Evening journal., 1894-07-28
THAT GHOST AGAIN.
DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE IMBuED
ANY ONE WITH FEAR.

Ex-WRtohman Wood Denies the Impu-
tation That the spoOk Was the Cause
of His ResIgniDg-Ad In Years
He. Desires an Easier Berth-Perhaps
Il Was Rats-WhO Knows?
The ghost who has made his home
for a number of years in the car
riage factory of McLeAr aud Kendall and
Of whose exploits the EVENING JOURNAL
told in recent issue, does not seem to
have succeeded very thoroughly in his
missions as bugRboo, and has probably
gone out Of business. at the old stand, at
least nothing having been heard from
him for several days. II may be that the
constant surveillance of the watchful
night guard, the presence of the blue
coated officers of the city, or the pub
licity given his spookship, has caused
him to retire, for the heated period, to
some quieter neighborhood. Vsmosed
he certainly has. aud the places which
knew him SO long, know him no more.
he bears WITH him to his new home
several good recommendation The
present night watchman has said that he
was quiet aud orderly and modest to q
degree, never obtruding himself on the
vision of outside persons The officer
on the beat never had any cause to ar.
rest him, and no charge Of disorderly
conduct, so common with his class, has
ever been lodged sgainst him. Aud
now comes the old watchman, James
Wood, of No. 713 Jefferson street, who
adds to the testimony TO the effect that
although for three years and over, the
two shared the factory. there never was
any cause for complaint on his part.
Mr.. Wood. who Is a patriarchal. .look-
ing man of 70 years, informed an EVEN
ING JOURNAL reporter, that during the
three years he acted as watchmsn for
McLear & Kendall, he never was granted
the honor of an intimate acquaintance
with A. Ghost, Esq. He frequently
heard noises, but attributed them TO rats
or the cracking of timbers or paint
rather than to the visit of one from New
Jersey or the other world He emphatic
ally denied that the cause of his severing
his connection with the factory was fear
of the uncanny caller Said he:
II do not wish to rest under the
odium Of having been scared of by any
thing, let alone ghosts, in which l don I
believe. / am growing old aud not
nNtoA AoA oADn WoAhf nha NcnAApA w hoNo
my nights and Sundays at home. That
was the cause Of my giving up my po-
sition. was there to guard against FIRE,
not thieves. The safes were to prsteet
the books and papers and there never
was penny of money lef in the build
ing. never was armed with a weRpon
during my service, and never was afraid
of anything, unless it was FIRE. am not
in the habit of getting scared at live
people, let alone dead ones, and l don't
like to have it even suggested. Perhaps
the reason the alleged ghost has moi
shown up lately is that his source OF in
gress has been closed up In fact guesl
the slang expression rats will cover the
entire business"
The rat theory has, It is true, mum
Der Of adherents, but until the particu
lar rat, with masculine footsteps anC
who takes Of coat and hat before goinI
to work, is placed in evidence, there will
remain many who will stick to thu
/ ghostly side Perhaps it is the ghost" o
some theatrical company. who failed Il
walk" when here in the flesh, and is nov
doing pensnce. The problem is one 70
the mediums TO solve.