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Show CAMPION TO RETURN HOME FATHER OF YOUNG MAN ARRIVES FROM WASHINGTON. Mental Condition Much ImorOved and Hopes Entertained for His Ultimate- Recovery. V . Edward Campion, father of J. jj. Campion, who has been confined in the county jail for a number or days, In a seml-demcnted condition, arrived last evening from Rosalia, Washington, Washing-ton, lie expects to return home with bis son today. It will be remembered that J.D.Cam-pion J.D.Cam-pion jumped from a moving train last Friday as It approached the Ogden depot de-pot from the east, from which eeea-nadc eeea-nadc he suffered but llttlo Injury. Ho was taken Into car by the officers who learned that he was In a son ot dazed or seml-demcnted condition ana was taken to tbe county Jail, pending Investigations regarding his physical condition and the whereabouts or relatives. rela-tives. ' He seems to be in a peculiar frame of mind at times and surmitCB that pome one Is after 'him to take hia life. On Saturday night he became frightened through this delusion and, as he stated, to protect hlmeelr against the evil designs of those whom he thought were alter him and to cheat them of their victim, attempted suicide by cutting an artery in his wrist with a pen-knife he had with him. . The self-inflicted wound, however, proved to be very slight, and his lire waa spared Since the occurrence the man has improved considerably and it was stated by the officers last evening even-ing that he had quite regained sane composure and was In quite checrrul I spirits. Just what caused his sudden dementia cannot be learned by the physicians and officers, who have had him in charge, but . It Is thought to hare been brought about through family fam-ily differences and perhaps an overindulgence over-indulgence in liquor.. It is thought by the lather nnd others oth-ers who are ramlllar with the circumstances, circum-stances, that ns soon as the young man has had time to rest up at his hnme in Washington, he will be completely com-pletely restored to hi? normal mental aud phvsioal condition, i 1 |
