Jackson City (MICH) Citizen Patriot, June 13, 1900 p. 2. GHOST IN A HOOSIER CHURCH Uncanny Spook Keeps Tramps away from a House of Worship There is a church building in Harrison County near Corydon, Indiana, the old capital of the state, that has been by common consent, abandoned and is now never used. The most intelligent people of the neighborhood refuse to attend services there or go near the church. Soon after the building was constructed, the sexton securely locked the doors at the conclusion of services one Sunday evening, but when he returned found all the doors standing wide open. At first he gave the matter little thought, thinking that some of the trustees or persons privileged to enter had been there during his absence. He locked them securely at the close of services that evening and, returning, found them wide open again. Time and again was this experience repeated, and the sexton began to be puzzled. It was suggested that a watch be kept for the intruders and that if caught, they be placed under arrest. Night after night the vigil was kept, but no one ventured near the church, yet when the sexton or trustees would approach the buildings, the locks would be found turned and the bolts shot back giving free access. Effort after effort was made to solve the mystery but without avail, and now the doors are never locked as such a proceeding would be useless. Te story of the mysterious happenings has become so well circulated that there is no more necessity of locking the doors, even if they would stay shut, as no one would have the temerity to venture near the edifice with evil designs. Tramps who would be expected to select the building as a place to sleep having heard the story avoid it as they would the pest. It is very seldom now that church services are held there, and the church is practically abandoned. It is possible that the mystery will never be solved. Some persons absolutely refuse to go there when services are occasionally held. Thus it is that by tacit consent, the church has been gradually abandoned to decay and the subject has been dropped in the neighborhood.