Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-12-08
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UNCANNY DOiNGS,
The City of Peoria in the Throes OF
Haunted House Scare.

rhe City of Peoria in the Throes ufa
Haunted House Scare.
Peoria. tIlL> Cor. Chicago Tribune.l
This city has not had a glimpse of the
sea serpent, but has genuine case OF
haunted house. Ghosts. spooks, hobgoblins.
white spirits and gray are credited with
making n 'playgroun of the domicile of
Frank NJ. S2nborn, n car penter, residing on
Fourth street 1t has been neatly two
months siuce he applied to tue police for
protection, alleging that Toys were In the
habit of stoning his house, throwing bricks
and other mis- lies through the windows,
indulSing in demoniac w:lissl,s. etc. Po-
Eccmen were detailed to watch, but no
boys were visible. And still the strange
noises continued and the bricks and stones
lell, not sparing ev II the persons of
inc officers. They came from the
ceiling apparently, and through the closed
shutters OF windows, will nut breaking the
glass or scratching the shutters. Thc ,nat.
ter grew sc. US and other officers were
detailed, hut they met with no better sue.
cess. TIE matter was kept as secret as
possible, Lut day or two ago had at.
tracted so much attention that local "a
per made II pu5lis. Since then the hou
and the neighborhood have bcen crowded.
Thursday night the manifestations be.
came so violent that the family was com.
PEELED to leave the house at midnight,
Strange whistles were heard from tho
north, sou;h and west, doors, II is said,
were Crened and shut by unseen h nds.
the poker in the coal-box danced a fiend.
ish jig, and stall old fat-iron wen
old laiy of the family and ono
ot her children, girl about seven
years OF age, assumed to lie spirit-
ual me 'iums, and claimed that these
manifestations were caused by the uneasy
spirit of girl who La been murdered
and tu.ied, in highly uncomfortable
position, under the porch of the story
and a-talf frame house in which thes re-
verSals of the laws of nature were takiug
place. Friday morning the place was
visited b.; hundreds, among tn IN being
some of the most prominent people of the
city. Alderman Clark declares that he
has seen glass ball such as is ell in
shooting tournaments, rise up from a talla
on which it was reposing, float around in
the air, turn sharp corners, and finally
drop on the floor without being brok en.
Several persons claim to have been hit by
the falling missiles without b,in hurt.
AS in the case of those who had a view of
the Eastern sea-serpan', "au those per-
sons were sober" The coroner has been
implored to dig under the porch and dis
inter the remains Of tie murdered girl,
but is strangely o5dura:e.
Friday night the excitement in the
vicinity reached its height. In compli-
ance with a rather urgent demand of the
chief of police Mrs. Sanborn held a private
consultation with the spirits, and an
nounced that hereafter, by her particular
request, no more stones would be thrown.
The afternoon passed off withou. disturb
ance, but in the evening there were two
or three small showers of stones. The po-
lice took possession Of the house. and a
crowd of about a thousand people re.
mained in the vicinity until midnight.
The newspapers have charged that the old
lady OF the family is responsible for all
the uncanny doinss, but can give no other
argument in favor of this theory than that
Mrs. Sanborn is a little cranky and
spiritualist. In the meantime the mani.
festations can not continue much longer
There is no rock quarry near here, and 4,
fs not to be supposed that the spirits will
lay violent hands on the macadanized
streets.