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Frederick William’ favourite son and heir died from a heart attack in 1901 and in January 1904 his closest friend Frederick Pabst also died, this led to William becoming withdrawn and feeling indifferent to running his business and he fell into a deep depression and in February 1904 he committed suicide by shooting himself, he also killed his dog. The business passed to William Junior and over the next few years, he married his partner Lillian in 1889, the following year they had a son William III. In 1906 Mrs. Lemp died of cancer. By 1908 he had enough of his trophy wife and filed for what was to become a messy divorce. During his marriage it is believed William II had an illegitimate child, he was born with a deformity,and it is believed he was kept locked in at the mansion as not to bring shame on the family. He remarried later on in 1915, during these years the business had began to limp along due to competition. In 1919 when The Prohibition came and because of his wealth felt no reason to carry on and the brewery were closed. In March 1920 his sister Elsa also committed suicide by shooting herself thought to be because of her rocky marriage, though this was not at the house, William jr in December 1922 was another to commit suicide again by shooting himself, he had led his later life in near seclusion and suffered from depression.. There were two other brothers and one of them Charles moved back into the mansion along with William’ illegitimate child and 2 servants, William’ child died in his 30.s at the mansion and is buried at the family’s cemetery plot. Further tragedy happened in 1943 when his other son with his wife William III died of a heart attack. Charles committed suicide in 1949; he first shot his dog in the basement and then killed himself whilst climbing the stairs towards his bedroom. The other brother Edwin who lived most off his life away from the family and moved to his own home in 1913 died from natural courses in 1970 aged 90.

After Charles death the building was sold and turned in a boarding house and began to deteriorate but was saved in 1975 when it was sold to Dick Pointer who began to renovate it and now it is a bed and breakfast.

The mansion is known as one of the ten most haunted houses in America and many things have been reported. William juniors’ illegitimate son who was known as monkey boy is seen peering out of the window, and if toys are left for him, they will move to a different place from where they were left.

The womanising William junior himself is seen as he peers over the shower cubicle if a woman is using it. His first wife is known and is seen as the lavender lady because of her fondness for the colour.

Also the door leading from the basement tunnel to the brewery are known as ‘the gates of hell’ doors lock and unlock by themselves, light switch off and on, voices are heard, the piano is heard playing by itself and numerous other apparitions are seen.