Graham guardian. [volume] (Safford, Ariz.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-26
A REMARKABLE JASE.
A Young Man Twice WOODS
and Wins the Girl He Loves.
Through Mental Disorder He Is Leo
to Wander from Home, and For
gets Al Abont Events OF
the Past.

the Fast
As the finale to an exceedingly sirga'
lar and at the. same time romantic
case, information was lately received
to the effect that William {. Higgins, Of
Sandusky, and Miss Edith Marchus, OF
263 Forest street, Cleveland, were nas-
RED in that city some time ago, THIS
joining two young people who were
separated for months by unprecedented
circumstances.
Several months ago the medical aa-
thcrities were nonplussed by the Pr
culiar malady which afflicted Mr.. HiS-
gins, and to this day there has been NO
satisfactory explanation of it matr.
The young man is about % years OF
age, and up 20 the summer of 1895, lived
with his parents in Sandusky. He went
TO Elyria, where he obtained situation
on the electric railway, and one day In
August of that year, while at work as q
lineman. an insulator fell from cross
top and struck him on the forehead At
the time he complained of peculiar
sensation about the head, and as time
passed by he daily became more con-
fused in his thoughts. Fearing that he
would be i'll. he returned home, and was
Frustrated for four weeks when he had
recovered his health apparently. he re-
turned TO Elyria and reentered The en-
ploy Of the railway company.
One Saturday evening he announced 10
his landlady that he was going home 10
spend Sunday, and she became alarmed
when the young man did not return.
Mr.. Higgins, the father, went to Elyria
in search of his son. That was the first
intimation that anyone had that mis-
fortune had hefsllen the young man. II
was thought for time that the young
man had been murdered for his money.
This idea was exploded when his bank
book and sum of money were found in
his valise. The father returned home
thinking he would never see his son
again. He communicated with the au-
thorities of various cities, asking for
information regarding his son. Re-
ports came of strange young men in
various sections, and the father
Travelled hundreds Of miles to identify
his son. So many diszppointments
awaited him that for time Il seemed
hope was vain.
One day friend of the family told
the father that he thought he had seen
VIII in st. Louis. Mr. Higgins at once
left for that city and found his son.
The father was overlooked at the re-
covery of his son and threw his arms
around the neck Of the young man. Tn.
CONSERVATION and horror Of the father
can hardly be imagined when the son
said: Excuse me, but do not know
you." Then the terrible truth flashed
across the mind Of the father, and he re-
allied that his son had lost his memory.
The father worked with the young man
for hours trying to recall TO him scenes
of his home and mother, but all 10 no
avail. The young man said he remem-
bercd nothing antedating his living in
boarding house in st. Louis. Where
he came FROM, he said, he did rot know.
Tie said. however, he was DESTROYS Of
solving the mystery of his past, and ac-
copied his fathers invitation to return
home with him in the hope that his
memory might be awakened.
1t was supposed that when young
Tliggins would arrive home and see his
r,other he would again be himself in
t,ery vsnoct. Buthe ala not know her.
,}thaagh she wepi on his shoulder and
eueafca to him oil those fond names
sba assd in addressing him when he was
ga ;niant an1 growing child He could
not recall anything of his past,
Then delicate surprise was ar
ranged for him, which, it was
hoped, as d last resort, would awaken
his nep,orv. Miss Edith Marchus, of
259 Forest street, this city, whom Mr..
HIGGINS had been engaged to marry in
October, 1895, was sent for. She ar
rived, and was much moved by the
presence of her lover, whom she had
incurred as dead for so many months.
The Young man treated her with re-
spect, but his demcanor plainly indi-
Gated that Miss Marchus, whom he
would have married but for his mis-
fortune, was as n stranger to him. Mics
Marchus had formerly lived in SAN
dusky. and having moved 70 Cleveland.
she was prevailed upon to remain NJ tie
Higgins home for several days, IN the
hope that constant association would
rellindle young Higgins memory.
All efforts failed, however, but Mr..
Higgins developed o strong attachment
for Miss Marchus, which ripened into
love, and they were finally married in
this city.-Cleyeland Leader