, 1884-11-19
LOST HIS IDENTITY.
Mind Mystery of Which a Man In
Denver L. the Victim
An Event Full or Romanee, Mystery
aud Extraordinary Incident
Remarkable Experiences
-Physicians BRmed-


Denver NowBl
A few nights ago an event Is known TO
have transpired in this city which turns out
% possess an interest full OF romance, mys-
terry and extraordinary incident A young
nan. whose real name Is withheld, attempted
micido by morphine. He was In very good
circumstances with a young and beautiful
wife and several children, and II secmel
aard to assign any reason for the act TO those
who did not know his history. Under strict
2romise OF secrecy as to names, however, the
police got the main facts in tho case. and
hey havo at length come under the watch
.ul eye OF q News reporter.
Some years ago the young man whose at
tempt at self-de ,trucdon alarmed his family
he other evening was ono Of the parties in
lursd In a great railroad accident In Iowa
Taken 70 OmAha. he was brought back TO
life and Consciousness, bu. beyond a sachel
marked with the initials ~. c. B." there
i-omed no way at identifying him. Nc card or
other mark Of Identification was found in
sither the lining of the bag or any part Of
iha valise- 1t was 10 be presumed that the
young man would. on regaining conscious
ness, DO able 70 Identify himself, but this did
not prove TO DO the cas-. On the contrary,
be wna unable to iell who be vas or whers be
came from
His railroad ticket had bsen taken up and
his sieeping-car ticket had evidently been
let in the csro Of the porter. He was alive,
but 30 FAR as bis past life Was concerned he
was dead 20 all pIae;.cll iutents n pur-
Possz Ia all otber respects he was bright
enough, and Rs soon as be recovered health
ae.t 70 work o. a day lato'er, n gradually
getting money ahead, came TO Denver.
Fortune prosperd him bero and In other
parta OF Colorado. Adopting a name OF his
own selection, he grew rich, and somehow
aevsr seemed 10 trouble himself in regard to
ais past lie.
Ne fell In Iowa with q beautiful Denver
gifl. and after a SIX months courtship they
were married She bore 10 him several chill
trcn. As thsy grow wealthier and they
moved Into a better house and began
to entertain people, DO happened 70 moet one
day, at one Of his little socisl parties, a man
whcs, face aud volco attracted his attention.
Som after the gentlsman's visit to his house
ceased unaco ,untably, and tho young man
rather worried himself over tho clrcum-
stance, but soon forget It In the pres Of other
matterL
Some SIX months ago the young man hay
ing a basfasss engagement started for Chi
caqu. Arriving In that city he happsnsd to
meet tho very man who had called at hi
house In Denver. The man called on him at
his hotel Gni was asked why
h. wns living In Dcnver under
"A fa'ss Mans, telling him his real name and
revealing TO lin the fact that n young girl
10 whom the young man had been engaged
In the states had recently died broken hearted
with watching and waiting for tidlngs Of n
lover that came not His parents, too, had
both dis1, aud tho old farm where he had
formerly lived was made the subject OF much
litigation The young man slowly awoke 10
what be had been and returned 70 New York
state, where be recovered and put In shape
the old homestead. but he felt that bis fam
ily required his presence west again. and re
turned to Denver. But hers thu memory of
his past life returned 80 wildly and the
thought OF the changes which his lost iden-
tity had wrought In his life worried him 30
much that be could scarcely eat or sleep
But remarkable as has boon his expert
encoa, a more remarkable one was to follow.
he was recently thrown from his buggy In .
runaway accident and since that time be
hns lost consciousness OF tho new life and be
wna found one night not long ago TO have
left the city for the cast Detectives were
set ou his trail aud he was brought back In
this city be still denies that his wife or chill
drcn bolong 10 him and declares that he will
20 back to his old love. who waits
Tor him in The east Explanations
are ~unavailing, and IL Is feared
that the last accident he met with deprived
him Of reason. His melancholy attempt at
suicide strengthens this belief. Some OF his
phyricians, however, bolieve that II his brain,
already put to so much tension. Is strong
enough, an operation may DO performed o.
Il which may restore his mental balance. An
intense mental shock l.. however, morn TO DO
desired, and in oome way or other this mys-
tsrious case of mental disease may yet find a
satisfactory r emedy.