Public House - October 10, 2005

The Public House on Historic Roswell Square began its life as a Peasant Restaurant in 1976. Housed in this charming building dating back to 1854, the Public House was originally a commissary for the Roswell Mill. It is one of Roswell's most significant historical sites and one of the few area buildings pre-dating the Civil War. As an integral part of 19th century Roswell, the Public House provided a general store in which the workers could purchase everything necessary for domestic and business life. The smaller area, portioned off by the brick columns, became the Dunwoody Shoe Shop in 1920. And as was the custom in those days, the upstairs was a funeral home. If you look carefully, you can see where the hole was in the ceiling for raising and lowering caskets. During the Civil War, Sherman spared the building in order to use it as a Union hospital. Public House legend has it that a forbidden romance arose between Michael, a 17-year-old Union soldier, and Catherine, a southern belle. One night while on guard duty at the hospital, Michael was killed by Confederate soldiers. Catherine was also killed, but no one really knows how. Nowadays you can hear Michael and Catherine dancing in the loft or playing tricks on the staff. Many Public House workers have been witness to some of the eerie going-ons here at night. J.Christopher's has adopted the Public House restaurant and will continue to provide the quality food and service in this charming atmosphere that was made so popular over 25 years ago! -printed with permission from the J Christophers' Public House menu

Investigation Report

Historic Ghost Watch and Investigation The Public House October 8th, 2005 Time of Investigation: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Team 1: David Greer & Michele Team 2: Ben, Ed, Elizabeth & David Base: Kevin   Investigation Findings- Upstairs Main: EMF Meter readings of 2.3 - 2.6 were recorded between the bar and first column and readings of 2.5 - 7.0 were reported between the bar and counter. EMF readings of 3 bars, reading of 2.5 - 7.0 were also recorded between piano and the column and at end of bar. At the corner of bar by hall Michele feels "something" tug on her dress. Area is checked and with an EMF meter and reading of 2.4 was recorded, this reading was later found to be caused by a refrigerator behind the bar. A creaking sound is heard from the ceiling above the piano where the team recorded an EMF reading of 2.4. David and Michele reported to be "chasing something" around the area receiving 2.0+ EMF readings that will dissipate and sporadically repeat. When they would take a couple steps they would lose the reading only to then locate or pick up reading again after a few more steps. Top of Stairs: Michele feels a presence coming up the stairs and that the presence is hanging out there. David then gets a 2.3 reading on the EMF Meter after checking the area. Back Room: David reports a baseline EMF reading in backroom of 2.0. Michele reports seeing "Iridescent spider web" fly past her and the door leading into back room. While David was behind the furnace getting meter readings, Michele feels "something" just before the pipes jumped. Michele sees a shadow above the camera. Both Teams reported the pipes in the room "jumping" but this was later found to by "natural" building use. This is not caused by paranormal activity. Each of the teams reported a loud noise in the room with one team reporting the whole floor shaking and what sounded like "moving furniture" and the other saying it sounded like "something being dragged across the floor". It is noticed later that the source of the sound may be caused by something in the room turning on. The motion detector that was set up in this room went off several times including once when Michele and David G. were standing outside the room and again when Kevin and David C. were in the back hallway. Liquor Room: While David was in the liquor room he thought he heard noises coming from the back room.

Investigation Log

Historic Ghost Watch and Investigation J Christophers' The Public House, Roswell, Georgia October 8th, 2005 Team 1: David Greer & Michele Base for Team: Kevin Time of Event Phenomena Witnessed Location 11:00 Investigation Begins with team 1 upstairs. Upstairs Main 11:05 David gets a meter reading of 2.3-2.6 between the bar and first column. Upstairs Main 11:09 Michele feels a presence coming up the stairs and that the presence is hanging out there. David then gets a 2.3 reading on the EMF Meter after checking the area. Top of Stairs 11:15 At the corner of Bar by hall Michele feels "something" tug on her dress. Area is checked and with a EMF meter and reading of 2.4 was recorded. Upstairs Main *****DEBUNK***** 11:17 EMF reading is debunked when David discovers refrigerator behind the bar. 11:18 A creaking sound is heard from the ceiling above the piano. EMF reading of 2.4 was recorded. Upstairs Main 11:20 David & Michele are "chasing something" around the area receiving 2.0+ EMF readings that will dissipate sporadically repeatedly. They will take a couple steps and lose the reading. They will then locate or pick up reading again after a few more steps. Upstairs Main 11:25 Special Note: Review tape 56:00 for noise in backroom. Could not verify source of sound. 11:28 David reports a baseline reading in backroom of 2.0 Backroom 11:30 Special Note: Michele reports seeing "Iridescent spider web" fly past her and the door leading into back room. Check video at 59:00 Backroom Nothing was seen on the type when reviewed 11:36 While David was behind the furnace getting meter readings, Michele feels something. Then the pipes jumped. Back room *****DEBUNK***** Pipes were found to "jump" by "natural" building use. This is not caused by paranormal activity. 11:44 While David was in the liquor room he thought he heard noises coming from the back room. Liquor Room 11:47 Motion detector goes off in the back room when no one is in that room. Back Room 11:50 Bottom right center light flickered. Area checked for something that would cause this report. Back Room *****DEBUNK***** Found to be pilot light causing a flash in the camera. 11:57 Motion detector goes off when David and Michele are standing outside of the room. Back Room 11:57 Michele sees a shadow above the camera. David hears a heavy movement. The team reports the whole floor shook, it sounded like moving furniture. The pipes moved too. Back Room 12:00 The motion detector goes off again Back Room 12:00 Team 1 investigation ends. Base         Historic Ghost Watch and Investigation J Christophers’ The Public House, Roswell, Georgia October 8th, 2005 Team 2: Ben, Ed, Elizabeth & David Base for Team: Kevin Time of Event Phenomena Witnessed Location 12:15 While David and Kevin are in back, motion detector goes off. Back Room 12:15 Team 2 starts investigation. Upstairs Main 12:18 EMF reading of 3 bars. Reading of 2.5-7.0 recorded between the piano and the column. Upstairs Main 12:22 Ben gets a EMF reading of 2.5- 7.0 between the bar and counter. Upstairs Main 12:30 Meter reading at end of bar. Upstairs Main A natural or man made source for this meter reading could not be found. 1:05 Motion detector goes off. Back Room 1:10 Team hears loud noise of "Something being dragged across the floor" David say's it sounds like something cutting on in the room. Back Room Special Note: Check footage at roughly 3:09. Also , motion detector was moved to face hot water heater testing for motion detector anomalies. During a review of the video footage it appeared that the water heater or the pilot light were not the cause of the motion detector alarms. 1:30 Investigation Ends Base

Investigator PIctures

Recorded EVPs
	"Alright" Breath "Ed" "Get in here" "get off" "Giddy Up" "Good Night" "I’m here" "I’m Lucky" "I don’t know" Sigh Unknown x6 "What" Whisper "Who’s Dead" "Wow" "Yeah" x2

Our Conclusion

There was a great deal of activity to be found in the building during the time we were there. We captured numerous Electronic Voice Phenomena or EVPs throughout the restaurant, and recorded a significant amount of electromagnetic activity. We also had our motion detector record movement in a location where we can find no explanation at this time. It is Historic Ghost Watch and Investigation's belief that the building is paranormally active but we can not prove a haunting at this time. We look forward to more investigations at this location and we feel that under more ideal conditions we could possibly prove this location to be haunted.