Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-06
HAS WIFE AND CHILD
BUT DIDN'T KNOW 1T
BLOW ON HEAD DESTROYS
HUSBANDS MEMORY
Business Man of FL Centre Remen-
bers His Spouse Only as School
Girl He Knew Long
Ago

Ell CENTRIC, Cal, March 5.-A re-
sumably caused by blow on the head,
is that of w. B. Wyandt, a business
man OF Eel Centre for the past nine
months, but who previous to coming to
Ell Centre was dry goods merchant at
Stockton, and who declares he has no
recollection of that period of his life.
Wyandt has a wife and 3-year-old
daughter, but did not know 1T until
Mrs. Wyandt arrived in Ell Centre on
Thursday forenoon.
Wyandt was taken to see his wife
and remembered her as one he had seen
several years ago, but could recall
nothing of their marriage.
A complete lapse of memory concern
ing his married life is apparently the
condition in which Wyandt finds him.
seuf. Wyandt came to Ell Centre early
last June, took quarters at the principal
hotel, and by his affable manner and
attractive personality at once made
| friends here. His evident capability as
business man opened the way for
him, and for several months he was
connected with the management of the
| Ell Centre creamery Recently he en-
gagged in the creamery business on his
own account, buying for the Crescent
Cream company.
For several years prior to his APP
pearance in FL Centre Wyandt was ell
gagged in the dry goods business in
Stockton. He went to San Francisco
the latter part of last May to purchase
goods and suddenly dropped out of
sight. His wife endeavored to locate
him but obtained no trace of her hus-
band.
Early this week Mr.. and Mrs. E. P.
Llewellyn, former neighbors of the
Wyandts in Stockton, came to Ell Cen
tro and they Immediately recognized
him as the missing Wyandt, but on
questioning him found he had no recol-
lection of either themselves or his
family.
Send for His Wife
They at once sent for Mrs. Wyandt to
come and make their identification GER
tain Wyandts story is to the effect
that he can clearly remember past
events of several years ago, but that
his mind is blank as regards his mar
riage or family or his life in Stockton
during the time mentioned by the
Llewelyns and Mrs. Wyandt. He says
he found himself on the Southern Pa
cific train between Los Angeles and I'M
perial Junction with ticket in his
pocket for Benson, Ariz.
He knew of no reason why he should
be going to Benson, of which town he
knew nothing, and that he concluded
to come to Ell Centre.
1T guess they have the man they are
looking for" said Wyandt this morn
ing. 81 recognize the woman they say
is my wife as a girl l used to know
several years ago, but that is as far as
l can CO. hope my recollection will
come of the events said to have taken
place,
'If 1 have assumed obligations at
Stockton 1 want to meet them If l
have business complications there l
shall go there and settle them, but l
shall make FL Centre my home. After
coming to myself on the train l was
puzzled at first as to my identity, but
finally 1t came to me my name was
Wyandt My main trouble has been in
regard to political matters. People
have talked to me about acts of Roose-
welt. the Ruef trial. etc. and was
puzzled that could not remember
about these matters. I even got hold
of old newspaper files and magazines
to read UP on these events"
Wyandt can account for his situation
i'm no other way than that he must
have received a blow on his head pre-
sumably by thieves while in San Fran
cisco. When he arrived in Ell Centre
his head was bruised and he was clear
ly suffering from an injury such as
might have been made by a fall or a
blow from a sandbag.
Mrs. Wyandt has not the least doubt
that she has found her husband. She
will remain in Ell Centre several days
and will then return to Stockton. Later
the family will remove here.