In the Essex town of Loughton, the ghost of famed highwayman Dick Turpin is rumoured to ride through the streets three times per year. On each occasion, the ghostly horseman passes by the house of an old widow who lived in his day. Once, upon hearing of her fortune, he held her face over a fire in order to make her tell where her treasures were hidden. In what has been called the only written example of one ghost tormenting another, when ever the phantom of Dick Turpin passes by her house, he slows down. Then, at some point in the area, the old woman jumps out from hiding and mounts his horse behind him. The pair then gallop off and cause chaos in the town until they both disappear. Perhaps even today you might see the famous rider and one of his tormentors acting out this immortal foray.