Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-11-25
AFRAID OF A GHOST
The Queer Doings in a Brook
Ign Police Station.
OFFICERS PULLED OUT OF BED.
Room in Which a Minister Killel His
Wife and Himself Haunted.

Each One Has Seen or Heard SIanifes-
tations of the spirit-A Cot that No One
VIII Occupy-The Case of Barney Ma
lone and His Nocturnal Visitor.
BROOKLYN, Nov. 24-The ghost in
the police station of the Secoad Pre-
cinct, of this city, is at it's work again,
and although the officers have had con-
siderable experience with the spirit
there is a feeling of dread and anxiety,
if not alarm, among them, that seems
strange to men accustomed to trying
scenes.
From Capt. John Eason, it's gallant
army-veteran commander down to it's
latest enrolled patrolman, each and
every one firmly believes that the sta
ton is haunted. Not only that, but all
are willing to submit evidence on the
subject.
The station building, which comprises
Nos. 40 and 81 Fulton street, was for
merly a bank, and had for janitor job
Kemlo Mr.. Kemlo occupied apart
ments on the fourth or top floor, over
ooking Fulton street. His son, the
Rev. Mr.. Kemlo boarded with MIN, as
| did also his sons wife, and partition
| separated the old mans rooms from
! those of his son and daughter in law,
the latter occupying those to the west
of the dividing line, and the clergyman
and his wife the eastern wing of the
| floor One night about ten years ago
! the young clergyman, while temporarily
| insane, cut his wife's throat, and then,
! jumping from the open window of his
fathers bedroom to the sidewalk, fruc-
tured his skull and died at once.
This fourth floor is now used as dor
mitory by sixteen officers of the station,
and Patrolman Barney Malone sleeps,
rrrha l,o oh. nod i'm,
mediately under what is termed the
"parson's window" by which is meant
the one through which Kemlo jumped
to his death. Two nights ago in the
silent watches of the night Officer
Malone was awakened by the touch of
cold hands his feet, which he felt
were dragging him from the bed. AL
though the light in the big room burned
low, there was still sufficient there to
enable him to see-nothing And yet
he felt himself drawn down by an in
visible power, and he yelled as loudly us
he could, and stretched back his right
hand to the spot under his pillow where
rested his official revolver.
Under ordinary circumstances officer
Malone's comrades, who raised their
heads to inquire what he was raisiug
so much row about, would have con-
cluded merely that he had eaten 4
hearty dinner, but knowing the history
of the room, Officer Hugh McLaugh lin,
acting as spokesman for the others,
contented himself with saying: ooh,
boys, go to sleep; it is only that Internal
spook at one of his tricks. Let us go tc
sleep, and, Barney, please don't make
such an awful clamor."
This midnight episode may appear
grotesque, if not humorous, reading tC
most people, but the men compelled tC
sleep in that room take it very serious
- 4 e.I.
had cause, for there is something III orr
tragic than cold ghostly hands con
nected with those apartments. 1t is
fact we'll known in police circles tina
, the Second Station shows more death
among its members by far than an!
other in Brooklyn, and though the med
ical man may be able to asst On Sani tar,
causes for such mortality, the officers
of the Second persis tently maintain tina
it arises from superhuman influences
The force belonging to the station is
composed of 90 men. Since the TRACE y
of ten years ago many have died, anC
of the number, five in succession, WING
used to sleep Cd a cot in that spaca.
Their names were Richard lIalpin, Ed
ward Acker, Richard Cotton, Patrolmau
Gardner and John Costello, the lass vic
tim died seven weeks ago. A sixth
man went crazy, and was sent to the
hospital. He recovered, and was trans
ferred to another precinct, where he
does duty cheerfully and intelligently
Any one entering the room for The
first time cannot fail to be struck will
vacant space between two bedcots riShr
in front of him on the Fulton stree
side. There is space for one more cot
but no cot is there, and no man in tn
station would lie on one placed there fo
one night, if by doing he to earl
$100
! AS matter of fact, Hugh McLauI III
! lin, above mentioned, who is u philoso
8 pher in his way, has Il standing offer o
$25 to any man who will occupy tn
vacant space for one night. Up to thi
= he has found no takers. The space i:
under the west window, and it wa
there the crazy clergyman com mtteC
the deed for which he died a momen
later of his own volition.
Officer Mclaughlin, the philosopher
who knows more about the spook anC
it's ways, and is more interested in it
movements than any one else, says re
garding it:
"People may laugh and jest abou
such things but, after all, will any on
assign cause for the noises we hea
and the things we see in this dormitor
| apart from the supernatural? The OF
7 fcers Of the station, though I say it my
4 self, are brave and Intelligent as an
;, in Brooklyn. Owing to the peculiar 10
cality they have to do duty in, they are in
ured to danger, anil yet you cannot ge
one of them to occupy that space Ever
John McCahan and John McKenna, tw
men remarkable for courage, who sleel
on either side of it, are nervous an'
wakeful half the night. Would l SLEEP
there No, 1 guess not. l do believe il
ghosts, but L did not take any stock il
them until [ came here
''The most unearthly shrieIs arr
heard in this room at night, and though
the Captain says they are caused by tn
reverberations Of the Elevated Ralroa'
!. we have our own opinions on the mat
: ter Shrieks are heard when the train
), are not running, and, besides, rever bora
tions are not accustomed to pail big
I strong men like Barney Malone out o
q bed. Have L ever seen the spook?
= cannot say l have, bat other officers as
4 sert that they have seen the blood |!
drama of ten years since rec nact3i be
| hai tna n