The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-25
sPoOK SENSATION.
tn""nny Disturbance In n Residence
at DnIIns.

hahas, IeNas, January 2t--Dallas has
had a spook sensation during the past
week. The family on East Main street.
or rather young lady boarder. has be-
come the talk of the town. all because the
young lady saw and heard things that wer
very unusual. 4 was told that a neoky
substance like beer foam aoated around
I heF room, settling on everything In sight
| strange noises could he head AT all hours
and glasses and bottles came through the
closed door in mysterious manner The
young lady finally became so ANNOYED that
she sent for the police 10 helm her straight
en- out the ghost business. CHIEF Arnold
detailed two OF HIS best men on the case
! lney visited the house and came back mys.
| uhed as much as the lady. officer Kee-
nan mas not felt right. his colleagues say
since he witnessed the queer r5ings. Yes-
'efday the young lady left the place. cav
,ns she wouldn't live there for deed to
II Most people believe this business was
the tricks Of some of the boys in the neigh
borhood though they do not understand
how IL was doIe
Professor Frank Pierce, principal OF IN.
metropolitan Business college. spent sew
eral years in Uncle Sans navy. and for
quite while was stationed in and about
East Main street spooks with The Post cor
respondent today. ne said: still more
wonderful was the siege by unseen hands
aOout hfteen years ago OF the residence Of
Mr.. Adolph Glavecke In the city of Browns.
vile, on the Rio Grande At that time
Mr. GlaNecke was county clerk Of Cameron
county and was widely known on the Texas
irnntior The cottage In which he lived
was one of the pretiest in the city one
afternoon about , o'clock. as his daughter
was IN me act Of placing dinner upon the
table. brick came sailing through an open
window and smashed dish which she held
IN her hand. The Young LADY screamed
bringing the other members OF the family
TO the dining room. Tho news OF tho
strange occurrence spread like wildhrc and
drew hundreds of people 10 the scene Many
o. mem venturcd beyond what is constd .red
me dead line. but the ghost did not seem
20 De malignant, as the course OF the
bricks as they urarcd a person would be-
come DETECTED a7d they would fsi harm
lessiy tn tire ground. The mi nomenon
was witnessed by the entire city and spread
CONSERVATION The assault ceased at sun
down. hut WIS renewed next morning and
thus 1t continued for several days. when
H. came 10 an end AZ Unexpectedly as Il
bad been opened Officials and others gave
the caro- the closest investigation but left
II as they found il, shrouded In mystery.
ne oniy prick huildlne In tho neighbor-
hood was Catholic colloge-thc walle of
which were not tampered with, and the
nearest brick yard was two-thirds Of mile
distant. To say that this was an Illusion
would be begging the question, the facts
having been attcsted by the entire popu
letion OF the city. In giving such cases
Just consideration. VIC are bound ia ask.
"hai are the limits of our beliefs n a
hummer Of citizens OF undoubted veraciiy.
III
the contrary. acting under reluctance. he
cause Of tho tendency OF large percentage
81 people to treat the matter lightly: IL
ihe'r testimony tallies as to facts and cir
cdmsiances' should say that on certain
hay they saw column NJ light pass over
me capitol at Austin. we should concede
mem our assent. such being a law of our