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Show 8ANE, CONFINED 18 YEARS. Finds a Listener, Who Hears His Story and 8ecures His Release. Peoria, 111. Ropoatedly during his 18 yoars' confinement nt tho Kankakoo-Insano Kankakoo-Insano asylum, Francis do Four has unsuccessfully tried to Intorost por-Bona por-Bona In his case, and at last ho found n man at tho Institution who would Uston to' his story, and as a result has beon placed In communication with his family, who are said to bo well-to-do residents of Chlcoutlne. Do Four was a Bailor who mot with somo mishap which caused him to be declared Insane, and he was committed com-mitted to the Kankakee institution. Unable to talk English, ho could glvo no account of his relatives. As a paupor pntlont from Cook county, Do Four was given little nttontlon, and by tho fow who hoard fragments of his story It was treated as tho ravings of n lunatic, A few weeks ago ho attracted at-tracted the attention ot a Fronch-Canadian Fronch-Canadian patient and a watchman by tho namo ot A. M. Pollotler. The lat-tor lat-tor suggcatod that Do Four wrlto to the parish priest. The lottor was written nnd a re-sponso re-sponso came back that Do Four had boon mournod as dead. Tho patient of nearly a scoro ot yoars will be taken back home as soon as the formalities can be arranged. |