Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1909-07-22
Big Ghost Story


north OF Bcssvillc and was owned by
Andrew whitcner some Ave years ago.
Strarge and weird tales are now told
Of happenings 10 the Vicinity OF the
house, one Of which is that about nine
teen months ago lady living In the
house started 10 Marquand aioot, When
about mile and half from Bessyillc,
she was accosied by an Indian chief,
who informed her that near Union
church, on Crooked creek. large
amount OF money was buried. The
"chi.f" described the spot very minute
~ and after impartine this information
the "chicf' vanished into air,
Il u said iha, VIII Collins me, this
spirit chief and had talk with him and
he also told viii sbou, the money and
wher, IL was buried and wen, with MIN
W the spo, and told him 10 dig.
Two more persons living IN the vicinity
OF Bessville have run across the "chief'
md money has always been his theme,
IL Ia said that the "chet" held quite q
lengthy conversation with one OF the
people living 10 tina; community and inn
parted 10 him the following story as to
how the money came 10 ee buried in that
particular location,
"MAny years ago tho McIicaus would
travel from their home country to Mine
La Mote, the trip trtng made 20 ge,
lead, which Nas hauled to the river and
sold
One old MeuraB prospcctor, named
Iusa Jcsus dc ,ccro. had been par'Icu.
larry lorauatr and had accumulated a
large Amoan, q money. tie had =
hcautitul daughter who had shared with
him the pnrations snd harjsnips sntur.
cd whilr working al Mine La Motto.
lie started ior bis old homo 80 AoIico
with his daughter. intending 60 live in
comfort sns Sg,iAugc Of his days.
When he l~n M,ac L.. Mos,e he ~as
followed and whra ucaT 'hc spo, Sherv
thls house staHds. he Sas se' apon killed
and robavd, sad Ais daughter outraged
asd killed. hy tosr men who had followed
them,
IL Is said that he carried his money,
shteh was In gai4 coin. in three old pots
whieh Nvyr sraled up and swans across
= Esaic @hass. sarStrd their other luggage. /.
The T0bt~F~. Afsey securing the srras.
uro, had falling ous aNong Themselves
~ 10 a dsvts,on 81 tho money aad one
eishi before a division had been made
ard whtlc the money ~As ssill in the pots,
one IL she Mr1icans siealthtiy aruso ard
killed hts ,hsrr COMPANIONS. 'hruwiug
their bodies IN CgaoEed creek He. then
teArtaS sn take she money wtth him,
6uriei il in the sand. oi Crooked creek
On his way hack 10 Mirs La Mostn he
solc a horse, was captured by Poss"
aad hung. and hts ,i gotten money never
Oil him any good IL IS said to bc the
spirit ot the murdered Mericaa who
hovers around ,ha, country 10 tho sutse
~ol an Indian chief"
he that as IL may, several parties have
prUxpecssd in tho vicinity ot Union
church, three holes hare been dug, one
al which i. about IL feet deep. liss also
said that tho spiri, oi the girl Is often
seen around tho place One lady states
that she saw the gir! a; the house and
that she was dressed entirely Ia black
with hihle in her hand TIE vision was
also seen by other parties
Steve Huffman, who slept in the house
one night, says he wrs awakened about
midnigh, by spirit waking about the
room and finally hard rested on his
shoulder. twas waman's hand aud he
took hold ot IL ard pushed 1t of his
shoulder, but was unable 10 see any face,
Other parties who have seen and con-
verscd with the spirit say that they were
told that the money would be found hy
parties digging for it, bat not before
about September l5.
Whether there is anything 10 this
weird tale or NOT your correspondent is
IL unable to say, bu, ope thing certain,
ii has some Of the people in the neighbor-
hood OF Bessvillo worked up, Marquand
cot. 10 FFedericktown Democrat News.