El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-01
Ell PAso. TEXAS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER l. 1900.

Six weeks after his escape from the
hospital the BODY OF s man vas found
on the eastern slope OF Mount Franklin
about two miles from Fort Bliss. 1t
WAS fully Identified by the soldiers at
Paso. a. that of Hsrdwick.
An inquest was held In this city,
and it WAS found that the man found
on Mount Franklin was former United
States volunteer John 8. Hard wick.
Considerable testimony Was taken, and
the question of the identity of the man
was settled beyond q doubs. Men who
knew him intimately Identified him
fully and completely.
The body was accordingly buried ~
the cemetery, and on the grave stone
10 inscribed the name, and the regi-
mens in which he served during the
Spauish-American war.
The following Is the Official record of
Mr.. Hardwick's death on the books Of
the city physician at the city hall:
y. S. Hardwick, died on'or about
the l6sh of January, 1899. two miles
north west of Fort Bliss: male, 80 years
of age: occupation, boiler maker !:
residence and birth place unknown.
Cause of death: prepossessipg, un-
known; Immediate cause, suicide. Buried
at Concordia cemetery, January l6,
1899. J.C. r ,ss undertaken, J. NJ. Ellis,
justice OF the peace, ccting coroner. 4"
Now it 10 brought TO light In an uu-
expected manner that Ha-dwick 10 liv-
ing IN Mexico City, He 10 = boiler
maker on the Mexican Central railroad
In that city, and has been working a.
his trade there for some time. just
how long though Hard dwick does not
know. In his demented condition he
wandered from the hospital in this city,
aud may have travelled hundreds OF
miles before he reached Mexico.
The news of the discovery of Hard
wick WAS brought TO this city by Cap
tain Bloom of the river eusrds. Cop
tain Bloom met the man .: Salado,
Mexico, 10 an eating house, where he
was introduced TO him IS Hard wick. As
soon ss Mr. Hard ~ick found that
Captain Bloom was from Ell Psso. be
sent his regards to DR.. Thompson.
Captain Bloom Was ignorant of the fact
n
buried 10 q cemetery In Ell Paso.
Captain Bloom called upon DR..
Thompson the other day and in a Ca
Q Ial mauner gave the message Hard
wick hal ssas.
s.aarwlck," said Dr.. Thompson.
"why Hsrwick is dead and buried in
FL Paso."
"No, he i,n't'', said Captain Bloom,
"for have TALKED with him az Salado,
Mexico"
Captain Bloom then tod the doctor
that Hard wick spoke of his insanity,
which dismisses the possibility OF any
doubt as to the man's identity.
II is believed that while lAoorinR
under the insanity which affected him
Hard wick wandered back TO Mexico
and gradually recovered from the
mslady. All Of his experiences up TO
the time his mind came back, are q per-
feet blank, and hs knows nothing of
what mas happened ID him. except that
he came to El Paso from Albuquerque,
New Mexico, in an insane condition,
and th a. be was for some time under
treatment at the Hotel D.eu. He cent
word TO DR.. Thompson that he owes
bis life To him, showing that he 10 . BILE
to remember some facts.
Captain Bloom Was astonished at the
his message produced In
FL Paso. To the friends of Mr. Hard
wick here and In New Mexico IL will
be as q voice from the grave.
The discovery that Mr.. Hardwick is
in New Mexico, aud cot buried here in
10 Ell Paso graveyard, brings up two
questions. What will Mr..
Hard wick do when he discovers that he
is legally dead, ana who was the man
found desd Two years sgo on the gray