Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-25
4 Ghost story .

Here is i local ghost and burglar
story, which, while 1t constituted a
very exciting night scene IN the life
drama Of those who played leading parts,
has not yet been made generally pub
he.
week ago saturday night, certain
belated pedestrian, while passing the
residence of W. +. Bailey, on the south
side, saw what he verify believed To be
ghost. TO an INDEPENDENT reporter
he described the apparltion as being very
tall, and clad III a long white flowing
robe which tluttered in the midnight
breeze. lie said the ghost was march
ing around Mr.. Baileys residence with
stately measured tread, with itsgaze
steadily fixed upon a point III the sky
directly over the house. The ped
estran stood spell-bound for a few
seconds but recovered and hastily de-
ra.ted. lie never stopped running un
| til he got home. lie was thoroughly
convinced that no man could he out in
| his night shirt at midnight with the
thermometer not many degrees above
zero and live, and as he heard of no
death in the immediate neighborhood
he became absolutely certain that he
had seen a materialiZed spirit from the
world of the departed. There Is another
chapter to the story however by which
the INDEPENDENT hopes to undeceive
him and set his mind at rest.
A week ago Saturday night W. F..
Bailey was rudely awakened 10y "a dis
turbance on his metal roof. \ large
metal rooted dow window forms a sort
of alcove in Mr.. Bailey's bed room
Against the top of this window leaned
a ladder, set there some time previous
when roof repairs were made. When
MIR. Bailey heard an unusual noise
) on the roof at the head of the ladder his
natural inference was that u burglar had
just cimed the ladder and was crossing
the roof to gain entrance to the house
by a second story window. lie listened
a moment and was convinced. step by
step he heard the burglar move over the
roof. lie arose, grasped his revolver
and went to the window. After waiting
moment the better plan seemed to 90
out on the porch where, he believed
the burglar being alarmed, would at
tempt to descend. But from the porch
the steps retreated to the window
Hastily returning To the window MIR
B. thought he would wing the burglar
as he came down the ladder, but the
steps were heard to again approach the
porch.
To make sure that he would not come
down by the ladder, Mr.. Il. removed that
means of escape and returned to the
porch. Now all was still. Mr.. Il. now
concluding that the burglar was enter.
ing the house by an up stairs window, re-
turned to his bed room, siezed lamp
and with lamp in one hand and six
shooter in the other boldly cimed the
stairs: but when he reached the second
floor all was still and nothing had been
disturbed. Completely nonplussed but
determined to solvethe mystery he re-
turned to the ground floor and went out
doors again To recOnnoiter. Clad only III
white night robe and goose flesh he
, walked stealthily three times around
the house without making any dis
, covery. The burglar, however, could still
f be distinctly heard OH the roof.
MIR. Bailey was finally compelled, by
the wintry zephyrs, To return To the
house for fresh supply of ANIMAL
! heat, most of his natural supply having
been exhausted. He proposed To go out
again and find that burglar but on Mrs
: Baileys advice he concluded to go to
bed and let the burglar burgle. With
, the first gray light of dawn he was oui
to solve the mystery. This time he
, succeeded. lie found on the roof, with
teeth chattering, and shivering from
head to foot-chilled to the very bon e
black cat.