The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-20

covers and by the light of the lamp saw
and heard footsteps. He really could see
no one but he could hear the footsteps
plainly on the floor, and see the carpet
yield under them The steps resembled
those OF a woman and seeing no one the
old gentleman was naturally very much
alarmed. At another time Young Mrs
Burns heard the well bolted front door
open and Immediately she heard light
footsteps tripping up the stairs, but upon
thorough examination no one could be
found. The few nights ago. however, the
most exciting event occurred. Young
Mr.. Burns and lhis wife were sleeping III
the middle room and about II o'clock they
felt the clothes that covered them, lightly
slipping away from over them. Mr..
Burns raised up and brought them back
again, but in IL few seconds they were
pulled with more force, bat Mr.. Burns
raised up quickly aud caught them as
they were going over the footboard of the
bed. He was mad by this time and yanked
them back with considerable force and as
he did SO he could family hear what
seemed 10 him TO be laugh Of derision
He then went about securing the clothes
more tightly and as he raised one side to
stuff them under him securely, the entire
assortment of quilts and blankets were
swiped from tie bed with a sudden jerk
and landed on the floor several feet away
Then he heard the front door slam as if
some one going out had pulled it after
him, but upon investigation he found it
locked. Nothing has been observed since
but mysterious footsteps on the floors and
stairways, and unlocking Of doors.
The story is going around that
there have been two suicides COM
mitted in the building. by two young
ladies, but Mr. Burns family do not know
anything about it. Their predecessors in
the building were Mr.. and Mrs Garrison,
now living at $50 South Water street, who
experienced the same trouble in the house
and had to move out Of it for that reason.
While the house was empty neighbor-
ing lady glanced towards it one day and
saw inside and at the north window,
child apparently few years old in the
attitude of prayer, with her little hands
lifted toward heaven. She hurriedly
looked again and saw the same figure, but
the hands were Joined above her head.
She watched the little one for fully min
ute and then the figure vanished.
The same lady glanced at the same WIN
dow n few DAYS after and saw another fig
ure there. II was a young lady dressed
in a long white robe and wearing
a hat that was covered all over
with the choicest flowers, her hair
flowing down gracefully over her back and
trimmed here and there with what seemed
TO be wild flowers. This figure turned
around TO where the lady in question was
and when their eyes met the mysterious
figure retreated gradually but rapidly and
finally vanished from her sight altogether
Mr.. Cannaday, who works with Jake
Cooper on the corner of First and Market
streets, lives next door to the haunted
house and will substantiate the statements
of the Burns family in evArV particular.
William Fenton OF the 156eress laundry,
went TO Kansas City last night and will
90 on the road in the interest of A starch
machine of which he is the inventor. His
SON, kipp, will remain here.