When the janitors' supervisor was questioned, he was equally puzzled. But he said he’d get to the bottom of it.
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When he came back, he said that his crew wouldn’t enter the room because it was haunted. In fact, he said, the room was haunted by the ghost of a judge who had hanged himself there!
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The museum staff were baffled. The Old Courthouse is probably better documented than any other building in O.C. – and nobody had ever heard of a judge hanging himself there.
But the head janitor led the museum staff into the courtroom where he pointed to a small plaque under an old clock. It was this plaque, he said, that sent chills up the spines of his cleaning crew. Although I don’t have the exact date that appeared on the plaque, here is the gist of the inscription:
But the head janitor led the museum staff into the courtroom where he pointed to a small plaque under an old clock. It was this plaque, he said, that sent chills up the spines of his cleaning crew. Although I don’t have the exact date that appeared on the plaque, here is the gist of the inscription:
“JUDGE MORRISON CLOCK
HUNG IN COURTROOM
198_”
HUNG IN COURTROOM
198_”
And so the Honorable M. Clock haunts the old courtroom to this day.
2 comments:
How will I EVER get to sleep tonight after that chilling story?
Good one, Chris! Hey - is it time to go to Knotts yet? Let me know if you are up for it - Dave
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