Beale Street Theater Ghost Walk Tour B

 Last night I ventured out on tour A, and returned tonight for tour B.  Both tours start in the same location behind the city building.  More details of the history check here.  However after that they take different routes while coming together for the Thriller Dance.  Tonight we walked down Fourth Street, passing several business where ghost stories were told.  We then turned and went down Beale Street to Fifth.  Along Beale a couple more ghost stories were related, one about smashing wine bottles, and the other an accident which took place in the old Miner Newspaper offices.  To this point the stories were all told by our guide who was accompanied by his assistant--father.  

However after turning north on fifth street we were met by three ladies of the red light district.  The madam talked about her pet bird Polly who was given a proper burial because he was so well liked.  The "Rabbit Patch" is the name given to the Red Light district and was actually located where Locomotive Park is now.  After this we met a couple of stage coach robbers.  They got away with the gold, but where confronted by a posse and killed.  Of course they buried the gold some place.  

After crossing the street, the the fire station as a background, we were introduced to Olive Oatman who told her tragic story; the deaths of her family by Native Americans and then being purchased by the Mohave and eventually ransomed form Fort Yuma and restored to her brother. I really enjoyed the portrayal of Sara down to tattoo marking on her face which has done by the Mohave.  

At the Bonnelli house we were informed of some ghostly happenings in the house, including sounds of things being carried down the stories and a flushing toilet.  This is the home where tours are given daily.  The experience at the court house was very eerie and tragic.  A murder which took place in Goldroad involving a woman (who was quite wealthy from her work as a madam in Jerome, AZ. resulted in the last hanging in Kingman.  Clement C. Leigh came with her from Jerome and passed himself off as her husband.  He was determined to have her money.  She resisted.  In a drunken state he ended her life.  Action was to fast for me to get a good picture, but she lay dead on the ground for some time.

We then walked to the Red School House.  Here were repeated the story of the Lee Williams High School haunting and the Thriller Dance (which again was very well done.  I don't know how they kept the energy up with the cold wind.)  The little children with the Thriller Dance and the school story really add to the presentation.  The nimble girl who does the crab walk is very effective and being creepy.  During this part of the presentation there are many security peope who keep the road free of cars as the cross the road.  A new story was related which I hadn't heard before and has to do with the balcony on the school.  I had never even noticed a balcony but there it is.  Apparently a child fell off the balcony to his death.  A short time later the teacher followed with hanging herself from the same balcony.

Lastly we visited Rickety Cricket where Lilly, Rickety's wife passed away.  She would be seen about the property after her death usually looking for Rickety.  After Rickety passed away he too was seen about the property waiting for Lilly.