Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-21
UNEASY CORY SPOOkS.
THE DEPARTED HATFlELuS AND N Jul>
RETURN To EARTH
T Haga, The Men Wh1 Hurried Them Helse A
5W4d Story fr5m tie Scene Of the Vendetta
The Gaost.y Experiences ot Sight
Sea-s and IlyssuEatS.


See-s and IlysstgapH.
CINClSNATI, May 20.--A dispatch from
near the scene Of the late lTatfeld-McCoy
outrages, says it takes u supernatural yisi-
tatiou, speCter, ghost, disemhodied spirit
or other indcsCribable horror To irighten
some people; and no one who knows the
people OF this section would believe that
anything short of the return Of the spirits
or intangible persOuatlOn of some of the
many whose exit from materallty had
been hatenei by violence, could possibly
shock the nerves and arouse deadly fear
in 4 people whose daily aim and existence
for years past seem to have been an ambi-
tion 10 cNterminate and destroy. For the
first time in the lives OF many Of these
psople-thcM MrCOys, the Ha!held- Millers
Naucr7, Phillpses, Dempsrys and other
members OF the bands-are afraid 10 80
into certain locality after night. The
story Of the killing o, several q! the
McCoys, Dempsey, Vance and others IS
familiar history. Tie reader k:iuw- how
they were shot down in cold blood aud
murdered in that terrible vendetta. hut
the reader is probIhIy unAcIuAiutsd with
the tact that within the past few weeks
spirits Of some OF these murdered men
have
REr,ENED To THEIR OLD HhyNr~
to terriy and annoy their murdcrcrs The
story goes that there is large double log
cabin on Blackberry Fork OF Tug River.
where nightly the intangible lorus of the
victims ot the vendetta between the Hat
fields and the McCoys lit and move in
selrrn OF those whose hands h1stened their
departure. About four werkssince several
citizens were passing this house about
midnight when they saw what Appeared Ia
them the forms OF Jack Mccoy, Vance and
Dcupsry, three of the victims Oi the local
warfare, moving about the premises Thcg
are said to have moved n0isrles,ly over the
!lIors Of the house, out into the Iirld and
down therond, passing within a few feet
Of the men who were standing IN the md
die Of the road, Ay they passed one oi
the spectators -tyg be .,., a drauuht ul
Ice cold air on hi. checks and neck,
almost ire lng him with the chilly at
uOsphere. 80 tcTrilici wa, ne that ne dli
not and could not speak to ms yGmplnions,
who stood ike himself completely Para
Iysrd with tear. The ghosts or Whatever
they were, continued 10 move dhout or
lIOdt in the air Ion IA quarter Ol an hour or
thereabOuts, when all at Unte they seemed
to dissolve and fade away. After the Lis.
appearance OF the visions the three men
looked ut each other, drew long hrealhrs OF
rclei, aGd without word, rs # moved by
intuition, suucI, down the road on run.
AitCr running half mile Or SIch a matter
they stopped and compared notes, and
found thti.ail three had seen and felt pre-
cl,ely alike. o. course. such story was
not kept quiet and 1t WIS not long before
the whole country tor miles around had
heard It: About a week later live OF the
hr.ytst, where all are brave men, mlde up
their minds to investigate the affair for
tlemselye5.
lHE1 ARMED rUENI~ELEs
And went 10 The old cabin Lbout sundown,
entered .hr large front room on the lower
lloDr sat down Gnd engaged in a cOnycrsa-
tlon upon the suhr-rt OF ghosts and suprr-
natural things. Nothing occurred Of un-
usual character To disturb the men until
about eleven o'clock when sound rs oi
the distant r,pDIt Of dozen gums wa-
heard. The sound appeared tD uppruich
nearer and nearer, until the shots seemed
TO Be trupphg just IN front OF the hou~s.
The men .praur to their feet and ran 10.
ward TIE dOrr, '\urCtlng IN gee combat
IN the road close by. When they rot ont.
side they could zee no one, although the
noon w.t~ up and the sky was almost ~ ,
clear ~ day. Directly they heard deep
moan "l pain from something in the
road. and upon looking IN that
rcrilon they slw what they took to be-
the torn Of man lying on the ,
ground, shot through th" head pon ap-
the body, ~ they supposed 1t 10
b., II seemed 10 rls" to Its feet and grad
uaIIy disappear The blood marks and
bullet holes were horribly percpp,ihle
npon the pallid face, and the top OF the
head appeared to have been entirely blown ,
away. The object completely disappeared
II the air while the men $ oOd looking on,
but the means OF pain were heard several
minutes after it hai gone from their sight a
Il us"lrs, To say that there was u badly ,
frightened lot OF men IN that crowd None !
u them even suggested the idea OF return. !
rg To the old housr, and nona OF th,m I
,ou!d 20 home alone. But they hui not e
cen the whole OF the mystery yet. Before /,
hey had nlr.y got started from the scene !
II their fright two other illuumg
GuusrIIEE FORMS
amc, from none could sce where, and
moved in and out Of the house Again an
,thrr battle OF gnnsho's was heard a.u dis-
ance, h1' the men did not await another I
rp-ution o| the horrible sight. hut left ~ e
ast ~ they cuuid ruu The men all met Y
he next day and compared notes They q
we're all fully satisfied that the object they I,
lw IN the road shot through the head Il
vas the form or William Dempsey one nt !.
he murdered victims, while the two uh h
'c'S seen near the house thcy Thought re- I,
amhlri the forms OF Jack Mccoy and .
Int OF man named Williams, who hld n
80 been shot in the tight haIw eu the s,
lcCoys aud liItlirld7. Iwi,r agliu "
rawG ot men visited the scene, bur
HIltI TrE> ~hw W. SUFFICIENT
D chill their ambition and unncrye them
D completely that nothing can again in !I
Uya them to 20 anywhere near the old ol
Ouse after might, aud none others have II
nj the temcnty try it except one man -
.ho, it appears, knowing nothing OF the a.,
ory WAS compelled 10 ride past thr -.
Ouse few nights ago. When he fell of h.
Is horse in front OF the mrm house Of ~,
nos. Miller he was the worst frightened q.
ian ever seen IN that locality. After
bout an hOur'- rest aud the encourage.
tent Of the presence of the farmers tam
', he told his story. lie had seen the
Ime sights, heard the same sounds and d
it the same dcath-cold cni {.
.e Others felt He described T.
lc appearance Of the objects az
NJ his description Tailed with that OF hIs hy
-edece,sors N every particular. There r- m
meih'ng very strange IN the story, and dr
lbody here pre;ends To account Tor it on e.
~ other theory than that the victims OF
!e terrible, merCllc-s vendetta have To-
ITned from uneasy graves 10 hauEt their
ayers, or 10 70 horriy and .iI them with 10
.r TINT they will forever stop their shed 4,
NJ Of human blood. All o! the men vino
,Dlrs- to have seen these strange things "'
and ready 10 youch for the truth OF ci
.eir assertions. and 1t Is doubtful whether J.