The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-12
HEADLESS BODY HAUNTS
BALTIMORE RESIDENCE
Young Couple Worried by Mysterious Visitors
Leave Finger Marks on Towel.

BALTIMORE. Jan. I2-Tbat the long
streets Of South Baltimore. stretching
before the vision in damp miles to end
in glimpse of factory buildings
sIhouetted against the red sunset, are
not the only ghostly- looking lhngs Of
tina, section Nj. and Mrs. William Roe
mer, OF Hanover Street. are willing to
declare with their right hand raised
They say they have been made aware
in q startling way of an elusive and
restless spirit which for the last Two
weeks Of their two months of happy
married life has stamped knowledge OF
its presence upon thei5 senses 'y tight
taps in the silent watches Of the night.
by black imprint Of fingers through thefz
bedchamBer in those solemn hou-s when
all the city sleeps.
The spirit is a bold one. according 10
Mr.. Roemer, and, passing those hours
which limited the strolls OF the toUliy
murdered King Of Denmark has even
appeared when the light OF dawn Haa
grown strong in the kitchen. A red
stain upon the Hoor of Mr.. and Mrs
Roemer's parlor on the second floor,
which some have seen and some have
not. as II Is under the mating, IS
thought TO have something 10 DO with
the uneasy spirit.
The dwelling is old enough and srfH
cienrIy looking 10 have a lnys-
terry The street door opens INTO one
Of those halls which run back 10 the
yard and there is no communication
with the rest Of the house save through
II. The low ceiling and the long, mar
row passage in the darkness IS not
reassuring
Mr.. Roemer led the visitor through
this and stepped al a veaubulc from
the yard long enough to give a glimpse
of his young wife and the people sgho
occupy the lower part of the house. hUd-
died about a cheerruIy lighted sitting
room
Don It talk loud he said, she's aw-
full nervous. and there's no use bother
in her about it when it stays away
Then he conducted the reporter into
the contest of bedchambeTs. the white
bed almost filling the room Pushing
aside The lace curtains through which
the occupants are wont to see The first
light Of day, he grasped an auxiliary
blind Of more practical character
This is what gave me the first hint
Of the spook' presence he said. One
morning when ! was sitting on the side
of the bed my wife still asleep. il be
gan TO 20 up and down I put my haIZ
on it. but il wouldn't stop Then I went
out 10 the kitchen and put on my shoes
I crossed The room 10 raise nay Foot to @
chair and lace my shoes. and felt the
contact OF a body. / looked up ana
there before me was the headless form
of q man dEmIy outlined through a white
shroud. II went out the door a my
hand and was gone.
Put that amt the worst About a
week ago my wife woke me up a-tremb-
lin like she had ague viii she said
somebody's in the room Go to sleep,
I answered. But she screamed in reply:
oh. VIII look over there under our
photographic
Mr. R0emer pointed them out hanging
on the wall opposite the bed
II looked and there was the face Of
a man. II was TWO feet long. The skin
was red and the features were heavy.
felt kinder funny and took my eyes
away and looked at the ceiling. 1t was
there. It was wherever my eyes went
for while; but here was just the head
That's a funny thing about it; when you
see the head you don't see the body, and
when you see The body you don't see the
head. It takes notions, too discov-
cred the body sittin' up on the settee in
The parlor one time as big as life and
went 10 cali my friends to see 1t. When
they came it was gone; it evidently
don't like many 10 see it at one time.
The people downstairs have seen il. It