MISSING HUSBAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2404, 20 January 1909, Page 5

MISSING HUSBAND.

WIFE'S LONG SEARCH

After lime years’ search'. Ail’s. Harrington found her missing husoand, Professor Harrington, iff the Morns Plains Lunatic Asylum,/-'New Jersey, where he was catalogued as “name unknown. No. 8.” For some tame the professor was chief of the United. States Aieteoro logical Department, had been professor of mathematics at Pekin, and was one of the bestknown scientists in America. Nine years ago he kissed his wife good-bye at Washington, saying he was going to New York on a short visit, and from that time until a few weeks ago lie was never seen again._ He had been found in Trenton. New Jersey, a wandering lunatic, and. being without means of identifying him, the authorities called him No. 8. Airs. Harrington sought him unceasingly. and at last, fearing the worst, she commenced visiting the lunatic asylums. Interviewed, the devoted wife said: “AYhen the- mvsterious patient of Alorris Plains was ushered into my presence I knew him immediately as my long missing husband, but he did not seem to know me. ‘Why. Mark, don’t you know me?’ I asked. He only shook his head and declared that he was a single man. ‘But you must remember your wife. Rose,' I insisted, ‘and vonr son Raymond.’ Again tie shook his head. ‘No. I’m unmarried.’ he answered. ‘You are an imposter.’ I cannot account for Professor Harrington’s illness. He was airways one of the brightest men and the best of husbands.”