Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-11-25
Waikiki COURT
HOUSE HAUNTED
Strange Ghost Providing
About Records Of Go.
, Old Cases D,>a a.,

"dlluku, MAUI, NON. SEs~otNeIdi
weeks ago Police Officer John Brown
Sr. and Jail Guard NJ. X. Papu had q
very funny experience while on
watch one night at the receiving sta
tom 1t was quite near midnight
when they heard n peculiar noise re-
sembling the footsteps of someone
walking stealthily in the attic above.
They listened for awhile most at
tentively to find out the cause of the
strange noise. They walked around
the building but saw no one. Then
they went down stairs to the prison
cells to find out II any of the pris-
Oners were out prowling around in
search of fresh air, but all were
asleep and not even the Office cat nor
the playful mice were out. Every
thing was still as the grave and not
soul astir to disturb the stiffness of
the night save the music made by
the leaves of the breadfruit tree in
the Jail yard as the gentle night
breeze played on them. The faith
full night guardians of the peace then
returned to their quarters in the re-
Ceiving station and there heard the
strange noise again. They speculat-
I'd as to the origin of this peculiar
night visitation but could not eX-
plain to their own satisfaction the
reason why and wherefore. The noise
above kept on in regular cadence at
regular intervals. They knew there
wasn't soul in the attic nor on the
roof. What can this unearthly
noise be?" they murmured In modu.
lated tones. They were not afraid,
set their anxiety grew as each min
ute sped by, and their troubled
minds were greatly relieved when
they were replaced by others during
the morning hours. For several
nights following no noise was heard
IN the attic and the skeptics began to
make fun and. even declared that the
noise only existed in their imagi9a-
lions. One night last week Auditor
Chas. Wilcox paid a call at the re-
ceiving station and while there the
strange noise made its temperance.
rhe trio made thorough examina-
ton of the building and even climbed
into the attic with lanterns to find
cut the cause of the noise, but they
found nothing. The boxes contain
ing records of. the Circuit Court were
there in their original packages, and
that was all. In disgust and disap-
pointment they returned to the re.
Ceiving station, but, to their aston.
ishment. the footsteps were again
heard walking to and fro in the attic
above. go
Great Caesars ghost" one OF
them remarked. surely no one is
Up there, still we hear plainly the
footsteps Of someone. A somnambu-
list? Impossible!"
Mr.. Welcox went home that night
without discovering the cause of the
noise.
On Tuesday night of this week the
guards again heard the noise and
Tailor J. +. Welch was awakened
from his slumber to investigate the
cause of the noise which bafflcd the
vigilance of the night guard. Mr..
Welch went up into the attic, climb
ed the roof, ran around the building,
and examined the prison cells. Still
nothing was seen. Yet when they
returned to the receiving station the
same noise was heard above. That
the jail Is haunted Is the belief OF
those who could not give any scien-
tific explanation as to the cause OF
the noise. Someone with an inge-
NOUS mind has even advanced the
idea that 1t was some of the departed
ones who was robbed of his estate has
come back TO look up the records so
as to give n clue to the living how to
egain lost property to the rightful
heirs. Anyway 10 one as yet has Civ.
TN a satisfactor! explanation of the
cause OF the noise. Mr.. Maxwell
threatens tc wake up the whole town
whenever that strange object appears
while he Is on watch, providing he
will not leave post haste in his fright
TO escape from the midnight visitor
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