Aphasia Victim Responds

1920

Serum Injected Into Spine of San Quentin Convict Causes Memory to Return.

SAN QUENTIN, Cal., Feb. 24.— "Robert Lockwood" serving a term for grand larceny at the prison here, has responded to treatment for aphasia and has recovered his memory, lost in 1917, Dr. Leo L. Stanley announced today.

"Lockwood's" real name is Fred Bruley. He formerly lived in Plattsburg, N. Y., and he has a wife and family in that state. His father's name is Peter Bruley. He now remembers boarding a train for Chicago, but can recall no details of what occurred after that.

Dr. Stanley injected serum into his spine and the memory returned soon after. Bruley's steady attitude of not trying to excuse his crimes convinced Dr. Stanley he was not trying to feign aphasia.

—The Evening State Journal and Lincoln Daily News, Lincoln, Nebraska, February 24, 1920, page 1.