Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
WILL NOT STAY BURIED.
Research Society Making n
Systematic Study of Their Haunts
and ~Peculinriticx

The New York Journal says that New
York is chock full of ghosts. The only
wonder is that living persons have room
enough to move around.
The whole question having 10 do with
these phenomena is afloat. scientifically
speaking. at present. 1t is being investi-
gated by AN association of gentlemen in
England who call themselves the Society
ior PSychicai Research. The society has a
Boston.
Professor w. f. Barrett. Of Harvard, has
personal knowledge OF i ghost which APP
pcared In a certain ANTICIPATED New Eng
land house in 1913. The dwelling was occH-
pied by two brothers. one of them woke
before him the figure of u woman. He
says: Her head and shoulders We're
wi1ppen IN a gray shawl; Looked at her
might move the thing to speech or action.
Behind her head ! saw the window and the
growing. dawn. the looking glass on the
toilet table. and the furniture. After a few
seconds she went backward toward the
window. stood at the toilet table. and
10y degrees transparent. and that through
the shawl and the gray dress She Wore.
l saw. the white muslin of the table
Il did not mention this circumstance
atIerward either to my brother or to our
would leave us. while the former would
certainly ridicule the story. y fortnight
~afterward, sitting at breakfast, | noticed
tint ny ii'AtE' 80 ilt''l pitI u SUI = II'
said: / have had Il horril nightmare. l
SAW 1t early this morning. Just as dis
tihctly as see you; a vii!ainous looking
hag: with her head and arms wrapped
In her cloak, stopped over me. looking
like this lie got up. folded his arms
and put himself in the posture l remem-
1t was learned afterward that n woman
had been murdered in the house some
haunted. Other persons. one of them a
lawyer visiting at the mansion. saw the
ing at them with eyes of intense malevo-
Mir. F, c.. of Boston, tells Of an ap-
partition of his only sister. Il young lady
of is, who died OF cholera in lSd1 ut $.
Louis. 1T vas in 1876" he says. that 7
was travelling in tho West as It commer-
cial drummer. / had 'irummcd' ST. Joseph.
Mo. and had gone TO my room at the
Pacific house to send au unusually large
innpy frame of mind. The hour wa high
| room and the sun was shining into my
room.
my orders / suddenly became conscious
that some one was sitting ON my. lett
Quick as a flash. l turned and distinctly
brief second or so | looked her S~quarely
in the face. So sure was that it WAS
ing her by name. As did so TN appati-
ton vanished. | almost doubted my senses.
bit the cigar In my mouth; nen in hand
she appeared as Il alive. Her eyes
looked kindly into mine. and h"r skin was
50 lifelike that | could sec the moisture
on it's surface. The visitation 50 impressed
me- that | took the next train HON" and
related TO my parents what had occurred.
NV father WAS at first inclined 10 rlficule
me, but he was amazed when | told him
of a bright red line of scratch on the right
side of my sisters face which | had seen
distinctly. When mentioned this. my
mother rose IT. milling to her feet and
nearly tainted away. With tears stream
ing down her face, she exclaimed that !
had indeed seen my sister. as no. living
mortal but herself was aware of that
scratch, which she had accidentally made
herself while doing some little act OF kind
ness after my sisters death She said she
well IN how panied she wIS u
think she should have uuiuteutIonaliy
nsrred the features of her dead dlushtGr.
aud that, unknown TO al. she had c~AreiuliE
ohIiterated all traces OF the scratch with
the aid of powder"