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Folklore Profile: The Murdered Ghost of Blanche Montgomery

In 1904, in a community located halfway between the towns of Warrens and Scott, both of which are located within Monroe County, WI, an abandoned farmhouse began to exhibit multiple forms of strange phenomena.

Some residents in the area reported seeing odd lights emanating through the broken windows late at night, while others claimed to have heard spine-tingling sounds echoing throughout the empty dwelling. Some even went as far as to state that upon investigating the bizarre lights and sounds, they had witnessed the nearly full human form of a ghostly woman running through the home. And while more than a handful of Wisconsinites thought there had to be a rational explanation for the unusual happenings taking place within the old farmhouse, everyone agreed that if the strange phenomena were in fact true, that this particular home would be the perfect setting for it to occur in. And why did they believe this? Simple, it was because this old abandoned farmhouse was the location of one of the most talked-about deaths in Wisconsin in the 1900s, that of a young woman named Blanche Montgomery.

According to newspaper articles and official court records collected at the time, the death was said to have taken place a year earlier in 1903. The accused, one Mr. Samuel T. Montgomery, was hastily arrested and taken to Tomah for holding where he was nearly lynched by angry citizens who were outraged by the severity of his crime. After managing to keep him safe, officers brought Montgomery to the circuit court of Monroe County where he was convicted of murder. Upon completion of the quick trial and sentencing, Montgomery was moved to the Waupun Correctional Institution where he was ordered to serve a life sentence.

From the outside, the entire situation appears to pretty open and shut. Guy murders his wife, gets arrested, gets convicted, and goes to jail. This exact scenario, as tragic as it is, plays out all the time throughout the world and this particular one looks to be no different. Yeah, it is stated that things moved rather quickly from the time of the arrest to ending conviction, but most everyone involved seemed rather satisfied with the quick outcome of this tragedy. Everyone that is, except Samuel T. Montgomery.

Throughout the entire trial, Mr. Montgomery claimed that evidence was being withheld which allowed the prosecution to paint the calamity in a completely different light. His lawyer even stated that a great injustice was committed when the court withdrew any option for the jury to hear any testimony which could have allowed them to view the case as something other than murder. And while many may view these cries of inequity to be nothing more than the shouts of an obviously desperate and guilty man, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin did not. So in 1908, after serving five years behind bars, Samuel T. Montgomery left Waupun Correctional in order to plead his case in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices, and it is during this second trial that we get our first glimpse into what may (or may not) have happened to Blanche Montgomery.

Now before we get into the details surrounding the untimely death of Mrs. Montgomery, remember that for a few years already, strange and ghostly phenomena was said to have been taking place within the old Montgomery residence. Many well respected and influential residents in the area had claimed to all be witnessing the exact same thing, and at the time their testimony was regarded with as much sincerity as any courtroom transcript. What exactly they all claimed to have witnessed within the house though, well, that we will save until the end. But before we can do that, we must first get to the courtroom testimony. So let us begin.

(Disclaimer: The second trial of Samuel Montgomery was not as quick as what will be depicted below. Multiple witnesses were called over the course of many days, and the trial itself took quite a long time to complete. Because of this, we here at The PBI have made the decision to put the main focus of the below article on the testimony given by those who had a direct part of the events in question.

All testimony and events showcased below come direct from ‘The Northwestern Reporter/National Reporter System (State Series) containing All The Decisions Of The Supreme Courts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota: Permanent Edition. Volumes 107, 115, 116, and 128.)

When the second trial began in June, 1908, the Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices took their seats behind the bench and were brought up to speed on the recognized facts of the case. It was stated that at the time of the crime, Mr. Montgomery was a 41-year-old widower who lived on a farm roughly seven miles east of the village of Warrens, WI. He lived on the property with his 16-year-old daughter Nora who he had with his first wife and who was his only child. Testimony states prior to the incident for which he was on trial, Mr. Montgomery was known to be somewhat reliant on alcohol, but his neighbors and those in the community would not go so far as to say he was a drunkard. It is noted that Mr. Montgomery weighed 200lbs, was regarded as being quite high tempered, and previous police documents showed that he had previously been arrested for assault while under the influence of alcohol.

