Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-30
KENTUCKY'S HAUNTED TAVERN.
Queer Franks OF the Ghosts Which
Inhabit n Hosiery In Blue
grass State.

Readers of this paper. relates the Har-
rodsburg tky.) Democrat. will remember
that about a year ago We published the
blood-curdling experience of the Yocum
family at the haunted tavern on the
Mack Cecil farm. three miles from this
place. The house was built in 1928 and has
a bloody history. If its walls could talk
they would give a fiendish account of the
murder of q traveller for his gold along
about 1915. Here it was in 1870 a htt,e
slave ran upon the roof to escape the chas-
IiSement at the hands of his young mis-
tress. She went into the house. and. re-
turning with a rifle. babe the little imp to
through the head, and he rolled from the
steep roof I corpse at her feet. II was
in this same house that young DR.. Harry
Thomas lived in 1880. using the upper story
as a doctors shop" and dissectinc room.
and who died Il horrible death within its
precincts in 1872.
But TO return to the Yocum family. They
moved into the place two years ago. One
day. as heretofore related. the father and
two sons were shocking corn near the
house, and something like n large red COM
fort came through the Notwithstanding ard
tapped in the air. and would then go back
through the planks. This happened several
times. and always in daylight. and on the
side of the house where there was no win
dow or even a crack in the planks. While
the blood-red object could he seen by the
men at work In the field and by neichbors
no one at the house was ever able TO see
anything unusual. About the same time
but at night; chairs began TO bump or walk
across the floor. The upshot of it was thar
the iocrms moved out and got as far away
from the place as possible. going to the ex-
IRENE end of the county. Then Unc.e
hood. bought the log or kitchen part of the
old tavern. tore it down. and out of the
timber built himself a domicile. and from
that day his troubles commenced.
one night Uncle Billy left this place IN go
hcme. on the way out he met 1.NO cattle
being driven by a neighbor who had Ion-
been dead. He halloaed to him. but no at
Ehostly herder rode within three feet fse, 'n of
him. stared into his face. and passed on.
Uncle. billy SAYS this did not scare him
much. hut admits that he did keep a sharn
lookout to prevent being surrounded by the
cattle. For two months after this the old
mar always managed to get into tho bonsa
before shutdown. But one night he WIS
gate at . o'clock. and was raising the latch
when something gripped him on rho
shoulder from behind. For four solid ho,,rs
he was walked about the farm by tho in,
At first he was disposed 10 hold back. but
soon learned better. for each time he re-
helled he was so vigorously showed forward
that his head was nearly jerkcd from his
shoulders. Whenever a fence was reach.ad
he was lifted over 1t and gently set on his
feet on the opposite side. After being
walked" all over the country the old man
was showed into Il sink hole and lay ,bSra
till daylight. He then Crawled out made
his WAY to a reighbor'S. and told his hsr-
rowing experience: In relating this story
old. and his long walk "fatigued him very
much and was very wearing on his COW.
stitUtion." He drew Il line on the floor with
the blade of his f:arlOw knife and added:
Tn a Christian and am going to heaven
certain: | hate a liar as much aS anybodv
hut what I have told you IS true as Won, SEQ
that mark or the floor and his looks and
actions impressed one with the truthfu!ress
Of his story.