The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-14
rs ALL a STRANGER IN A STRANGE
LAND HAS TO SAY OF WHITTIER
HE COMES, AND NO WORD
FOUND WANDERING ALONG THE
WEST MILFORD ROAD By A.FARs
MER AND BROUGHT ALMOST
10 THE CITY.
Imagines He IS Half Indian and says
He Shot Squirrels for the Great
Sachem.-Shows All Signs
of Lunaey.


i live ON yonder hill nay home is on
yonder hill; 1 live in the county; am
mot married; win not marry again; /
have no farm, but work on a farm;
work round and round and about that
$ the autobiography an aged man in
THE city prison gives Of himself. In ad-
slition he says his name is John Frey,
but he tells nothing about himself or
how he came to be in the city. In an
swer to all queries rs to where lie came
from he snys "from yonder hill' and
points to the skies.
The old man was seen wandering along
the West Milford pike several miles out
ut an enrly hour this morning by a
farmer who was coming to the city. The
latter picked him up and carried him in
his vehicle to the fair grounds, where
he left him. The farmer drove into the
city, and, running across Policeman
White, he told him about the old man
and expressed the opinion that he was
razy.
The officer started toward the fair
grounds in quest of the fellow and ran
lcross him standing in Thomas Patton's
loor on West Pike street Frey had been
N the store and asked for pipe. The
officer was told by Mr.. Patton that
the old man had made that request.
When White entered the store and
while he talked to Mr.. Patton, Frey sann-
tered mp the street. He was overtaken
by the officer, who asked him If he wsre
the man who wanted the pipe. Frey re-
piled in the affirmative and the officer
told him to accompany him and he wonld
get him one. This pleased the old Han
very much, and he expressed the desire
for a good one. BY this strategy the
officer succeeded in getting him in the
city prison without trouble or extra ef-
fort Frey was somewhat surprised to
find himself in lodgings OF this sort, tho
iaiI not being Susceptible to the ranl-
blings of the body in keeping with the
svanderings of the mind. But he sub
Initted without comment or protest. q.
The Telegram man went around to see
him, but he had blit little TO say and
nothing more Athan the epitome of his
history as given at the Introduction of
this article.
Frey presents a wierd appearance, with
his patriarchal beard Of many years
growth and showing the silver hue Of
many winters and summers; attired in
shabby corduroy clothes, wearing n
slouch hat and pair of shoes with che
elay of many countless perhaps, on them.
His face is rs red as the ordinary beet
that grows in the farm garden, and his
features in general resemble those of an.
Indian to considerable extent. And, by the
way, in this connection. he did tell the
policeman that he was half Indian. He
l. Ii
Sunday by instruction Of the great sach-
EN- and that he was to receive pay for
them. He also stated that it was his
intention to go TO the Indian tribes
il he could get away from his home "on
yonder hill.''
The stranger was never seen in this
section before. No one knows WHITTIER
se came or who lie is, and his story Is
,o obscured by The yaporings OF a much
befuddIed intellect that it is unintelligi-
bic. As a consequence there is no satl
isfnction to be gathered, except that he
Is dnfTy. and that very badly.
Surn,ising that he might have escaped
from the insane asylum at Weston, the
officer made telephone inquiry. but was
told that none We're missing from that
institution Then he Thought the fell
low might be an inmate of the county
:aflrmary strayed away, but ne was
told that they were all ut home, hearty
andwell.
The fellow is between 50 and go years
of age, of large physique, unusually
tall and muscular and looks like he was
of the giant race.
Measures win be taken to adjudge him
insane and commit himto an asylum. z