St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-21
Her RESTLESS SPIRIT.
A GAes.ly Visitation in the Little Town
Ct Gilroy.
A NIGHT WITH A SPOOK.
Tie Boys are all Frightened, aud a
Brave Policeman Says He Can
NOT Explain It.

Gilroy special: A sensation has been
created in this quiet town by the alleged
temperance. in a ghostly shape, of
woman who died on the 9th of Deem
Der, 1887. The woman, whose wrath
has frightened several brave boys who
thought they were not afraid OF ghosts,
went by the name of Birdie Lelbold,
formerly Effe Fallon, wife OF Tom
Fallon. who committed suicide at Spo-
kane Falls about year ago. She died
suddenly on the day mentioned, in a
little house on Seventh street, between
Monterey and Eigelberry streets. After
she was stricken she was unable TO
speak, although she trie hard, err ing
the impression that she desired to com
municate something. She was young
woman, scarcely twenty-siX years OF
age. Alter her death the house was
closed and so remained for several
weeks. Last week the attention of the
lessee of the house was called to
SOME MYSTERIOUS NOISES
around the premises, which led to an
investigation that revealed the factS
narrated The noises consist princl-
paIly of raps, which are not confined to
any particular portion OF the house, ana
have been heard by number OF people.
The lamps in the house are lit and eX-
tiuguished By this Invisible agency,
and on several occasions when the
lamps have been lit, the window cur
tains have been suddenly and stimuli
taneously pulled down. At time when
the house was securely locked ana no
one in il, the chairs and tables nave
been overturned and the FURNITURE all
piled in the middle of. the room. This
has occurred several times. But the
most startling manifestations IS the re-
aDpearauce of the woman WHO has
been seen at one of the WINDOWS
after the blind had been pulled down.
These occurrences created Such SehSao
ton that young man by the name OF
Everett Willis determined to sleep III the
house and ascertain, if possible, what
caused the disturbance. He says he re-
fired about II O'Clock. and after reading
n while turned the light low and went
to sleep. Between II and o'clock he
was awakened by loud raps, and found
that something had put the lights out.
The raps seemed to come from every
part of the room.
COLD WIND FAMED Ills FACE,
there was ruStliDg sound, Sucn as
would be made by woman's clothing,
and an invisible and indefinable pres
ence seemed to be touching him. inns
was more than the investigator
barganed for, and more than he had
courage to stand. He sprang from his
bed and grabbed his clothes. When he
reached to the bureau for his collar and
cravat the looking glass swayed ylo--
lently and the rapS came on it so loud
that he thought the glass would be
broken. The most reliable witness to
the mystery Is Police Officer ). y. Har-
rison, who is neither superstitlouS nor
credulous, but in this case frankly con-
fesses his inability to explain what he
saw. He visited the house about 10
o'clock Thursday evening and found
the furniture piled around promlscu-
ously. He was told that the last person
in the house left it in good order. He
put things in order raised the curtains,
securely fastened the doors and Will
dows, and leaving all the lights burn
ing, went out at the front door and
locked it. He then took position
across the street and awaited develop
ments. In about twenty minutes the
curtains on the two front windows were
pulled down at the same time and when
he entered the house he found the fur
niture piled up more promiscuously
than before.