American Indian Ghost Stories of the West. Antonio Sr. Garcez

with anyone anymore. They might even think I’m crazy. There are times when I’ll be so annoyed with George’s behavior that I’ll yell out, “George, please stop doing this!” I won’t experience any more activity for several days afterward, so I know he is paying attention to what I say.

      Once we had a court ordered defendant sent to us as a volunteer to do work at the museum. As a part of his sentence, he was ordered by the traffic court to do community work. Our employees’ first impression of this volunteer was not a very positive one. This guy had heard some of the stories about our ghosts, and when he arrived for work, he began to make fun of George, and openly state that he was not afraid of ghosts. We didn’t trust this worker and didn’t want to leave him alone in the building unsupervised. In the museum we have a donation box and a few small, valuable items in the gift shop that would not be very difficult to steal. Well, one day I asked him to bring me some brochures from the rear of the building, where the old jail cells are located. Today we use these original cells as storage areas for office supplies. A few seconds after I heard him scream, he exited the building. But before doing so, he came running to me saying that the bars and metal were making loud noises and the ghosts were trying to get him. I just smiled and giggled when he told me this, then he shot out! I knew that our George was keeping an eye on this guy.”