Kansas man ‘married’ a ghost in 1927

A real Halloween tale

When it came time for John Seybold to place the ring on his bride’s finger, he was given a warning: he must not touch any other part of her body or risk death.

That should have been enough to alert the 71-yearold retired Kansas farmer that things were not as they seemed, but love does weird things to people. He proceeded with the ceremony, held in a darkened séance room, and later sat during a fest…