The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-21
Wife A STRANGER
TO REMARKABLE
APHAS|A VICTIM
Mans Remembered Life Be
gins Only a Few Weeks Ago

a
tracted the attention OF Denver mental
specialists was brought to public no
iice through the voluntary rcCounlal los
the principal himself The mans
identity is not disclosed because of hI,
distaste for publicity bus his story .,
published in the hope that persons who
possess financial or other information
which might assist him may read the
account and communicate with him
The man was treated by Dr. Il. !
Smlrl OF New Raymcr, IN Weld county
who was summoned distance OF TWEEN
ty-eight miles Doctor Smlrl declared
that It was a remarkable case OF apha-
sia; that he last observed the man ON
Saturday March 80 and at that time he
was unable TO remember ANYTHING and
didn't recognize his own wlic.
wife Is Not Recognized.
at wa, pathetic" said Doctor Smirl
"The man ,a,I to me- III YOU say
that woman is INV wife Of course m
have to believe you but don't know
her don't remember ever having
seen her bcforr' Hi, Grief stricken
u;ic stood before him with their baby
IN her arm, as She sobbcd 'Oh don't
you know me The mans memoir
,,,s romrIc,cly ,yined ont by his pccp
liar illness"
Doctor CmirI turned the case over IN
~ Grover Ph,,lios
Tborph he talks ratonally aoncar,
10 have good command OF English.
and sbows The marks nj good breeding
md higher education the man faces thc
rcrul;,r nrohlrm nj making the FIGHT
nj lie from now on without a single
,nemorv nj awning that ever happcncd
10 him before March %, 1918
Knowledge of Trade Lost.
The only aid that he can bring from
his obliterated past is whatever recol-
lection his Young wife may have con
oernng any point that he may desire TO
be enlightened upon.
In answer to queries he is forced to
say
Il don't know, but my wife tells me
80 and so
He is 80 years old Of good physique.
and pleasing personality, and seems to
be a person of more than ordinary re
refinement As a result OF his com
plete loss Of memory he and his family
are today practically destitute, A pa
thctic feature of the case is that though
the man has been an experienced gas
engine expert and skilled mechanic, he
has lost every power to run machlnery
He says he used to tell his wife his
business affairs and plans, but seven
months ago he stopped talking over
finances with her, AMI the result is
that information which she can now
impart TO him regarding business mat
tiers that have occurred in that period
is mcaqer.
Has Vision of Fortune.
All she can tell him is that from
certain things he told her she believes
he has money coming TO him from
som. source On one occasion he said
90 bor
"Dor', worry dear becaus, Il any
,b;nn should bacnen n mc I've cot
bunCb NJ money coming that will take
rare of Won
II !, the hon. NJ those interested in
.bs case mat a,v ncrson who iS able
20 NV IN. iderti,y NJ the man and who
h,. a,,. ,rIorr,t;on nj his mast busi-
rsss de,Iincs that might helm him will
ro,,,o forwsrd
A, effort is he;no made 70 re estab-
Gsb ne memory az II is hooed that
r,cn,,I socialists NAV he able 10 give
h,,,, ,,,,h ,rc,,,,cnt ,s would rcawaken
~. .nL-onsr;ous ncmnrics which II is
h.l,,,od s,,lI d,,ou soncvhcrc in his
Kan
'''''' WIZ. Toll, Him His Past
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