sick and silent new york july 31 an elderly man believed from papers fondd on him to be captain john H brisban of lyone kae entered the office of hayes mackay go broadway yesterday yeat erday he left bib grip eack on the floor and eat down on a chair he remained there all day and refueled to answer any questions finally the police removed him to the hospital where the physicians said he was buffering from melancholia on a card found among the patients effects was printed johp H brisban midland rock salt aad mineral corn pany lyons captain brisban manager of construction operations and properties at the actor house it was eaid that a captain brisban was stopping there up to three months aco and that he seemed then ta be all ri ht he was believed to have friends in brooklyn the hospital author liea have been unable to get anything out of the sphinx 1 ke patient