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Show SAY THEY SAW A GHOST, Quartette of Reputable Citizens Convinced Con-vinced That Spook Appeared. OMAHA, Nov, S. Four reputable citizens, citi-zens, who camped on tho banks of tho Missouri last Saturday night, aro ready to take oath that they saw tho ghost of Fa Fodcach. a wealthy clgarmaker, who committed sulcldo by jumping into tho water at tho same spot Just one year ago. The party consisted of H. H. Martens, proprietor of tho Hotel Mnrtens; his son, Joseph, and two friends Thoy had been fishing from Martens's naptha launch during dur-ing tho day and at night anchored the boat and pitched their tent on tho bank. At midnight all wore suddenly awakened. awak-ened. Looking from their tent all saw tho tlgure of a man standing by tho boat They rushed out ready to shoot, thinking somo ono intended to steal their launch, Beforo them, they all declare, stood Fo-desch. Fo-desch. "Wo nil knew him and wc all recognized him," oald Martens. ' Pie was standing on a log at the edge of the water. Wc spoko to him, when ho plunged Into tho river and disappeared. At the momont wc did not think It strango that there was no eplnBh, but when we ran down and found there was no log. wo bocamo scared, Wo afterward learned that wo wcro on tho exact spot whore Fodesch's shoes wero found and where his tracks led to the water." The men spent a sleepless night and early In tho morning moved their boat and tent |