The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-18
Spirit Of Dead Gladiator
Said to Haunt Scene of
the Murder.
MAKES NIGHTLY VISITS
Mrs. Smith Refuses to Occupy Apart
ments Over the Saloon, and
Negro Porter Runs Out"

Paddy Golden is still at large, in
spirit. while Ferguson Lauder, the man
who killed him in Jim Smiths saloon
on the afternoon of Sept 19, is at large
in the flesh.
It may be the chimera of an over
wrought imagination. but Mrs Smith
declares that every night promptly at
the stroke of the hour when grave
yards yawn Golden's astral body ap-
pears at the thirst parlor in Plummer
avenue where he courted a slow death
and met a sudden one. So firm is Mrs.
Smith in the belief that Golden's ghost
has returned to haunt the place where
he was killed that she refuses to oc-
cupy the apartments above the saloon
which have been her home. Mr. Smith
at first scoffed at his wife's fears, and
refused TO be robbed of his sleep, but
lately he has been wavering in the di-
rection of his helpmeet's superstitious
faith in the real presence of the ghost
ly visitant, and now is willing to say
that there must be something in it, all
right"
Victim of Creepy Feeling.
creepy feeling steals over him
when it approaches closing time, and
he finds himself casting furtive glances
into the shadowy corners as he swabs
tlfe bar after zttaea tlepartares OF fast
customer and counts up the cash reg
lister.
Many of the frequenters of the place
have become imbued with Mrs. Smiths
belief that Paddy Golden still fingers
about. Some of them declare they have
l.. 1.o,
and watching the door, as if waiting
for the entrance of the man who sent
his material body to the graveyard.
person with a bug for the occult,
but who at the same time is skeptical
of spooks, set out to make an investi-
cation last night. After lingering in
the vicinity for half an hour he re-
turned and made report. He ran all
the way back to the point from which
he started. and, dropping into a chair
almost exhausted. he gasped: He's
there! 1 saw him! Three jolts of that
stuff and you can see anything"
The negro porter has fed in dismay.
An attempt was made to corrupt him
with twenty five dollars to stay in the
saloon all night. but it proved ex-
cessively abortive
"No sHants' in Mine"
Not me-" he said No, indeedy; no
'hants in mine Dere amt enough
room in dis yere place for me and no
ghost"
Meanwhile Ferguson Lauder, who
killed Golden and came near being the
finish of man named Quinn. remains
uncaught. and as far as it appears or
the surface no particularly vigorous
effort has been made to catch him
Probably the chase is regarded as un.
worth the while and the wherewith
No regrets are expressed for the pass.
ing of Golden. He was no ornament ts
society. Although the manner of hi.
taking of is deplorable. he has left nt
aching void.
The quarrel which resulted in tn,
shooting originated in a bottle and
prize fighting argument with particu
lar bearing on the Cans Nelson fight
! which had just transpired. Golden af
fected a superior knowledge of pugil
/ ism, having been once on that lay him
self Disagreement led to abuse an,
J abuse to rough-house. Lauder pulle,
; his most valuable asset, a pistol, an,
t used it with effect noted. Then Laude
| took it on the run for the state line
Hammond knew him no longer, and i
? not likely to see him again.
But Golden. it seems. is still stickint
. about