The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-23
CROWDS AFTER THE GHOST.
The Evans Family Left Their House
on Account OF Their weird Visitor.

The Evans Family Left Their House
on Account OF Their weird Visitor.
Mrs Mary Evans and family moved out
OF No. p Wilson street yesterday. leaving
the ghost. which has haunted the house
for the last four days In uudisputed pos
session.
The noise and confusion Of moving and
OF the crowds which surrounded the
house all day and last night probably
frightened the ghost, as its appearances
were not frequent as they have been for
the previous four days. one boy claimed
20 have seen 10 during the day. but his
story was not authenticated. Members OF
the family, stated, however, that the
ghost made his regular appearance sun
day night and prevented the family from
getting any sleep.
The reason Of their removal. it was stat
ed. was that they We're worn out with Sit
ting up four nights in succession and We're
compelled TO move in order that they
might get some place where they could
get needed rest. The family removed to a
house on Roberts street.
The account Of the ghostly proceedings
in tho Morning News was the talk Of the
town yesterday and crowds of people Wis
tied the house all day and last night
there at $3.50 o'clock last night there were
500 people gathered in the neighborhood
and the doors had been locked in order to
keep out the curious crowds that sought
admittance. Mrs. j. p. Mcintyre. the own
er Of the property, was In charge. Mrs
Mcintyre was very indignant at the re-
ports which had been put in circulation
concerning the house and charged that II
had been done with a purpose. She was
born and reared IN the house, She sad
and had never seen or heard OF ghosts
there before. She declared her willingness
to remain IN the house alone all night and
evidently meant what she said.
The situation Of the house Is peculiarly
favorable TO ghOstly manifestation. or,
rather. TO conditions which would give
rise to such reports. The Evans family
formerly lived in the corner house, but
recently moved into the house immedi-
ately adjoining the corner houses. The
two houses were formerly one house
which was divided into two. Access can
bes readily had from one house 10 the
other by the connecting doors on the sec
ond floor. Besides the entrances to the
two houses on Wilson street, there are
two entrances on Walker street, besides
the entrances and exits in the rear. In
fact, the house occupied by the Evans
family Is accessible 10 intruders from half
a dozen different directions, and there
are many who think that this is the eN'
PLANTATION of the whole matter. Their
theory is that some impecunlous neigh
or has been entering the dining room in
belief of the family that the ghost al
ways came from the dining room.
These appearances once attributed to
supernatural causes. II was easy enough
for the members of the family to conjure
up ghosty visitors from every light and
shadow There is an electric light on the
corner and the explanation offered by the
police IS that the ghostly sights witnessed
in the house We're nothing but reflections
thrown from the street light. The two
taken together would furnish a sufficient
explanation Of the matter.
Still there are any number of people
in the neighbOrhood who believe that the
ghost actually made his appearances as
described and those VINO claim to have
seen IL are ready TO describe their grue-
some feelings when in the presence of the
a0paritiOn. one old woman informed a
Morning News reporter that she saw the
ghost and held a conversation with it,
but what the conversation was she de
clined to say. II warned her not to tell
anyone, she said. The ghost, she said,
was that of old man Hendricks, who died
in the house about three months ago. She
closed the old mans eyes when he died,
and knew him well. Hendricks was a
fisherman over 20 years of age who came
here from Augusta not long before his
death.
Nov that the house is vacant It is prob
able that the ghostly appearances will
cease. There viii doubtless be persons
who will be ready to assert that they had
seen the ghost moving about the house.
but the story, in all likelihood, will soon
die out