Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-03-02

seeming to realize what be was saying
therefore asked DR.. Hatherton, who
has an Office in the hotel. 70 attend to
the case. and he did SO. For about a
month after that took particular notice
Of Mr.. Levinson because he acted very
strangely he did nothing eccentric.
Indeed he seemed to do nothing what
ever unless it was suggested TO him in
some way. Then, whatever it was. he
would do it readily enough IL it were a
proper thing to do, but he hardly seemed
to realize what he was doing.
1t was so strange a case that ! felt a
good deal of responsibility about him.
the more so as the proprietor of the house
was away and had sole charge Of his
business. consulted DR.. Hatherton a
number of times, and he seemed rather
dubious, but said that Levinson would
probably be all right after awhile.
though he was certainly suffering
strangely from the shock he had re-
ceived.
asked Levinson if he had any friends
with whom he wished to communicate.
and he said he had not. That seemed so
queer to me that repeated the question
several times at the risk, as feared, of
offending him, but he made the same
answer each time, and, moreover, did not
seem to remember that had asked him
before.
As matter Of course there is pri-
vate detective constantly on guard in the
hotel, and | told him about the case, eau
tioning him to keep special watch on
Mr.. Levinson, and to see that he should
not go out without being followed. OF
course no restriction was put on him,
but feared lest, if he should go out
alone, he might fall into the hands of
confidence operators or some other Grim
inals, and did not think he was in a
fit condition to take care Of himself, es-
pecially as he carried a considerable
sum Of money on his person. This
knew because he paid his bills always
on presentation and several times gave
me hundred dollar bill to change. In
doing this he would take it off roll OF
similar bills.
saw no change in Mr.. Levinson after
his first accident till he met with the
second one. That happened on Novem-
ber twenty-one, a little more than a
month after he was thrown from his
horse. It was quite cold, and had the
heavy, swinging storm doors put up that
afternoon. Mr.. Levinson was starting
out for walk apparently, and whether
he saw the doors or not got struck by
zone as he was passing out. 1t knocked
him down and evidently hurt him pretty
badly, but he got up and went to hi:
room without assistance. When he ap
peared again he seemed exactly as he
had when he first came to the hotel, anG
never afterward noticed anything pecu
liar about him.
PRIVATE DETECTIVE wALToN'S STATE
MENT.
My notice was attracted by the pecu
liar appearance of Mr.. Levinson, CUES
at our house, before Mr.. Wiley, thu
managing clerk, directed me to keep /
close watch on him. l had observed
that after his accident, when he wa
thrown from his horse, he seemed curl
ously dull and paid little or no attention
to anything that was going on, whereas
before the accident he was very activ'
man, with rather sprightly demeanor
After Mr.. Wiley spoke to me | wa
careful to keep lookout for him every
day, and | am positive that with two ex
ceptions he never left the house withor
being attended. OF course he did no
know he was being followed, but everv
time he went out | either went behint
him or sent my side partner, Godfrey.
On the two occasions l have just men
| toned he sat in the reading room for somt
time after breakfast, and while | wa
busy in the corridor he passed out at tn,
side door. One was October thirty anG
the other time was November second. III,
was gone each time for several hours
and have no knowledge of what he diC
or where he went on those occasions. Elk
cepting on those days am positive tina
Mr.. Levinson never went more than
dozen blocks away from the hotel an
never transacted any business whatever
He seemed like man who had no occu
patton or aim in life excepting to xii
time, like an invalid or confirmed idle1
MR.. FoTHERINGAY's STATEMENT.
1 was not favorably impressed wit
Mr.. Arthur Levinson the first time
met him, and | am now exceedingly
doubtful whether he is victim Of Gil
cumstances, lunatic or would b
criminal, or whether he may not be, il
point of factt, all three. 1t is therefor
with exceeding reluctance that | hav
consented to make detailed statemen
of the circumstances of his closing hi
account with our house. see no use i
making it, and | decidedly object t
making and signing useless documents
Yet l cannot help feeling certai
amount of sympathy for the young ma
that is, supposiag him to be honest an
truthful in his statements-and after al
there seems to be some reason to SUI
pose that he may be. And, moreover
there is q certain amount of considers
ton due to him as a former deposito
with us, and as he has asked in a yer
manly and straightforward way for th
statement and has pledged himself t
make no use of it beyond the effort t
discover what has become of his fortun
have consented to make it.
What has become of his fortune? Tha
is certainly most important as well q
a most mysterious question. If the rt
markable story which he tells about hi
loss Of memory for month and his sui
sequent recovery of it be true, itseems t
me more than likely that he has place
it somewhere for safe keeping and ha
now no knowledge of what he did with i
AS to why he took it away from US c
course know nothing. 1t may hav
been the freak of a disordered mind, fc