Evening journal., 1915-06-29
is MIND BLANK FOR THREE
WEEKS; BLOW RETURNS SENSES
vnnSgrOve Workman, Slug
red aud Robbed, Restored
By Falling Timber
HOME OF STRANGER;
RECALL NAME

{ His mind a blank for more than
( rec weeks, a workman of the du-
mt Powder Company at Carney's
int, beaten and robbed by thugs
covered his senses when a falling
nber struck him on a spot on his
ad where he was beaten nearly a
onth before, according to Louis
syers of Pennsgrove. at whose home
man stayed during that time. The
( ,tim of this strange malady, when
Is mind returned to him, gave his
me as George and said he had
lie and children. and thanking
ayers and his wife for caring for
m. left yesterday as suddenly as
came, as he said, to return to his
6 Drk and family.
. 1T was a strange case" said Mr..
eyers to an EVENING JOURNAL
preventative today, "but il illustrat-
what harm can come to a man by
gang of thugs who frequent the
. ad from the powder factory to the
5wn."
The man, Mr.. Meyers said, came
his home more than three weeks
. 20 and asked for something to eat
. ie was about 40 years old" he sand,
. nd although physically well he
Nemed to have a vacant look about
. face. My wife and gave him
+ omething to eat and we noticed that
. had a big bruise over his right ear.
he asked him how he got it and he
build not tell. He seemed to be try
Ig to remember something, but de-
Jared his mind was a blank from the
4 sne before he entered our yard.
4 ked him his name, but he could not
call It.
"He said he did not remember how
{ do any kind of work. but was well
+ I'd strong, so we took him in.
bowed him how to do some little
Lings about the house and he did
erything we'll / found after sew
. al days he could remember every
Iing after he came to our house, but
.Dthing before. He proved a hard
. I'D willing worker and was good and
. nd to our children, with whom he
ayed a great deal. He was good ma
bred and we became good friends.
. After he had been with us about
siree weeks / was moving a corn
s rib with him and a heavy piece OF
mber fell and struck him on the
lead The board struck him on the
anne big blue spot he had when nc
'8me to us. ] called another maf
. nd my wife and we carried him, un.
Ionscious, into the house. where We
ave him a stimulant. After awhile
was revived and began to murmul
'omething about Myrtle He asked
er not to be hard on him, and, talk
be- incoherently, said he would gef
ack to his work as soon as he could
I am sorry ] have been away
rom you so long he said, and en-
Nreated Myrtle that he still loved hel
Ind would return to her and his
oy."
About g o'clock yesterday morning
'ccording to Mr.. Meyers, the mar
Jumped up from his bed and calleC
but for the day of the month.
II told him it was June 26,' salt
Meyers. "and he became hysterical
.rying out that his wife never woul'
forgive him for being away so LONG
h Ie was in this condition for abou
wo hours, after which he got up ant
/ aid:
I think you and your wife 70
barring for me, but now l must 3
back to my wife and my work
I,m afraid I have lost my jop'
"I asked him If he remembered hi
|name. and he said he did Just cal
.ne George for the present he SAID
bnd declared he would let us knoN
how everything came out when he 60
home
1--WE asked him how he received tn
blow on his head before he came {
BIS and he said he was a workman
I-arneys Point and had left the pow
her works with his money and wa
|on his way home to his wife. II
said he could not remember anythin
islse, but believed that someone struc
|him on the head when he was part {
the way home. He had no money o
him when he reached our house, S
NE presumed he had been robbed.
"He left us and said he would r.
turn again when he got his job bac
at the plant.
"I think it is an outrage the wa
worBmen are held up and robbed
beaten on pay days over here, and
think there ought to be a safe condu'
for them at such times"
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