Blanche on the other hand, well, she was a bit of a wild card. Depending on who she was interacting with, she could be described as the complete polar opposite of Samuel or his mirror image. The court wanted the full picture though and the following description of the victim is what went into the official record.

Mrs. Montgomery, full name Blanche Montgomery (Howard), was 25 years old at the time of her death and was reported as weighing 130lbs. She was the second wife of Samuel after the two were wed in 1900 and was the step-mother of Nora while only being nine years older. At the time of her death, Blanche was a traveling country school teacher and taught at various locations around Monroe County. Her last teaching location was in the old community of Stowell, WI, located a good distance away from her and Samuel’s home. Because of this, Blanche boarded in Stowell and traveled back home every two weeks to see her husband. Samuel is stated as doing the same, traveling to see her when she was unable to see him.

Now, from the above, it appears as if Blanche and Samuel were complete opposites. He was an older man with temper issues, a slight drinking problem, and was already known by local law enforcement. She on the other hand, was a young woman in the prime of her life who appeared to enjoy her job, showed loyalty to her marriage, and played an active role in her step-daughter’s life. But, as the old saying goes, outward appearances can be deceiving. It was said that just under the humble school teacher’s wardrobe, Blanche was a woman of uncertain temper, was overly fond of alcohol, and was a fan of infidelity. While Samuel claims he did not believe the last statement to be true, letters written by the victim and testimony from residents of Stowell who lived within close proximity to Blanche during the time she boarded there said otherwise.

Regardless though on what acts Blanche engaged in during her short time on this earth, the court was only there to find out one thing, and that is how she died. So with opening statements made and every Supreme Court Justice brought up to speed on what type of people both Samuel and Blanche Montgomery were (according to those who were still alive that is), the defense moved forward on trying to explain exactly what happened the day Blanche Montgomery’s life officially ended. And even though his lawyers were trained in the best practices an procedures on how to address the court, the seven Justices who would decide the fate of Mr. Montgomery wanted to hear what happened in his own words, and thanks to expert record keeping which has lasted over 114yrs, we know exactly what was said.

According to Samuel Montgomery, on May 29, 1903, he hitched up his two horses too his buggy and rode to Warrens in order to catch a train to Stowell so as to visit his wife for the night and bring her back home the next day. Upon arriving at where she was staying during her teaching stint, a boarding house owned by a Mr. and Mrs. Belcher, the couple settled in to what many assumed was just a routine visit, but for some reason, this night proved to be different. Sometime around midnight, the Belcher’s were awoken to the sounds of loud “angry talk” and noticeable crying coming the room in which Samuel and Blanche were located. The Belcher’s listened to the muffled sounds for quite some time before they eventually stopped and a much needed calm returned to the boarding house. When asked by the Judges why they didn’t intervene if they felt something was wrong, the Belcher’s stated that they felt it wasn’t their place to interject themselves into another couples personal matters.

The next morning on May 30, Decoration Day, as the Montgomery’s were preparing to leave and head back to the train station, Mrs. Belcher noticed that even though they had gone quiet during the night prior, it appeared that Blanche had still been crying up until that very moment they were preparing to leave. Her face was noticeably flushed and her eyes were quite red and swollen as if the result of having tears wiped away consistently over a long period of time. But even though they were still somewhat concerned, the Belcher’s proceeded to bid farewell to the Montgomery’s and watched as the couple made their way towards the train station in order to head back to Warrens. Little did they know though that this would be the last time they would ever see Blanche Montgomery alive again.

After arriving back in Warrens, the couple attended a Decoration Day celebration being held within the town. During this time, both husband and wife partook in gathering with friends, drinking vast amounts of beer and whiskey, and joining in on various games and dances. According to all those they interacted with during this time, both Blanche and Samuel seemed to be the model image of a happy marriage and none felt as if there was anything wrong between the two of them. The couple continued to enjoy the festivities up until around 6pm when they began to say their goodbyes. After ensuring they had gathered up all their belongings, the pair loaded into the buggy and headed towards home. Witnesses stated that as they were leaving, both Blanche and Samuel appeared to be in good spirits and neither of them looked as if to be heavily intoxicated. Samuel on the other hand though, he would claim something entirely different.

