The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-16
MIS- s IN G
MAN IS
FOUND
Charles Morton, With
Mind Blank, AimIessIy
Roams Chicago

Chicago. March 16.-Charles II.
Morton, former president OF the Ohio
and Pennsylvania Baseball League.
who disappeares'=fTom Cleveland. jan
uaTy Il, last. has been found by h;o
brother. H. q. Morton, OF Chicago.
The former baseball official was not n
possession OF his proper senses and
was discovered wandering aimlessly
about the streets of Chicago.
Morton had been the president OF
the Ohio and Pennsylvania league for
four years. and on January IL was on
4 train from his home in Akron,
bound for Cleveland, TO attend the an
nual meeting Of the league. Several
OF the managementS of teams in tho
league wore aligned against him for
reelection as president, and Morton
took IL much to heart Arriving In
Cleveland. he disappeared, falling to
put In an appearance at the meeting.
Nothing was heard Of him until last
Thursday, when H. u. Morton. his
brother. was called To the telephone In
his office in Chicago. rHello,' was
the message 'Is that you, Harry?
This is Chick Chuck Charlie Nor
tom"
Well" responded H. U. Morton,
my brother Charlie, where are you?'
Never mind: I'll call you again"
Morton. the baseball veteran, hung
up the receiver. His brother imme-
diately consulted Assistant Chief OF
Police Schuettler and had detectives
assigned to the case.
They found that the call came TO
,, Morton's office from the downtown
district, Morton himself spent the
day and night searching hotels, STA
tions and sporting headquarters. Late
at night, he came face to face with
| his brother on Wabash avenue, near
Van Buren street Charles Morton
| failed to recognize his brother at drst-
He was eventually induced TO accom-
| pany his brother to his home whore
he Is now under care of physicians
who pronounce his ailment as acuto
| dementia,
Morton was veteran professional
ball player and has played In minor
league Clubs since 1882.
Morton began his professional base
ball career with the old Cleveland
/ Forest City's in 1878 In 1880 he went
to Akron, Ohio. as short-Stop, remain
ing there through the season OF 81.
He managed Toledo in the North
western league in so and SS, and tho
same team in the American Associa-
ton in 'S4. In 1855 he managed De-
troit in the National League. From
then. until 1896, he was conspicuous in
the sporting world as baseball man
ager. In 1897 he sustained a severe
injury from a fall and was out OF or
canized baseball until elected presi-
dent of the Ohio and Pennsylvania
league about FIVE years ago.
Morton is 54 years old He was
known to all the veterans of organized
baseball and attended the last conven'
ton of the minor leagues in Chicago
last November
Fl. u. Morton said today that there
was hope for his brothers recovery.
His mind now is a blank. Since his
disappearance he has been in Texas
Mexico and other southwestern
states. This information was CLEANED
from papers found in his pockets. He
mutters incoherently about Corpus
Christi
Cleveland. March 16-Charles H.
Morton disappeared January IT, ne
left several baseball magnates on the
street In this city and told them tnat
he would meet them later at hotci
where a session of the league was 10
be held.
Ee failed 10 reappear. The affairs
of the league were later found to be
In a hopeless tangle. 1t Is supposed
that Morton worried himself into 4
state a nervous prost-ation trying 10
strairhten out the affairs unaided-