Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-08-05 | Page 4 | Impersonates Man Dead Seven Years

IMPERSONATES MAN DEAD SEVEN YEARS MELBOURNE Australia Aug 5 By The Associated Press Van Van Van Haig Halg Mar sentenced to four years imprisonment for shop breaking In Informed In- In Informed informed formed the court Thursday that for seven years he had Impersonated an Australian soldier Percy Seal si who he said aId was killed in a New York gambling house in 1918 Mar said lId that Percy bore an extraordinary re resemblance re- re resemblance resemblance semblance to him himI 1 m. m mI I I was wanted by the New York police for a crime he asserted and andI I saw in Seals Seal's death a means of escape I got Seals Seal's papers donned his uniform had his tattoo marks copied and went to the war I copied his handwriting and anet after coming to Australia I 1 was received by his mother and people as Percy I want to clear the name of a anoble anoble noble respectable i family on whom I have imposed for years ears I have al allowed at- at allowed lowed them to think they have a son with criminal tendencies The police are disinclined to be believe be- be believe believe lieve Mar