According to Mr. Montgomery, when the pair left the Decoration Day celebration in Warrens, Blanche was somewhat intoxicated. He stated that during the ride home in the single seated buggy with him on the left and Blanche on the right, she began to complain of feeling faint and asked to have what was left in the whiskey bottle that he kept in his pocket. This bottle, according to Samuel, was only about half-way full and after handing it to his wife in order to drink what she wanted, he took it back and finished off the remainder. When it was empty, he tossed it out of the buggy into the surrounding area and the two proceeded on their way.

Not long after consuming the whiskey, Samuel claimed that out of nowhere his wife, now visibly intoxicated, threw her arms around his neck, pulled herself in close to his ear, and began to tell him how wicked she was while away from home. According to him, she talked about how she not only had improper relations with a man from Stowell without his knowledge, but that she had done it more than once and that she enjoyed it. And while a revelation such as this would understandably drive anyone to anger, Samuel claimed that upon hearing the tale his wife was telling, he informed her that if she did not stop telling such lies, that he would write her falsity in a letter and send it off to her family so that they could also know just how wicked she claimed to be.

To prove that he was serious at the time, Samuel pulled an unmarked letter out of his pocket and held it up to show her. Immediately upon seeing the envelope, he claims that Blanche swiped at the letter in an attempt to snatch it away from him, but when she failed to do so, she grabbed hold of his face instead and began to thrash him about. Claiming that he was reacting purely on instinct, Samuel said that in order to get his wife to stop, he grabbed hold of both her arms and held her in place until she stopped. When he finally let her go, he stated that he asked her if she was either “drunk or crazy” and instead of answering, Blanche either threw herself out of the buggy (which was still being pulled forward) in an act of defiance, or fell out due to being intoxicated. Either way, Samuel claims that upon seeing his wife exit the buggy, he immediately stopped the horses and jumped out to help her back in.

After picking her up and assisting her back into the buggy, Samuel stated that the pair continued on towards their home without further argument. But, either due to the fall or having consumed too much alcohol, Blanche seemed quite faint at this point and he believed that she needed some assistance in remaining upright for the remainder of the journey. So in order to help stabilize her, he claimed that he pulled her in close and wrapped one arm around her to keep her safe, while the other arm remained free to hold the reigns of the horses. And for a while, this seemed to be the ideal method of travel for the couple. Samuel kept the horses at a steady pace while Blanche leaned on his shoulder. It appeared that whatever bump in the road they had come across a few miles back was officially gone. Well, that is until they came upon an actual bump in the road and everything went right back out the window.

Now, this next part of the story is typically where you make your decision on whether or not you believe Samuel did in fact play a hand in Blanche’s death, or you feel that he was simply a victim within a series of unfortunate events. Regardless on what you believe though, everyone can agree that what was stated as happening to this young woman next is absolutely awful. And we would just like to give a bit of a disclaimer that if you are sensitive to descriptions of trauma inflicted upon a human being, you might want to skip this next part.

According to Samuel, after Blanche had been peacefully resting within his arm for a good amount of time, he felt that it was wise to speed the horses up in order to reach home more quickly. To do so though, he would have to grab the whip with his right hand (which was currently wrapped around Blanche) and bring it up over her head in order to reach the horses properly. So, moving slow and steady, Samuel grabbed the whip, raised his arm over his resting wife’s head, and lined up his strike upon the horses. But just before he cracked the whip, the single seated open air buggy in which they were in hit a bump in the road and caused his wife to slam her head forward directly into the raised metal panel situated between the horses and the passengers. Upon doing so, Blanche cracked the front of her forehead and slumped like a motionless rag doll to the right, and as a result of another bump on the road, she quickly slid headfirst out of the buggy.

Not fully aware (at the time) at what had actually happened due to the fast pace nature of the event, Samuel claimed that he was unable to catch his wife in time and that he had to watch as she was pulled head first between the large hickory wheels and dragged for some distance by her clothing before finally breaking loose, getting fully ran over, and rolling out onto the rocky dirt road. He stated that upon witnessing the horrible event, he immediately began to stop the horses and jumped out of the buggy to tend to his injured wife. In leaping from the buggy though, Samuel claimed that he fell to the ground and injured his ankle in the processes, thus slowing his attempt in reaching his wife as quickly as he planed on.

