HAUNTED ARKANSAS PART 7

The Old State House
Little Rock
The Old State House Museum is said to be haunted by a single ghost. The ghost of who… is the question. There are two potential candidates... (pun intended).

One is John Wilson, former speaker of the house and the other is Elisha Baxter.

In 1837 during a meeting Wilson ruled a representative Anthony to be "out of order". This made Anthony mad. Seems they weren’t on good terms to begin with. The two men got into a knife fight and Anthony was killed by Wilson.
Wilson was later acquitted on grounds of "excusable homicide". ??? Good lord.
It is said that Wilson's ghost has been seen wandering sadly around the corridors of the Old State House wearing a frock-coat. Perhaps he is destined to forever roam the halls as his punishment.
Elisha Baxter was declared the Governor of Arkansas after a disputed election in 1872. His opponent, Joseph Brooks, declared that he had been nearly a year and a half later he staged a coup of the State House. He threw Baxter out of office, set a cannon up on the State House lawn to discourage attacks. Governor Baxter moved down the street and set up another office, operating his own government against Brooks.
President Grant stepped in and restored order to Arkansas. Baxter was named as the legitimate governor and Brooks was forced to retire.
Baxter’s cannon is still there.
So off with you and see if when you are wandering the halls you feel a cold hand on your shoulder or an unexplained cold spot in the halls or you might even get to see a ghostly presence wandering aimlessly, forever banished from crossing over to the other side.