Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1908 — HIS IDENTITY IS LOST [ARTICLE]

HIS IDENTITY IS LOST

Object Lesson Showing the Necessity of Keeping All Birth Records Accurately. •' . t ■AN DOESN’T KNOW HIS NAIUt Wants Help to Find Out Who Ha Is, bat tbe Records Don't Tail— Indiana Notes. , * Indianapolis, April 2. A pathetic case of “lost Identity” Is cited by Dr. Charles A. Carter, clerk of the city board of health, as pointing to the absolute necessity of correct and careful birth and death returns. The case was called to his attention by a letter addressed to tbe city clerk, it was written by a young man in New Bedford, Mass., giving his name as Herbert Morgan, “or Fisher,” who wishes Information as to bis own birth and tbe Identity of his own parents. The young man writes that be was born in Indianapolis in September or October. 1883, and that his father’s name was Fisher. “They say that iny own father," be writes, “died Just before I was born, and my mother just after, although I do not know.” Adopted When an lnfhat. The letter says that the tiny child, bereft of both parents, was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. M. ML Morgan, of Crawfordsville, both of whom are now dead, bat that thewriter does not know whether he was ever legally adopted by the Morgans or not A foster brother, Harry Morgan, he aaya, lives at Indianapolis now, “but he says he knows nothing about my parents,” the letter addsj “I was taken to the Morgan family by a woman that said her name was Mrs. McGUleard, and she told tbe Morgans that my mother had Just died and that she was not able to care for me.” Wants to Know His Own Name. He concludes bis letter by the statement that he -wishes to ascertain if he ■was ever legally adopted by the Morgans and that, if be finds he was not, he will take bis own name, Fisher. Dr. Carter has made a diligent search of tbe birth and death records of the time given of tbe young man’s birth, but they shed little light. He finds several births of children whose parents’ name was Fisher, but tbe fact that the first names of children born were not returned to tlie health board until very recently makes the knowledge that the boy’s first name is Herbert of no value. Can Anybody Give Facts? Lack of other details make the search almost hopeless unless Dr. Carter can get information from some one acquainted with the Morgan or the Fisher family’s history, and he is hoping that the attention called to the matter may bring about some such result.

SURE THING. “COWIN' OR GOIN' ’’ Twang Woman Who Can’t Well Miss Spending a Winter at the National Capital. Indianapolis, April 2. —Miss Blanche Good is sure of spending a winter In Washington as a membejjof a congress, man’s family. Her father, Dr. Good, of Warren, Ind., is Republican candidate for congress in the Twelfth district, and her fiance, George Ranch, of Marion, will oppose him. Rauch is a candidate for re-election. 4 For twelve years Dr. Good has beea fighting for the Republican nomination, and now be has won it. During those twelve years Miss Good has prayed for her father’s success. In the meantime she also succumbed to Cupid's dart. Her friends are wondering if sbe, like Desdemona, will “perceive a divided duty.” His Last Day In Any Employment. Lafayette, Ind., April 2. Alien M. Young, lineman, in the employ of the Central Union Telephone company, met death in a mysterious manner. He was working at the top of a telephone pole. He was seen to fall and was picked up dead. The day was to have been his last day in the employ of the company. The coroner has been unable to account for his death so far. Aged Woman Throws Off the Grip. 1 Terre Haute, Ind., April 2.—Mrs. Martha Howard, widow of TUghman A. Howard, tbe noted Indiana political leader and lawyer of the first half of the last century, who is now living at the age of ninety-sht years with her daughter-in-law, is improving, following an attack of the grip. Her complete recovery is thought to Jj m 55sored. Seems to Run in the Hlnod. ■ Shelby villP, lad.. April 2.—rlt Is a: Id that Chris Huber, who committed suicide at his home at Waldrou by biking strychnine, is not the only member* of the family thus ending life. Hfc» father committed suicide several year* ago by hanging, and big brother also killed himself. 1