The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-27
THROTTLED By A GHOST.
WEIRD TALE FROM EIGHrH
AND MORGAN STREETS.

Ghostly Visitor That Has Created
a Sensation.
From the ST. Louis Republic.
The people living.ln the neighborhood Of
r;gbth and Morgan streets are in perfect
frenzy Of excitement over the queer, and,
in some instances, almost blood-curdling
antics of a supposed ghost. Joseph Weder
md his wife occupy the third floor OF $40
Morgan street, and have living with them
hoarder named Joseph Alback, and the
story told by all three concerning the ghost
is IS follows:
THE CHAIRS ROCKED.
Friday night Mr.. Weder, who is a ma
cbinjst by trade and employed in a foundry
at Rock Springs, was detained unusually
late at his work and did not return home
until about 10 O'Clock. Mrs. Weder, who
was alone in her room about $50 o'clock,
WAS startled to see rocking chair which
WAS in the middle of the room rocking
violently without any apparent cause.
She watched for few minutes trying if
nossible to discover the cause of the
rocking. Suddenly the chair fell back
ward TO the floor, the back of the chair
resting on the floor. She started
toward it 10 lift 1t, but before she got to the
chair it assumed an upright position with
ont any visible assistance and again began
the violent rocking. She caught hold of the
chair and held it to prevent its rocking. but
as soon as she let go her hold the chair
began rocking again and just then one of
the other chairs in the room turned over.
Mrs. Weder picked it up and had not more
than done so before 1t again fell over on its
side.
By this time Mrs Weder had become ex-
cited by the strange actions Of the chairs
and went to the room of her boarder, Mr..
Alback, and asked him to come to her
room and see the strange manifestations.
As Mr.. Alback entered the room there was
crashing noise, which sounded as if the
whole window sash had been smashed, i'm
mediately after which the rocking chair
stopped its rocking, not settling into a quiet
position gradually, as Is usually the case,
but stopped suddenly, and as it did so it
was raised several inches from the floor.
THE DOOR OPENED.
Mr.. Alback then locked the room door to
prevent anything that might be In the
room from leaving, and began a search
under the bed, in the closet, etc, to see if
be could discover any reason for the strange
noise and actions of the chairs, After
STOPPING down TO look under the bed. he
vas very much surprised on rising to see
the door which he had locked few minutes
before slowly opening without aid from any
visible source. Tine door was again closed,
and after a few minutes again opened a
foot stool, which was sitting on one side of
the room, suddenly few over TO the other
side Of the room just as il thrown by some
4 one. By this time Mrs. Weder was almost
crazy with excitement, and Mr.. Alback
promised to stay in her room with her until
the arrival Of her husband.
While waiting for Mr.. Weder, who did
not arrive until 10 o'clock, as stated, the
most strange and unearthly noises were
heard The noises at times would resemble
the means and groans Of person in great
agony, at others the bowling of dog
Every possible effort was made to discover
the source from which the unearthlY noises
emanated, but without success. Mr. Weder
finally arrived and was told Of the strange
happenings of the evening At first he was
little incredulous, and expressed the
opinion that the vivid Imagination of Mr..
Alback and his wife had gotten away with
their reason. 1t was not very long, how
ever, before his doubts were dispeIled,
Tor while he was in the bedroom washing
ms face and hands preparatory to eating
MS supper, which was prepared for him
and sitting on table in the DINING room,
a,spoon, which was lying on the table in
the dinlng-room. was thrown by unseen
hands into the bedroom A few minutes
after this, while he was seated at the table
eating his supper an iron poker which had
Deen lying on the floor near the stove In the
1lnlng-room suddenly few through the air
over to the other side of the room and
would have struck Mrs. Weder had she not
lodged quickly.
WHITE FIGURE AND A CHOKING.
AT IL O'Clock Mr.. Alback went to his
room and for that night heard and saw
noVulng more of strange character. Not SO,
however. with Mr.. and Mrs. Weder. They
uau begun preparing to retire for the night,
wnen mrs: Weder left the bed room to 90
70 tIe dlning-room for pitcher of water.
x1S sue opened the door between the two
rooms sne discovered standing in the middle
OF tne dlnlng-room lin which there was no
ngnV shadowy white figure with its
arms stretched toward her. She
caneu az once to her husband TO come and
see the ghost, and as she did 50 IL vanished
. 1ne Gnen returned TO the bed room, All
Ss5e loofs We're locked and Mr. and Mrs
MeCer retired for the night, but not to
bad tney nao not more than gotten to
;,,or ooioIe ahoener noise was heard, and on
enNes igatlon peculiar-shaped stone was
Iouhu 10 nave fallen into the middle of the
Tol; Inc doors and windows were still
q S ,oSeu, a.u' as none of the windows were
sAere is no possible way to account
81 MI Inc stone getting there. Finally
n 80. " euei, worn out with excitement and
s nervousness nervousness, fell asleep Before she had
Seen asleep many minutes she was awakened
Al W cnoKlng sensation. As she opened her
yes sne says she again saw the ghostly
eIsloh that she had seen earlier in the
TWveIlilg standing in the dinIng-room. Mrs.
o teaer says she could plainly feel the cold.
y myers of the ghost as thew were
ESQ .sH agalnst her throat During the rest
VI mat night Mr.. and Mrs. Weder aid NOT
e again go to sleep. N'- A0'
ANOTHER VISITATION
All Gay yesterday up to O'Clock last
tionau tAere were no peculiar manifesta-
,-;nn sol any sort, and Mrs. Weder was be-
snn aius 10 think that his ghostship had dis
~ p9geareo. Not so, however, for promptly
g Ioo. VclocK the rocking-chair which had
nr Uon nf't to show evidences of a spirit's
ine g''u ice the night before again began rock
|caffIod M a4 Weier, as on tue night before.
S. rn1oS MI Alback to her room, and very
tb.ot he same experiences were gone
end uRh as on Friday night. Chairs rocked
foo,...Wer were overturned, doors opened.
stro~ Stools flew about the room and
Wodte noises were heard. When Mr..
io e We returned from work and again rund
tTs household in an uproar as result of the
Esat doings, he decided that he wouId
sgehd another night in the house. and.
"a ~ gly, he and his fe left. and went