Evening star., 1909-06-04
MILLS LOST MEMORY
Missing AIexandrian Comes
to Himself in Baltimore.
MIND BLANK TWO WEEKS
Awakes to Find Himself in Mary.
land General Hospital.
REMEMBERS WRITING HOME
Thinks Mails Went Wrong-Acute
Stomach Trouble Accounts
for Lapse.
WRITING HOME

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, June AFTER wan
dering about in a state Of mental vacancy
between Washington and Baltimore for
the past two weeks. E. Frederick Mills,
son of James B. Mills Of Alexandria, Va.
whose disappearance from Alexandria has
given much concern to his relatives there,
came to the full possession of his facul-
ties this morning when he awoke to
find himself in a cot at the Maryland
General Hospital.
Mills, who is twenty-seven years old.
SAYS his mind is almost a blank as to
what happened In the interval between
leaving Washington Tuesday, two weeks
ago. and coming to himself this morning.
The unpleasant situation In which
Mills physical condition placed him was
augmented by the fact that in Wash
ington 1t was believed he was dead. His
disappearance was so sudden thaL no
trace was left behind.
Remembers Writing Home.
Mills says he wrote to his boarding
place at S13 Prince street, Alexandria,
He thinks the mail must have gone
amiss. now that he learns his family
was unable to account for his disap-
pearance.
Mills says his father and two sisters
live at 212 South Lee street. Alexandria.
put, owing to some family difference, he
had not been living with his father. He
has been employed. he says, by the firm
of Allen & Mitchell. in Washington.
Acute stomach trouble was responsible
for his leaving Washington two weeks
ago. The Washington and Alexandria
physicians had failed to give him relief.
He determined n to Ra1tim0ra and
go to some hospital here.
After leaving Washington. however. his
Illness became so acute that he remem-
bers little that occurred in the two weeks,
except that he found himself some days
ago in a bed In ST. Luke's Hospital on
West North avenue. How he got there
he does not remember
All that he now recalls concerning his
entrance to the Maryland General Hos
pital is that he was i'll yesterday. He
does not know who brought him to the
place.
Mind Is Clear Now.
This morning his mind seems quite
clear as to immediate matters. His men,
ory is still practically blank as to oc-
currences of the past two weeks.
In spite of his illness, Mills declares he
remembers having written a postal card
to his boarding house in Alexandria. He
ters to some one in that city.
He seemed surprised today to learn
that his relatives were uneasy about his
absence but declared that he did not wish
to see any of them, owing to the diff
ferences tnat exist between him and
them. Mills is yet rather weak. and
said he would like to stay In the hospital
until Monday.
Resident Physician Beavan of the Mary
land General Hospital said today that
Mills is suffering from physical and
nervous breakdown. and that he had
taken him in yesterday out of pity when
he had applied for admission.
Employers Hear From Mills.
Frederick Mills disappeared May 25
from his home, S13 Prince street, Alex
andria, Va. He was employed in Wash
ington by Allen & Mitchell. proprietors
of the Auto Sales and Garage Company,
18th street and Ohio avenue. Washing
ton.
Mills had complained Of trouble with
his ear. and started to 60 to the Emer
gency Hospital in Washington. but went
to Baltimore instead. Yesterday he sent
his employers a postal card, telling of
his whereabouts.