The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
ExoRcTsING A GHOST.
Kites Performed by rrie-ts to RID House
ofn Murdered Via - Spook.

f'o" We ~ LOUIS 6toor- Democrat
TuxPAN. Mexico. July 23-The solemn and
impressive ceremony OF exercising an evil
spirit or ghost was to-day performed by Father
m u0mas1, who had come all the way from the
asavnS nSsn oo much sSn,
OF amurdered man. whose assassin Is said to
De still at large and unrunished.
skirts Of the town was occupied by foreigner
=, TO be an ltsiian-who piled the trade
t n pasSfry EnSs' and who was sGrlS ll-cond.
enemies One morning this Gamhati was found
,slIn nf the bavcmsnt slorg his residrnGowth
il long Keen shaft S"mbatoy Buried EiN in " IT,
ABOUT ABOUT MS neck was the RATA, or ho,sc-hair
which had been employed to drag him from
the house; As the murdered man had no reln.
ives or friends. and there seemed absolutely
NJ rlue 10 the nerpetrator OF the crime. tho
was found Tor the house But tho me newcomer conner
m mo EFT. declaring that no had seen Gam
a nat iva Walking about tho house Tho story was
cook had been seen mt the windows ON tho
sbIe sp raS SnI sSon lying ms he bal ap lead on
affirming an on 2nth that Gamhati had reaton at
depart at ones The 'my no nHmGe MN Or h 10
spectre proceeded to render itself $" disasree-
ap1e rs to force the occupants to eyacn.te tho
n
ing thrown to tho floor by invisbis hands. tho
got or even broken. This resulted in tho place
being ahandonei. but the ghost was not con-
tent with possession and began to extend its
It Is claimed that passers hy were repeat
edly startled to see, the street door Of the
house ot ~ oren and figure thrown or jerked
out on tho steps. only to want sh at once, or on
Eo ahiiE that way a late at night persons {" re-
with halter about his throat that they had
fled In terror AS It was believed that Gam
bait could not rest because OF his murderer's
escape from punishment. renewed efforts were
mad mad to bring the criminal y Justice. but
solved, that u delegation Of the ncishhors
should call upon tho ghost to request il to
Was don 1se a one sr Eho nv it snh This
In: themselves outside the house and hnwling
statement Of their mis- ion through the door.
offended by the procee ling for this visit was
followed by nearly three months of peace for
was congratui atng Itself on the rhdance tho
nuisance broke out far worse than before.
shreks and! and howlinxs more ike those Of wild
from the old house.
that il was determined to put an end to it by
burning the PLACE: but the owner an Ameri-
rssSns in nS ST IL. sg fsn VIM .,
nres were taken to protect the property Tho
first night the Waterman was on duty he was
SO frightened by an apparition. which he do
scrined as n man fairly dripping with blood
that he resigned the post. Tho excitement
was now Mt boiling point. when it was pro.
posed to call in the aid OF the Church. Prayers
wera said. mass performed. and holy water
| sprinklei on the pavement and steps of the
house, bet seemed Of little avail only quiet.
| ing tho tumult for II short while. Even
| the priests refused to enter the house Itself
until the arrival Of Father Tomnso. who
| did so alone. and. after openin; every
! window and door, insisted upon his MS
| sistants joining him in the building Mas.
| was then performed during which profound
| silence rcigned on the part of the invisible ten
| ant: but OH the commencement %. the ceremo
ny OF eXorcism loud groans and cries brok
| forth apparently from every nook Of tn" OLE
| shell as II the air Was fIll OF unseen souls il
| torment This gradually subsidized. however
| and ended in II loud lang or thump IN /
| seemed to shake the house ms II by an earth
| quake shock; after which n" further int"rrup
| tion was mad and the ceremony continued.
over 900 people sGuahnlv and fume! atou
the haunted spot during the exercising in til
endanvOr to sc" or hear whatever drmon ira
| ton the ghost would make. Great diversity o
| opinion Is held in the community. many be
!ieving and asserting that only IA clever hoa,
Is being perpetrated on the dor the mo t part
ignorant community about. or that the
vicinity 10 for some reasod being made ohnox
lous. while even II Greater number are con.
WINGED OF the supernatural nature Of tn. DC.
currences related. Whether the disturbances
will cease. remains to be seen.