Evening journal., 1905-02-02
DR.. BRADFUTE HAS
RETURNED HOME
Physician, Who Is Well-known
Here, Disappeared Last
May
He REAPPEARS IN BALTIMORE

| DR.. Champe =. Bradfute, who diSap-
peared 50 mysteriously from his home
in Baltimore on May II last, is now
with his sister. Miss Anderson. at No.
2919 Walbrook avenue in that city.
He is we'll known in Wilmington, hav-
ing been for several years physician of
the relief department of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad here.
DR.. Bradfute returned to Baltimore
two weeks ago. but the announcement
of his Homecoming was withheld owing
TO the fact that he needed rest and
quiet. Since his return he has gained
remarkably in strength and expects TO
soon return 10 his practice.
Speaking OF his disappearance, Miss
Anderson said today:
MY brothers disappearance was due
to a mental and physical breakdown,
caused by overwork. For five months
after he left home his mind was cloud
ed. He knows very little OF what took
place two weeks before he Lett home
but does recall some things that took
place just before leaving the house.
He went away on Wednesday, and
on the following Friday he was in Vir-
ginia- How he got there he does not
know. Fortunately he fell into the
/
came to himself was five months after
he had been away. He recognized his
coat, and then the papers in the pock-
cts. He was bewildered when he look
ed around him and SAW that everything
was strange. His thought was then Of
home and his sister. After that he
Thought of his profession, and then
lrealized his condition. and decided that
frsrr for d nd 10
remain where he was. When he had
gotten better he wrote a letter to me.
which was followed by others, and then
I decided to visit him. and did so. !
found him after much difficulty. and
when 1 walked into his presence he
looked at me a while before he recog-
nized me.
oadualiy Gained Strength.
I'VE talked over various matters and
he decided to remain where he was
and / returned home. / was about "a
make another visit to him when 1 re-
lceived a letter that he was coming
home. Several days later he arrived
and walked into the house just as
though he had been on a visit. From
the time he came to himself he has
gradually gained strength. Since ne
returned home he has seen only a few
people.
Il have shown him newspaper clip
pings and told him of my search f0l
him, and he has been surprised tC
know that so much has been going OF
> without his knowledge After leaving
p home my brother gave a number oi
names to those he met. but after he goi
, better ne first remembered the name Oi
Bradfute He would then hear people
call him by the names he had given
and would not know to whom they
were speaking. He has not the remot-
est idea of how he left Baltimore. He
looks like a person who has been sick
but is very little changed.
According to statements made IN
Virginia and the fact that he was in
, Virginia a few days before leaving
{ home. I do not think he could have
been in Baltimore county at any time
He was very much exhausted when ht
arrived in Virginia and showed signs
of travel"
WelIknown in His Profession.
When DR.. Bradfute left Baltimore h,
had well established practice and al
excellent name in the community. II,
had been a physician of high rank
After his disappearance 1t was learned
that he had left Union Station on q
train for Washington. The police Of
the National Capital and Baltimore
looked in vain for him. Many rumory
were received of his having been seer
in various places and all We're run dowr
by his sister and the police. Reports
J came from Baltimore county that &
! man answering his description has
been seen, but he was not found there
/ On the morning of May II DR.. Brad
flute left his room and prepared to g,
! out. He did not eat his breakfast, bu
in response TO an inquiry from his sis
, ter he stated he would return for din,
, ner. He went to the house of a neigh
! Dor and was later seen at Union sta
ton.
Many times afterward persons VIII,
, knew him reported that they saw hin
walking along with his head down
These clues were followed up, but led I,
! nothing. The police were notified and Z
dillgent search was made but in vain
DR.. Bradfute was born in Texas and
is a graduate of Jefferson College, Phil
adelphia. For a time he was a residen
physician at the Pennsylvania Hospi
f. tai and assistant demonstration at Jef