Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-08-20 | Page 5 | Victim Bares Tortures of Starvation

Victim Bares Tortures of Starvation tor would know that be had aot starved. But the man called for light food, soup, milk tout and string feMBft and the doctor learned little from tbe experiment experi-ment At flnt bo appeared to bo a man of about 60 years, but after bo ni cleaned. Dr. Marti Mid, bo appeared nearer 40. OKLAHOMA CITY. Aug. JO (UP) Doctors watched with amaaement today over a middle-aged middle-aged man who was brought to the hospital collapsed from hun- ger and carrying a diary that told how ho atarved for 41 daya to end all hia money to bia family. Ho thinka hia name is George Jones and that ho has a wife and two children, but bo remembers nothing of the diary, where bis family is or what happened to him. The diary fell from his shirt when he was picked up. dirty and emaciated, from an office build lng elevator, wharo ba felL It told In dally aequence of tortureswalking tor-tureswalking the streets day times and watching people oat; nights haunted by dreams of homo and food. Soma of the entries wars poetical In describing the pangs of hunger, desperation and despairs de-spairs somo bad th trace of a humorous vain, such as: "August 12 Homo again last night, sating sat-ing supper. Bit Into a raw onion and woks up." There was about 12 In his pocket, pock-et, but no explanation of wharo ha might bo getting money unless bo was a beggar. Dr. J. J. Marti, who had charge of the case, was skeptical He said the man positively had not starved 41 days, but that bo did appear undernourished. Dr. Marti tried to trick hire last night He had a largo meal sent in, including steak, potatoes, vegetables vege-tables and dessert. If he handled the meal the doe'