The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-01-06
NEVADA'S GHOSTS.
There are Three of Them and
They Create CONSERVATION
The Nails Account of the Phe-
nOmenOn.

of a genuine ghust-in fact three
of EN-.
They may have heen loafing around
here for SINE time but their presence
was not made m ,uifest until list night
and that too. In very public place
and in M st startling way.
About ten o'clock last night. Walter
Gsibreath. Sam Atkins III aud III. III.
Blanton were sitting in NJ ,jor Pre-
Wits real estate office cha ting and
smoking. All ut ouce Sam ej ,cuia ed
in the most stirling manner: "What
is that?" at tn same time pointing to
the large wi"dnw in front. ALI eyes
were at Onc-turned in that direction
and Tor about twenty seconds the
silence of the grave pervaded the
apartment. 1t is said the buys eyes
all "bugg d out" till you could knock
'em off with a stick /; that each partic-
ular hair on their heads stood on end
and that the rattling of their teeth
sounded like Offering casIanets in a
circus side show. Bul OF this there i.
no absolu'e evidence. None of the
gent emen will now admit tn At they
were peruurbed in the least, but this
is VIII It they saw:
III .inly out med in the alcove occu-
pied by the window were three female
forms, intangible, hazy, perhaps, but
real. Who they We're OF what they
were; none present could surmIse,
but they were there is fact hey ond
all civil.
As soon as the Grst tremor of sur
prise Wore off mn investigation was de-
cl,red in order but the closest investi-
cation failed TO account for the ap-
partition. Their they were and that
was all that could be determined.
j. w. Wishart happened to be pas
sing along the street. He was called
In and shown the phenomenon. This
is what he says:
"When | Was told to look at the
window | did so and saw a nebulous
sort of figute. As l c.ntinued to
look The outlines OF three femalrs
became plainly visible. Indeed. there
was no mis'aking them, they were the
sgures of three w'men.
How were they attired 2 Well,
they Looked like s,atuary with very
little drapery.
"Were their eyes black or blue -? l
didn't notice, nor did | notice whether
their teeth were gold filled or not or
the lobes of their ears were pierced or
not, or the color of their hair, but
they had on hats, | know that.
An attempt was made to get state
ments of the occurrence from others
who were present. Sam Atkinson
was not met and consequently his
statement could not be secured.
Horace Blanton said he would be
interviewed at his office, but when
the Mail reporter called he was absent
and when seen consequently on the
street was busy with client. Walter
Galbraith remarked that Mr.. Wish
arts statement about covered the case.
There is really nothing 20 say about
il except that the pictures or appari-
TONS or whltever you cal 'em, were
there. They presented much the
of statuary TO me. | did
not. however, observe any hats on
them as did Mr.. Wishart though that
may be due to the fact that | am some
what near sighted"
Major Prewitt was asked what he
thought about it. He replied: 81
don't know hardly what to think
about it. | have no doubt but that
the boys saw something, but l don't
believe there was anything superna'.
ural about it. No, | am at a loss to
account for it. Yes this a new build
ing comparatively. and | never heard
Of anybody being murdered here
though it stands on the site Of house
IN which years ago some of the big
gest gamblers and thieves of this
section were wont to congregate."
Nothing has occurred in Nevada
for long time that has excited more
universal interest or more diversified
Nearly all who heard
the story were ready with a solution
10 offer and not few attributed the
to supernatural agencies.
One theory was that some one in
Parrish & Evans was manipulating a
magic lantern slide to victimize the
boys but this theory is exploded by
he fact that perso is standing on the
outside OF the window, necessarily
between the lantern and the window
Jaw the figures just as plainly as those
IN the inside. Another theory Is that
ome one Ia an upstair window worked
/ magic lantern, but that idea is
scarcely tenable. Another theory is