The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-09
VANISHED INTO THIN AIR
4 GHOST SAID TO WALK BY NIGHT
 ON EAST STREET.

A real live ghost has been walking
 in New Haven during the past week
 and so stealthy have been Its move ments that it was not until last evening
 the fact became known to a few per sons outside of the members of the
 household in which the supernatural visito" has been perambulating. Yes
 terday afternoon Giovani Coronie, an Italian living at BOT East street, called at the Grand avenue police station and unfolded to Sergeant Hayes a wondrous
 tale
 He said that he had two children,
 both boys one about six years old and the other two. When the older boy was
 three years old, according to his story,
 a witch appeared in the house and by it's unholy machinations caused the boy
 to become bow-legged. The child was
 sent to the hospital and his legs were strengthened. Nothing more was heard from the ghostly visitor for a long time and it was supposed that the visitations had ceased.
 On Sunday last week the younger son was suddenly taken i'll. That eve ming the parents had given the child medicine and retired, when at 12:S0 they were suddenly awakened. Giovani started up in bed and beheld standing at the foot of the bed an apparition of shostly form, waving it's arms in mysterious manner. Giovani, terror stricken, leaped from the bed and at that moment the ghost suddenly dis appeared, vanishing into nothing.
 On the following night and on We'd nesday night the ghost appeared again, each tune going through the same mys- ferrous manoeuvres.
 on sunday evening last the ghost, Witch, or whatever the creature may be, appeared to Giovanis brother-in- law, Feli Ruggizini, and announced in sepuichral tones that it intended to
 make the boy of Giovani dead, maybe ln America, maybe in Italy,
 This message added to the terror which already held the ghost-stricken family enthralled and 1t was decided to at once take strenuous measures to de- feat the aims of the supernatural vis- itor. Accordingly Monday evening a watching party was formed, consisting Of the aforementioned Giovani, Feli and another Italian.
 This trio assembled at No. 3O7 and about Il o'clock all lay down to snatch a little sleep, keeping the weather eye open for any visitations. All were en- toying the snooze when at 12:3O they suddenly awakened by rushing sound like wind All started up and there near a side door leading into the room, which had been securely bolted, stood the ghost
 Feli leaped out of he'd and grabbed the ghost, while Giovani started to turn up the light. Feli had secured firm grip on the ghost, but for some reason could not keep it. The ghost strug- gled and grasping Feli's shirt sleeves it tore them into shreds and scratched him on the arms, then, as the Italians say, vanished.
 Feli appeared at the police station yesterday with Giovani and showed the scratches on his arm and also the torn shirt. Last evening Officer Connolly was sent to the house to lay for the ghost, but although he waited until 12:@O, the scheduled hour for his or her ghostship to appear, nothing out of the ordinary occurred, and the cockrnaches chased each other in innocent undis- turbed glee over the walls while the sweet scented air was waited about the apartments with no disturbance by ghostly breezes.
 On the mantel near the bed were found several bottles of medicine, from which tho parents ministared to the sick child. On these bottles was the name Of Dr. L. N. Gomperts. This physician, when asked about the case last evening, said that the child had been ill about nine days with a bowel trouble, but was now doing finely and would probably be entirely well in few days. He said that the parents had poured into his ears while he was at the house tales of the ghost, and it's iia bolcal threats. He had endeavored, without avail to disabuse their minds of any such foolish notion. They, however, are firmly convinced that some witch has a grudge against the family and will not let up until by devlish, shostly craft It has killed the child and thereby gained revenge for some fan cied wrong.
 For several days the family has kept nailed to the front door Bible, think ing that the Holy Writ would deter the ghost from performing it's unhal- owed deeds in it's vicinity, but although this precaution has somewhat | the family in it's courage to fight the evil eye, terror yet reigns n the household and startling develop nents are looked for by them.
 It is possible that some enemy of the family has taken this means to re- venge himself on them, but the Ital- ans avow that the doors and windows ! are locked securely each night and that 10 terrestrial visitor could possibly | enter without great noise, whereas they 1 aver that the ghost appears with a | rushing breeze which seems to wait it | through the key hole or aid it in it's | out of the maccaroni cab ] Dage and otherwise laden air. Later | developments are awaited with interest. | Emma Goldman Ordered to Leave Town. l
 Providence, Sept. S.-The police to- day ordered Emma Goldman, the an archist agitator, to leave Providence within twenty-four hours or get three i