The record-union., 1894-09-27
ModestO's Missing Citizen Turns
Up All Right.
SPIRITUALIST SLATER CLAIMS THAT
He FOUND HIM.
And Now He Wants Mrs. Tynan's
$4,000 Reward-Vessels Wrecked
Delmas Affair-YoIo Democratic
Nominations Made Yesterday.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIox.

Special TO the REcoRD-UNIoN.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 26.-Dr. Thomas
E. lyman, the Modesto physician and
capitalist, whom the courts have declared
as dead, and whose estate has been dis
tributed among his relatives, arrived in
San Francisco this morning. He was
met at the Oakland ferry by numerous
friends and business associates, who had
been notified of his coming by parties
who went on to Reno, New, to meet him.
Though pale and slightly emaciated, the
aged gentleman appeared in fairly good
health
DR.. lyman was the heaviest property
owner in Modesto. He was also a di-
rector of the Grangers' Bank in this city,
and well known to people ali over the
Pacific Coast, among whom he has been
a familiar figure for years, his large
wealth and business capacity having
made him conspicuous. lie was over 70
years OF age when he disappeared.
On The 10th day of October he was in
the Changers Bank in this city, and then
and there was paid over to him the sum
OF 5000. From about that day until
now he was supposed to be dead.
In July, 1893, his wife offered reward
OF $1,000 to any person who should fur
nlsb information that he was alive. No
such information came. What was tenn
porarily supposed to be the mortal re-
mains of DR.. lyman came to light, some-
times in one place and sometimes in an
other. The detectives, however, insisted
that they had traced lyman TO Sacra-
mento, where he bought ticket to New
ork under the name of Thomas s. STAN
ley, but further than this they could not
trace him. His wife searched for many
months for him, and finally concluded
that he was dead, and on the showing
made Judge Minor of Stanislaus County
decided that he was dead.
John Slater, q So-called "mind-readern -
gave to the Changers Bank the first
authentic information about DR.. lyman a
few days ago. lie said that the missing
physician was in Reno, and asked that
some one be sent there with him. Ac-
cordingly Henry Mccormack, who is
connected with the bank and who knew
DR.. lyman, went to Reno with Slater.
The identification was complete. Slater
said that he knew Dir. lyman, whom he
had met east of the Rocky Mountains.
As to finding the doctor, Slater as
cribes it all TO the spirit form Of DIR.
Tynan's first wife. He says: ION May
2Sth l was writing a letter in my room at
the Clarendon Hotel. 1t was a letter to
my wife. 1t was about 7:30 o'clock.
Suddenly woman's form stood over me
as distinctly as could be. Il am Rose
Marvin lyman it said. GO TO No. =,
- street, tonight, and you will see my
husband, Dr. Thomas b. lyman
L went Immediately. l did not wait to
finish my letter. The number given was
that OF weil-known boarding-house in
central locality, not more than twenty
minutes walk from my hotel. The street
and number l have promised not to re-
veal. When | rang the bell / asked for
DR.. lyman. They told me he was not
there, but while l was talking he came to
the top OF the stairs and spoke to me. l
took him to the hotel, and we talked to-
gether until after midnight. Then he
went away, and L made no effort to re-
strain him.
'For three weeks l saw him OCCASION
ally. Then he left Boston, and L re-
turned soon after to California. / saw
Mrs. lyman, but she would not believe
that had seen the doctor. She believes
ii now. Early in August / went back
and found the doctor again. We went to
New York together, and on Monday, tbs
18th instant we left there bound It's
way. We stopped one day in Chicago,
and reached Reno, where / left DIR. lyman
last Saturday"
Slater, it is understood, has the promise
of 5000 and expenses. Mrs. lyman
would not Tx any sum until she saw the
doctor, and this amount was agreed on
to-day.
DIR. lyman will now take steps in the
Stanislaus County Courts to have himself
declared as being In the flesh. The San
francisco police are skepticaI about the
spiritualist story, and hint that Dir. Ty-
nan was induced to disappear by some
himself is an ardent believer in spiritual
ism,