The sun., 1900-11-18
!, GHOSTS TESTIMONY GOOD.
T was ACTEPTEB. IHOtGH GIVEN
IS HEARSiJ EtJDENfF.
Made q Part Of the Legal Records OF Texas
tourty-1hrouRh II a widow VAS Ieft IN
Possession Of Property She Had Bought.
From ne 81 Lou. Globc- Democrat

| citizens of the county of Denton, TEX, ~heh
| the subjects Of slouks or other supcrra'urai
phenomena are under discussion to near one
! remark. well. that heats all since Jones :
| ghOsl And JoncSs ghost occupies a posi-
tion considerably above that ~ the average
! sho-, ia that II il doubtless the only case on
! record wherein the testimony Of ghost was
accepted in the settlement al an estate and i.
part of the public records. As n number or
the parties closely connected with the follow
ins occurrences are still living will substitute
| fictitious names for the real.
In the year 1877 there resided on farm in
! the county of Denton Mrs, Laura Jones.
! widow with two sons, Frank and John, renrly
| grown. and several smaller children. william
| Jones, deceased, had teen hard worker and
successful farmer and stock raiser. and at hl-
! death had bequeathed to the widow and her
| children a model farm. well TILED and stocked
1 with me best the country at that time horded.
together with a valuable tract Of land in the
! southern part of tho state,
! The following spring after his death con-
! siderable number OF their horses strayed away
from their accustomed range, and. the country
, az that time being sparscly settled. were soon
/ lost track o. and the usual course Of inquiry
scrved to elicit no Information, except TINT
! the band had been ,ccn headed south Early
| in the fan. after the crops had been garnered.
! it was decided that Frank. tho eldest, should
make an extended trip 10 the southwark and
endeavor If possible 10 locate the ruant stock.
as their entire loss meant a serious blow TO
| the family
on September morning Frank Jones drew
thc double cinch TO an easy notch under his
! favorite saddle horse and! bidding his mother
/ and John farewell. sped awav to tho south
ward. never 20 return again in the flesh There
J fk..f I'M
aud time which otherwise mil eht have dragged
! wcarly 10 the widow was filed with labor
/ and pleasant nnticiparion Of tho absent ones
/ carly return Al occasional letter from Frank
! describing the bealt OF tho country and
| his own hard hip IN travelling alone through
| such unsettled regions furnished food for dis
| cu,sion IN the fading twilight A. last a letter
| came which stated he was on the right trail
| and would soon overtake the slowly retreatng
| herd This vas the last letter ever received
| tie was then some 700 miles south of the home
! place. and they began 10 specua'" upon tho
day of his prohlhle retrrn Allowing for
| delay fol. grazing the stock on ront" home
| barring mforcseou accidents. should give him
! amrle time Tor the return Journey.
! no frank and no tidrc, nor ~ ncv, ds nor
tho nov, and l~ N" dn's lcng' Irn"t into we"is
/ III" ANXIOUS mo'to". with mol Stoned r'r'. dlily
The coun'- NJ til. time wa mono too safe
/ from rnariuIinc hands Of lndnn,. aud hor-c
cirei lta for human lfc W ler a cave =, ard
| Va, AZ -tabe Ttr-e po.sihllities we're any
on d,.l"t hy 40 n" d,tr" sod v61inh. f,mi
/ bo"o r" owed from lran, rn, s!l tn"ir r.
aqirc. am 10 n7irht The do no, ~, kn9% ,},
| triiI or had pv"rtlt"n the stock aud wa' "rrn
thc1 o,n HI, rN,lr1 ., ,, x.,o,,,
there came , ,ound A. Of footsteps on the front
nor n. After the n;ual cu,tom; The ianil
in 10 w'de tons ciirno, 70 dt,rcl the chm
\nrell or wind. ana il, d ing rnher- were
I - ''rs nrh ,h3l2w- on the Mtl he ,"2',
E,sh onI ,"~,c ono entered joan 6 Wa a.' icdr
~,o' er .int. bong 4rou-el b Tho sound and
the irlfI t,r"Isl the opcp d2orvi'. ,awpSe
AMI ,rli h.n."N on nj elbow. IIe e1w
the dim puline. Of a lnan and rs!rh,ns t3,r
ani h" cp'ac aud lt 'wn on tho foot ~ Jnhn''
bed Tho conysr cd together Ia low t"9"i
mother a, thit or, John yopcA'afed the
.Tfrrma'i1n thlt m room and bot w.re re1d
b,,l ocoi, iel dirnr hi .b.enoe The DIN
outline, and retrotunG foot.t"cs Nani.ied
IN John wond-rai ltto tha, he he1rd no
further note from hs~ brother room. but
,t1asful for hi ,,fc return gfter % nan,
d. = w1'oh,nr. and anticipating ler io' when
N tho a1rl morning no would tell hi motuer
tln .,l.d new. 10 ,Nn fell lrep
en %S gr ,ar ard Nl%r f. EFdTs }61 bfrH rn
to food ard rub down hls hrother' hor-e ile
lookodin t, ee'ali wherc Frark va aCcu-ton"G
cupicd oulr by a -,rgv cn'f Thinking roseihly
he had tur, cd him o''t IN -" PAST 10 he ear'h"d
car"fHllr. hk"W,c ue swrioundinc nnrn.
