The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1897-01-22
A REMARKABLE CASE.
A Young Man Twice Wooes
and Wins the Girl He Loves.
Through Mental Disorder lie Is Led
to Wander from Home, and For
gets All About Events of
the Past.

As the finale to an exceedingly singu-
lr and at the same time a romantic
use, information was lately received
D the effect that William Z. Higgins, OF
anJlusky, and Miss Edith Marchus, OF
y Forest street, Cleveland, were mar
ed in that city some time ago, thus
lining two young people who were
cparated for months by unprecedented
icumstances.
Several months ago the medical au-
critics were nonplussed by the pc
ul.ar malady which afflicted Mr.. Hig-
MS. and to this day there has been no
isfactory explanation of it made.
he young man is about % years OF
70. and up 10 the summer of 1895, lived
In his parents in Sandusky. He went
. i,lyria, where he obtained situation
Il the electric railway, and one day in
august of that year, while ut work as
ueman, an insulator fell from cross
~ ard struck him on the forehead. AT
e time he complained of a peculiar
'rsation about the head, and as time
Issed by he daily became more con-
sed in his thoughts. Fearing that he
1uld be i'll, he returned home, and was
0strated for four weeks. When he had
"overrd his health apparently, he re-
med to Elyria and reentered the EN-
10y of the railway company.
One Saturday evening he announced to
is landlady that he was going home to
nend Sunday, and she became alarmed
hen the young man did not return.
'lr. Higgins, the father, went to Elyr!a
II search of his son. That was the frs
ntimat,on that anrone had that mis-
1rtune had befallen the young man. II
as thought for time that the young
ran had been murdered for his money
his idea was exploded when his ban'
nok and sum of money were found in
s valise. The father returned home
mixing he would never see his son
min. lie communicated with the all-
iorities of various cities, asking for
formation regarding his son. Re
orts came of strange young men in
arious sections, and the father
ravcled hundreds of miles to identify
is son. So many disappointment
.~nited him that for time it seemed
one was vain.
One day friend of the family told
lr father that he thought he had seen
VII in st. Louis. Mr.. Iiiggins at once
,ft for that city and found his son.
The father was overioyed at the re-
overy of his son and threw his arms
round the neck of the young man. The
'nsternation and horror of the father
~ hardly be imagined when the son
id: Excuse me, but | do rot know
on" Then the terrible truth flashed
ross the mind of the fathcr. and he re
;yad that his son had lost his memory.
no father worked with the Young mar
- hours trying to recall to him scene
his home and mother. but all to ne
nil. The young man said he rcmem-
cd nothing antedating his living in
,oarling house in St. Louis. Where
.qmr from. he said, he did rot know.
said. however, he was DESTROYS of
wig the mystery of his past. and ac-
otrd his fathers invitation to return
nc with him in the hope that his
Emery might be awakened.
1t was supposed that when younr
',-~,rs would arrive homo and see his
cthcr re would again be himself ir
,ery respect. But he did not lnowfher
'tacrgh she wept on his shoulder and
'irutcd to him all those fond names
30 nsed in addressing him when he was
. infant and growing child. lie could
{ recall anything of his past.
Them delicate surprise; was ar
2nrcd for him, which, it was
oned, as last resort, would awaken
is memory. Miss Edith Marchus, of
50 Forest street, this city, whom Mr..
Higgins had been engaged to marry in
october, 1895, was sent for. She ar
lived, and was much moved by the
,rcscnce of her lover, whom she had
aourned as dead for so many months.
he Young man treated her with re-
rect, but his demeanor plainly in1i-
ated that Miss Marchus, whom he
gould have married but for his mis-
1rtune, was as a stranger to him. Miss
iarchus had formerly lived in San
lisliy. and having moved to Cleveland.
he was prevailed upon to remain at the
Higgins home for several days, in the
ope that constant association would
cl;indle young Higgins memory.
All efforts failed, however, but Mr..
Iiggins developed a strong attachment
or Miss Marchus, which ripened into
've, and they were finally married in
his city.-Cleveland Leader.