The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-03-12
He saw A GHOST
1t was that Of n Very Pretty Girl, but ho
was Scared Al the sane.


WHEELING, March 11.-Every one along
the upper Ohio Valley remembers the terrible
murder OF Nancy Jane We're. in the little vii
laRe OF Empire. Jefferson county. Ohio. This
crime. and the arrest. trial, and conviction of
the murderer. Edward Householder, were for
many months the sensation OF the surrounding
country. and the memory Of the case was sud-
denly revived. two or throe weeks ago, in a
rather sensational manner.
For a long time after the murder OF Nancy
Weire the house which she had occupied, an
unusually large building. was unoccupied. but
1t was finally rented by Mrs. Hamilton. who
proposed to mako a living by taking boarders.
Her patrons we're mostly the potters who were
employed on the West Virginia side of the river.
and among them there soon spread a storythat
the house was haunted by the ghost of the muir
dered girl. Very little credence was placed in
these stories by healthy-minded residents, and
the idea OF u ghost was ridiculed by Mrs. Ham
ilton. Thus matters stood until last Wednes-
PIX eysa1n fIai Mh : ira sReTG al1 mab {or fr : Phi the
delphia dry goods house. who WAS DESTROYS Of
crossing the river to visit some of his custom
ming too heavily to admit Of his beins Ter ferried
oyer, and ne found aceomm9dations for the
b bsss t. ID in n 6is a " iaSsusss what followed is
apartment on the. second floor. Tho room
ting at the fire for a while 1 retired. leaving the
the fire. and on the opposite side of the room
from the bed. l had probably been asleep two
hours when l was suddenly startled wide
awake bv an indsscribable feeling. AS rose in
bod l glanced across the room. and was startled
at seeing a young and very pretty girl sittingin
achair beside the table upon which the lamp
was sitting. After looking at her a moment I
asked:s' What'siwantedY' AS l spoke the girl
turned her face more fully toward me-. with the
expression OF one who had been recalled from
. pleasant reverie by tho voice OF q friend, and
I hesitatsd a moment. and then got out Of
bed and advanced toward the girl, who kept on
looking full. In. my face. When l was almost
within roach Of her. and was about to speak
again. she suddenly faded. from sight. and at
the instant she became invisible the lamp went
out, leaving me In total darkness. l relighted
the lamp Us soon rs possible. but no trace of
my fair visitor could be seem. l examined the
door and windows, but all were securely
fastened. Greatly puzzled. / won't back to bed.
and shortly aiterward fell asleep. and was not
again disturbed until morning. On going down
stairs. l related my adventure to Mrs. Hamil;
that the chamber l had occupied was tho one
the body Of Miss Weire had been discovered in
by her sister. I asked for a description OF the
dead girl. and that given, me Tailed exactly
with the apparition I had seen. Late IN the
morning / secured q photograph OF Miss Weire.
and there before me was the picture OF the, girl
who had been seated at the table In my bed
room the night before. The resemblance was
perfect. 1t must be remembered that previous
to my retiring for the night / had not even been
aware q tho commission OF 2 murder In the