Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-16
CRONIN'S- SPIRIT.
Said to Revisit the Fateful Carl
son Cottage.
GHosTLY APPEARANCES REPORTED

/ And Fearful Sounds Heard by the Neigh
bors-A Vision of the Murdered Physi-
cian-Beiief of a spirituaIlst aud His
Offer to Interview the Apparition-
Failure of a Young Lady to Recognize
the Alleged Spook.
CHICAGO, June l6-Has the spirit of DR..
Cronin returned TO haunt the scene OF the
terrible murder? That he has Is firmly
believed by some of the residents in the vi.
cinity Of the Carlson cottage. Strange
sights and sounds, it is said, have aroused
the Deighbors TO the highest pitch of ex-
element, and for several nights the lonely
cottage has received almost as much at
tention as it did the day after the facts OF
the murder were brought out. Last night
number of persons gathered in the vi
clnlty OF the cottage. They claimed to
have actually seen the spirit of the muir.
dered doctor at the windows.
Mrs. Carlsou's BAD Dream.
The first thing heard of the affair was
last Thursday night, when Mrs. Carlson.
who, with her husband, now lives in the
cottage. was awakened by strange cries.
means and the pattering Of feet On the
same night some person claimed to have
seen gbostly form, enveloped in white
shroud, appear at one of the windows in
the front room, and after peering out into
the street, give vent to means and cries for
help. The apparition was described as be-
ing the head and shoulders of a man.
Down the face welled a crimson stream
and the features were distorted with pain
and anguish
saw an IDdistinct Form.
1t did not take long for the story 70
spread around the neighborhood. and
watch had been held for several nights by
nelghbors, curious, yet fearful, to see the
strange and terrifying sights For blocks
around the residents have discussed the
one subject: is DR. Cronin's ghost haunt
ing the Carlson cottages' Miss Jennie
Silva, who lives NJ 1l40 Lincoln avenue.
had heard of the terrible scenes said TO bf,
enacted each night at midnight, and. &C
companied by friend, Miss Maggie Taft.
has been TO the cottage. Miss Silva saw
the strange. white, indistinct form
through the windows
a Spiritualist's Proposal.
Miss Taft, who knew DR.. Cronin, was
taken to the cottage at night by her friend
to see whether she could identify the form
as that Of the dead man. The specter was
too Indistinct, however Joseph F. Specht.
florist who lives at !. los Lincoln avenue,
Is spiritualist and an educated man. He
Is Of the firm impression that DR. C-,onin
has returned to earth. in the spirit form,
TO point out his murderers. i am a spir-
ltualist, and fully believe that the dead re-
turn to earth if they cannot rest he said.
Il am willing to pass a night in the cot
taSe and find out what message the spirit
desires to leave 10 his friends / have no
doubt that he has some important message
to leave
Wierd Light Seen.
Mrs. FreiSer, who lives at 1925 Ashland
avenue, says she saw. while passing the
cottage one night recently, a wierd phos-
phorescent light in one of the front win
dows, but, not being anxious to explore
any mystery, she hurried home. Mr.. Carl
son would not deny that strange happen
Ings had been going on. Mrs. Carlson
volunteered some information as to what
she had heard. but a quick look of admoni-