Tuesday morning John Anderson, aged 64, of South Olean, went to the woods where he was getting out some wood about a mile from Flatiron Rock and set to work. Two men were working for him, Chas. Cole and Fred Danzinger, and aside from them it is not known that there was anyone else in the woods. Mr. Anderson remembers loading about a half a load of wood in the morning about 9 o'clock and remembers absolutely nothing else until he arrived at home delirious about five o'clock in the afternoon with a bad bruise at the back of his head and a small one over one eye.

Just what inflicted the blows is a mystery. The facts of the case are that Mr. Anderson not only loaded half a load of wood, but drew a full load to a point near the site of the old halfway house and carefully piled it up. Then he returned, loaded and brought back another load which he also piled up.

He then started for home, but turned back before reaching there and reentered the woods. These facts are substantiated by the people in the neighborhood who saw him. His companions, seeing that he was in a dazed condition, assisted him home. On his arrival, he unhitched his horse and then went into the house.

Today he is lame across his abdomen but seems all right otherwise except that he cannot remember what happened Tuesday.

It is thought that about $15 in bills had been taken from his purse but, if so, fourteen dollars was left in it. The theories are either that Mr. Anderson was knocked on the head and robbed or else that he was struck by a falling limb or else fell down hitting his head on a stone.