Evening journal., 1922-07-18

/ LONDON (By Mail TO Onlteu
Press).-A ghost that tramps the
floors OF a haunted house, moves fur
niture about and. on one occa-
sion. has attacked woman is
arousing the deepest interest in
psychic and scientific circles through
out Europe.
The facts in the case have been
authenticated by the HILBERT Jour
nal. the leading philosophical maya
zine published in England.
The ghost appeared to Mr.. and
Mrs. Nigel Kerr. an English couple
who are not spiritualists. according
10 this magazine. They recently de-
cided to settle down in a town bor-
dering one Of the Italian lakes. They
withhold the name Of the town. eX-
cent from scientific investigators,
for the purpose OF preventing a rush
Of morbidly curious people.
Mr. and Mrs. Kerr bought the ei-
fects Of two elderly Danish sisters
one of the sisters died. Her death
was attributed in part by the surViv-
ing sister to her grief at having to
part with her belongings. The sur
viving sister departed for Denmark,
after making over me lease OF her
house. villa Wisteria, To Kerr.
The alleged ghostly visitations be
gan as soon as the Kerrs moved into
Villa Wisteria. Mr.. and Mrs. Kerr
occupied different bedrooms. The
first evening. Kerr. in bed, heard
light footsteps on the stairs AT the
top Of the stairs. the footsteps hesi-
ated. he SAYS Then, Kerr was
aware OF hands feeling the outside
of the door of his bedroom. There
was a bright light in the bedroom.
Soon. the doorhandle, which was on
the latch principle, moved upward.
The door can only be opened when
the handle is moved downward. F..
Again. Kerr heard the hands pass
over the outside of the door, and
again the handle moved upward.
Kerr got out Of he'd and quickly /
opened the door. He could see no .
hodv. He returned to bed, and then .
after a short interval heard the .
again. This time they were
from the floor above, and
finally they moved off.
Furniture Shifted.
Thereafter. Kerr heard footsteps
almost continuously when he was at
,ome. They seemed more distinct
n daylight. When he was reading.
he footsteps would pass in front
# him. when he moved about.
hey followed him. At various
ines. the furniture on the floor
hove was shifted. on one occasion,
rhen Kerr arrived home AT night
ootsteps rushed down the stairs
oward him and he ran out into
he street in fright. At no time was
he phantom visible.
Throughout this period. Kerr said
othing of his experiences to his
life. This fact is held to he Of ,
reat value by psychic investigators. ,
ecause after the Kerrs had left the
ouse. they compared notes and then ,
,r the first time Kerr learned his
lie had heard the same ghostly
lunds in Villa Wisteria.
When the Kerrs decided to move,
vo French women called to inspect
le house which they thought they
light rent. While the visitors and
lrs. Kerr were talking. they all !
card the front door open and close.
hen steps were heard in the hall.
he steps went up the stairway. :
here was a cough and the steps
Dpeared in the room overhead. A
lair was heard 10 move, and one I
the French women asked wheth-
there was anybody stopping in ,
Ie house.
Mrs. Kerr explained that her hus- !,
md must have come home. She -
ent into the hall and called. but =
ere was no response. She made =
! excuse to the visitors. who soon =
parted. Mrs. Kerr had no doubt !,
r husband was upstairs and had :
en too shy 10 come down She
ounted the stairs. but found no "
'dy. She was greatly frightened u
Id fed 10 the kitchen, locking her =
II in until Kerr returned an hour
ter. She told her husband some d
'dy had broken in the house, but ~
search revealed nothing. y
arrifying Experience. II
The most terrifying experience oc-