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Mary ......... .........?????
...what had been nothing more than a cloud of smoke and fog, gradually took on the pearly-grey,
transparent form of a teenage girl. She could not have been more than five feet tall, with hair that fell past her ears and
down onto her shoulders. From her face to her knees her body was well defined, but after that, it trailed off into nothing
more than a rapidly dissipating mist. Despite her semi-transparent state, Emily could tell that she was attired in a very
archaic, regulation hospital dress - the kind that went out of style with the "Jitterbug" and "Bobby Socks".
On The Inside....page 117.
"Words...nothing but empty words...I've heard them all before, many times!."
N.A.A.P.I. Investigation Data
Insufficient data available for positive identification at this time. Suspected
to be a female patient in her mid to late teens. Educated to the point of reading and writing or better. Admitted, Weston
State Hospital in 1920s or 30s. Evidence of untimely and/or unpleasant death. Caution
is advised if contact is initiated.
Last Reported Contact: Circa, Febuary 1992. Weston State Hospital, Level 3, Ward C. Second-hand
report, with only two persons told of said contact.
Spiritual Classification: Speculative, but evidence suggests a highly developed INTERACTIVE,
with antagonistic, as well as organizational tendancies.
"Why not simply take a guess...after all, you have at least a 25% chance from what I've gathered?"
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Sheriff Timothy James Camden
The officer, whom Emily did not recognize, stood at least six feet in height with a fairly
substantial build, and did not move or flinch a muscle. His folded arms and lack of any real expression made him look more
and more like the image of a Marine Corps drill instructor as the van crept closer.
On The Inside...page 61.
Great, Great-Grandson of T.B. Camden, the Superintendant for what what
was then called "The West VIrginia State Hospital for the Insane", Timothy Camden now is better known in Weston as the Lewis
County Sheriff..."At Large"...given that November's elections are drawing nearer.
A veteran of the Gulf War, and active member of the U.S. Army for over
20 years, Sheriff Camden returned to Lewis county...and civilian life...in 1997. Applying his well-learned skills, he joined
the Lewis County Sherif's Dept. later that very same year, and less than 11 months later, was elected by an overwhelming majority
to the position of County Sheriff.
Intelligent, gruff, no-nonsense and astute are but a few despcriptions
worthy of Sheriff Camden. His arrest rate during his first two year tenure in Lewis COunty broke all previous...or at
least existing...records.
However, despite his stonelike demenur, Sheriff Cmaden is also in
possescion of one additional faculity...a wide-opened mind. With local citizens growing more uneasy by the day, unusual activity
around the old hospital intensifying....and now...."ghost hunters" contacting him for help...it begins to look more
and more like he will need it before the ballots are counted.
N.A.A.P.I. Investigation Data.
Subject: Camden, Sheriff Timothy James.
D.O.B. 1/31/58 Clarksburg W.V.
Current Location: Weston W.V.
Position: Sheriff of Lewis County W.V.
Marital Status: Married, 3 years.
Children: None.
Advance Pyschological Evaluation/Assesment
Dr. Fielding
10/15/02
Former military man with 20 plus years service in U.S. Army...including active combat
in 1983 and 1991. Clean record of service, honorably discharged 6/29/97. Service as Lewis county Sherrif's Deputy 1997-98,
and Lewis County Sheriff 1998-present. Record of accomplishment near perfect.
All of this points to a man who can both be trusted and relied upon for the purposes
of our investigation. In addition, off-the-record information suggests a strong, progenial link, to the Weston Hospital...possibly
steming from the activities of his G-G-Grandfather and his role as Hospital Supt.
Recomendation: Full Inclusion as "active" contact, Priority 5.
Restrictions: None.
"Tomorrow at seven...what if no one comes out?"
On The Inside....page 65
Dr. Hiram R. Jameson
...the taller of the two figures, a man somewhere between 40 and 50 years of age,
was wearing a long lab coat, thick horn-rimmed glasses and a wicked grin. In his left hand he held what looked like a mug,
possibly of coffee, and a clipboard was securely tucked beneath his right arm.
On The Inside...page125.
"For everything there is always a way my lad...place faith in science and ye...."
On The Inside...page 126
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Emanuel Edward Braley
...attired in nothing more than trousers, suspenders, and a button-down shirt, looked
much younger, perhaps 25 or 30. He, too, had a clipboard tucked beneath his right arm and in his left, he held something that
bore a striking resemblance to what medical novices usually refer to as the "little black bag". It was quite clear by his
mannerisms that he was less accustomed to his present position than his older counterpart.
On The Inside...Page 125
Grandfather of Phillip Braley, the first former Weston Hospital physician
to meet his fate, Emanuel Braley worked at the Weston State Hospital from 1937-1953. Serving first as a coal miner on the
institutions's small, but well-kept, mine, he later joined the ranks of the hundreds of hospital orderlies. However, most
felt he always wanted bigger...and better things.
Not content with his meager salary and 12-hour working days, Emanuel threw himself
into his work with a type of zeal that many felt bordered on fanaticism. With no medical training...and a college degree in
literature...Emanuel struck up friendships with many of the hospital's physicians and nurses. By 1939, Braley was made the
head of all orderlies...and by 1943...he nearly had the run of the institutions "non-medical" staffers.
Although never serving in any medical position beyond that of "assistant" or "observer"...Emanuel
seemed to exhibit an increasing knowledge of both the physical and mental aspects of medicine. He often expressed hope
that his "offspring" would choose a "better route in life than I have done. Books do not make you rich...unless they guide
you to paths that will. Should I have a son, I hope he decides to go into the medical profession. There are so many...opportunities...for
greatness."
Emanuel Braley died in 1978, in Allentown Pennsylvania at the age of 64.
His only child...Michael...earned his M.D. in 1976, but dropped out of sight two years later while on an extended sebatical
in Mexico. He has not been seen since and was declared "legally dead" by the State Dept. in 1983. He left behind no wife or
children.
"She's nearly catatonic already...an ergot alkaloid could cause her entire system to give
out...from the brain down."
On The Inside...page 131
Officer Howard Markum
...a uniformed officer of the local Weston Police Department. The officer, who looked
to be nearly Emily’s age and height, with blue eyes and dark, blond hair.
On The Inside...page 52
"Ever since those idiots turned the power back on in the place it's been one snafu after
another"
On The Inside...page 53
Charley M. Burkhammer
All of these events were obviously fresh in the mind of the desk clerk at the Weston Hotel
as he typed in the names of the four newly arrived guests standing in his lobby.
On The Inside...Page 10.
"It’s been so freakin’ eerie," Charley rambled on while typing rapidly on
his keyboard. "Just yesterday, Ms. Harshburger was walking home . . . past the main gates ya know . . . and she says she hears
this god-awful creaking and crying from somewhere inside. Said it was like someone was torturing a cat or something."
On The Inside...page 11.
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