The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-25
sixty Days 4 BLANK
Judge Brooks Strange Case
of Lapsed Memory.
is FOUND A WANDERER
Home at Pensacola, Florida,
Where He Is Prominent.

Guthrie, o. T., Jan PA mysterious
case of mental arrangement, involving a
complete loss of memory for period Of
nearly two months, with an apparent re-
covery of all the faculties, marks the re-
cent career Of L. NJ. Brooks, who is now
occupying an invaIid.s bed at the Capt.
tai Hotel in, this city. Mrs. Brooks for
number of years was probate judge Of
Escambia county, Florida, and former
deputy clerk Of the circuit court of Pen
sacola. He left his home on November
"A, last, and remembers being in Mobile,
Ala, onthe day following. From that
time until ten days ago, when he found
himself in Oklahoma City, he claims that
he remembers nottingham his mind was
a total blank Last Sunday Mr.. W. B.
Grassland, superintendent of the Guthrie
electrie light plant, who was former
resident of Pensacola and and well ac-
quainted with Judge Brooks and his fam
lily, recognized a familiar face upon the
street and pausing in his way inquired
tentatively: isn't this Judge Brooks?''
Brooks? OF course 1 am Judge
Brooks" was the reply
How are all your folks?" continued
Mr.. Grassland.
Folks My folks2 Why, don't know
7 am sure I haven't seen or heard OF
them for a long time.
AS the conversation between them pro-
crossed. Mr.. Grassland recognized that
mis- friends mental condition was not eX-
actly right. and under his direction Judge
Brooks was provided with a room at the
hotel. medical attendance summoned, and
his family communicated with. Last
night and today Judge Brooks appeared
to be perfectly rational, and speaking OF
his experience during the last two months
and his loss Of memory, said:
This thing is as great mystery TO me
as it can possibly be to the physicians 1
left home on November II and was then
in the best of health and spirits. After
that 7 am able to remember nothing dis
tiuctIy up to about ten Gays ago Wheh l
found myself in Oklahoma. City. Regard
ing the events of the sixty days inter-
vening nv mind is an absolute blank l
can't tell you what did or why came
to Oklahoma, because do not Know
NV intention on leaving home. was 10
On to northern Alabama to look after
turnentine interests. I have an indistnct
recollection of being in Mobile the next
.dav l also remember that L was in St
T.ouis since that time and walked TO one
of the telegraph offices there. This Is
all know. have had no domestic
tror,ble no business reverses, nothing that
can recall TO unbalance my mind. How
7 have lived since leaving home, L am IN
able to understand. When I left Pensaco-
n I know had 1920 10 my pockets. When
awoke. so to speak. at Oklahoma CITY
had but 800. There met with man
who suggested that we go to the ne"
town Of Ripley and start restaurant
visited Ripley but did not like the place,
and went to Perkins and Saltwater.
was not pleased with either town, how
overland determined to go back to Okla
boma city. After starting this rheuma-
tism came on, and decided to drop of
at Guthrie until my health improved
Here I am. and 1 guess it is lucky for
me that 1 am here"
Evidently Judge Brooks has been SUB
iected to great deal of outdoor ex-
pogure. bringing on rheumatism, which
the attending physician, DR.. Ralph smith,
saws. Is temporary, however. His son.
Lester E. Brooks, who lives in Pensacola
is expected to arrive in Guthrie tonight,
and his presence will probably be the
means of throwing some light on the
present mystery.