The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-02-25
Disappears From Vessel

pr. II. &. Leigh. -. 81 Petersburg.
Va, has recorded the ease ct u mys
FERROUS disappearance that excited the
popular attention aud banlci the po
ir" sogS 20 year ngu. Tt. subject
was q Mr.. X, of q small town ~ vi.
GINA Al III" tim" ct hi Disappearance"
b" vas ~ years old, oi splendid phy
,ipu", Ia good health and IN fairly prus
porous circumstances. lie wa known
iu b" = ,uh"r. moral aud industrious
man, happy aud r]"u,rutcd In Ms ,lnmrs
tie relations. Born aud rear Il ia VA
gIuIs he had conducted his business fu
20 wears ln th" town where he resided
Coming north uu . business 'rip to put
chase goods tor his store ~ this cii,
Dol" remained here tor two dn,-. Iurin.
which 'im" he transacted 4 good draI
nj business, met hi, friend, aud show
ed 40 Indication ui alteration ct mind
starting home 10y steamship lane a.
wuiru bee was accustomed To travel and
uu which be- was . we'll known pusscn
ger, ho registered aud retired to hi.
,tutrr"um. When 'hr ticket, were rul
I""i"d DO" was missing, lie had sud
81, uIN amd mNsirriuuslN disappeared
No com" bmi seen him leave the boat.
Iumr ut tall overheard. Ills open ,u
lis" aud ala NJ clothes were found IN
ur, .'ar"ru"m. The room duor wa, open
but th" ary had hru taken away.
l'"IIr" aud press looked tor him H.
vain FINALLY investigation Wa. rhan
i"u' 4, 'h" theory that he wus drd,
was accepted aud the courts appointed
Il guardian f"r h. children. SIX month.
later b" suddenly appeared 1T ~" hom
Of q r%"latlN" ia q distant southern cit,
lie Was brought home ia y composed
hut partially iu>ed state, able to rrrug
uiIri iui few ui his friends. lie wu.
reduced 90 " .Yht from $50 pound. 'r
lju. He wore the same suit hr had o
When boz" disappeared, aud ln hi. poke
WIS found IA" check aud KEY 10 hr.
,iatcr"om. He WAS put uud,r 'rra,
m"ui, aud IN q month = time had CON
plrtclv recovered his pre-, lou, bodil,
health, aud has since rrmui ned in u Der
feet normal state. \ day ~ two after
his return home an uhsrrss IN hi. eat
hr"h" and from that time ~ his return
&" health went rapidly forward,
Mr. X : wi recount of this ease
runs a. f"llows II was feeling yer,
tired after q busy day Ia the city: 80
went 10 my statrfonm immediately
upon going aboard the boat and chang
ed my clothes. Up 10 that time was
Thoroughly conscious; but ! recall moth
iug more Al j. Oblivion with me- until.
six months later I came "a myself m
q distant city Ia the south. found
myself driving q fruit wagon on the
street. was utterly astounded. Upon
inquiry learned that I had been there
and az work for some time. My life
since | was.in that stateroom six months
before was an absolute blanK 10 me. /
can Civ" no account Of myself during
that period"
Three Gases
Dr. \. r.. Osborn Of California, rec.
ords three eases Of a similar kind that
have rome under his immediate person.
al attention. The first case IL that Of
a man past middle age, seemingly ia
robust health, living IN a small town
suburban 10 Philadelphia. lilo was a
tinsmith and plumber by trade and had
built up for himself a thrifting trade.
His grown sons had already assumed
the cares Of business, and no appeared