| Show Man an Without t a Memory Proves Puzzle K K K X X Says Mexicans Accused Him of Crime K X X X I Bountiful Teacher Still Missing POLICE HAVE TWO PROBLEMS TO SOLVE OLVE At the left Is Joseph Day Bountiful school teacher who disappeared from home on January 19 19 believed to have suffered loss lOlls of ot memory The Theother Theother Theother other man Is John who Is In the city jail He says as a's his memory Is Js a blank k M z t t t I V t 4 Relatives of Former Marine Declare John B i Is Is' Not Instructor Who W Was as L Last st Jh t. t i Seen on J January a uary 19 7 I j Two mysterious cases of alleged loss oss of Identity are puzzling the Salt Lake police One man disappeared from his home In Bountiful on January January January Janu Janu- ary 19 and no motive has been uncovered uncovered uncovered un un- un- un covered to explain his act Relatives believe that he has lost his memory and all trace of his identity The other man Is in the city Jail and while ra rational rational rational ra- ra on all other points stoutly as asserts asserts asserts as- as that he has no memory of his past Dast life The man In the city Jail applied at ata a local newspaper for a. a position a-position yes yes- He said that he be was an advertisIng advertising advertising ad ad- man and he presented present d a good appearance Apparently he ho was about 23 or 24 years of age But when he was questioned he seemed to to suffer a n sudden lapse of memory and became confused He was advised to Inform the police of his plight He surrendered surrendered surrendered dered himself at 8 o'clock last night He said his name was John When questioned today he said that all he could remember was traveling toward the west in an automobile with two Mexicans They told me I was a crook heI he said They talked of ot some crime I and one of them said It was a good thing no one was killed They made me hide under a blanket when we passed through towns Before I got away from them I took 20 from one I of them One of them had treated me harshly and I did not want to travel I with them NO MEMORY OF CRIME I do not know what I may have done but I hope I have not committed any crime I have no memory of any crime I do not know what work I have done but I believe that I can use a typewriter and at some time or other I have had something to do with advertising I do not think I have ever been In the army I may have suffered suffered suffered suf suf- some blow to my head I do donot donot donot not remember the names of my parents parents par par- eats the place o of my birth or anything anything any any- thing previous to riding with the two Mexicans The police verified the boys boy's statement statement statement state state- ment that he had apparently arrived In the city Sunday night and registered registered registered regis regis- at the tIle Hotel Utah He later en engaged engaged engaged en- en a room at South Second East street He laid great stress on the tho fact that he had kept a diary which might reveal something about his past but Detective M. M D. D McGinness McGinness ness found only rambling notations regarding the Mexicans and the seener seen seen- er cry ery NOT BOUNTIFUL MAN News Nes of the detention of the oung young man mm reached readied Bountiful and relatives of at Day believed that It might be the missing man Friends and relatives called at the ho he city city- Jail but found that tho the man was not Day The police believe that has been Involved in some robbery or fight and that his companions forced him from the automobile The possibility that h he may have been heavily drugged before this occurred has also been en entertaIned entertained en- en but It Is believed that Is shamming and that his memory Is normal They believe that he Is terrified and has sought refuge in the lost memory story He lie Is be beIng being being be- be ing held for further Investigation Joseph S. S Day 28 years ears of age was wasa a Bountiful school teacher He Is a married man and a native a of Fair Fair- view He left his school about bout 1 o'clock on the day of his disappearance disappear disappear- ance and announced that he planned to visit a Salt Lake Lalee dentist He cashed a check In Bountiful for over and was last seen as he ho ap appeared appeared appeared ap- ap to be about to catch a city city- bound car In front of the Bountiful drug store No possible motive for his disappearance has been discovered and friends believe that he suffered a sudden loss of memory and has no knowledge of his Identity He is described as light complexIoned complex- complex toned height 5 feet 9 inches weight pounds dressed In navy blue suit with white stripe sleeveless gray sweater brown shoes shoes blue and white shirt marine overcoat He served as asa asa asa a marine from 1916 to 1920 at the Mare Island Cal and also In Guan Guam China and the Philippine islands |
