Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-25
Returns to Earnest Bod
we'll After Two Weeks.
During Which Time He Visits
Many Places and Finds Work.
Left Home in Brunswick, Sept. 6-.-Recovers
Memory in Fairhaven, Mass.

Fairh1ven. SEPT. 24.-AIrs Joseph
PodWcll, whose son, Ernest. lost his
memory and wandered away from his
rome III Brunswick, Ma., Sept. s. ana
WHO came to his senses, Wednesday
night. arrived in Fairhaven, Friday
evening, and returned to Brunswick
with her son. Saturday morning.
The last thing that the young man
remembers is that on the morning of
Sept. he sat ut his mothers breakfast
table eating apple dumplings. His
mother had gone TO It neighbors
Wednesday evening. When Bodwer
came 10 his senses, Thomas d. BroWnell
of 6 Oak aV., with whom he WAS board
ing, came into the kitchen where he
WAS sitting reading Il paTer. BndweN
looked up ana sid:
Hello. mother. Got back?''
Mr.. irowntll said: WHY. Fred I'm
rot you: mother"
My n%me is not Fred" said ROdwcIl.
Why, you said So replied Nj.
RroWmell. You told me that your
H"mc WAS Fred Allen ana that your
HON" WAS liz Rochester, n. H.
''But my name is Ernest Rodwcll ana
my homo is in Brunswick. Ne" per
sisted the young man. Isn't today
Wednesday, Sept. S? he asked.
1T Is Wednesday. but The 10Th" an
ewcrCd Mr.. Browneh
EodWell seemed unable 10 convince
himself That the date WAS other than
Sept. C. He inquired:
What place is this?"
"Fairhavcn. Mass, he was told.
Don't you remember" asked Mr.
Hrowncll, that you have been working
with me ut The eyclet factory ana that
W. have just come home"'
II never SAW an eycIct machine" he
id III surprise.
Mr. BroWneil sent 4 hurry call for DR.
Thayer. who pronounced the man per
fec lly sane. Letters were sent to the
mother. Wednesday morning, ana she
arrived here at ! =. NJ
BoGwCll appeared III the Atlas cyelet
factory, last Saturday morning. TO
Charles w. Tobcy, the superintendent,
BodWrll gave. the name of Fred Allen
and MS given employment. Later in
the day hr arranged with MI. Rrownell
for a room He arrived. Tuesday, car
rying Il dress suit case and umbrella.
Wednesday night, BodWcl walked
home With Mr.. BroWnell and on the
way produced new pipe ana COM
menced smoking. 1t was learned after
ward that he had never used tobacco.
iodWcll sat dawn in the kitchen ana
Mr.. Bruwncl went into the yard to
feed his hens. When he re-cntercd the
house the scene us above described Oc-
cured.
:ndwell, when shown the travelling
bag. umbrella ana clothes, did not rec
oSiiiZe them.
II seems that when he left home he
carried with him his bank book and a
diploma from the Srrinsvale High
school. He had been talking OF going
on Il bcrryinG trip. He had been the
dry before ana became thoroughly tired
out. lie left Il note stating where he
had gone and telling his mother that
if nc was not back by sunset not to
worry rs lie dill not know how far he
should 30.
Later il was found that he mad drawn
OFT 500 from his bank account and
gone 20 Bangor, whore he purchased IA
drcss-,uit case and umbrella and Il suit
of clothes.
In the bag was found his High school
diploma and his bank book. There was
also Il novel. in which class of reading
ne said he never INDUCED. There were
found circulars and theatcr ticket cou-
pOns. showing that he had been to
Concy island and the Academy Of Mu-
sic, New York. postcards of the new
line between Fan River and New York,
and coupons Of Fan River thcatCr.
lie thinks ne must have come to Fall
River from New York.
While cUnversing with his mother.
Friday evening. he pdllcd from his
pocket i slip Of paper bearing the
name, Fred Allen. ana his bank book
number at New bedford savings
bank. IN his inside coat pocket he
found his bank book made out to Fred
Allen and bearing Il deposit of $40.