The morning call., 1892-02-24
GHOSTLY GUESTS.
Spirits Throwing Shoes in a
Farg O-Street House.
Excitement in the Neighborhood Of the
Haunted Dwelling-A Suspected Spirit
ualist Compelled 10 Depart.

There is an old and Gilapdated house at
II Fargo street. 1t is not much uglier than
others in the vicinity, and the vicinity is by
no means attractive. The old house is two
stories high, with four uncurtained win
dows in the upper story and three uncur-
tanned windows and a time-stain door
below.
Fargo street is not found without some
difficulty. it is a narrow cul-de-sac run
ming off Boardman place, and Boaramau
place is narrow thoroughfare running
from Bryant to Brannan street, between
Sixth and Seventh.
the old house has Of late been the arena
Of certain supernatural manifestations
tia: have thrown the people of the neigh
borh0od into paroxysms of excitement. The
building is said to be haunted by ghost
who delights in throwing shoes and tum-
bling buckets Of water down the stairs.
a POOR WOMAN DIED.
A poor woman named Mcguire died next
door to the ancient structure on Thursday
and that night it was said that strange
lights had been seen and stranger noises
heard within its walls.
A crowd Of people collected about the
door, and police officer who made his way
within was dOused with a bucket Of water
flung over his shoulders by ghoStly hands
This officer was said to be Daniel ReaTdOn
1t would not be easy 20 paint the iudigna-
ton OF that stalwart guardian of the peace
when he was informed last night that lie
had been given a ShOWer-bath bY a ghost
He said be did not believe in ghosts aud
had not been in the house, but he had
heard something about the trouble and was
willing TO go there with his lnterrogators.
When near the building the officer found
a pretty young woman VINO knew all about
the matter and was willing TO tell it on
condition that her namo should not be given
to an unSympathetic world.
BRIDES TALE OF WOE.
"Birdie was in the house." said the Off
Ger, while the row was going 90, and you
can depend upon her"
Thus encouraged, Birdie began to tell her
story.
Two weeks ago." she said, "a German
family moved into the old house. They had
a lOdgeT, who took one OF the upper rooms
On Thursday night, when Mrs. Mcguire
died, there was racket in one Of the two
lower rooms which was used as a sleeping
apartment, and the German wOman-p0Or
thing-she was frightened. Her husband
ran out and got crowd around, whom he
told about the noise. | went in with some
others, and stood in the bedroom on the
first floor, ana he had hardly got inside
when some old shoes were thrown in
through the door opening into the ball.
There was no one in the hall at the time
and lie did not know what 10 make Of it.
Next night there was more noise and two
policemen went into the house with some
of the people who live around here. Shoes
were thrown again ana pail Of water that
stood at the top Of the stairs was tumbied
over them. | saw the water myself.
THE LoDGER PLAYING TRICKS.
"Well, We thought the lodger. who is a
spirituaist. was playing tricks, but he was
not in his room all the time and could not
have thrown the water. Next day some Of
the men went 10 the Spiritualist and told him
that they thought no was at the bottom of
the trouble and they would make il hot for
him if he did not let up. Well, he let up.
He packed up his things on Saturday night
and went away. There has been one racket
in the house since"
Repeated knocks at the door Of No. II
were unanswered, aud the ghost-seeker
went 10 the next house, where he found Mrs.
Mary Cahill, a buXOm woman, who cor
TOb0Tated BRIDES story, and told Of the eX-
element that prevailed about the place
until the spritualsts departed.
Mo- she said, Il don't believe there
were ghosts in the house | don't believe
there do be any ghosts anyway. I'm sure
that. poor Mrs. Mcguire who died in the
room over my head, didn't come back, and
I've never heard Of any one dying in the
house next door,
No one could be found who knew the
names OF the new tenants at No. II or their
departed ledger, whose spiritual shoe
thrOWers had made so much trouble