Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-24
ghe aaahia Daily gaole aaleauesday oruiue gue 1899

sltlOn In the DoQ. Inc QocCOr, aIter eXam-
ination, said he thought the chances fairly
good for recovery. He was Frustrated and
he could not tell whether his mental con-
dition was due to over exertion physically
or to another cause. Mrs. Brown on tax.
ing him in the house looked at his head
and found an ugly scar on the back OF his
head, and the doctor made no examina-
ton of that part of the question as
that was secondary to other mat
tiers at the time. All last evening
and night up to o'cIccK
this morning he had not aroused nor in
any way given evidence of consciousness.
His appearance one could never forget.
Formerly weighing about one hundred
and forty pounds. he now seemingly would
60 little over half that. Beard about
three inches long. hair four or five, with
no outline recalling features of Brown as
quickly as the shape of the nose. forehead
and chin, and that peculiar expression OF
the eye The lack of flesh was likely to
confuse one on the first look but the out
line was sufficiently distinct to impress
one very strongly that it was Brown.
The face was of that peculiar color
produced by exposure and reminded one
very forcibly Of a plainsman. He was
badly blistered on the back and arms. The
arms looked as though they had been SUM-
burned so badly the hide in many places
had peeled off. His feet were blistered,
and just here it may be of interest to note
that his shoes were not those worn by him
when last seen. They Were very heavy
and the lower sole worn entirely of and
most of the uppers torn loose from the in
side sole. they first having been put to-
gether with stitches. They were in much
worse condition than the average pair Of
shoes found in shoe graveyard. On a
closer examination Mrs. Brown found a
patch on his pants which she
had put on and which was
very nearly torn off, hanging by few
threads On his underclothes, it was re-
membered, there were SO many buttons OF
one color and kind and so many of another.
This also correspondent. and she showed
duplicate suit Of underwear to the one he
Wore on return.
Where Brown has been in the absence of
six months and four days seems to be the
question. So far he has been unable to
state, and should the mental condition
come from a wound on the head, as lndl-
Gated by the scar it is feared there Will be
much trouble in finding anything of the
mystery from him. But it is sincerely
hoped that he will be able in a short time
time to give an account of himself, and
in case he has been foully dealt with as it
would seem safe to expect, the public to
take prompt action on the assallants
should they be found.
A gentleman who has given considera-
BILE time to the investigation of the case
said some days ago that Brown was living
and being held by his assailants, hoping
to get big money for returning the body.
He seemed to think that should they get
the amount they hoped for Browns body
would have been found, but 10 life in 1t.
They would have given him the surely
fatal blow. As it was they were well
satisfied, as the body was being pre-
served in good style, and to murder
him to order would be attended with bet
ter chances for recognizing the remains
and getting the money and less danger OF
Brown ever giving anything away. When
it was reported last evening that he had
reached home the informant carried on his
theory that in some miraculous way he
had escaped and with physical and mental
difficulties had reached home despite the
efforts of his assailants to recapture him.
This is a theory based on more facts than
it is thought best to give the public in the
interest of making arrests. 1t has some
thing about it more lasting than words
and it is hoped that should it be true 1t
will be clearly demonstrated in as few
DAYS as possible This calls for Brown
having been held many miles from
here.
1t is purely theory on the part of some
that he has been kept somewhere in the
city but the evidences of exposure, 1t Is
thought, will scarcely allow such an idea
to gain much Roadway. Others think his
assailants may have left him somewhere,
thinking he was dead. aud he survived and
wandered around over the country. This
is met with the statement that there has
been so much printed about him that he
would have been recognized and that had
he been wrong mentally he would nave
been sent to an asylum.
The appearance of the unfortunate man
produced variety of a certain KIND or
! theories, or rather develops theories in II
certain line, but gives the square smack IN
the face to many Others. Some of those
who were much indebted to him for fayors,
financially and otherwise, and who were
not anxious too see him again, had set in
circulation many theories of the affair.
One old dead beat tried to start the report
that he had direct information from Aus
tralia that Brown was there under set
of circumstances mos foreign to his tenn
permanent: and under the circumstances a
decent man would look twice be-
fore repeating the story in
forest ten thousand miles from . a
human being. He had been seen
on the public streets of nearly every city
in America, and positive assertions made
to that effect All this was done with ap-
parently about as much common decency
as would govern the motions of high
grade of monkey. 1t is thought this spe-
cies of animals may drop the question now
for few days and empty their foul
mouths towards some other sorrowing
family.
The bedside of the unfortunate man was
attended last night by Mr.. VIM. Dulany
and Charles Smythe. 1t was reported at
$50 this morning that he had not recover
ed from the comatose state.
DIED FROM "BAD WHISKY"
In the old slaughterhouse near the fair
o,ror,dc on tho cast sid, of the river yes