The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-08-01
NOT A WIDOW.
Thugs Rob a Supposed Dead
Husband of Ills Reason
And He Turns Up AZ an Inaane
Tramp,
The Affecting Tale Waited In by the
Wires From Wichita, Kansas, From
Where tho Man Has Been Miss
ing Since January ION,

WICHITA, Kan, July 20, H. ~, Brown
who was supposed 10 have been mur,
dered on January ~. M which time no
myateiously disappeared, returned W
his home last night in dementtd con-
dlti0n, Az dark Mrs, Brown saw, aR ahe
thought, q tramp entering her back
yard Tho man was 80 weak that he
was hardly able TO ataud up, ana looked
about In da2ed sort OF q way, She
Wked him what he wanted and after
studying her features for few mo,
menls he rubbed his hands aOfo8a hia
forehead and muttered
starving"
Mrs Brown, half afraid Of the man
because OF his strange actions, got q
couple OF biscuits and threw them 10
him, Heploked up ouo OF them aud AZ,
TOR muuchlng ~ II, shook his head as II
answering u question he had asked
himself ana started of towards the
barn, lie wandered aCpund Il few
minutes aud then returned 10 the house,
Mrs, Brown, who had been Watching
him, waa attracted by his walk ana
thought there was something familiar
about his movements,
Returning 10 tho house he said 10
her almost In u VIII por; "kn0w m6
Know mey" ~ the bame ume holding
out his hands, She noticed that tho no
tle finger OF his right hand was crooked
aa waa that Of her husband. Looking
more closely she discovered a scar on
one llnger which Corrrsponded with one
on her missing husbands hand, She
then examined the mans clothes aud
found they We're The same her husband
wore on the night hb disappeared, She
then told Il LADY friend, who chanced 10
Oe visiting her that tho supposed tramp
was her husband and they led hun into
the house aud put him 10 bed
A doctor was beLt for und found him
almost u tO'al wreck, with an ugly
scar ON the back OF his mead correspond,
ing with the cash ln Browns hat, which
WAS found nr the scene Of the supposed
murder The blow that inflicted this
wound Is supposed tu DO responsible for
Browns mental condition
On the night OF the lDth Of last Jan.
ulry Brown left the srett.car about .
o'clock at night TO walk q block 10 hi5
residence iu the suburbs OF the city,
lie did not reach home, aud the next
morning his hat covered with blood
aud Culas II with the blow Of a hatChet |
was found about half q block from his
house under some trees A buefstenk
which he had with HIM, ana aclr coup.
ling pin lay next the hat, This led 10
the belief that ne had been murdered, |
and 5000 reward was offered for his |
body The investigation since hrs dlt. |
,osed but little, aud tonight he re-. |
turned lie has been reduced 10 u Bkel, |
't0n, formerly weighing 40 pounds, |
md now apparently not more than |
Nghty Whiskers about thee inches
ong cover his iuce, which was formerly |
mOoth, and his hair four or i've Inches
Ong, Ills skin is hardened and is
0mething like that OF q pllinsmau,
ms back and arms are covered with |
listers, He had on the same clothes
le wore nc the time Of his disappear.
nee HIS shoes are worn 10 the uppers
md his clothes are IN rags,
He Is now In c0matOse state and
as said nothing 8iuce recognized by
.is wife, The doctor says physically
e thinks hp VIII recover, but Is uncer'
ain about his mental trouble, not
moving fully how severe She wound
n the head may have heen,
A detective who has had the case IN
uud said Tonight that Brown had
een kept In the southwest, possibly In
le Panhandle, by his assallGntg, who
cry likely expected 10 get the money
Tered FOR his body In addition 10 the
| 200 he had on his person when he
lle had evidently escaped
rom his coptols and with great DIM
llty maze his way home, Brown was
orn IN Baltimore, graduated at Lex.
lgton, Ky, and was director Of the
ourlh National Bank here. Tie Is ~
ears old and comes Of Il good family,