Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23

"A what? the chief asked incredulously
That's right, the detective answered IT'S the first
record whore ghost nabbed criminal"
And the prisoner, Manoel de Mos. nodded in refu
agreement
IF 1t hadn't been for the ghost but no man can match
wits with supernatural thing like that I'm glad it's
all But de Mos boosted no ordinary detective
would have been smart enough 20 catch me"
SO it recently in EXtremoz. Portugal that the
famous musical ghost Of Machine Castle, which has
paintiyclv sumrlcd "A golden harp for century emerged
the Number Sherlock Holmes Of the spirit world
And the ghost itself is back inside the walls Of
the old castle and the harp stolen in the robbery and
valued at than $4,000 has been restored 10 the
music room where the spectre can play II again
way" the detective explained the whole
his superior ghost followed the harp after
de Mos stole and took to his house We were search
ing the thief but had followed cold trails all
town. Imagine astonishment when at o'clock in
the morning heard the instrument being played, the
notes coming loudly from the robbers home
1T was the ghost signaling to us 1t wanted US to
take the harp back to the castle where it belonged"
The young people Extremoz buzzed cxcitedly
the case but older residents OF the
the least surprised The harpplayng ghost of Machine
Castle is well known 10 them are the forhddng
walls Of the a7oastlc itself.
DctcctTvc chief vTcf0so Branco summed mp thc
when he told reporters that de Mos had only
mistake-that of stealing the harp
There plenty of other loot" the official said
But de Mos attracted by the gold in the instrument
This too happens TO he the season when Isabella plays
the loudest The harp taken almost the ami 4
versary of her murder nearly 100 years ago. She
slain by her music teacher.
Isabella must have been greatly agtated when the
thief invaded the music and traied the criminal
his hideout Otherwise, how you explain the
at that hour of the morning when
anywhere near?"
All this was verified by the detectives
When broke down the door of de Mos house
they up following the Of the
there the harp all right and help
heard and the strings vibrating, but
it except ourselves II stopped playing only
when took it out into the street
1T gave US goosenesh had duty do
We had a strange burden All the way downstairs 1t
kcDt
Isabella Sabhno murdered about century ago
when her teacher flew into rage after she hit
a note The tutor mpulsively struck her with
large book which fractured the girls skull and killed
her instantly.
Griefsrcken and badly frightened the temperamental
instructor the police and confessed his crime
lie promptly arrested and jailed, but later was
acquitted because generalization could be shown for
act and his great, during his fearful
testimony that the hearts of the jurors touched
That girl my best pupil" he declared Il had
such high hopes her couldn't bear to hear
her make a mistake must have lost my mind for
moment when she bungled passage"
Shortly afterward the teacher disappeared from the
little Portuguese town but not Isabella few weeks
later her favorte harp started playing the songs she
had loved we'll in life.
isabella has returned" the terrified servants said
budding together That's Isabella's music"
Thoroughly frightened they moved the golden harp
another But the next night as before 1t played
again. The instrument was taken to another chamber
hut always the ghost sought out its adored harp.
Finally tho servants banished it to the basement,
dungeon like cavern almost soundproof But
ney outraged by such treatment the ghost played its
music than before The half-crazed servants
covered the with wooden blankets in effort
TO mute it, but TO no avail I(1.|
The castles finally gave in and the harp was
restored music where Isabella had lost
her life After this, the music heard softly once
again and everyone accepted it as matter of course
Frequently, it IS said. the neighbors gathered IN
the couryards holidays and sang while Isabella played