The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-21
A PoLICEM ANS GHOST.
a Midnight Marauder Who Terrified
the Peace Guardian.

From the Colorado Sun.
The big policeman came in, borrowed q
chew. and, after drawing up the cuspidor
within convenient distance, squared him
self in the chair, and thought he was about
to divulge horrible murder, at least.
do you believe that policeman is
always asleep, young manp
replied that thought there were &C.
casional instances of insomnia even on the
police force seemed, which to reassure hun
and he began to narrate.
well, sir, there have been funny things
happening for the past few nights. My
beat takes me in very respectable part of
the city, around Evans street, and tell you
l have been pretty wide awake.
Nearly every night have met young
girl within a block or two of the same place.
She was dressed in long, circular cloak
and a neat little hat. She Is about 10 or %,
and, if l am any judge, she is a tearing
| beauty. OF course it seems strange that
this girl should always be goi0g somewhere
at O'Clock in the morning, and when
! catch sight Of her l always keep her in sight
until she disappears, Lord knows where, so
that some man may not insult her.
lone night last week l saw her come
around the corner with big pa per bundle.
| followed her, she began to run until she
came to large hole where they were dig
ging for water pipe. She threw her bundle
into the hole. and grabbing up one of the
red lanters, sheran like the wind.
II didn't know what deviltry she had
been up to, so took after, and as l neared
her she swung the lantern around over her
head and let 1t fly plum at me. lodged it,
and when l looked for her again, 50 help
me, she was gone.
1.-THE goose pimples came out all over me.
The lantern was real enough, and picked
that up and went back to the hole to look
for the bundle. There it was in the bottom,
and | climbed down.
THE hole was about six feet deep. felt
pretty shaky, but got up grit enough to
open the bundle, which l thought perhaps
contained baby.
"Well, it wasn't. It was whole suit Of
mems clothes. They were of nice quality
| and there was watch in the pocket of the
vest and number of other things in the
| other pockets. l heard noise above me-
| and, looking up, l saw that girl Watching
ne like cat, her eyes as big as saucers.
She yelled:
"'My Godl He's got themp
although am big man | shivered all
| over, for she glared at me like lioness.
AS pulled myself together and started to
climb out she broke and ran like deer, and
| lost her again.
II carefully wrapped up the clothes again
and put them in the end of a water pipe
which was lying in the gutter, intending to
take them down to the central office when
was relieved. l would have taken them to
my patrol box. but l wanted to catch the
girl, so l foolishlY left them there.
searched all around several blocks, and when
l returned l found the bundle gone.
THAT was a sumner. l didn't know
what to do. | was afraid the boys would
give me the laugh If told them, so l said
nothing. That was all that happened that
night.
81 didn't see anything of her for night
or two. Then l was standing at the corner,
looking across the street, when some one
said behind me:
"'You cowardp just like that.
II looked around, and she disappeared
again. Say, do you know, was getting
pretty tlcklish about that girl, and was
glad when got day shift For two weeks
| was on days, and when it came nv turn
to go on again in the night, still was shiv-
cry every time thought about that girl.
Zone night as l was coming down Evans
and l saw man climbing over veranda
up into the second-story window of house.
l won't name who lived there, because they
don't want it TO get out. | shouted to him
to come down or | would shoot, but he had
the window up and before | could draw my
gun he had gotten inside.
~ heard a terrible scream, and I knew
that be had awakened the young lady who
sleeps there Pretty soon the front door
opened and the young lady came rushing
out of the house, closely pursued by the
man. The man had stair rod and was
waving IL as if to smash the poor girl.
az grabbed him and he fell all limp into
my arms. What do you thinkl 1t wasn't
a man; it was my ghost. | says: Miss, this
amt no man; it's glrl,'
GsTha NOR friQhranad EODnan cay1,a II,
and, showing the hat back on the other girls
head, says:
"Therese! You poor child, what are
you doingP
The girl was holding opened her eyes
slowly and said:
"'Let me go. What do you mean by
holding me, sir? Eva, what is all the
troubleP
1.-THE Eva girl came up to me and said {:
You can go, now; I'll take care of her,
"'She ought to be run in, says l.
"'I tell you to go. / know her. She is
my best friend, and has been walking In her
sleep
THAT settled me. slid.
81 saw her brother next night, and he
told me to shut up about it. 1t seems that
it was his clothes that she nabbed to 90
proving around in. never reported it,
but l thought it would be a good story for
you fellows.
Her brother told me that they lock her
in now at nights, and told me all sorts Of
pranks which she had been up to. But
saw this one. l don't feel scared any more,
but I'm glad they've got her locked up.
She might have killed her best friend If