The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-01
GRIFFIN AT LAST
HAS TURNED UP
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE
EXPLAINED BY STORY OF MEN
TAI DERANGEMENT.

Pulaski Houses Missing Man Puts in
His Appearance at CamiIIa-COuId
Tell NO Coherent story, hut says
lie Hns Been Wandering Over
Georgia since He Left savannah.
His wife Has Been wearing
Widows Weeds,
Quitman, Ga, Oct. s1.-News was
received here this afternoon that e.
II. Griffin. who so mysterlously dis
appeared In Savannah some weeks ago.
mad turned up in Camilla last night.
Ihe news came In a letter TO the
wife of Griffin who is visiting here. and
was from her brother. The letter stat
ed that Griffin came into Camilla last
night from Cordele. and that he was
IN demented state, not even knowing
ms own name. He was taken care OF
and given attention and later seemed
10 be In a semi-sane state, and talk
ed OF his troubles though his story
was vague and disconnected.
The letter did not give all the places
that Grinin has visited since his dis
appearance, but stated that he had
wandered all over Georgia since he had
disappeared. 1t Is recalled that one
T.. II. Griffin registered at hotel in
Thomasville, but disappeared from
there as mysteriously as he did from
Savannah. His wife learned of his
having registered there and made in
quirtes. but no one seemed to know
anything about him.
The only thing that Griffin could tell
when he reached Camilla was that he
came from Cordele, and had walked
all Of the way Griffin sent a note to
his wife in the letter. stating that he
was in Camilla and all right.
Mrs. Griffin has been in Quitnfan
about week. and is wearing deep
mourning for her husband, whom she
thought dead. She is. of course. very
jubilant over the news that he is alive
and will go to Camilla Tomorrow. She
says that Griffin has not had his right
mind since being hurt by falling
through a bridge in Alabama some time
this summer She says that she knew
that he was not we'll mentally when
he left Camilla for Quitman before go
ing TO Savannah, but thought that he
could take care OF himself.
Mrs. Griffin has hopes that BY prom
er care and treatment, Mr.. Griffin can
be cured.
The disappearance of Mr.. Griffin was
the mystery OF a week in Savannah.
and not even now has II been explafn-
ed how he completely destroyed every
trace of his movements after IL o'clock
on the night of Sept %.
According 10 all evidence Mr.. Grif-
I'm did not have cent when he went
to his room at the Pulaski House on
that Sunday night. He had S325 on
deposit In the Office of the hotel, but
did not ask for any of this. This
money is now IN the keeping of Judge
Henry McAlpin, Of the Ordinary's
Court.
Grifiin's every movement was traced
during the week he spent in Savannah.
Nearly every dollar he spent was ac-
counted for. and every cablnan who
hauled him WAS interviewed There
was plenty Of evidence up to the time
he left a friend az the Pulaski.
Mr.. Griffin had been given UP as
drowned, all evidence pointing to that
solution of his disappearance. The
announcement that he has turned up
in Camilla Will be a surprise to those
familiar with the case The money
now on deposit with the Ordinary will
probably be turned over to him with
out litigation.