The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-25
A BEAUTIFUL GHOST.
The Residents of Select Section of
Brooklyn Much Mystihed

Brooklyn Much Mystified.
BROOKLYN, N. ", March 2l.-The fine
three-story -and-basement brown-stone house
at 15S Berkeley Place, in the center of one
of che most select districts on Prospect
Nights, was special object of interest to
Il good many people tonight. According
to the story told, the house possesses mys-
terry which neighbors and detectives have
been unable to solve.
Since june, 1888, Mrs. Pitcher, who, it is
SAID, represented herself as the widow of
the late Admiral Pitcher, has boon the re-
sponsible occupant of the house. She leased
the house for two years from the owner,
Henry l.. Fessler, an importer. who lives at
1876 Berkeley Place, but who is at present In
Europe. The only other occupants of the
house. in addition to Mrs. Pitcher. are a
man, supposed to be her brother, and
young woman, described as tall, slim and
beautiful. 1t is around the latter that all
the alleged mystery is concentrated
ONE ROMANTIC RUMoR.
One of the rumors circulating in the
neighborhood represents her as married
woman who was forcibly separated from
her husband, and who has virtually been
kept close prisoner in the house. The
frantic screams of the fair prisoner are said
to Aave been heard at all hours of the day
and night by Mrs. Mclaughlin, the wife of
Jockey Mclaughlin, and the other occu-
Pants of 1855, the house adjoining, and to
have reached the ears OF people living even
at l54. Such moaning complaints as these
are also reported to have been overheard:
"Oh. my God, let me out of this placeI'
"Let me go in peace" YOU'RE no mother
of miner You're fiendw "Oh, why
do you do thisp Let me goln and in an-
other voice; "Pll fix you" an cut your
heart out"
A butcher boy is represented to have been
so startled once by what he heard after de-
llvering some meat in the basement hallway
that he believed there we're ghosts in the
house A man who carried wood into the
cellar also said that he heard loud means
and groans as he was going down the cellar
stairs.
REPORTED TO THE POLICE.
AS far back as December the gossip of the
mystifed neighb prsI became crystallized into
a complaint again ST the house, which was
forwarded to police headquarters and re-
ferred 10 Police Capt. Kenny of the Bergen
str ct station for investigation. Capt.
Kenny sent detective to the house to make
Inquiries, aud entrance was obtained on his
representation that he was anxious TO pur-
chase the house Mrs. Pitcher it is said,
showed him and his companion through the
house with the exception of the rooms on
the second floor, which she refused to OK
hibit, her objection being that her brother
was lying sick in one Of the rooms, in no
condition to be dlstur bed.
From time to time since December other
complaints have been made about the house
to Capt. Kenny, but they were so indefinite
that he did not act on them. Although Mr.
Pitchers lease does not terminate until
June next, the house has been sold within a
few weeks.
A reporter called at the house, after MAX
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of people who had read the story in an
evening paper, and were gazing at the
house, apparently in expectation that the
tall, slim, and
BEAUTIFUL CAPTIVE BRIDE
might possibly make her appearance at one
OF the windows, all the blinds of which
were drawn down. The basement, hall and
top floor were lighted. Mrs. Pitcher, her
self, answered the bell and admitted the re-
porter. She il n mlddle-aged woman with
haxen hair and firm but rather pleasant
face. When the reporter explained the
object of his visit she said:
81 have seen the awful story published
about this house aud its occupants. IL is
false. There is no person, man or woman,
here deprived of his or her liberty. All
wish ~ say at present is that this is an at
tempt at blackmail."
On leaving the house the reporter found
DHueCJlNe INeJ uolus Oi inc bergen bJTebb
station, mingling with the curious crowd
on the sidewalk. Detective Reynolds said:
81 think there Is certainly some mystery
about this house and its occupants. From
various sources | have learned that there
have been some strange transactions going
on in the house.
THE ALARMING SCREAMS
have been heard by at least score of peo-
pie Once or twice a week an old-fashioned
coach has been driven to the house, con-
tanning a man and a woman. The former
would remain in the coach while the woman
went into the house. One day while the
coach stood in front OF the house, man
passing heard a woman scream and cry
out: No, no; | won't sign it, The expla-
nation given TO me was TO the effect that
the captive woman was victim of the
morphine habit, and that Mrs. Pitcher and
her male companion were trying to cure
her Of it. | am not satisfied, however that
this Is the true explanation Of the story,
and will not ret until get TO the bottom
Of the mystery"