The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-25

home in this city last night from San
Diego, California, where he was found
by an acquaintance last week. He ar
rived over the Santa Fe California
Limited which arrived a little before
9 O'Clock and was met at the depot by
his wife and members of her family
and his own.
For a year prior to his disappear-
ance Mr.. Harrison was editor of the
Garden City Telegram and having dis
posed of his interest in that publica-
tion returned to Topeka with his
family. Mrs Harrison was living at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Bennett, 914 King street, and
Mr.. Harrison was engaged in prepar-
ing data for a publication to be issued
by Secretary of Agriculture f. D. CO.
burn.
Having finished this work he went
to Kansas City expecting to accept
employment with a publishing house.
He made an engagement to D. Keizer
who is at the head of the firm and
failed to keep the appointment and
from that time on his whereabouts
have been a mystery to his friends,
who employed every known method to
located him. By the merest chance he
was recognized by an acquaintance in
San Diego, California, last week as he
the ranch where he has been en-
ployed since few weeks after hts
disappearance from Kansas City.
He was using the name of A. H.
Gresham and when recognized by HIS
friend refused to admit his identity
or to acknowledge that he had ever
met the man who identified him be-
fore. Harrison's mind has been
clouded since his disappearance and
his memory left him entirely and
H. L. T.
he failed to recognize the members
of his family and his most intimate
friends.
OF the dozen or more friends and
acquaintances who were at the depot
last night when he arrived he recog-
nized none save his wife and his
memory was clouded to such an extent
that his recognition of her was incom-
plete and hazy. The first relative to
meet him at the depot was his father
in-law, Henry Bennett and while he
grasped his hand cordially there was a
vacant stare on his face that indicated
that he failed to recognize him.
Miss Anna Harrison, his sister, next
met him and embraced him and again
the vacant stare told that he was at
a loss to understand the demonstration
being made by some one whom he did
not recognize. Then his mother greet
ed him and again his memory failed
to respond to the words of endearment
for her face had passed from his mem
ory. So it was with all of the mem-
bers of his family; in none of them did
he recognize one whom he had ever
known before.
The recognition of his wife was
brought about by a sort of a dream
which has been part of the sick
mans life day and night since he be-
came lost to himself and the world.
When his sister, Miss Anna Harrison
wild with joy, embraced him as he
alighted from the train he gazed at
her in dazed sort of a way and said.
"You are not my wife,. His recogni-
tion of his wife an instant later was
perfect and he recognized in her face
the one which had haunted him night
and day since his memory leeft him.
Indistinctly he remembered the
face of his -in-law, Henry Benz
nett, as some one whom he had met
but seemingly he could not remember
when or where. Mr.. Harrison broke
away from his friends and hurried
toward the sleeping car which he had
Just left and his friends for a moment
feared that he was attempting to flee.
This was the one natural thing that
occurred at the depot for clambering
into the car he returned with his suit
case which he had forgo,en in the ex-
citement incident to his arrival in
Topeka.
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