Answer:
Explanation:
So what most likely happened was that the mother of the child(later known as Nobody) was killed by the husband, that is why she appears as a seemingly fresh ghost. I can support this claim because Mrs. Owens says
"...Freshly dead by the look of her"
Because of this it seems likely that man Jack is the husband that killed the mother of Nobody, he is probably looking for Nobody to kill him to eliminate the evidence that he killed his family and would later leave town to avoid getting caught.
I hope this helps you.