When he did finally reach her, he stated that she was laying in the dirt road unconscious yet miraculously still alive, albeit extremely bruised and battered. Knowing that he had to get her home immediately for medical attention, Samuel explained how he scooped Blanche up into his arms, loaded her back into the buggy, and whipped the horses into a full run in order reach their home as soon as possible.

After what seemed like forever, Samuel and Blanche, who was now in and out of consciousness, arrived back at their home. And before the horses even had a chance to full stop, Samuel stated that he was shouting for his daughter Nina to come out quickly and help get her step-mother in the house. Obviously horrified by the sight in which she saw the woman who helped raise her, Nina shouted to her father in hopes of learning the cause, but instead of answering, he simply told her to grab one of Blanche’s arms and help carry her into the house.

As the trio moved towards the door of the farm house, Blanche was conscious enough to try and speak, but due to her injuries, the only sounds that came out of her mouth were a jumbled mess. Samuel and Nina carried the battered woman into the house and laid her flat upon the bed in which the couple shared. Nina quickly filled a bowl of water and Samuel went to work washing the blood and dirt off of his wife’s swollen face. Nina was then instructed to tend to the horses and buggy while her father called the local doctor, a man known as Dr. Sidell, to come examine his wife. During this phone call, Samuel claims that Blanche sat up and, in a somewhat legible tone, asked him who he was calling. He claims he told her it was the doctor and he proceeded to help her lay back down. Not long after this, Nina came back inside the house after dealing with the horses and shockingly heard her step-mother call out her name.

Nina spoke of how she ran into her father and step-mother’s bedroom and watched as a bloodied and swollen Blanche attempted to rise out of bed completely on her own. Struggling and obviously weak, both Samuel and Nina grabbed hold of the woman by her arms and lead her out into the main parlor in order to sit down in a chair. Once there, the injured woman began opening and closing her mouth, licking her bloodied and split open lips, and scratching at her bruised neck. Understanding what she was in need of, Nina filled a glass of water and slowly poured it into her step-mothers mouth. The battered woman quickly gulped down the cool liquid and wrapped her dirty hands around both the glass and the hand in which Nina held it with. Samuel just stood silently watching.

With thirst now quenched and the unbearable dryness within her throat gone, Blanche (though still not fully with it) asked Nina, in jumbled words, if they were currently at home. When Nina answered that yes, she was safe at home, Blanche proceeded to start talking about a newborn colt that currently resided out in the pasture. Confused as to how she was to proceed with the comments, Nina’s attention was pulled in by her father who finally chose to speak up in that strange moment. Samuel stated that his wife, as a means of comforting herself and taking her mind off of everything that had happened to her, was obviously asking Nina to bring the colt up to the house in order for her to see it. Still confused, yet obedient towards her father, Nina left the home without argument when her father told her to head out into the pasture to drive up the little horse.

As Nina proceeded out into the thick darkness engulfing the farm, she turned back one last time to catch a glimpse of her step-mother sitting uncomfortably in the parlor chair with a back that stopped just below her shoulders and neck, and her father standing alongside her with his hand on the back of the chair just watching her go. Unbeknownst to her, this brief moment would be the last time she would ever see her step-mother alive again.

Only a few minutes into her trek and a good distance away from the home, Nina stated that Blanche began shouting her name repeatedly and loudly from within. Upon hearing it, she abandoned her cause and turned and ran as quickly as she could back towards the injured woman sitting inside. As she got closer to the house, she started to notice that Blanche’s screams had all but subsided, and when things went completely silent, she witnessed her father run quickly out of the front door and yell for her to hurry. After yelling, he then turned and ran just as fast back into the home ahead of her. When she finally arrived back at the house and made her way through the front door, she instantly stumbled back and fell to the floor. For there in front of her, still in the chair, was the dead body of her step-mother.

As Nina sat on the floor in shock, the eerie quiet of the room deafening, her father Samuel approached and broke the silence by saying, “My God, Nina, I believe Blanche is dead.” Nina, unsure of what to do, stared at the body of her step-mother in the chair. Her lifeless arms hung still beside her and rested on the cushion she was seated upon. Her legs remained motionless with one bent as if just sitting down, while the other leaned at an angle as if appearing to have slipped while attempting to stand. Her mouth was wide open as were her eyes, and her neck hung over the back of the chair causing her head to gaze at the ceiling in an unnatural way. The last look, one of fear and desperation, remained frozen on her face.

