Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-01-13 | Page 1 | Lie Figures in Tragedy of Lost Climber

vv liE LEE FIGURE FIG U RES RESIN IN TRAGEDY OF lOST CLIMBER Companion Throws Searchers Off Trail By to Boast PORTLAND Oro Ore Jan 13 By The Th Associated Press Press- 3 n ich fac Kh Gi has been been lost In the th fastness of Mount lount Hood near here since Jan Jan- January January uary wiry 1 was redoubled today and an Investigation tion n was begun to de- de determine determine de determine termine what happened between him and his companion Al At Fey Fey- Feyerabend Just before betor they parted while they were weri attempting to climb the peak as a result of a astor astory astory stor story told by the latter youth Feyerabend admitted to the po- po police po police lice last night that he ha had false false- falsely falsely falsely ly informed them as to the route he took after separating from on the tho day of the tho dis- dis disappearance disappearance dis disappearance appearance lie He H originally told them he continued on to the top of the peak peale after alter Brownlee be- be became became be became came exhausted assuming that the latter would turn back to the city Last night Feyerabend said Bald he had not gone con eu on to the top but had become lost and had returned by a different route He Ito told the first story In order that ho he might claim to be the tir first to climb the peak peale in 1927 1327 he ho said and did not have the tho courage to change chance the story after days das had passed and andI I nothing was heard of Brownlee A will which Feyerabend said mad at his IIII suggestion left to Feyerabend When it 11 came Into the tho hands bands of father a new Investigation was opened Feyerabend said Bald ho he jok- jok jokIngly jokIngly jok suggested to that he make a will Just before they parted Searchers declared they mIght have havo found Brownlee If it Feyerabend had told tho the truth at the outset Little hope is hel held for tor him now