Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-03-11
A GHOST STORY.
The Beautiful Girl a Philadelphia Drum
mer Saw,
SITTING At MIDNIGHT IN HIS ROOM.
The Terrible Murder Of Nancy Jane
We're,
RECALLED IN 4 PECOLIAR NAY

MANY of the readers OF the REGISTER
will recall TO mind the shocking murder OF
| Nancy Jane We're, which occurred at the
little town of Empire, Just across the river
from New Cumberland, in June, ls96.
That fearful crime, ard the trial and con
yiction Of Edward Householder, the muir
derer, which followed, has recently been
recalled to the people Of the surrounding
country in a most peculiar manner, and
the affair is once more the talk Of the COM
munity in which it occurred. The house
in which the murder occurred stands in
Empire, and for a long time after the trag-
edy it was unOccupied, as no one
could be induced to take up their residence
in it. Finally, however, a tenant was
found in the person Of a cool, stead merry
ed woman named Hamilton, who, = help
support herself and family took in boald
ers, and later, accommodated lew lcdgers
| when the small hotel of the village CHANGED
to be full. Through these lodGcra, avasue
rumor gradually gained currency that the
body Of the murdered woman did not rest
easy in the grave. and that her ghost made
pilgrimages back TO earth, and had been
seen in the room where, oil the day Of the
murder, her terribly mutiiatId bHdy had
been found by her sister. Very little ere.
dence, says q CORE pondeuce OF the Steu-
b~enyille Gaz,itr, were placed il
these stories by the healthy, minded
people Of the hamlet, while Mrs.,
Hamilton treated the affair as Il Joke. Last
Wednesday night, however some testi
mony upon the existence Of the appari-
ton was adduced 10y a representative Of n
philadelphia dry goods house, which goes
far to convince some oil the unh"lIcycrs of
the existence Of the gpook. This gentle
man said that he arrived at Empire
Wednesday on The down tain Intending to
cross over to New Cumberland and see his
customers there. He found that it was
impossible to cross The river, owing b
boating ic', aad went to the only E,tcl in
the place. Applying fora nights 0dgiDC-c
found the ho~stelry fall, aud was directed
to 20 to Mrs. Hamilton. Here he was aC-
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