Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-14
TAKES A WILD LEAP TALKS ONLY OF GIRL
Prisoner PImges Through Herman Feischners AimIess
Window of an IL" Train. Wandering Is Explained
HANGS HEAD DOWNWARD IN NEW. YORK, F0RGETS ALL
Detectives Hold Desperately to Except Treasured Picture Of Pretty
His Heels School Girl.
BATTERED UNTIL UNCONSCIOUS SHE PROBABLY LIVES HERE
Take Everything Not
~ 1oo+ and Pawn Tickets That" He Cries, When
Foundn in Areseo
Herman FIeischner's AimIess
Wandering Is Explained.
IN NEW. YORK, FORGETS ALL
Except Treasured Picture of Pretty
School Girl.
SHE PROBABLY LIVES HERE
Take Everything I've Got, But Not
That" He Cries, When
Arrested.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. August 14.-Lost to
relatives and friends for several days, the
mystery of Herman FIeischner OF Wash
ington, D. c., was partially cleared this
morning when the man was found in this
city, Where he had been he could not
tell. and it looked as though the course
of lis wanderings might never be traced.
His memory had deserted him complete
~, except about the girl" There was
girl at the bottom Of it all. A photograph
of her-it showed a face OF uncommon
beauty-was found in his inside pocket.
and when a careless detective picked 1t
out from among Fleischner's effects, the
man shook himself out of his daze and
fought to get it back
You can take everything I've got,' he
cried. but not that, not that. Take my
money, take all YOU find in my clothing,
but leave me her. 1t is all l have to
comfort me-
The only way in which the police could
appease him was to surrender the photo.
when he Immediately became tractablue.
Would Have Gone Abroad.
Fleischner would have sailed TODAY for
foreign port on the steamship Minne-
haha had not an accidental circumstance
led to his discovery. In an inside pocket
of his coat was ticket made out In the
name of Herman Edmunds. Edmunds Is
his middle name. 1t showed that his
passage had been paid. The police con-
fronted him with this and asked him
when he got il.
4 don't know when 1 got it. haven't
the least rocnlIacfion uhn ;t
Fleischner in dull, puzzled sort of way,
like one returning from the realms Of
dreams
Disappointed love seemed to be the
groundwork of the young fellows trou-
BILE. He KEEP, constantly repeating that
something seemed to have gone wrong
with his head since his girl had dismissed
him, and that he had not the least idea
detective found him. nor where he had
been Immediately prior to that.
The Treasured Photograph.
The photo. the mere possession OF
which seemed to give him such comfort,
and which ne refused to part with for
moment. revealed the young woman clad
in full evening gown. The features ex-
pressed refinement and character. From
advices the police received it appears
that she is an undergraduate Of college
near Washington
Fleischner is twenty-five years old and
his home is at 1913 Vermont avenue,
Washington. He is a Harvard graduate
and linguist of considerable ability,
speaking seven languages fiuentiy. His
father is said to be state librarian at
Boston and has home not far from
that city.
Young Fleischner has been employed for
three years as a translator for the United
States government, and his work in that
capacity has been exceedingly able. He
has been Of great service to the govern
ment particularly in constituting COM
municationS in code. Recently he has
been studying hard.
These facts were learned when his
brother Chester came on here later in the
morning. in response to a message to take
charge of him.
Searched High and Low.
When Fleischner dropped suddenly out
of the life OF Washington his family and
his friends searched for him high and
low, without success. They made in
quiries through the usual channels but
none of them bore fruit. Finally they
asked the aid of the police.
Maj. Sylvester. chief OF police of WASH
inigtOn, telegraphod brief history of the
case to Mulberry street Fieischner's
family was one of the best in Boston, he
said, and his brother Chester had arrived
I'm Washington. from there to take up the
search. If the local police got hold OF
any information. they were to communi-
cate with his brother.
telephone message received last night
by Lieut.. Funston. In charge of the de-
tective bureau, informed the local police
that telegram had been received in
Washington from Fleischner, and that he
was then at 195 Broadway awaiting
answer The Western Union Telegraph
Company has Offices In that building.
The word from Washington had been
sent by Maj. Sylvester. Detective Hart
was assigned to look Fleischner up. At
1875 Broadway the detective came upon a
young man walking restlessly up and
down in the office. ,
Detective Finds Him.
Hart had no doubt that this was
Feischner. and going up to him said:
There is a telegram at police head
quarters for you
FIeischner went along meekly without q
word. He was evidently very eager to
get the message. and 1t did not seem TO
strike him peculiar that this message
should have been received at police head
quarters instead Of in the customary way.
Lieut.. Funston was curious to discover
where the man had been in the week
during which he was los. TO the world
of those who knew him, SO his first q,,es-
tion was:
"Where have you BEEN
Fleischner wrinkled his brow in thought.
Il don't know he replied. Il can't tell
you a thing about it. / can't remember
since my sweetheart dismissed
me-"
Courteous and Coherent
His courtesy was perfect and his speech
coherent. He seemed to make an honest
effort to recall what had happened in
the week he had been away. but not
step could he retrace, and it was like q
page torn out of the history of h $ life.
The thought of the girl obs "A him
com yieteiy. he carried tef obUto n his
inS.Ge wdIsEt ua. pocket and gas 8@t j; IS
a . oman might have @oa. deI str.ns OF
peal
Wien sanstoa .aI satisfied Ei.aself as
to the mars ide4llits lie sent HaTt of
with him to the IL. iii police coisf., waere
the entire situation va. explained to
Herbert. The ala .isI ate put
a few questions to F3eischner. who re-
piled In rational manner. but could
not enlighten him as to the occurrences
Of the missing week.
II dom. think this man is of unsound
mind.' was the magistrates dictum
He appears to b, suffering from lapse
of memory. / will send him to Bellevue
Hospital for observation Asith the cansI
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