The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-03-17
AHAUNTEDHOUSE
SCARE ON THE HILL
Box OF German Papers
Disappears Mysterious
ly From Home


The mysterious disappearance Of u
pile OF papers, letters. pamphlets and
maps written In both German and
spanish from n dust covered o In
the attic Of one OF the sorority houses
on University Heights hos given some
foundation 10 the belief or the girls
that the house was haunted
These papers were not discovered
until " weeks ago. when several OF
the girls moved by q number OF
ghost scnrca." donncd gymnasium
clothes aud determined To explore the
attic. They crawled up through n
trap door In Tho ceiling of one OF the
rooms, and investigated the dusty
corners OF The attic.
The low quarters m under the roof
were empty except for n large box
with WI boards nailed across tho top.
Opening the box. which the girls sup
posed 20 be some property ~ the
Hprority. they found h full of letters
postmarked Germany and Muxico
aud addressed TO two former pro-
fessors OF German ~ the university
Built own HOUSE.
u was remembered that one Of tho
professors had built the house about
Tour years ago, doing much ~ the
work himself and that tho other pro-
fessor had been "a tenant In the house
when u was completed. u was also
recalled that both of these men had
been brought before the committee Of
national defense on o charge ~ pro-
G-efmas!sas. and that memhers OF this
same sorority had been called 10
testify against them The mon were
however. believed TO have been rc-
leased.
while some ~ tho girls were ex-
aiming tho contents of tho box one
~ the girls suddenly disappeared
through the floor. She had fallen
through q concealed trap and sprain-
cd her arm The girls quickly closed
The box and lon the attic.
In the meanwhile tho excitement
81 The girls who 1--we iu the house
had Increased a. e tcrriblc pitch. with
the continual m~isplnoiug OF their pos
sessions. footsteps in vacant rooms
md tho feeling that some one was
haunting the place.
on last Friday night while an Of
the girls hut ono wore absent from
The house ut % dance. shc heard about
~ 30 o'clock. footsteps BOO the neigh
luriuT room She called to the girl
who occupied the room. but received
no answer. tpon later Investigation
o. was found that the trap door 20
the attic, which b. in the clothes
closet Of the room whore tho noise
was heard, was open md that an
other one iu the ceiling OF the back
porch was also open.
BoNcs Disappear.
The newt day 70 thorough luvestiga-
ilou o. The whole house vas made D.,
% brother uf one OF the sorority girls.
10" found that the utti, could be
easily entered through a tran door in
tho hlck uorch colliug, giving access
tn the closet Of the room where tho
noises were heard. and from which
another trap door opened into the
attic Upon climbing into the attic
D." found the box. but It was com
plctclv empty.
lu the stmo room no found a du-
plicnto switch To- the electric lighting
system 81 the house. and additional
attachments Tor radio equipment Al
though the sorority purchased the
house four years ago from the Ger
man professor who built TO- none OF
%" urchttortutut p~rculUrltios had bee
come significant until tho recent in
Yes igutiuu=