The morning call., 1894-12-07
THEN LOSES MEMORY AGAIN.
He Stated That His Real Name Is
August Reichter.
A RICH PLANTER OF THE SOUTH.
There Was Such a Man in Guate-
maia and He Was Very
Wealthy.

Martin APPEL, the man without a men,
DRY. has been transferred from the City
and County Hospital to the German Hos
pital. The mystery of his deportation
from Guatemala and the probable confis-
cation of his properties in that coun-
Try. it is pretty safe to say. was due to his
love for the daughter of the Governor OF
the coffee country.
This much has been elected from APPEL
He says that his real name is August
Reichter. He had a sudden CLEAN of re-
collection when questioned on the sub
ject, grew indignant at the mention OF the
name APPEL, and for a moment appeared
about ready to tell something of in terest.
Then the clouds that shadow his mind
came again and no ray of intelligent light
has since pierced them.
Last night DR.. de la Mella, recent arrival
from Guatemala City by a Pacific Mail
steamer, gave some interesting facts in
the case. The gentleman said that If
APPEL is really August Rechter, there must
be an important story back of the case.
II know of an August Reichter of Gua-
temala." said the doctor. 'He Is very
wealthy man, or was when [ last heard
stories told about him. He was planter
and owned great deal OF property in
Central America. l can hardly see how
APPEL and he can be one and the same
person.
There is whole lot Of truth in the
story about the man being sent out of the
country, however, for l heard by friend
who came up some time ago On The San
Bias that there was a business man held
for loving an officers daughter in enc of
the cuaTtels of an interior town in Qua
temala. My friend said the mans name
was APPEL Your man without a memory
is the same person no doubt"
Further particulars about the August
Reichter. whom the speaker refe rred to as
a rich Central American planter, show
that be came first 10 Salvador with party
of German spectators. This party drifted
to Honduras, where some of its members
became engaged in trading. Reichter Sc
cured a concession from the Honduras
Government to cut mahogany logs. and
made a good deal of money. He moved
back TO San Salvador and dealt in coffee
for several years, then went to Guatemala.
Several thousands of dollars of the
mans money was invested in various
enterprises. all of which paid pretty well.
An interest was purchased in large
inca, or plantation, and the property
yielded big income. This is all that is
obtainable OF the story.
1t may be possible that Apers claim to
be August Reiehter is only an insane
fancy. but the circumstances are most Pc
cultar. The coincidence is, to say the
least, remarkable.
Friends" gave APPEL into the charge of
the San Juan's officers at Guatemala
These friends were perhaps the Govern
ment officials.
The deportation of Objectionable citizens
and confiscaton of properties for alleged
political 0ffenses" is an old trick in Cen
trail America. The APPEL case recalls the
deportation, about ten years ago. of man
named Hermann Heinrich, also German,
who had fallen In love with the wife of
Nicaraguan general. Heinrich had fool
ishly allowed himself to become an attache
Of the Nicaraguan army and was exiled
because it was charged against him that
he was a conspirat0r of a revolutionary
party. His property was seized and he
was sent out of the country.
1t is believed that he subsequently APP
pealed his case to the German Government
and succeeded ii forcing his enemies to
restore his wealth to him.