Larkin Cardin-the Ghost-Part 10
Larkin had been hung by the bushwackers to force him to reveal the whereabouts of his gold. He never did tell them. I was told that after the hanging he could not talk, but when asked where the gold was hidden,pointed to the fireplace in the parlor. Larkin died in 1866. As soon as Larkin died the slaves all ran away. The family searched and searched for the gold. When the house was torn down they were still searching. But they never found the gold. The house was lived in continuously by Cardin's until it was torn down. However, as soon as Larkin died, the occupants were awakened every night by a loud thump coming from the attic. It sounded like the thump Larkin's body had made by hitting the floor when the slave cut the rope that had been thrown over an attic rafter and stretched about Larkin's neck. Next.