At around half past 8, Dr. Sidell arrived at the Montgomery farm. After entering the home and making his way into the room in which Blanche’s body had been moved prior to his arrival, Samuel approached the doctor and simply said, “There is no hope.” Dr. Sidell proceeded to ask Mr. Montgomery what had happened and when exactly his wife had died. Samuel, although willing to tell what had happened during their journey home, said that he was unaware at what time his wife had passed. Realizing that nothing could be done to save the woman in front of him, Dr. Sidell phoned for assistance in removing Blanche’s body from the Montgomery home. After Blanche’s body had been taken away, records indicate that Dr. Sidell contacted two other doctors, a Dr. Simonson and a Dr. Moseley, in order to help him perform an investigative autopsy on the body of the young woman in the upcoming days.

Satisfied with the testimony surrounding the events both leading up to the death, and those believed to have occurred not long after, the Judges expressed their desire to learn about the discoveries made during the autopsy. With all three doctors present in the court room, the trio of trained medical professionals shared their results.

According to Dr. Sidell, during the initial overview of the body while at the farm prior to its removal, it was noted that the corpse was visibly wet. The outer clothing, as well as the under clothing appeared to be soaked while the hair was fully dry and full of sand and grit. The young woman’s face, particularly her eyes and mouth, were quite swollen, with the entire left side of her face proving to be the worst. The lips were cut open and dried blood covered her hands. Oddly though, there were no visible open wounds, cuts, or scrapes upon her body besides those on her lips. Along with this strange fact, there was an area on her head, specifically located just above her right ear, that was noticeably swollen more so than any other area around it on that side.

Fast forward to the autopsy, which took place on June 1, 1903, and was performed by Sidell, Simonson, and Moseley, there appeared to be what the three doctors at first assumed was a skull fracture on the left side of the head. But when the skin was cut and the scalp pushed back, it actually turned out to be a large blood clot with no sign of fracture present. Continuing on with the autopsy, the doctors discovered that the first cervical vertebrae of the spine (the first one in the neck) was severed from the second by nearly three-fourths of an inch. Along with this, the second vertebrae, recognized specifically as the axis upon which the first vertebrae pivots around and allows us to turn our head, was also broken. In addition to these major injuries, a second blood clot was discovered at the base of the brain, as well as an abrasion on the left arm which appeared to have been made by tearing the skin through a source of unknown friction.

With the findings given from the result of the autopsy, the Judges asked the the doctors quite possibly the most important question of the the entire case; could these injuries have been a result of what Samuel had said had happened to his wife? Or were these injuries possibly inflicted by another means?

With the three doctors all in agreement, each one individually approached the bench and said the same thing. They personally believed that while the cuts, abrasions, and swelling could have been the result of the buggy incident that Samuel spoke about, the neck injury was anything but. They felt that an injury such as this, if it had occurred during the fall from the buggy, would have resulted in either paralysis or instant death. They felt it would have been highly unlikely that Blanche Montgomery would have been able to walk, either on her own or assisted, into the farmhouse and there is no way she would have been able to talk to both Nina and Samuel while inside. So when asked by the Judge’s what they felt could have caused neck injuries such as these, the doctors all stated that they felt it was more than likely the result of either a blow to the head of some sort, or it was caused by the use of human hands in the act of wrenching the head with great force.

And with that professional medical opinion given, the Supreme Court Justices had made up their minds. Samuel T. Montgomery would be convicted of manslaughter in the second degree (reckless homicide) and ordered to return to the Waupun Correctional Institution to serve the terms of his new sentence. Justice it seemed, had been served. But had it really?

Originally, during the first trial, Samuel Montgomery was charged by the court with the outright murder of his wife. This second time around though, the Supreme Court charged him with second degree manslaughter, a lesser charge than the first. Why? Well, according to the Supreme Court, there just wasn’t enough undeniable evidence that Samuel had premeditated the death of Blanche.

