get out with
their lives, and no one learned their names.
The house then stood vacant for several
months, but the adjoining neighbors still
observed the capers OF the mysterious occn-
psnIs Finally one day man snd his wife.
both noted for their courage and Doth we'll
known in the city, applied for the house,
and were given possession, they being pro-
voked 10 excessive mirth by these stories
On the day on which they moved in, the
LADY was standing at the gate, talking to one
Of her neighbors. when they both heard the
splash of what seemed 10 be tub OF water
from the roof OF the house. lt was & bright,
dry afternoon in the fall, ana
both looked around hastily to see il
the premises we're flooded. Everything wss
as dry as a patent Office report. Tie new
conner was informed that this was frequent
prank of the spirits. She soon entered the
house, and after seating herself in the sitting
room, she heard three alarmingly loud rBps
upon the door of clothes press
in the room. She arose and opened
it, but found nothing unusual. A
little later she heard the heavy measured
tread of man going up the stairway, and.
although she looked out, marking each step
OF the way as the footballs indicated progress
to the rooms above, she could see nothing.
AT times the dishes ratified and danced
ABOUT IN the most nnaccoantable
manner. The walking OF the toDgs
across the room unaided. the
summersaulting OF the chairs, the cold drafts
OF air as if driven in her face by the passage
Of swift train OF cars. the low uhcomforta-
bic whisperings in every corner of the room
the violent agitation OF the beds, aud the
spiteiul Jerking off Of the clothing by one
corner TO the center of the room. the finding
of every thing IN the wrong place. guch
as the ash bucket in the pantry. the china
ware on the stall sse, the tack ham ner OBJ
sircctiDg the pendulum OF tue clock, AMI
similar tricks All these things caused the
courageous little lady to finally admit that
she would like TO hunt a new house. When
one day her husband stood BY her and
both turned TO see where the water splashtd
when it apparently fell from the roof,
she became Just unneryed enough 10 20 into
the house and sit down with a very pale face
which she had hardly done before the table
fell with crash and every dish upon il
thrown violently 10 the floor aud broken.
She grew somewhat psler and even her
stout hearted husband said ii was a liberty
which he would not tolerate on the part OF
any one OF bis acquaintance
The house is empty again. but the talk IS
growing. The lady referred TO above doe
not wish to be known in the matter, and all
names are omitted in this story, as they are
not pertinent. The adjoining neighbors
still hear the remarkable noises, aud all are
anxious for some solution of the matter, or
at least 10 secure relief for the uneasy
beings who, having served their probston
here on earth, have no business prOEling
around playing absurd jokes on those still
in the flesh, as though they are aware tnst
it is case where there can be no reiAlia-
tor.