The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-12-22
FEET OLA PHANTOM.
Tho Vision That Greet, Persons who
Pass by a Haunted House.

Pass by q Haunted House.
This city has another ghostly sem
sation. writes the San Jose CORE
spondent of the New York Morning
Journal. This time it is haunted
house, which has become the abode Of
a disemboiicd spirit of a most eccen-
trio character.
South Tenth street. on the northwest
corner Of Tenth and Salvador streets,
and is known a the Abbott house.
from the fact that 1t is owned and was
formerly occupied by +. A. Abbott
After the latter removed from it il lay
idle for some time. Queer stories be-
gan 10 be told about it. Cnearthly
noises were heard there and some
strange sights seen. After the Alb
bolts removed it commenced TO show
signs Of dilapidation. Finally it was
occupied by family named Williams.
who only lived in il two weeks.
Immediately on their departure
from the premises his ghOs;ship. hav-
ing no company. commenced 10 enter
tain passers-by by sticking his feet
and hands through "A sccond-story
window. These cNhib tons he did
not coniine To the nighttime but gave
them ut various times in the after
noon.
Miss Libby Doyle was frightened
out Of her wits on beholding the feet
and hands sticking from a window on
an afternoon about three months ago.
and Miss Alice Ball also saw the
strange sigh: on an afternoon shortly
after. At this time toes and fingers
were working back and forth.
At present the house is occupied by
a family named Burns. who. while not
partic .iiarly anxious to make the ac-
quaintance OF ghosts. are not at all
Mustered over the reports
George Dubois who lives at the
Willows tells thrilling story of what
he and his sister saw in an upper win
dow of the house a short while ago
On a moonlight night he and his sister
were driving past the house. They
had a steady and staid mare in their
cart who was never known TO shy or
fear anything. As they approached
shiver ali over. and showed signs OF
great fear. He suspected the cause,
and CHANGING up as he passed the win
dows. saw the naked feet and hands
protruding from the window.
This sight he had seen before. but
this time the feet were tearing around
and slashing the air in n fearful man.
ner. His mare becoming unmanage-
able dashed by in spite of all his efforts
10 hold her. In fact he did not sue
coed in stopping her until they had
reached Reed street
despite the protestations OF my
sister. ! got out of the buggy and
walked back, )" he says. The sight
almost froze the blood in my veins.
Here were two big feet hanging out OF
the window, One Of them was very
bloody, as could be distinctly seen In ,
The moonlight ! had no revolver /
with me. but I hunted around and !
found stone. This hurled at those
feet but being somewhat scared /
missed them. and the missile struck !
The side of the house. Quick as a
fash the feet vanished, and at the /,
same time | heard a terrible crash in
side. | went to the door and tried TO
get IN. II was locked. tried
several Windows without success 1
went across the street then and was
going TO wake up the parties who
lived there. when ] heard my sister
calling me. In the excitement had /
forgotten her. and fearing that she
would be frightened to death. ran to !
her. She would hear OF nothing else
but home. Consequently. was forced