FREESTONE PAST/PRESENT
J. R. (Sonny) SESSIONS
SHERIFF 1965-2001

FAIRFIELD GHOST TALES
                                     From the computer
  By the looks of it Fairfield, appears like your common town, but this town 
has menacing enigmas masked in the darkness. The undeceased are here in 
this town as the people who live here will inform you. Not everyone trusts in 
the testimonies the people here will tell, but the undeceased may show 
themselves to you if you stay for the night in Fairfield. 
  These are some of the spooky things that have happened here recently
  The ghost of a young looking air force pilot emerged hauling a dead body 
across the dirt in the Fairfield arena late in the night. When the phantom was 
perceived it faded away into the air.
  A young girl wearing a bloody dress was distinguished cutting grass in the 
side yard of a home in Fairfield. The ghost was gobbled up by the air after 
being seen. One of the locals determinedly claims that this ghost is that of a 
local resident who had a home here in Fairfield before the present. In any 
case, this phantom certainly is creepy, one that is better not interrupted.
  A lady with a sea green face was observed by an old man camping at a 
campground next to Fairfield. Regardless of what, this is a horrible ghost 
that you would not want to meet late in the night.
  A guy having a sword in his head has been repeatedly spotted at the stroke 
of midnight drifting by on Cedar Creek. It has been asserted that this 
particular ghost could be the soul of a local resident who died here in 
Fairfield in the past.
   The ghost of a mail carrier is frequently seen at Richards Lake Dam before 
sunrise looking for a picture.
  A female character is rumored to have been observed on many occasions 
sitting on a bean bag in a house in Fairfield. One thing is for sure, it’s a 
chilling phantom that any rational person wouldn’t want to bump into.
  The phantom of a guy hauling a sword may be frequently be witnessed 
smoking a pipe in Fairfield State Park quite near the Ranger Station. Based 
on what the locals argue, this ghost may well be a renowned past resident of 
Fairfield. Nonetheless, it unquestionably is a bloodcurdling phantom that 
should be left alone.
  The spirit of a woman with names carved into her head may be perceived 
frequently converting into thin air beneath a streetlamp in Fairfield. Scores 
of people who live here allege this ghost is possibly the undeceased ghost of 
a resident who used to live in Fairfield.
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    I don’t think I ever heard of any of the above. Would like any information 
on these or others.
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      Been told over the years that Mr. Alfred P. Carter attended college in 
Georgetown in the late 1800’s. When he went he reportedly carried his 
hunting hound dog with him. The dog not happy some how returned un- 
assisted to the Carter family home near Kirven.
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          From The Original Sheriffs Report l972
  Arrest of two out of state men and large Monkey in Burleson Hill area. 
About 400 well taken care of marihuana plants along with some being dried 
and large amount of material for its production. Being grown in hot houses 
during winter months, then changed to pots and transported to cities. We 
watched this for some time as men and monkey gone, all living in remote 
area in tents equipped with one potty that later learned for the monkeys use   
as would not relieve itself any other way.
  Large monkey helping men grow marihuana jailed with them found to have 
better toilet habits than some folks known. Would only drink milk that had 
to be warmed by Jail Trusty who found bananas brought to monkey it 
wouldn’t eat. Trusty Sidney advised monkey might not but he sure would
 and did. Sidney and the monkey had a personality conflict and would sit 
with the jail bars between them and argue for hours.
  Men and monkey held several weeks with lots of visitors to see the 
monkey, especially school children. I had a picture of a large monkey
with a small hoe I said used to grow the marihuana. The men were finally 
able to make bond, when asked about the monkey I said it made bond too.
All ended up jumping bond with new County Attorney Gage forfeiting the 
bond and collecting the money (this the first forfeit in many years and I was 
told it caused the out of County bondman to have a heart attack). Had 
several reports on their out of State whereabouts but never able to get them 
back here.
  Don’t know of anybody else who had a  monkey in Jail. Even Leon Co 
Sheriff Wilson couldn’t match this.
  Suspects to Waco polygraph with one bringing $50 bill involved brought 
out of his socks.
  Mental ready for another trip tore up old Jail, knocked out some of the few 
windows, flooded upstairs with water running down my office wall. Took 
long knife from him he threatening with, then a screw driver. At Rusk State 
Hospital they asked him why he been in jail, advised the Lord sent him to 
deliver a message and he shore did that.
  Checked with FBI for local lady whose car used without her permission in 
Oklahoma bank robbery.
Dude who been terrifying neighborhood with shotgun came up shot, not sure 
how, carried to hospital had to be held down for repair tried to bite doctor 
who told him that if he did he would also need a dentist.
  Called late night by woman upset with ex-husband who still lived in same 
house. Advised he done hit her with slop bucket and broke her finger, 
wanted action that night but put off till next date as needed more medical 
attention than protection. Man advised he bet she didn’t say nothing about
knife she had when he hit her with slop bucket, sure enough she hadn’t.
  Two runaway teen age girls left school here at noon and reported to be in 
Champagne, Illinois at noon the next day hitch hiking
  Complaint dead horse put out on County Road creating problems, owner 
contacted who glad to remove,
  Man jailed several days after repeat of earlier troubles, chastising the wife, 
transferred to VA for testing.
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              Grandpa’s Report
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  Kirvin on a little gas well boom, recently witnessed a very large drilling rig 
finishing one hole and then skidded about 100 yards to drill another. During 
the early boom oil fields like Mexia and Wortham been told this very 
common and done with large mule teams. Ain’t enough mules today to 
move one of these rigs! 
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