The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-08
! ooIeRIsps6PooK STALKS.
Population Frtsiitencd, All hut the
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; New York, fsAhg. 6.-Hichmond
Row atid Malftgah the two thorough
fares fiji #hithisilye the first coforea
families Of Utaifge, N. IT,, went
Though ali thessthroes Of a ghost
scare between midnight and t O'Clock
yesterday morhfng. The nelsfber-
hood was keygdsup with excitement
anyway over2tfSs death of Homer
Reed. and MfTliafn Gray, young NE ne
groes Of OraHBs.fwho were dfoWne1
| at B6ynton 5HSaSh on F'riday.a Fine
bodies had not arrived from there,
and tile conditions were therefore
highly ptopffious for a spiritualistic
Manifestations = a. =. -,
Reed and Gray were both members
6f the Hillstda Bocial club. EARLY In
the evening # Betame i1eised 2aboat
the card room jbY the club-tfhie card
rooh is the principal apartment, ex-
c9pt the closet Where the stuff liz
lkept-that there were likely 6St,. be
hants" about and that anybody
who had .evef dome Reed or ;Gray din
Injury had bsftefelook out: frhe ave4
ming wore on. tls6ugh, and there was
nothing doing sfiHtil just ais the clock
On the old First church tolieds out
midnight. Simultaneously with the
peal Of the 5befI ahere arose weird
shrek from !Mulligan Place, =. -.
Now, it ia s.Aot unusual to Hear
shrieks in fMufftgan Place Tate on Sat
friday night. afifS sound Of that
Kind generally empties the teieftients
and rookerfes iii a'few minutes. There
was something about this yell, how
ever That MAIDS s, all hands stay in
d0nrs.as ,,&,8f q - 81 ,,.-.q.,i
,s5"Ali 70 siHnaAsy htoK : 6tat yeah
Use -e6mtn' : Defefs FELL 'f1aT1 in NAH
hands: and wrath fn Nah heart for
go all, iEhanted thk$Y1fee. ,'. :, ~,
| AT the same time %a5tail, white fig
are stalked, down the ROAD. Several
hun dred' fbIatk knobs stfakihg out Of
windows REPRESENTING the population
of the streetl weres HItHdrawn Inside
with jerk.4 PromHf lysthe ere xarose
a great chorus of duplication With
the singing Of hymns and protesta-
tions of religion The "ghost" strode
tip and; down the street. mounting
porches and sending the oceubants
Or the. houses into hgAsefics. ~
+ .. Far away on htgbsat Policeman
Clayborfie PattersoH, 8fatfge's Color
LED cop, heard the naise. Fast as he
could run he made his way in the
direction OF the runnpus. When he
reached Richmond Row the "shost''
had full possession, land the popdla-
tlon had disappeared, though 1tuffled
means enanatihg from under beds
could be Heard here and there. AS
Patterson approache ed tie ghost way
ed It's arms ',.,.-a>,,.> ~ ..
%"Ah ha! Heah yo' eofhe, Clayborne
Patterson am de-. messenger OBJ de
Lawa. Prepare to meet yo' maker!"
shrteked the wrath.9j ;, ,'..... s..-..
i IAN I am de messenger OF de law;
prepare to git locked Up, jim Bose
man, said Patterson making d
.sW1pe at the figure With his club.
The ghost" gathered, the sheet
about him and raced 1up the street,
closely, pursued. Bosesnan, escaped
through d 4, yard. Their Patterson,
went to the plOice station and re-
ported to THE sergeant inst the people
ST Mulhgah, Place ANA Rfchnotd
ROW lad been greatly excited by d
ghost which proved to be James
Bosefiian, who had escabed from him.
Acting Sergeant Brabsll will decide
tomorrow what to dS'about it.
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