The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-09-11
RADIO INSPECTOR.
TELLS GHOST TALE
Civil War Hero's Life De-
scribed by Eagle
ston.
By EDGAR EAGLEsTON.
Of. A. wireless Inspector.)

1t was Labor Day, 1919, when I
first met ]. Curtiss who wasn't
scared of ghost or anyone who
could move. / had been hunting all
day and was very tired SO Mr.. Jack
had his laugh on me, stating that
1 was scared.
As 1 said. it had been a very try
ing day, and very much worn out,
l went to bed. Awake very early
the next morning I again went hunt
ing but was not as lucky as the
previous day. In the evening about
7 o'clock, Jack pays me a second
visit, with a smile broader than
the rainbow and still laughing at
the joke of the night before. He
just could not help repeating the
joke once more before we emerged
from the store, and on our way to
see whether or not Jack was as
brave as he said he was. l must
tell you something about the house
we were going to visit
Lived In Northeast.
Way back when Lincoln was Pres
ident at the beginning of the war
many young men of this city gave
their most precious possessions to
was Milton Sherwood, who at that
time resided on Third and D streets
northeast. The night before Milton
went away he went to a party given
by comrades of his own company
About IL o'clock when the party
broke up the young man walked to
his sweetheart's home. He bade her
goodbye and then departed for his
own home. Milton was not used to
staying up late and the walk made
him very tired. but being that his
sweetheart had a home by the
Union Station he did not mind walk
ing to her home. On his return he
noticed two suspicious characters.
with bags over their backs, slipping
through the guard line and heading
straight for the cars on which he
was to leave on the morrow.
So fearing some evil, Milton fol-
lowed the two suspicious characters
to a point where he noticed they
slipped the bags from their Shout
ders and pulling a black object,
placed it under the engine and
struck a match to light the mystic
rtous package, when Milton jumped
and bearing them to the ground
called for aid. One of the guards
nearby came and laid hold on the
two conspirators.
Next day, as was his. orders, he
babe goodbye to his mother and
father. and boarding the train was
swiftly carried to the front. When
the man returned he was given a
medal for capturing the two corr
spirators. The radicals. both South
erners. were mad at Milton, so
they found out where he lived. to
further their plans.
Millions mother died during the
war and now he was an orphan
The conspirators awaited Millions
homecoming and when he did come
he was bound and gagged and
tortured. and then finally he was
brutality murdered. Ever after, peo-
pie say, his ghost is in there maxi
ing things fall besides anyone who
dares to enter. This was the house
where We were to go.
Upon arriving we fitted the key
In the door and opened it. Soon
as we were in. the door fell. Gee.
but we were scared, and Jack
wanted to go. Leaving the door
and starting through the next room
which was very dark, we saw a
big light like a form of a man
walking or gliding towards us. Our
knees shaking, our hearts in our
mouths. we stood speechless for a
moment and then turned and fled
from the house.
About a block away we decided
to go back and place the door on
the hinges and lock it. Anyone
who would have seen us would
have thought we were two scared
creatures. Putting up the door and
locking 1t, we turned and walked
away. About five steps we walked
and then hearing a gruff voice. we
ran. I looked for Jack but he was
a block ahead of me and running
like Man o. War T-r-