The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-14
APPAR|T|ON
MAY CLEAR
a. ..:. UP CRIME
n Texas Hundreds Hear Rs.
Alifkahle Things Of Mur-
dor and Robbery

canadian. ex. Jnne H. The popu.
lalion OF Ochiltree county Is shaken
Rom center 80 circumference over al
mystery That nyadea d house on the
a. N Jines ranch that IL situated on
Won creek, seven miles southeast or.
we town Of Ochiltree, Texas.
This apparition which has 50 stir
s"d the people Of this entire oommu
lity, appears at the above mentioned
Pace every evening, its coming rang
lnG from $3.50 to 8. and has been
known 70 remain up to as late as It'll
p m
Al first the presence was announc
.ed with six separate and distinct
mis- The rapping continued for sew.
Hga weeks al various periods and
fFther knowledge Of the presence OF
mysterious apparation was given By
y fash OF light and a flush of warmth
lne door opens the flash II seen, the
knocking heard and with the depart.
ure of the stranger the door slams
being accomplished with the custom
aiy sound.
Fsps Represent Blows
The story goes that the six raps
witch ALWAYS occur at the same SPOT
llpon a partition wall. represent six
Lows that took the life OF a man In
that room. The story further ls thatI
We body was dragged or carried l50l
Yards southwest OF the house and
thrown in water with the body also
vas thrown the victims hnt. coat
|a1d the AK with which the deed was
committed The medium has given
Out the name Of the person who Isl
represented as having lost his life atI
this house. and whether this story isl
gwen any credence the fact remains
lihat such person was a resident OF
Cthlltree county, that he was we'll
known among the citizens OF that
county and. furthermore, il is known
that he disappeared from the county
and nothing la known concerning his
Whereabouts. This medium has been
ted, according 10 the story, that the
victim has $1,000 In money, that part
oi the money il lost and that the
other part is now In circulation.
Today there are, conservatiyely
approximated, 500 people at the house
where this mystery is present to test
1 ne bidding OF the medium II the
Ilool OF water. which is now being
/ Ier5ined and the sand bottom explor-
ed, should give up the bones, or II
The people shall obey the promptings
OF the spirit. promise is made by the
IStlanRe appearance that In about sev.
en- days the hidden money will be ex.
posed what little or much credit
NAV be attached to this story, this
fact again drives conviction into the
hearts OF the people, that the walls
and floor aud steps about the room
bear unmistakable marks of blood
Voice OF spirit
People are rushing TO this point oi
Interest from every direction and
those who have no faith whatever IN
the voice OF the spirit or ethe Ian.
gdage OF the spooks' are Just as Tar
| from a solution of the strange excite
ment as those who place the utmost
confidence In such things: and8all are
! working in unison TO test the utter
alees OF this mysterious stranger.
| Ochitree county Is one about
which has lowered much interesting
ond unique history. and this last bit
os unprecedented excitement has
brought people into her borders
hitherto skeptical about ghosts, who
| ave gone away firm believers in this
lmysterious. spiritual being.
The widest excitement exists over
this strange happenings and great in
terest Is being takeb In the case by
tacse who give such things no cred
epoe, and II il hrmly believed, whetn-
er mysterious or by pre-eoncerted
| pen, that II will develop something OF
he disposition Of the once resident Of
uchlltree county.