Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-02
JAMES MUlllGAN WANDERED
OVER COUNTRY SEVEN YEARS
WHILE DEMENTED.
BROOKLYN, IOWA, MAN TO BE
RESTORED TO RELATIVES
Member of Once Prominent Family to
Be Cared for BY Sister-Father and
Mother Both Pass Away DURING Null
Iigan's ACKNOWLEDGMENT Son as
Dead-FinaIly Found Near Newton.

Newton, Dec. 2.-After seven years
OF wandering from home and durins
which time both his parents HAD
passed away, James Muligan, former
" OF Brooklyn, Iowa was found in d
demented condition at the farm home
of George Eichner near Kellogg Mon
day and was brought TO this city and
placed under The care OF Sheriff Fran
Russell. The story of his past seven
years of exile from home and his wan
derings and subsequent mental de-
rangement reads like a tale of the
Arabian nights.
Mysteriously Disappears.
The family formerly resided at
Brooklyn. Iowa. and consisted of the
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Mulligan, a son. James Multi
now Mrs. +. n Niernlan of Co!faX.
One day seven years ago the son.
promising young man OF Il years. dis
appeared from home, leaving absolute
Is no trace of his whereabouts. Time
passed and nothing was heard from
him and the family finally came to the
sad conclusion that he was dead and
ceased TO expect any news from him.
Three or four years ago the family
removed to Cofax to be near the
daughter Mrs. L y Wierman. who
resided in that city. Shortly after
ward the mother died, having heard
nothing from her lost boy and q little
nlore than q year ago the father also
passed away The family was sadly
broken up and the boy long despaired
Of
Came From West Saturday.
AS has been found out since his dis
covery the man came from the west
Saturday His wanderings We're over
many states and in many places. moth
ing OF which he can recall and il is
thought ne is either suffering from a
sunslroke or has been struck upon the
head When he was brought to this
city he kept constantly declaring that
he wanted TO go To Brooklyn so the
officers called up that city by phone
but We're told that no family in Brook
Ign answered to that name
Drummer Solves the Mystery.
II SO happened that travelling sales
man was in one Of the places which
was called by phone and he was on
the same train which brought the man
from the west Saturday evening He
stated that the man thought every sta
ton was Brooklyn and attempted to
get off but was restrained by the rail-
road men. However. at Kellogg he es-
capped them and disappeared from the
train, finally to be picked up az the
Eichnor farm After the informa ion
from the drum mer the Brooklyn peo-
pie readily remembered The young fell
low and said that ne had sister liv-
ing at Colfax by the name Of Mrs.
Wierman Mr.. Wiernan was notified
and came 10 this city. The denented
man readily recognized him ana he
was taken away to live with the sister.
Family Once Prominent.
The Mulligan family was once
prominent in this locality. The father
helped construct the railroad from
Davenport TO this city in 1856 and was
known by every railroad man IN the
state He was railroad man all his
life, still following the old pursuit when
death overlook him a year ago last
October.
The case is most pitiful The man,
who has wandered long, can remember
nothing. unless it IS brought to his
Immediate attention He recalls moth
ing of his past life and can state moth.
ing save that he has been constantly
travelling.