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Name: Old Whitley Jail, Columbia City, Indiana
Location Type: Other
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Coordinates: 41.156928, -85.488462
Description:
Old Whitley Jail, constructed in 1875, is said to be haunted by Charles Butler, a bully and alcoholic who shot his wife in the back in 1883. He was jailed here but escaped with four other prisoners when Sheriff Frank Allwein was out. But Butler was caught shortly thereafter when the sheriff found...