Haunting at the Coldspring Old Jail Museum

Once upon a time, in San Jacinto County, Texas, a two-story yellow and pink brick jail was constructed in the town of Coldspring.

Built in 1887 the jail was located just across the street from the county courthouse.  Yet when that courthouse burned to the ground in 1915, it was decided it would be rebuilt at a location four blocks away.  Businesses and townspeople followed, and eventually, the old jail building was all but forgotten.  In 1980, the jail was closed.

Some say that while the Coldspring Jail (now a museum) no longer houses living inhabitants- that ghosts, ghouls and spirits of persons long deceased continue to call it their home.

Local lore attributes the haunting to the questionable tactics employed by Sherriff James “Humpy” Parker, who was convicted of forcing prisoners to endure torturous questioning tactics- including handcuffing them to chairs, placing towels over their faces, and pouring water over it until confessions were given.

Because of that, say residents, reports of ghosts and other things that go bump in the night are not surprising.

Your Houston News reports the museum has a photo of an “eery white figure” peeking out of its windows displayed on one of its interior walls.  Others, many in number, have said they’ve encountered supernatural happenings while visiting the historic structure.

Coldspring resident Karen Teasdale recently recounted her own experience.   Several years ago she and her son were assisting the museum director prepare for the jail’s annual Halloween “Haunted Jail” event.   Her son, she said, was walking around saying “come out come out wherever you are” while recording video with his cell phone.  A ghostly figure then appeared and walked across the room- and he caught it all on film.

Several people were shown the footage before the phone mysteriously stopped working; but when it was sent out for repair; technicians were unable to uncover any abnormalities.  The phone was returned in full working order but the video, she said, had vanished.

Source: Ghostly Encounters real at the Old Jail Museum