The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13
DUVALL'S OWN STORY
ADDS TO THE MYSTERY
Dragged Man Regains Reason
and Tells of Mysterious
Stranger.
SAYS TOOK NO DRINK
Remembers Visiting Drug Store
for Medicine to Relieve
Dizziness.
SAYS TOOK NO DRINF

Although Charles G. Duvall, the realizes
tate man who was found in an unconscious
condition in Lux Brothers saloon on East
Market street. Friday evening, regained
consciousness at his home yesterday noon,
the mystery of his case is only deepened by
his own disconnected statements.
The state of hopeless Inconsistencies in
which Duvall was when DR.. Jones, Of the
City Dispensary, was called to attend to
him Friday night. continued until yester-
day noon, although the mysteriously
drugged man had been removed, in that
time, to his home at 1907 Hoyt avenue.
Shortly after noon yesterday, while men,
bers of his family were at his bedside,
Duvall opened his eyes and spoke to those
by the bed.
What Is the natter" were his first
words. You brighten me- From that
time all attempts to draw from him an ex-
PLANTATION for his strange condition ELECTED
practically the same reply, the incoherent
story related by the sick man to Journal
representative. at his home, last night.
II cannot explain how came to be found
as 1 was" said Mr.. Duvall, land have no
recollection of what happened to me after
a quarter before o'clock yesterday after
and started for the courthouse with some
abstracts in my pockets. belonging to some
people who wanted me to look up the Bar
rett law for its bearing on their property.
TELLS INCOHERENT STORY.
II know that / went to the postoffice to
buy special delivery stamp and that 1
went to the office OF the Indianapolis Water
Company. but l am not sure which place
the postoffice, for l think I started from
the waterworks Office to go to the court
house.
THAT must have been at a quarter before
4. because knew the treasurer's office
closed at and remember that thought /
had just a quarter of an hour to get
there
Don't you remember being with another
man, the stranger who took you into the
| Lux saloon?"
II have just faint recollection Of being
with strange man., who talked to me
about some oil lands or leases, but I am
not sure where / met him. know he was
with me on the street and ! think he was
at the water works office with me-"
| Haven't you any recollection Of his per.
sonal appearance. or his dress? Was he q
/ tall or short man?'
| Il can't remember at all. / know he was
| well dressed, wore good clothes"
| did you have large sum OF money or
| your person at that timer"
| "Oh, no, not at all. There's nothing al
all in that robbery story"
| And you have no recollection Of coins
any place else, or doing anything else?'
MYSTERIOUS STRANGER
II can't recollect a thing except that
was on the street on my way to the court
| house"
1t was stated by another party last nigh
that Duvall related to some members O
his family that he remembered feelin,
dizzy and that he went into Huders dru,
store, Pennsylvania and Washington
streets, to get a powder for the dizziness
Inquiry at the drug store failed to fine
anyone who recollected a man answerin,
Mr.. Duvalls description coming into tn
store on such an errand.
DR.. Z. s. Knox, of 1404 Hoyt avenue, tn
physician who was called TO the case b,
Duvalls family, stated last night that tn
case was as great mystery to him as t
everyone else.
There were unmistakable evidences o
opium poisoning in the case" DR.. Kno.
said.