The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-04-12
LOST TWO YEARS
James :. Crerand Of Camden
Who Left Home ID Search
Of an Estate Is Found
In Indiana
HIS SONS DYING MESSAGE
Psychological Demonstration
That Convinced His Wife
He Lived and Set
Students Guessing
HIS SONS DYING MESSAGE


past faded from his mind wandering aim
lessly about the country for two years.
supposed by his family to be dead, until
his son, a young telegrapher, gave re-
markable psychological demonstration on
his deathbed, which caused the wife to
begin the search anew, James J. Crerand
has been restored to his home.
Supreme Court Justice Garrison and
Prosecutor of the Pleas Frank I. Lloyd.
who are students of psychology are max
ing an investigation of the remarkable
circumstance which led Mrs. Crerand to
believe that her husband was still alive.
1t is considered a wonderful illustration
Of the sub-conseious being which scien-
fists assert is in every man, manifesting
itself only as the physical life disappears
and permits its release.
A year after the fathers disappear
ance the son lay dying. One by one his
senses became imperative. He was in
comatose state. For hours he hau not
taken notice Of anything. Those who
watched expected the end every momnt.
Tim, strong and distinctly. he began
rapping on the headboard Of the bed. No
notice was taken of friends who spoke to
him. The attending physician admins
tered stimulants but the young man was
teo far gone to respond to the most pow
erful drugs.
Clearly the characters Of the telegra phic
code were made Those who knew how
weak the boy was mafveled at his
strength. They called in a telegraph OPP
orator and he read the rappings Again.
and again the message was repeated.
Come home, father. Or it will be too
late
Later the end came, and the mother
felt she must renew the search for the
missing man. which had been abandoned
in the belief that he was dead.
Mr. Crerand had left home to go to
San Francisco to look up the estate of
a wealthy aunt. believing he Had an in
terest in it. Daily his wife received let
tiers from him. which were filled with
expressions of devotion to wife and FAM
lily.
Then came letter which was written
in a scrawl. 1t read:
My brain is on fire. am burning up
inside. Oh, what tortured What will be-
come of me? If anything should hap
pen. have my name and address in my
pocketbook.' z
The wife, alarmed. waited for another
letter, but none came. Weeks and
months went by. She consulted the po-
lice. Influential friends eausel the post
office to try TO help find Crerand But
no tidingss came of the missing man.
1t was learned that her husband had
been selling books for a Cleveland pub
fishing house. This concern said it had
received an order from Seattle, Wash,
from a person who signed himself "a
Man A specimen of the handwriting
showed a resemblance TO that of Mr..
Crerand
A correspondent in Seattle found Man.
There was then no longer any question
bGs that he was Crerand.
He said he had no recollection of his
past life. He did nol remember his wife
or children or Of having eFes been IN
Camden.
Il do not know who l am" he said.
my mind as to nay past is a blank. All
] know is / found alese books in my
room. How they got there / don't know.
sold them quickly and wrote to the pub
fisher for more didn't seem to have a
name. and 50 called, myself A. Man. =
Crerand disappeared again hefore lie
was seen second lime
Physicians at Evansville. Ind, became
interested in him, aud he was placed in /,
san.tarium, bui without fasults.
/ Mrs. Crerand was urged to take s.
/ year-old daughter and 90 to Evansville.
She readily found her husband, but the
blank look on his face told her he didn't
know her. Then he looked at his daugh-
ter. She ran TO his arms.
Latent memory was stirred and Gro
rand began TO recall events in his past
life. Then, like a fash, be recollectcd
everything. But with the recovery Of
his memory lie forgot nearly every event
of the last two years. He was anxious
10 go home.
Seen yesterday at his home. No. SOS
| Hadden avenue, Mr.. Grcfand related all
| that happened before his memory lapsea.
Il recall he said, eating and drink
| ing at my hotel in San francisco with a
! man | met Later | bepalle sick aud
| felt depressed. and believed ! would die.
| wrote my wife the letter she received,
| and thar is all know.
| You tell me was in certain places
afterward huf ! cannot recall that =
! When Mr.. Crerand left home his hair
| WAS black ii III NOW siinw White. He
| slows signs Of suffering from nerxons
disorders. and llis liIiysicialls viii send
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