The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-06
.LEPER CLAD IN
HAUNTED PAJAMAS
Escaped From Quarantine and Is
Now Wandering About Some
where to Spread the
Disease.
POLICE LOOK FOR HIM
Got Away Sunday Night and no Ef-
fort Was Made to Capture Him
Until He Had Made a
Good Start.

81. LOUIS, June 6.-Walter Gray
don, the leper who was sent to Quar-
antine last Friday and proved a
drawing card Saturday when the Mu-
nicipal Assembly visited the place,
escaed from the institution yester-
day and is now at large. The attend
ant made his tour of the wards at II
p. m. Sunday and found Graydon in
his bed, On the next tour at 2 a. m.
Graydon was missing Pursuit was
not instituted at once, because it was
thought Graydon, who appeared en-
tirely contented at the hospital, had
off. The police were notified yester-
day to look out for Graydon, but
nothing has been seen of him.
Graydon, at the time he disappear
ed was attired In the white paiamas
which the inmates of the institution
wear. The Quarantine authorities,
however, believe he supplied him
self with suit of ordinary clothing
from the possessions of some other
patient.
DR.. John c. Morflt, hospital COM
missioner, believes Graydon has not
returned to ST Louis, but has rather
taken the opposite direction, south
along the Iron Mountain railroad. Al
though he asked the st. Louis police
to search for Graydon he stated yes
| terday he was not sorry to be rid of
Graydon, as this would save st. Louis
/ the cost of his maintenance for an in
definite period to come.
Nothing In the face or manner of
/ Graydon shows him to be leper. His
I face is a trifle swollen, but not sufh-
ciently to attract attention of ca,-
ual observer. He was taken in charge
when he presented himself at the City
1 Dispensary to have troublesome ul-
GERS on his feet treated, and an ex-
1 animation showed his body to be cov-
cred with red eruptions which were
| insensible to the prick Of pin. This
/ is a certain symptom of leprosy, doc
tors say. He told the doctors his all
ment had never been diagnosed and
that he had been under treatment
only once, when the doctors In New
I Ioih lbotllullOI eAdulluSu lllu lOI o.
numbness of his wrists and ankles
and decided he was shamming.
Graydon told the doctors he had
been in st. Louis two months and had
not slept in bed during all this time
He said he had begged his food from
housewives and others and had slept
in doorways or in the open air.
From the history of the case,
conclude the patient will have no
trouble getting along" said DR. Nor
fit yesterday HE Is evidently accus-
toned to travelling without funds.
am principally concerned to keep
him from mingling with the people OF
i st. Louis
4 Graydon was sent to quarantine
4 lust In time to form an exhibition
for the Municipal Assembly members
when they went to the Robert Koch
/ hospital on a river excursion last
/ Saturday. He and Mon Wing, the
4 Chinese leper at the institution, al
/ tracted great attention
Last fall Mon Wing escaped from
quarantine and after a search was
picked up by the police mingling
with the crowds of Sixth street
moving picture show Mon Wing. af-
Z ter his escape, promised DR. Michael
4 j. Dwyer. superintendent of the hos
pital, that he would not again try TO
escape. He has kept his word