The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-23
NOISE OElE0N IN AUSTRALIA.
CABLEGRAM TO WIFE SAYS:
BRAIN FEvER-WIRE CONDI-
TION AND MONEY TO SAN
FRANCISCO"
Search Had Been Abandoned and
Hope Given mp by All But Wife
Receiver Named for His Business.

Noise DeLeon, missing since Aug.
9. has been heard from.
Mrs. DeLeon received cablegram
from Sydney. Australia, signed with
his name. Saturday morning.
The cablegram read thus:
Hospital. Brain fever. Wire con-
dition and money Frisco"
1t reached Mrs. DeLeon at 7.45
o'clock Saturday morning. Necessar-
lily. 1t spoke for itself. The only in
depreciation possible was that Mr.. De-
Leon Is now In hospital on the 9TH
er side Of the earth. convalescent
from brain fever: that he expects to
sail for the United States just as soon
as he can go aboard ship; and that
when no arrives at San Francisco he
will wire to Mrs. DeLeon and will tell
her where to send him funds that he
| seems to need.
In Sydney, Mr.. DeLeon is as far
away from Atlanta as 1t is possible to
get on earth. He Is on the otherside
Of the globe. II he starts Immediate
iy. Ii will be at least a month before
he can arrive in San Francisco. In
the meantime 1t seems probable that
no word will be heard from him.
Mrs. OeLeon is overjoyed over the
glad news. She declared to Journal
reporter, Saturday morning. that she
had not given up hope of Mr.. DeI1eon
being alive. However. that did not
diminish her delight that her hope
had been realized.
1t Is just as she thought, she said,
that Mr.. DeLeon suffered an attack
Of brain fever, and wandered uncon-
sciously until a sudden reversion to
his aound senses revealed him to him
self In a strange land.
He was sick when he left here"
said she. He had been in Ill health
all summer, and had complained sew
eral times Of the old pains in his
head. He had brain fever some years
ESQ. and I have constantly believed
that another attack Of it came on him
after he left here"
Mr.. DeLeon has q brother, says his
wife. In Berkeley. Cal. His name is
Albert DeLeon. She telegraphed the
news to him. Saturday morning. II
the family can ascertain on what ship
or from what port directly the wan
dering man will return. the brother,
at least. will be on the dock in San
Francisco to greet him. said Mrs. De-
Leon.
On August "a the first news that
Mr.. DeLeon was missing became pub
lie. On August 9 he had written to
his family from Chicago. After that
no word had come from him. Rela-
tives and business associates began q
| quiet search for him, but II was fruit
less. Then the disappearance be-
came public news. and after some
days more Of unavailing search the
court were asked to relieve a strain
ed situation. and receivers were NAM
ed for the missing mans business in
terests. He was the contractor en-
gagged In building the new court house,
and was involved In other large deals,
which were seriously hampered by
his absence.
Appeals to locate him were made to
the Chicago police and to those of
Saginaw. Mich. where he was sup
posed TO have gone en- route to the
big woods for hunt.
Mr.. DeLeon's business affairs were
said to be In good shape. His property
In the city was estimated at 100000.
No reason was, apparent why he
should have disappeared. Life in
surance and accident insurance poll
cics taken out by him were said to
total 100000. or thereabouts.
MIR. DeI.eon is a native Of South
Carolina. and had been In Atlanta
about ten years when he disappeared.
He had built up large and profitable
| contracting business.
Courts Have Had Charge Of Business.
since the very day when II became
matter Of public knowledge that Mr..
DeLcon was missing. the affairs OF the
contractor have been In the care of
the courts--frst In the State court. Ia
ter I'm the Federal court.
When local bank filed a petition
for receivers appointment I'm the
superior court. on August "a, Mr. De-
Leon had been missing fifteen DAYS.
and II had been eighteen days since
ne left Atlanta. III. l.. Fraser, Mr..
Dol IaeOn-s foreman. and Rnnnll pm