hi. otc'Irr"uC" 10 returned tC thC house. His
mother greeted him Mt the kitchen door ard III.
u 6at wee Won talking about in your sloen
la-tnjEat1 teord You muitcrnc -ore'hinG
why. ! va taking to tr.nS' mother he
John. Won rru-t have been dreaming, Irc
bcen in Irnnk'- roCn thl- TgT.nc. and its
IN, an.GJGroa Ja sar Fr, FrG S'a just like made 1t up
Tic widow hogvcI sigh in her anguish
a, Ito t,"q4 r. ie l1'' 3Tn ych i,no may n9i,%
went into his other room, threw or"n the
blinds and u rood = sunlight di@lell"d The
ii" vas becoming ."rtou'ly alarmed. and rc-
t'rp.rg IT, Tie k'olcu told lI- mother Part
of the c"F.cr alton b" h;d h9d "a VIII rank
cd to ere ~ such thing. a,,d a-orlb"d : -
loo riu"h mn cr or ,l.eh, III e's, bn John
rr ,5ai ~ had hait."d to "iH TIank
had it- cne,t aud Mir Jonc. pcran TO think
tnlt f"-~lnl t"cr" va ~.i."'Lins Srnhg Il"WT
IN town II 81. Gcridci TO hitch M the wagon. .
taa% H., ,hldr"n and 80 -Iend the dav With Z
Iuclo Rph ~tVrder~ who Wa 1t that time +
dous a ihr.ving bd.i.c-- in Dent Il, the county
scat. IRON arrival 'pore, inquiry was made
auout Frank and Urol" Bob vas enlightened .
A. 20 john strange eNuericn,e and his un- .
aA-ucSs. Nr. ~.Eldrr-, bong Practical man
and a 'irrn dl-bal,cN0r IN thing -ul ornatural,
rldIc'iled the Idoa ard tried hiN be~t tG cheer
them w. h'f John, count"nnrCc quickly dis .
"l'-.d to linn the fact that he wa not maknS
much Roadway, 80 in Difference to their wishc~,
hu and john started to the telegraph once
70 s'r II they could learn ~umelinig NON NAt f.
source. Nh.lo crossing tho corner 81 the iu'li" .
square, around " h,Ch were grOtll ed he bur ines
h"u-r- Of the toNn. ih"" were hailed hN -"
sheriff. who approached them bearing IN hi
hand 4 telegraph, "nvclore. lie handed tn"
ui". ago io John who, hastily uniplGu ia"
NollnN raier read
'NCD,pr. T"A, Noy. S. 1877
"iu So 2 ~ bc1f.p ~ mt, n NJ n icr
'NiuCruud dead mean her lat r.ht Papers
d, lo>c ldculu" Of Frank tones Of your
cOIul'. Notify hl- "o' lr
= l. NtIIIANs. Comfy Judge. -
>"meth hang NOR" than year assed away
when, through dIycrsenc" of Interests il was
thought best 10 iii .ro-.' II all th. ZONES IroI crtv
sn n could more easily and u!'Hl ~ bo divided
among tlc heirs, aud with that end IN view
Bob saunders. WHO had been Al oiutcd ad-
mlnl-traior raI.dly di-rosod Of tho estate
uutll there was nothing lcit hut tie one tract
OF Land IN The southern lart OF the state iic
Wa- abort 10 oN,r III for sale Wien John Jonss
nut ~ an all '1Tdr," ard -tTcIu;ouslN Oh o-.'d
u "" refused 10 CIV" ANY reason for n. hGt,
i'uuklns u could do 10 hnrm 70 humur him.
ilIr administrator O. ~ med the al"