The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-23
RETURN OF BERGMAN.
The Missing Bridegroom Discov-
cred in Milwaukee.
WEDDING MAY YET TAKE PLACE

He Tells Weird Tale of His wanderings.
and, While Claiming To BE i'm Dazed
Condition, He Remembers All Details
Says He Was Robbed and the Shock
Caused Him to Become Unbalanced
Thought 1t Was Summer.
Chicago, Nov. 23.-Since George A.
Bergman, the delinquent bridegroom,
returned from Milwaukee Saturday
night he has been busy relating to his
anxious friends the marvellous story of
his adventures. Also he has devoted
large part of his time TO explaining to
Miss Margaret Perry, to whom he was
TO be married, all the curious symptoms
or that strange mental disorder which
took possession OF him just as he was
about to lead her bride to the altar.
Bergman seems to have been more con-
vincing in the story he told Sunday to
Miss Perry and her parents than he
was Saturday night. when he first re-
turned, for il is announced that Miss
Perry has accepted his explanations
and the marriage will yet be celebrated.
Thinks Bergman Gambled.
mans tale little credence. His theory
is that Bergman gamblcd and lost his
money, The story of what happened
to Bergman however, is still one Of the
most unique in the record of ante
Duptial disappearances. Bergman and
his father arrived in Chicago from Mil
waukee at $3.50 o'clock Saturday night.
He was found by his father at the Chi
~ Il Co do
ening after an all day search. His ia
ther and A. W. Brillon, a friend. had
been searching for him all day in the
Cream city. and at length located him
through information furnished by
pawnbroker. When his father discov-
cred him Bergman's mind was appar-
emily still somewhat clouded, and it
was not until late Saturday night that
he came to sufficiently to tell his story.
With Rip Van Wrinkle Touches.
His story was introduced with a few
melo- dramatic touches. which were in
tended to indicate the slowly dawning
of his intelligence.
Am l still dreaming" he exclaimed
Can il he SOP"
And then with "a few more Rip Van
Wrinkle touches he began.
i was 1eellnS 1lne wren l TOOK the
train at Hyde Park at 3:09. | was al
most on air. 1t seemed / could hardly
wait for night"
That was to have been the night Of
the wedding. He got a shine from
Tommy Russell. the bootblack. gave
him tip, went to the Sherman House
for a bath. which he didn't get Then
started for florists. Suddenly he dis
covered his poeketbook was gone. 1t
was the shock of the loss of his pocket
book that did the work.
His Head Was whirling.
my mad head was whirling," Berg
man explained. II walked on and on.
Suddenly 1 was showed from behind"
Bergman, though he was in daze,
remembered all the symptoms of his
strange seizure with perfect accuracy.
"Oh, l was so tired" he exclaimed.
Somehow l thought II was summer
and j was so tired and hot. Then I
thought how nice it would be to take
cooling ride upon the lake"
That, of course, led up to and ex-
planned the ride on the boat to Milwau-
kee. In the same convincing way Berg
man explained his wanderings in Mil
waukee. He said his mustache was
shaved off while he was asleep in a
Milwaukee BARRIERS chair. Now that
Bergman has explained all. it is said
he and Miss Perry will be married quiet
ly in a few weeks.