The Cornett’s had now lived on the Farm for two years. During that time they discovered that O’Connor had embezzled over $2,000,000.00 from John Thompson. They recovered that and live comfortably and ghost free in their mansion.

After the incident in Duncan’s cave the Sheriff department came in with a forensic team.

They discovered five skeletal remains of men who had been slain by sword and left hidden away in the cave. The evidence showed they were victims from the mid to late 19^th century, only a part of Duncan’s sins. It seems Duncan had a real passion for gold as 1/3 of it was minted USA coins from that century also. From where he obtained it is still unknown. Of course since the statute of limitations having long passed there were no crimes to attribute to anyone except O’Connor and he was beyond reach of the law. His death was ruled as accidental by blunt force trauma as the large metal shelving with its massive weight of gold upon it had crushed him.

Ohio State University sent archaeologists to study the cave and its surroundings after the skeletal remains had been removed and interred properly. Tammy and Tom requested special permission from the State to allow them to be buried beside the huge boulder and had a Historical plaque placed there for commemoration and as a memorial to the unknown victims.

There was an old diary in Olivia’s ‘house’ that explained the story of her birth in America in 1685. Her real father Patrick Flemmen was a gentleman and Officer of the army who had an affair with his good friend Captain Farrell’s wife Jenny. The Captain had been robbing the people by charging them more than was decreed. Farrell, having been robbed by him from his cargo of tax money he had gathered from the citizenry, found out about the affair and set Patrick up. He threatened to shame Jenny for her conduct in front of the church and used this ploy to capture his hated enemy. After Patrick’s arrest the Captain hanged him the next morning. Three months later Patrick’s brother Sean had his revenge and fell upon the Captain with a rapier killing him. He then fled to America with Jenny who was pregnant. He changed his name to John Campbell and Jenny’s was changed to Grissell. So then Olivia was born in Lancaster County, PA. And had died at an extreme age in Beverly Mansion, Virginia in 1787 leaving five sons and two daughters and many grandchildren. She had married a Thomas Buchanan who was a wealthy politician much involved in the Continental Congress.

Tammy decided the gold within the cave was blood money and wanted nothing to do with it. She had Sotheby’s auction most of it off and the rest that held a historical value was donated to the Smithsonian. All proceeds were used to form a charitable trust for orphaned and abused children. She did allow Tom to keep the little knife that was lodged in his butt crack and the coins that were found in the lead lined chest.

Duncan and John both married their sweethearts and are doing well with their band. Once a year they hold a huge keg party on the farm and many local bands come to play their music. This event is known as Cornett’s Autumn Rockfest. Tom always finishes the event with his own band of bearded men who look like they are all homeless individuals and always end it with the song Whiskey in the Jar in tribute to Olivia.

John visits his grandmother often and has learned much from her in the way of spiritual healing and manifestations of spirit reading in so much as to be able to tell good ones from evil ones and how to deal with each.

A local legend has it that at certain times of the year if one is near the huge boulder at night, five reddish figures are seen and heard trying to gain entrance into Duncan’s Cave with shovels and pickaxes. There is never any evidence of them or their labor the next day. This legend has grown as undesirable locals regularly sneak into the hollow with metal detectors looking for possible spilled gold coins or other pieces of value. Tom has a small collection of metal detectors he has found in the hollow seemingly dropped in haste. Some autumn night at the rising of the Moon come visit the hollow that holds secrets still.

“I have learned that a good scare is worth more to a man than chili farts at a good wedding.” Tom Cornett

©2009 CC Riter October 27 "Try to always leave them with a smile." Me.

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