Speaker 1: Ghost Stories of the Rocky Mountains written by Barbara Smith
published by Lone Pine Publishing. The Hennessy House and Buett Montana,
The spirit of D. J. Hennessy is thought to linger
in the mansion that he built. Although Hennessy's millions not
made directly through mining, his retail chain would not have
been the financial success that it was without the miners
in their money. The Hennessy Mansion is once again a
single family residence, but the building has served many purposes
through the years, and not all of its occupants have
treated the home with respect. When a couple named George's
brought the place, it was dreadfully run down in need
of restoration. After they began the necessary restoration work, they
noted that in certain locations around the house there was
the distinct fill of a presence, even when they knew
that they were alone. At first, those feelings were restricted
to small areas within the house, but as the work progressed,
the number of places where the couple detected and visible
company increased. By the time they began to bring suitable
pieces of furniture into the house, the spirit was so
persuasive that a man staying in the house actually had
to speak out loud and ask the entity to please
leave him alone, that he was becoming unnerved and unable
to accomplish the household chores that he needed to do.
Perhaps not wanting to interfere in any way with the
efforts that were finally being devoted to his home, the
ghost of d. J. Hennessy immediately obligated. What Hennessy's presence
is not detectable in the old mansion, it may be
visiting elsewhere, perhaps with the female apparition, who also inhabits
the house. She has been seen only in a particular
second floor bedroom. Although her presence has been reported many
times over the years. She has never attempted any more
personal contact. She apparently prefers to simply appear in the room,
often sitting on the bed, before vanishing as quickly as
she came