St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-06
BANIsHED BY GHOSTS.
Thrilling Experience Of a San Fran
cisco Family.
MOANING APPARITI0N.
Mount Holly, N. j., Comes to the
Front With a Chastity
SpoOk.

Mount Holly, N. j., Comes to the
Front With CHASTITY
SpoOk.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Ghost stories of the most startling and
sensational character have for some
time past excited the people of the
neighborhood of Polk and California
streets, and continue to be a source of
terror to women and children, and
even to few strong men. The house,
until recently occupied by Saul Lieben-
baum and family, at 1921 California
street, has acquired the reputation Of
being haunted, and is the scene of some
strange stories of nocturnal visits from
hobgoblins and supernatural exploits.
Mr.. Liebenbaum is the senior MEM
Der of the firm of Liebenbaum Brothers,
whose principal place of business is at
California and Polk streets. He is a
practical business man to whom be-
lief III the supernatural has heretofore
been entirely foreign. For that reason
his statements in relation to the strange
occurrences of which he has been wit
ness are entitled to consideration.
STRANGE SIGHTS.
For some months past Mr.. Lieben-
baum and family, consisting of himself,
wife, child and two German servant
even Mortified at what they have seen
going on the house. Before their own
eyes they have seen the doors thrown
wide open-doors that had been locked,
with the keys in the possession of the
owner. They have seen the patent
shutters opened, and even the closet
doors thrown wide apart. Sometimes
the front and parlor doors would be
opened noiselessly and simultaneously,
and form would enter the front door
and walk up stairs, moaning piteously.
The ghost, if such it was. had the APP
pearance of man, and resembled a
trusted employee of the Liebenbaums,
who, some years ago, committed suicide
in the house.
So great was the terror and annoy
ance caused by the repeated visits of
the strange intruder that Mr.. Lieben-
baum was compelled to desert the
house and remove his family to another
dwelling in the nelghborhood. The
delicate health of Mrs. Liebenbaum
rendered this step imperative, and all
the members of the family were glad
enough to get away from so unpleasant
a place.
A WATCH SET.
The family having moved to Van
Ness avenue only few days ago, Mr..
Liebenbaum determined to make further
Investigations. Monday night last he
sent George Schultz and William Horri-
van, two of his employees, to watch the
premises. Both were believed to be
courageous young men, whom all the
spirits, ghosts and COLLINS in creation
could not scare. BILLY" was the leader,
and he and his companion were well
armed. To cheer the inner man the
delicacies of the season were provided.
The men took up positions i'll the parlor
and placed their provisions and trusty
Shooting irons upon the ceuter table.
They entered the house soon after dark
and waited through the long hours of
the first part of the night, but no ghost
appeared.
They partook of their refreshments,
and were having quite merry time
when suddenly there stood before them
in the hallway, in full view through
the opened door, the dreaded figure OF
which they had heard so much. Their
faces blanched, and their hair rose up.
The spirit was in their presence. and
thdy were so panic-stricken that neither
of them dare approach it.
Every door in the house was locked,
and the keys lay on the table before
them. Silently the parlor and front
doors opened. The ghost, after staring
at Schultz and Horrivan, walked UNI
concernedly up stairs, uttering groans
which increased the terror of the young
men. After ascending few steps it
stopped, leaned over the railing, and
stared long and steadily at them, and
thNn disappeared in the direction of the
second story.
A BOLT FOR SAFETY.
In their fright the first law Of nature
asserted itself in their minds, and they
took to flight. They sprang through a
front window and ran to the street.
While Horrivan guarded the front of
the house Schultz ran for a policeman.
The neighborhood was soon aroused,
but. although quite crowd assembled,
no one had the courage to enter the
house, and the ghost was not again seen
that night.
When Mr.. Liebenbaum entered his
store next morning he found Schultz
and Horrivan badly demoraliZed. They
declared that they had seen the ghost,
and their statements found full Gre
dence in his mind, as he had more than
once been made to tremble by the pres
ence in his house of the apparition.
ANOTHER VIGIL.
He resolved upon further investi-
CATION, and on Tuesday night four men
volunteered to occupy the haunted
house and keep watch until daylight.
The party consisted of George Bauers,
John Schroeder, Henry Glucker and
Horrivan. The latter only consented
to go through his ghOstly experience
with the greatest reluctance. Schroeder
was game, and Glucker did not seem
anxious for an Introduction to mys
FERROUS strangers from the unseen
world.
they arrived at the destined residence
about 10 O'Clock, entered-Bauers
hrayely in the lead-barred and bolted
all the doors and awaited the coming OF
the GHOST. They were we'll prepared
for the ghostly invader. On the center
tahej stood three revolvers, heavy AK
and three or four bludgeonS; and on an
adjacent table was piled provisions
enough to stand the 81 eye.
The watchers stayed at their post I'M
til morning, but this time no ghost ap
peared,
kent. but again the ghost failed to put
in an appearance.
MUST BE CLEARED UP.
Tt was determined, however, to guard
the house until the mystery should be
explained, and each night a party of
Watches will be stationed in the parlor.
A fact that adds to the superstitious
dread of some OF the more tlmld persons
is that two suicides have been COM
mitted in the house. The former
owner of the property is said to have
killed himself there. and Herr Mueller,
boolkkeeper for Liebenbaum Bros,
likewise took his life within the build