Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-11
DIR. CHAPMANsS GHOST.
The Murdered President Of Old Anda.
luslA College.


The Murdered President Of Old Anda-
lusiA College.
LAWYERS TERRIBLE NI0HTLTHE HAIR-RAEN0
INFERENCE OF MR.. ESHBACK AND Mr.. TYGH.
From the Philadelphia Times, December 4.
There are two men in this city who are willing
to take oath that the building at Andalusia known
as "oid Andalusia college" il haunted. One Of
them is H. w. Eshback, a member OF the Phila-
dephta bar, having Office at sos Walnut street,
and the other is Frank Tygh, cigar manufac-
turer, at Locust and 9th streets. A short time
ago these two gentlemen passed the night with q
friend, John F. Endicott, in the old college, and
since that time they have been startling their
acquaintance with frightful stories of
ghost seen there. AS proof of his statement
MI. Eshback exhibits bad-lOoking upper lip,
which VIM ne says was swollen up by coming In con
gained considerable credence at AndeluSia, where
the affair Is said to have taken place. and the cit1-
zens look upon the old college building with more
than ordinary suspicion. Old Andalusfa college Is
three-story wooden building with a mansard
roof and is nearly fifty years old 1t is situated at
the junction OF two roads about ten minutes walk
from the pennsylvania railroad station. The
structure presents ghOstly appearance and being
not place where any citizen would wish to pass a
dark night alone. 1t has been said for many years
that the house was haunted.
DR. CHAPMAN's MURDER.
under DR.. Chapman, twenty years ago, Mrs. Chap
man and young man named Minor became en-
amored of each other. Feeling that the doctor
was an obstruction to the free enjoyment OF their
love they accomplished his death by the aid of
arsenic. In trying to Obterate traces OF the crime
some OF the arsenic was thrown into the yard,
where some OF the ducks ate 1t and died. The
death OF the ducks In such a manner led to an in
vestigatton, resulting in the arrest OF both Mrs.
Chapman and young Minor Minor was hanged.
Mrs Chapman escaped the law. since that time
had 40
haunted. Persons in that neighborhood say they
saw lights in the house for years, and few OF them
college proved failure and no one could be found
willing to occupy it. The owner Of the premises
had portion OF the building torn down and the
remainder fitted up as boarding house, but the
unsavory reports concerning it prevented him
from getting tenant. Mr.. Endicott finally Of
tered to occupy the place and has now been living
there for some months.
MR.. EsHBAcK's STORY
Horace w. Eshback said yesterday: ga friend Of
mine, John F. Endicott, resides in the old Anda-
lusia college, and the other day he invited me
over to pay him q visit. OF course l accepted
the the, Invitation, taking with me Frank Tygh, a
OF the best in the morning, and by afternoon a
wind and rain storm arose which lasted until
turn to the city on One OF the late AFTERNOON
trains but as the storm ragged without prom
Use Of early abatement we decided to re-
when we went to bed. We were shown to the
spare ROOM This apartment was very large,
place. The old college has about twenty
| rooms, the larger number OF which are unoccu-
pied, and Tygh, who is short, feshy man and
much given to the subject OF SpOOks, shuddered as
we walked down the han and muttered something
about It's being elegant night for ghosts to play
football. We entered the room and Tygh thought
some one was yelling, but he grew more composed
when told him it was only the wind. The wind
was really bowling as II the very tmps of tniquity
were frenzied in the delights OF a free night
With the wind whistiing through che tall cedar
trees 1t was almost impossible TO sleep. Anyhow,
could not compose myself to sleep and lay listen
Ing TO the noises outside and to the Snoring OF my
roommate.
GHOsTLY sLUGGER.
Suddenly light spread through the room, a
| light like that produced by candle. In the sur
prise or rather establishment of the moment
turned and sat up in the bed. tell you what
saw made me feel sick and wish was almost any
where else. Before me was what appeared to be
the bust of man, perhaps forty-1ve years OF age,
the shoulders covered with mantle. The face
had perfectly natural appearance only 1t lacked
mobility, and the whole seemed to be resting on
cloud OF snow. Theterrible apparitiOn was moving
Der, but noticed that there were no lower limbs
but that it giided around like balloon. Now
am am, not believer in spirits but was frightened
| What do you want?' asked hardly aware of
what was saying. The sound OF my voice
| awakened Tygh He sat bolt upright in bed, gave
gan to pray. Tygh Is not a religious man. The
answer received from the ghost was something
unlocked 1Or, Delng In the form OF a severe blow
on the mouth, cutting my lips badly and stretch
ing me at full length on the bed.
THE GHOST ExPIopEs.
"AlmOst simultaneously with the blow the fg-
ure noiselessy exploded and seemed to go straight
up through the wall. The light did not go out for
some time, but gradually died away, leaving us in
darkness. jumped up and lighted lamp and
found Tygh doubled up in heap on the floor
almost insensible. l looked around the room
and found the windows closed, the doors locked
and everything in the condition as 1t was when
we retired. will admit that was frightened
and the quickness with which dressed myself
and hauled Tygh down stairs was something
wonderful. 1t Is perhaps unnecessary to say that
| we spent the remainder OF the night before a
glowing fire in the sitting room. When Endicott
| saw me in the morning he laughed and wanted to
know where got my thick lips. did not care to
on the bed-post in getting into bed. Now, as I
said before, do not believe in ghosts anything
OF the sort, but I'm going to investigate that mat
ter and capture whatever 1t is, that is, providing
| 1t Is anything human"
My Tygh solemny swears that he saw the
whole business, and relates story exactly similar
to that OF MIR. Eshback. He says he knows there is
ghost In the old building, and money could not
hire him to pass another night there.