The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-30
He Saw a Ghost.
From the Ne1C York Sun.

WHEELING, March livery one along
the uppor Ohio Valley remembers the ter
rible murder of Nancy Jane We're, in the
little village of Empire jefferson county,
Ohio. This crime, and the arrest, trial, and
conviction of the murderer, Edward
Householder, were for many months the
sensation of the surrounding country, and
the memory of the case was suddenly re-
vived, two or three weeks ago, in a rather
sensational manner
For long time after the murder of Nancy
We're the house which she had occupied, an
unusuallylarge building was unoccupied, but
it was finally rented by Mrs. Hanilton, who
proposed TO make living by taking board
ers. Her patrons were mostly the potters
who were employed on the West Virginia
side of the river, and among them there
soon spread story that that the house was
haunted by the ghost of The murder ed girl
Very little credence was placed in these
stories by healthy minded residents, and
the idea of ghost was ridiculed by Mrs.
Hamilton. Thus matters stood until last
Wednesday evening, when there aighted
from the Pittsburg train travelling man
for Philadelphia dry goods house, who
was DESTROYS of crossing the river to visit
some of his customers in New Cumberland.
He found the ice running too heavily to adj
NIT of his being ferried over, aud he found
accommodations for the night at Mrs. Ham
iltons. What followed is best told in his
own language:
"After supper / was escorted to large
apartment on the second floor. The room
was fairly well furnished and after sitting
at the fire for a while retired, leaving the
lamp burning brightly on a small table near
the fire, and on the opposite side of the
room from the bed. / had probably ben
asleep two hours when ] was suddenly
startled wide awake by an indescrible feel
ing. AS rose in bed glanced across the
room, and was startled at seeing a young
and very pretty girl sitting in chair be-
side the table upon which the lamp was sit
ting After looking at her a moment |
asked: whats wantedP AS spoke the
girl turned her face more fully to-
ward me- with che expression of one
who had been recalled from pleasant
reverie by the voice Of friend, and smiled
at me.
81 hesitated a moment, and then got out
of bed and advanced toward the girl, who
kept on looking full in my face. When
was almost within reach of be-, and was
about to speak again. she suddenly faded
from sight, and at the instant she became
invisible the lamp went out, leaving me in
total darkness. | relighted the lamp as soon
possible, but no trace ~ my fair visitor
could be seen. | examined the doors and
windows, but all were securely fastened
Greatly puzzled l went back TO bed, and
shortly afterward fell asleep, and was not
again disturbed until morning. On going
down stairs, l related my adventure TO
Mrs Hamilton, who told me about the muir
! der, and added that the chamber / had oc-
! cupied was the one the body of
Miss We're had been discovered in by her
sister. asked for a description Of the
dead girl, and that given me tailed exactly
with the apparition had seen. Late in
the morning / secured a photograph Of
I Miss We're, and there before me was the
picture of the girl who had been seated at
the table in my bedroom the night be-
fore. The resemblance was perfect. It
must be remembered that previous 10 my
retiring for the night bad not even been
aware Of the commission Of a murder in
! the VILLAGE