The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-12-20
anaersut S4telliaeatile III:
THROCKMORTONS,S GHOST.

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THRoCKAoRrONs's GHOST.
Bow a Wrpnged Woman Haunted her Be
trayer.
New York He.eM.
The death pfyonng; Maurice B, Throck.y
morton, Killed at Birmingham, Ala, on
Saturday night while entreating the mob
not to attack the Jail, recalls q story as
strange as anything in fction--a story
as full Of dramatic scenes and incidents
as any thing that was ever produced upon
the stage and which has been four. times:
brought. .byx tragedy TO .-the memory of
those who disliked most to hear it.
It was nearly forty. years ago that
Major John Throck morton, SON Of sAris
Throckmorton and uncle Of the young
|sman killed at Birmingham, vas one.,of
the leaders in the. brilliant society of the
old South. He was rich, witty, hand.
some. He was theaafnestStype lofsthe.
Southern gentle ,impu pulsiye, geners..
ous, kind of heart and open of hand.
He was connected BY blood and marriage
with every prominent: Southern family
from News Orleans to Louisville, and
when he came back from college to live.
among his people the fairest prospect vas
spread out before him. he went in to
enjoy life, and as he had ample means
and was a welcome guest wherever heS
chose to so; time slipped by pleasantly
enough. -.
+ Just when pretty Ellen Goodwin came
into his life no one ever knew. In all
the fierce light that afterwards beat upon
them, their earlier intimacy remained
forever buried in mystery, and both car,
,ried the secret to. their graves. Ellen
| Goodwin lived near Louisville; sands was
remarkable for.her beantysand the gen.
lStleness of her disposition She Was, we'll
connected and had a,small fortune lin
Eher own name.s u Friends Of Throck kmor:
|Ston saw them together for q time, and
then suddenly their intimacy was discon-
ttinned. Throckmorton left Louisville on
I,aspleasure tripands Slid not return for,
several months.
One stormy, blustering night in Janua.
Fry, when the SHOW was beating against
the WindoT panes and Sthe- eople were,
Ehurfying into blazing fires, Throck ckmorton
Ereturned TO sLonisville lei. and sWentSd direct,
lsto the Gault House, 8 hotel owned by
This father. When he entered his room
lshei happened to glance across the street.
He saw a. woman standing motionless,
| t.beaide gas lamp directly opposite. 8; She.
tiWssdressed in biack, and thongh:he could;
| not see her; face he recognized the out.
Hines of ofhersfgnre. She stood there $50.
l'silent and spectre: like that he became
fascinated and watched her for hours.
| That was the first night that Thr0ck.
mortol's Ghost, twas SEEM: q f.. ssa.. &. . &
Itswas the beginning of what was to
| last without interruption for twenty
years. The. dark shadow that. he saw
| from-h his hotel window thatnight Was to
follow him all over the world !; it was to
fbe with him in: the blaze of noon and in;
hdarkest hours of The higF g be waste osee;
Ititin every capital in Europe it was to-
| be close behind him. in !; his most secret
moments; it was to mingle with his own
shadow 80 that in q delirium of terror he
wolId Idswonderiif his: mind were mot de-.
[sserting him, and if both shadows we're
mot one and the same. 1t was tin vain
that he tried to put oceans between him
and his awful, phantom. like pursuer; in
vain! that t1eYery, resource of money -Was
1tried !; from that first stormy January,
night John Throckmorton Wss never for
one moment alone. Il.
It was wonderful how she appeared,to.
lfknow of his movements. If he would
suddenly decide to go to- g. party she
l5swould; ;be standing gson: thes opposite side
of the street when he got out Of his car
lriage. Ifhe remained in his 5hotel for
days, and if then, in the dead of night,
lhe slipped ont BY q side; entrance; she:
would be close behind him. Her .ap;;
pearance on the streets became 80 COM.
l:mon In Louisville that people merely;
glanced at her carelessly as she fitted by.
As the years passed her very name was
forgotten, and she was only konwn as
|5.sThrockmorton's G6ost.'.' Sometimes.
when she would be waiting for him, chill.
dren would gather about her, and often
boys would hoot and taunt her; but she
yencomplMned; ;1and .noman; eYerheard'
The weather never appeared to incon..
yenience her. She often would stand
| FIR honrs n the midst of driving rain or,
hail ; w;thont shaltar of anv lind annar.
emily obliYious Of every thingSsaYe the;
tha n ssma se heavu bIacE drsas ;a;th,a hIscE
e sa sMd M ~ * % hi.cs % va;l y.b;ch con con.
nsa asI ie;; I IA. ' faoe D-Ae s go. 80
sef a t;rst 1 ii; III roct N orton attsmptad to
9lansh the the matter off The woman was "a q