Throughout the entire trail, the majority of the testimony regarding the events of what had happened came solely from both Samuel and Nina, and the court recognized that neither of them would willingly put Samuel in a position to be charged with murder. And none of the additional testimony given, that of friends and acquaintances who had interacted with the couple both at the Decoration Day celebration and from those who had seen them pass by while on their way home, could provide any evidence that discredited what Samuel had testified was the truth. The only evidence that somewhat contradicted what Samuel and Nina had said, was provided by the three medical professionals who examined Blanche’s body after death, Dr’s. Sidell, Simonson, and Moseley. So at the end of the day, when all was said and done, regardless on if Samuel had more to do with Blanche’s untimely demise than he was letting on, the court could only lawfully charge him with reckless homicide. And while that charge is still serious in the eyes of the law, it is significantly less serious than the original charge, that of premeditated murder.

Now, with the trial over and Samuel Montgomery convicted yet again, you are probably even more curious as to what strange phenomena was said to be occurring in the Montgomery home not long after Blanche’s untimely death. Well, to talk about that, we have to jump backwards four years to 1904, as this is the time The Manitowoc Pilot ran an article entitled, “MURDER IS RECALLED. Strange Sights and Sounds Observed in House Where Crime Was Enacted.” But before we talk about what the article said, just keep it in the back of your mind that this was said to have taken place years before Samuel went on trial for the second time. Because of this, nobody in the area, specifically the residents, knew about the testimony which was given in the courtroom. And it’s that specific fact which makes this next part so intriguing.

According to residents from around the area, those of whom were brave enough to have actually peered into the home during its ghostly happenings, what they saw play out in front of them was nearly identical to what Dr’s. Sidell, Simonson, and Moseley all theorized was the actual cause of Blanche’s death. That theory being that she met her untimely end seated in a chair with Samuel’s hands around her neck.

When The Manitowoc Pilot interviewed a man by the name of Mr. C. Griffin, who was described as an influential citizen in the area, he stated that upon looking into the home one night as he was passing by, he witnessed the form of ghostly woman clad all in white, running through the home as if she was trying to escape an unseen attacker. Through various windows he watched as the pale and wispy form appeared to both crouch and hide before finally disappearing in the main sitting room. A loud yet muffled shriek would then permeate the darkness and would end with the sound of snapping bones. The house would then grow silent and the activity would cease for the evening. Along with this sighting of a supposed apparition, Mr. Griffin claimed to have also heard unexplained noises and seen flashes of strange light spilling out of the windows of the abandoned home sporadically.

Another resident, one Mr. Parker, claims that he too had heard the strange muffled shrieks and had also heard ghostly footsteps as if someone was running through the home. But where others had seen the ghostly form of a young woman, Mr. Parker had only seen a large unexplainable light. Oddly enough though, this light was said to have moved throughout the same rooms that the full torso apparition had been seen entering and exiting by Mr. Griffin. And when Mr. Parker finally worked up the nerve to try and enter the home to investigate further, he claimed that light simply vanished without a trace. Was this mysterious light and the spectral woman one in the same? Or was this possibly a different form of energy confined to the same path as the supposed ghost?

Well, if you are looking for a definite answer, you’re sadly going to be disappointed. Nobody knows for certain what the light actually was, whether the ghostly form was actually that of Blanche Montgomery, or if anyone ever managed to get close enough to the repeating spirit in order to get definitive proof. You see, as with most old homes said to be a gathering point for strange phenomena, unless the town wants to keep them around for publicity purposes, they will all eventually become the victims of progress and be torn down to make way for something new. Such was the case of the old Montgomery farmhouse, and when its crumbled foundation and broken walls were eventually hauled away, what went along with them was possibly the last remnant of a young woman removed from this earth far too soon. Remember, progress waits for no one, especially the dead.

So what do you think happened to Blanche Montgomery? Was she the unfortunate victim of a terrible buggy accident as her husband Samuel claimed she was? Or did she possibly meet her end by the hands of the very man who claimed to love her through sickness and in health, until death did them part? Regardless of what you believe actually happened that terrible night in 1903 though, one thing is for certain, and that is as long as people are continuing to think of her, the spirit of Blanche Montgomery will continue to live on. And who knows, one day the uncertainty of what really occurred that night may finally be resolved, and in doing so the restless spirit of the Blanche can finally be put to rest.

-The Pine Barrens Institute

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