The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-06-17
The FRANCIS MYSTERY.
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CIV. ~. I'raneiliB here looking cry !
hpgeard. lie cafnot give any correct
aecopns Ci where BE baa been, or how
he came where ho first came to himself |
Tic o III Fellows have bin IA charge
now. found him sitting on the side
walk early this morning. lle sajs |
ain fJe lr6e man he haa spoken 10 sine
ite cHeuniiegel tho one on Tie bridge |
Respy Yours
". IT. REED.
Immediately ON rcecipt Of tbe abgyc
lettle we toleerapbel u +. y. Black Of
lfalacy that letter Ia J been received
froin Lebanon suting Fmoci5 was
there, aul in bad eondiii1uand auegeH-
ing thhb li4 friends 80 to Lebanon and
look after lim. We also wrote 10 onco
To air. l.eed 80 lebanon requesting
Aim - aeed m fall particulars Il Use
matter la reply ae have the follow
ing statement selt us hy him. lie
says "@oaacalty m3rni0g 40 n5oae 8
o'clock I aa@ - maa sitting ou the side-
wall, ia liunt of D3mecta grocery store,
He hal n white iandkerehiff tied about
hia bead and there nefmed iD De Some
thing tho nallcr wi'i, liH, 50 crossed
tbs street to whore ho SAD aul asiod
him what the trouble was. lie SAID be
bad been thrown from borss s.is9at
ten days ago tHcn asked ban Hherc
hc lived ana ice faid ~ llalseg, uld
said lit,sae was ~. 81 Eanc.4
then TOLL h,n ab0sl ihe clothing, bat,
ueik,ie and scarf r.n hafing been
fodud Ga Keudalfs hrilee and brought
into Albany end iAe e.rsnmsiances at
tending tha matter which ycur r.adeia
arr already familiar VITA lia in.es-
rurtc1 ine and asl, ir tbcg found Is lincn
coat: told him they dd. ile then
said he lcfC Lome that dag 30 90 ~
collect q nole anal on h.s way bac., be
met man ard woman in q WAGON on
lhe iriltr. I'he man &C. saii was Il
m lium sire, faudy complexion and red
whisAela. They a'opFci iin aud osk-
ed ban numerous questions ahnn. farm
luda rad crop popecif, w.at lagd
coaid See bought of tcntel .sr sli the
hras secii3ra pf tho country 60 100. fal
lands. ctr. lis said l.c fairl lis hn,
in one hand ani ssas wiaiag tia reJs
pirstion from bis FOREHEAD, when semc
one shot pistol Dr. cpaii uot aes
.,lo j. wns though. Ills hofse bee1ms
| frightened and jumped ,thson.Ds'h.m "a
ana tiie iast thHg he remember. Is th,
ieuaalioa 81 flliiug irom f.e har,c
| The rest Is all blank m.i, ht csm,
- Limst.f eome~hcge iA i.le a,auujajas
hc does 10. knoy where csHci'y. Foi
seveis.l d4sa he vaadarri at0lt ald
does bos remember 4, hase raffg any
tbine, mgil one ,3ag i.e fai t1nt
| Wild black icfrscs. lls ateR few 81
t'.eae end a short tlnia at.er iaal..i SOM,
wafer auI eat d1au to Il, drinking 8
good deal. Tie water nia5e hso .efs
sick and 30 throw tp tie ieit.es D.
bad esiten. Hs Was l8gi,ei n3 taa3s
and very .ale and iamr BE msuag-d
80 kiii q hiF3 aut 5ttis afer taa5 a
rabbit ile vas - hnnsi rd bai ul
Way 81 coesiag tin, - rs fte tacm
raw ibep ~ has ita iusuiarT &c whu'
loeet8rea t5f nme hnt fameal '.eis
4 haVlas iaGtd Is e4if.s iaa4h he eln
| gol til waetc 1t wns Nhrn aw
him thefe a..s q i.s,. i,fu.se I'D lis g, e
hes} !ar.os than 8 haf ialtc, mad be-
was very iaiae - ore hiI, c1,ai lsine,i
thalit almost ,if9ve lim crazy as times
the pain was 20 great. / took him nnd
put arm ~ i.ed a'ice he ~eut 10 s'reF
a. once. Ito v.ould rot ese anything
lie had brvn asleep only g shore time
when hIussts. C.augbraD, iioBk aad
\ lGnbcrt came in o. -s lam Prof ell
bert t.tisl he knew hiai abd went d
his roam and woke hin ui.. when these
gentlemen caaie iu. PROF. Gilbert ask
lea hin K a. knew wao - was, ani
irancis sod "yes, sau Nv the scfoo
superintendent" They bad soms iilils
| talk with him. / asked how he came
10 be smco Oh shaved. Yce, he said J.,
was shaved but he conld not tell how
he came q. lie had pistol with lin
and said the parties at the bridge did
not take that away FROM him. Ilc
said be had been robbed OF his moaey
aud watch. The talk seemed - worry
him end he cried for a time, Gaally ssy.
ing he was very anxious 10 80 home h
his wife and wanted 20 know II there
was not sosae way Of getting there
IIe spoke ot making the transfec ct his
property to her and said he knew some
thing would happen. He talked Of u
good many things IN a rambling way,
and asked TO sec livery man, 50 he
could get home, saying he bad no money
with him hat could get it whom ho got
10 Halsey saw Mr. Bipea aud he
got n team ready and at half past eight
o'clock started home with him. IL * a
mystery 70 all here whege he cams from
and 40 one seems 10 have amy stisfac-
tory explanation.
LATER ''air. R.iees has reiuraed
from IIalsry n h.,si F3aneis with
his peop!e. lilo reports taas lIalssy
people we've rs ipuch surprised 70 see
Fsaneis as We we're hero this morning.
Mrs. Francis was confined only few
days ago about week, and is stiil
very weak. The meeting between
them WAS very affecting. Itscemed to
affect Francis very strangely. lie
fell down aud went into something like
& frothing at the mouth like mad
man. Dr. $. 4. Smith was called az
once AID hSd great difficulty in tofcing
his mouth oneu 70 get him TO take
melicine. When Bilseu left he was
! unconscious a. d had not spoken.
Respy Yours
". il. REEp.
Tho ssare is strange one. As viii
be seen, o,r eorrrsl .onaent In another