San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-28
A PoIiceman's Ghost.

standing are interested, nor Is any
PERSONS reputation at stake. The
sensation il one with which every
community is from timo to time Attic
ted and was caused by the appear
ance of q ghost In q rather secluded
portion of the city. The history of
| this spook, as well as tar as can be
| learned, Is as follows;
About ten days ago Tillie -Nichol>
son, better known as Tillie the Tramp
was taken sick, aud being without
friends able to provide for Ler wants
was taken to the County Poor House
and placed under the care, of the
county physician. Title had been
q familiar character upon the streets
of Livingston for the past few years
and enjoyed reputation extending
| over Eastern Montana. After hover
ing between life and death tor five
days she gradually grew worse, and
on Sunday night the angel Of death
made its appearance, and on the fol-
| lowing afternoon all that was mortal
of Tillie was consigned to its last res
| ting place in the cemetary on top of
the hill. Nothing further was thought
| of the occurrence until Friday eve
ming, when the experience and dis
coveries af Policeman Altimus raised
the superstitious to the highest pitch
of excitement and brought the men,
DRY of Tillie back to the minds of
those who had almost forgotten her.
During a heavy rain storm, which
came about 1880 that night. Police
man Altimus started to his home in
Riverside for the purpose of getting a
pair OF gum boots. Reaching CarrOll's
stable he took short cut across lots
and as he was passing the house for
merly occupied by Title slightnoise
attracted his attention and, upon
looking up, he beheld her who few
days ago had departed this life and
who at that time was supposed to be
reposing in a newly made grave. At
first the officer was inclined to doubt
the identity of the apparition, but a
few seconds later his mind was set
at rest when the figure raised its
arm and pointing to the shack which
it had occupied when a resident of
Livingston, Park County. Mont,
asked in sepulchral tones, is that
shack locked? The officer replied by
asking, What did you say?" AT the
sound of his voice the spook gave q
hurried. frightened glance toward
him and then suddenly wheeled and
started to pull its freight around the
corner of the shack. Mr.. Altimus
Immediately gave chase and ran clear
around the building, and not finding
it turned and made the reverse GER
cult of the shack, but the appsrition
had faded into space. After trying
the door and finding it locked
he came up town and told
his experience. After receiving
in so of the shack they noticed the
same figure standing under the cleo.
trio light. They continued to advance
within 20 yards of where the object
stood and then halted. After care
fully examining the object the gen.
tleman accompanying Mr.. Altimus
became fully convinced that the
spirit of Tillie stood looking him in
the eye, and drawing nj. hat over
his eyes, he made q sudden bound
forward, but AS he did so there was q
sudden rushing sound, a slight COM
motion in the atmosphere, and the
figure started down over little knoll
and winged its way back to the
ETHEREAL regions from whence it
came. The two gentlemen then re-
turned to town, and gathering a
crowd, went back to make further
Investigations. The spook had evi.
IDENTIFY turned in for the night, and
although the crowd waited patiently
for an hour, it failed to materialize
Last night a crowd of forty-two,
including chumps, believers and un-
believers, waited until the hour
when graveyards are supposed to
yawn, and the grave give up its dead
and marched in q body to the old
abandoned shack to wait for the ap-
pearance of the ghost. This crowd
was also disappointed. 1t was evil
IDENTIFY not a good night for ghosts, or
else the modesty of this one prevent
ed from appearing before so large an
audience, for although the crowd
waited until their patience were eX
hausted. it failed to put In an appear
ance. Tonight at 1890 another
crowd will continue to watch, and
this will be continued until the mys.
terry is explained.
Those who have seen the ghost
aud they number half dozen, are
confident that il is none other than
Title. The face, form and voice are
the same, and abe only change to be
Noticed is in the wearing apparel.
The figure, as described by Mr.. Alti-
mus, was clad, not in the pink sun
shade and green warp which had be-
c. me so familiar to citizens OF Livings-
stOn, but in a Dran new sweeping
wrap, while huge care wheel, trim
med with an exquisite wreath OF
white flowers, covered his head.
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