The canter ville ghost was the ghost of sir Simon .who killed his wife bcoz she did not know anything . He murder his wife in 1575 in the canter ville chase . He had been hounted the house for three hundred years . He did not anyone stay in the house . When the canter ville chase purchased by Otis family , a native of America . He tried to fightened him at them many occations in changing impersonations but in vain . The ghost was heavily chained , had blanched wrinkled face and skeleton body having long bony hands . He was in habit of appearing in the most guesome guises and to assume a number of dramatic roles .