Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-04-30 | Sleuths Find Queer Noise Contraptions in 'Haunted' Apartment of Old Lady

Sleuths Find Queer Noise Nse Contraptions S In Haunted Apartment of Old Lady This concerns the liquor commission commission com com- com om- mission the police department an anold anold anold old lady and a haunted house It began Wednesday V ednes ny at 1051 p. p p mi rn when Radio Patrolmen Don Vinson and J J. S S. Ramsey were summoned 16 to l meet some some liquor or commission agents at lit Fourth FourthS S South uth and Second West Vest streets their report said The police pollee found them huddled on a dark corner a hint of rain dampening their faces Th There re are str strange noises th they i whispered to Patrolmen Vinson and Ramsey Ramse coming corning from froma 8 a room in that apartment rover oyer over there Its It's f No 14 The doors door's padded Something's Something's Some Some- Something's things thing's up The police crept up creaky stairs at South Fourth Vest West street and rapped at No 14 Answering Answering Answering An An- raps raps came came from inside but nothing else They rapped repeatedly and then listened There came nothing but bt more raps and suddenly a frightful din I Open in the name of the law finally bellowed Patrolmen Vinson and Ramse Ramsey The door opened A tiny mid mid- die aged woman appeared who vho gave her name as Mrs James Youn Young S S Investigation disclosed a Rube Goldberg arrangement of ropes pulleys wash tubs wooden knockers knock knock- ers era and whatnots People arc are bothering me by by- noises she explained This ar- ar ar arrangement arrangement is to return the th favor She had a noise contraption rigged up said Patrolmen Vinson Vinson Vinson Vin Vin- son and Ramsey such as a stick beating on a tub and another stick beating on the door which were controlled by ropes The little old woman did not say whether the liquor control l commission a authored some of ot the noises ou s that bothered her