Year: 1870

Further Par,iculars OF the Haunted House


More Concerning the Young seer.


The Missouri Republican of February 10 says:


In order to satisfy themselves in regard to the
story of Miss Jennie Debonnaire, two city re-
porters called TO see her yesterday. We give the
statement of the young girl principally con-
cerned. 1t is exactly as she made it,


Ny name is Jennie Debonnaire; am fifteen
years of age; think 1t was last Thursday went
TO the house on the corner of Sixteenth and
Morgan streets first; l heard people talking
about it, and wanted to see 80 got the keys
from the agent and went there's wanted to see
If there was any truth In the stories got to the
house as 1t was getting dusk think 1t must
have been near o'clock; went in and
/ called out, "If there are any spirits,
or anything of the sort here, in the
name of the Lord let it appear. "Then saw
near the top of the stairs which goes up to the
second story from the hall, as If it was the head
of man. The face was pale and bloody.
There were cuts on the throat and head. 1t was
that of light-complected man, with curly hair.
Then it seemed as if / saw the man from the
waist up; then as IL the form was complete, but
one leg was cut off. The man called out ''Zoola,
Zoola." This was name my father used to call
me. / said, That's not my name and will not
answer" Then the man replied, 'Jennie." l
asked him in the name of the Lord what was
the matter with him He said, "Come and
will show YOU" Then followed him down to
the cellar, he leading me. was quite close to
him, and he seemed dressed like any
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stairs to the cellar are underneath those leading
to the second story. When l got down into
the cellar, 1t lightened up. white light like
day. l don't know how he did 1t. The man
pointed to a spot in the east side, and said down
there is $1,000 in geld, and then pointing to
another spot more north he said, down there my
bones are buried. / asked his name, he said
Joseph Scott, and he told me he had been killed
by man named Phil. Amberg, who was now in
Philadelphia He said he had been murdered
for his and that the who had killpd
him had taken most of the money away with
him, but that he had buried the $4,000 In the
cellar, as Il was too heavy TO carry. He after
wards. got too scared of the place to come back
for 1t. He asked me to go and tell the
Masons about it-for he was Mason;
that he wanted his bones buried, and
asked me if wouldn't do it for
front door he kept close by me, but as was
going out he suddenly vanished. Mother and
next day went to the house and slept in 1t two
nights. We had to leave 1t. Mother could not
stand the continual hammering noise which
went on, and the sound of man walking
heavily up the cellar stairs. Three knocks
would be given at the room where we were, and
then would see the same man coming, it
seemed, through the door. When we were in
bed he would come and stand at the foot, and
ask me if I would not have his bones buried
Then, when would be going out of the house,
/ would see q hand just above the cellar
stairs beckoning me down there. / was not
afraid. went to the big, building on Market
street, where saw the Masons sign. told
them there and they sent me to Third street.
and man directed me to the police officer, and
l told the story to the captain. I can do no
more. can't go down into the cellar and dig
myself. Anybody who goes TO the house can
hear the noises, and anybody VINO does not want
to make fun of the case can see the man, Joseph
Scott. He told me So"


Such is this young persons outre experience,
as rehearsed by herself. If a Mr.. P. Amberg
lives in the Quaker City, we have no doubt he
will be either greatly amused or greatly
| shocked at this bill of indictment drawn up by a