The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-08
John Hogan of LeavenwOrth Is
Finally Located.
Wandered Away While Suffer
ing From Insanity.
is FOUND IN ARIZONA,
Notifies Members of His Lodge
of Present Existence.
Son Who Was in the Army Once
Saw Him IN Frisco.

Leavenworth. April 8.-Three years
ago John Hogan. at that time an en-
gineer at the Home coal mine, dis
appeared. He was believed drowned
and long search was made
for him. He was later located in
hospital in Kansas City. Mo-. where he
had wandered while his mind was
deranged. He returned home, was
work. Shortly thereafter he again
disappeared. Mrs.. Hogan awakened
one morning to find her husband
missing. and from that time on an
untiring search, has been made for
him by the Knights of Pythias
throughout the western country.
Yesterday word was received by J
e. Robinson, master Of finance, Ivan
hoe lodge No. IA, Knights Of Pythias,
that man named Hogan. who said
he was a member of Ivanhoe LODGE
had called upon members of the or
and stated that he was from Leaven-
worth. The Arizona Pythian was i'm
mediately notified to look out for the
brother, and Mr. Hogan's daughter,
Mrs. Sloan, who now lives on the
Stone farm, notified. She in turn
now living at Fort Riley, Kan, with
a son. who is in the army. It is
thought 1t will be but few days be-
fore husband and wife are again re-
united.
The wanderings of John Hogan
have had in them the spice of ro-
nance. For some time after he left
Leavenworth he was believed dead.
His disappearance was noted in the
Pythian papers and search made for
him, but without result. The day be-
fore the earthquake. in San Francisco
the son Of Mrs. Hogan, who is in the
army, and was then stationed at the
Presidio, near San Francisco, met his
father upon the streets of Frisco and
had a long talk with him. The son
had to return to his quarters that
night. but made an appointment with
the father to meet him the next day.
That night was the earthquake and
John Hogan was not again heard OF
until yesterday.
The son believed his father had
been killed in some building or
burned to death in the big fire that
followed. But Mrs. Hogan did not
lose hope. The Pytnlans had estab-
where all brothers were requested to
fr,s dso in other portions s Of the
country, who inquired for them, could
be notified Of Their being in the land
Of the living But John Hogan did
that he surely had met his, death.
When the letter from Solomon-
vile. Ariz., was received by Mr.
Robinson he was elated to think that
Mr.. Hogan had been found, and after
notifying the relatives hurried tc
answer. 1t is probable Mr.. Hogan's
mind is now clear, since he remem.
bered the number Of the lodge he be-
longed to here, and the probabilities
are that he will return to Leaven-
worth.
John Hogan was one of the bes'
known stationary engineers in this
portion of the country at the time ht
disappeared and his case has been the
subject of many a discussion. t5al-s
| John T. Hogan. the son Of the mar
who disappeared. came here yester'
day from Junction City, Kan, upor
receipt of telegram from his sister
Mrs. Walter Sloane, who lives three
miles southwest of town, conveying
| the intelligence of his fathers loca-
| ton. Hogan will return to Junction
City tomorrow and thence to Arizona
i Hogan lived in Leavenworth unit
a short time ago, when he and hi
mother moved to Junction City. HI
! is convinced that his father will re
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