Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-30 | Page 3 | Best Minds Stumped by Three-in-One Man

BEST MINDS STUMPED BY THREE ONE MAN R us act Insists Hes He's Someone Else EIs Despite sp Wives Vives Identification CHIC CHICAGO GO April 30 The CAP AP The very ery best minds are arc runnIng short ot of Ideas in their attempt to sort out the three personalities of ot Allen Robert Hammel He says sass he isn't Hammel Everyone else says he is they suggested la femme So the authorities produced two women who could be depended upon to drag up the past Denies Chicago Wife I Lady I never saw you before belore said the enigma to the woman who ought to know she is his Chicago wile wife and the mother molher of or of his children They brought Mrs Robert Lee Hammel Hammel Ham Ham- mel over from Cincinnati Friday ni night hl She talked with him for two hours about their two children Lady youre you're mistaken I dont don't know you said the three in Authorities Embarrassed It Ills is be beginning inning to embarrass county authorities who want to prosecute Hammel as an absconding express company guard who walked of off from froma a money truck one on day at the same time disappeared from the vehicle ve- ve hicle Notwithstanding wives tattoo marks and scars Hamel has hae coldly Insisted once in a while with a bitof bit bito o of irritation that he was Burt Arm Arm- strong and there must be some mistake mis- mis take Once Friday night Arm Hammel-Arm- strong stron seemed to be a bit bj forgetful of Armstrong and maybe a wee bit reminiscent reminiscent rem rem- ot of an early love Chatting with Sarah West Hammel whose husband husband hus hus- band deserted her at Columbus at-Columbus Ohio 15 years ago he addressed her as Sarah At least last they said he did And he had sworn he never saw her herbe be before Core There Therel cried Mrs You do know me for you called me Sarahi Sa Sa- rahi rah I didn't call you Sarah nt at all replied the enigma The rhe Ohio Mrs Hammel said there was no question in her mind but that he was the long lost husband the erstwhile Beau Brummell of the Columbus police the Robert Lee Hammel whose mother collected life lite insurance on him years ago when he was declared legally dead Sarah West Hammel showed him pIctures of Harry Hammel now 14 and of at their daughter Helen 18 The boy was said to bear a marked resemblance resemblance blance to Armstrong Hammel-Armstrong but th the theman e man of at mystery showed no interest She told him his moth mother r was to see sec him He failed to react They hey put him back ba k in a cell to await awai t prosecution