, 1888-03-01
A FrOmer Resident of Spokane
Cuts Queer Capers After
Death.
Efiiie FallOn'S Ghost Making
Trouble for GiirOy'S Good
Citizens.

aminer from Gilroy says A sensation
has been created in the quiet town of
Gilroy, by the alleged re.appearance,
in ghOstly shape. of a woman ewho
died on the 9th Of December, 1887.
Mysterious noises and the moving OF
furniture by some invisible agency in
the house where she died having at.
tended her rcturd. The woman, whose
wrath has frightened several brave
boys who thought they were not
afraid of ghosts, went 10y the name OF
Birdie Leibold. formerly Ellie Fallon,
wife Of Tom Fallon who committed
suicide at Spokane Falls, about II year
ago. She died suddenly on the day
mentioned, in little house on Sew
enth street, between Monterey and
Egleberry streets. After she was
stricken she was unable to speak,
al hough she tried hand, creating the
impression that she desired to com
municate something. She was II
young woman, scarcely 2G years of
age, and was the owner of some
properly In Portland.
After her death the house was
closed, and 30 remained for several
weeks. Last. week the attention of
the lessee of the house, Thomas Fox,
was called to some mysterious noises
around the premises, which lead tC an
investigation that revealed the facts
herein narrated.
The noises consist principally OF
raps, which are not confined to any
particular portion of the house. and
have been heard by number OF
people. Behind them there is an in.
telligence which responds to questions,
raps out the name of the deceased
woman, and when the question was
municate to her husband the afiirma-
tive raps came loud and strong.
The lamps in the house are lit and
extingushed by this invisible agency,
and on several occasions when the
lamps have been lit, the window cur
tains have been suddenly and simulta-
neously pulled down. At time when
the house was securely locked and no
one in il, the chairs and tables have
been overturned aad the furniture all
piled in the middle of the room.
This has occurred several times. But
the most startling manifestations is
the reappearance of the woman who
has been seen at one of the windows
after the blind had been pulled down.
Her husband AYERS that he saw and
recognized her; that she seemed to be
sta .aad:aEsetween the window and the
curtain, and looked perfectly natural,
except that she wore her hair flowing,
which was not her custom in life. She
seemed TO be clothed in her night.
dress. On another occasion another
party saw a woman standing insi dc
the room, but the features were not
distinct enough to be recognized.
These occurances created such Il
sensation that II young man by the
name Of Everett Willis, in the en-
ploy of Mr.. Fox, who claims to have
had some strange spirit ualistic exper
ieLce, determined to sleep in the house
and ascertain if possible, what caused
the disturbance. He says he retired
about II o'clock, and after reading
awhile, turned the light low and went
! to sleep. Between II and o'clock ha
was awakened by loud raps, and
found that something had put the
lights out. The raps seemed to come
| frCm every part Of the room,
IL cold wind famed his
! face, there was II rustling
sound, such as would be made by ~
woman's clOthipg,and an invisible and
indeiinable presence seemed to be
touching him. This was more than
the Investigator bargained for, and
more than he had courage to stand.
lie sprang from his bed and grabbed
his clothes. When he reached to the
bureau for his collar and cravat the
looking glass swayed' violently and
! the raps came on it so loud that he
thought the glass would be broken.
The Examiner reporter, who has had
some experience with the phenomena
OF soiritualisn, anxious 10 learn il
there was any magnetic influence felt
at this time, asked Mr.. Willis il there
was any cold waves that caused a
trembling sensation.
guess | did! trembled so could
rnot put my breeches on"
1t is needless to say that his subse'
quent Investigations of the mystery
have been conducted during daylight
He claims, however to have estab'
lished conn, unicatiOn with the in
telligence, which he says is the spirit
Of the deceased woman, and she de-
sires to communicate with her hus
bnnd.
The most reliable witness to tn,
mystery is Police Officer j. A. Harri
son, who is neither superstitious mol
credulous, but in this case irankl,
confesses his inability to explain wha
he saw. He visited the house about