Ghost haunts French house.
Alleged to have abode in War Department building.
There is a haunted house at Vincennes. Every night, toward dawn, are heard mysterious noises. Some spirit hand knocks on the partition wall dividing a bedroom from a living room. This particular house forms part of buildings belonging to the Department of War, in which a quantity of military material is stored. It is situated on the edge of the Bois de Vincennes (the Bois de Boulogne of the east end of Paris).
The victims of the ghost are a worthy couple named Galichet, the good man being one of the keepers of the wood. A week ago he and his wife were awakened by loud rappings on the partition wall. Galichet sprang out of bed and went into the adjoining room, but no creature in mortal guise could be discovered. The phenomenon has been repeated each night since. It always occurs at 4 o’clock. Friends and neighbours have watched with Galichet, but the spirit rapper is still as intangible as ever.The whole neighbourhood undertakes ghost haunts of an evening now. Even the military authorities are concerned to pierce the mystery and have ordered an inquiry. A ghost court-martial would be new in military history.
Paris correspondece Pall Mall Gazette.
The Lafayette News, April 7th , 1906.