In 1902, The Indianapolis Star reported that four men were arrested for digging up corpses from Washington Park Cemetery and selling limbs to doctors. “He’s so big, that’s what scares people about him,” intuitive investigator Jeff Poe said. John was caught on camera in a suit and appears to be close to 6-foot-7. “He doesn’t want anybody in it.”ĭuring the team’s investigation, people were pushed and shoved and orbs of misty light started flying around the pitch-black cellar. “That’s his basement,” Paranormal 911 co-founder Mary Barrett said. His ghost is believed to be that of former owner John Dransfield, who ran the building for more than 40 years in the early 1900s, operating a brothel and making bathtub gin during Prohibition. John, conversely, has a reputation for hostility. “We had a lady at the bar who had her earring pulled out, waved up and down, and then laid down on the bar,” DeMore said. Her spirit travels all three floors and she likes to touch the hands or wrists of visitors, often during regular dinner hours. Her attire suggests she died in the 1930s. She wears a pink dress, black shoes with white anklet socks and a pink bow in her hair. Heather is a playful child of perhaps 4 or 5. John and Heather are the famous spirits shown on “My Ghost Story.” What I’ve felt and seen is what I’ve told.”ĭeMore said he never would have bought the place in 2008 had he known it was haunted. “We’re just normal people doing our thing. “The show was on TV because of the ghosts,” DeMore said. Located on South Meridian, the Gas Light sits in front of hundreds of yards of cemetery and nearly 50,000 graves. Infrared cameras offered DeMore stunning visual proof-his tavern is haunted. The publicity followed an October investigation by local volunteer organization Paranormal 911. In an April 9 segment of “My Ghost Story” on A&E’s Biography Channel, the humble, mom-and-pop Gas Light Inn received national attention for its strange happenings. “All of a sudden I felt pressure too, almost like two people standing over the top of you pushing your chest in.” “I can’t move.”ĭeMore rushed downstairs and felt a terrible resistance when he pulled Steve’s torso. Steve descended down a steep flight of wooden stairs to grab a restock of alcohol from the basement on that dark October evening in 2010. Debbie Miller waited for her husband Steve, the kitchen manager, to finish chores. Owner Joe DeMore prepared to close the bar. Though still beloved, the Turtle is a dive no longer.Past midnight, only three people remained at the Gas Light Inn. If you're a Dart player, the renovated big back room has like 12 electronic and 4 or 5 old-school dartboards. Drink and food prices are very reasonable and there are frequent specials, too. My catfish was excellent- the Gaslight used to have a "secret" catfish supplier somewhere in Kentucky, and I think Evelyn and Scott are still buying from the same place, thank Heaven! The filets were huge and moderately breaded with a coating that was itself well seasoned and delicious. ![]() A GRILLED tenderloin is an after-thought at most other places, but TLW's was well-seasoned and very tasty. What other Southside bar has Pozole as its soup of the day? On this occasion, The Little Woman had a Grilled Tenderloin sandwich while I had the Catfish Basket with Tater Tots. She hired the cook/kitchen manager from the Gaslight and, although Scott has moved on to other full-time employment, he still plans the Turtle's menu and cooks on the weekends, so the food is a cut above the usual pub grub. she's sharp, knows the business well and is tough but also easy on the eyes. Evelyn is a retired Federal employee who moonlighted for years as a bartender/server at the now-defunct Gaslight Inn, so. This used to be a beloved dive bar, but the new owner has made a ton of positive changes, including an extensive renovation of the interior.
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