Show Ghost of Prisoner Executed at Exeter f fl I O 11 Terrifies Prison Chaplain in in His Cell tell PLYMOUTH England Jan 16 By United Press Press Press-A A raising hair-raising story tory of the ghost of an executed man who materialized before the prIson chaplain who officiated at athis athis his its execution is told here by Major K It A. A Marriott formerly governor of at f the Exeter jail jall According to Major I jor Marriott the executed man who came back after fter his execution was a young young- man who paid with his life jfe on n the scaffold for the murder of a girl The chaplain was interested in spirItualism and to a certain extent ex- ex tent ent a believer in it As a test said Major Marriott the chaplain while sitting in inthe the celt cell ell of ot the condemned man on the night ight before his execution asked him It if f he would try and show himself on n earth again aln after death The next morning the prisoner was executed That night and for three iree nights r running thereafter the chaplain w was ws s terrified to see spirit lights lights moving through the blackness blackness black- black ness ess of his room as soon as he had turned out the gas They remained on n each oc occasion about three minutes min mm- utes tes and then disappeared But on the fifth night no lights appeared nor on an any of the nights thereafter after a a a. lapse of bout about about three months the chaplain awoke woke in th the middle of of th the night to o find the lights moving about his room com again A A moment l later ater ter his hair mir literally stood on end when he e perceived that the executed man manas was as standing plainly visible close beside his bed With a. a great effort the chaplain chaplain chap- chap lain aln composed himself and spoke poke to the IB spirit who replied in a voice that lat was plainly audible The executed ex- ex man told the chaplain that after fter his execution he had gone straight into the light ight and was then hen working to help heip others who had lad committed the same same sort of ox crime rime and who were still sUlI In the darkness He added that he was also Iso helping the girl whose life be bead had bad ad taken Major Marriott also declared that he e knew of no other instances Instance of ot materialization or prison ghosts ghosts' which had come within the range of 4 J p. p L his experience while he was governor governor governor gover gover- nor of the jail jall We Ve had o one prisoner he continued continued continued con con- who declared under oath that his dead father had twice appeared ap ap appeared before him in his cell On another occasion the tho decreased husband of a temporary attendant on a sick prisoner appeared to her herIn herin herin In his uniform as ts a railway m man n nand and kissed her on both cheeks heeks |