The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-19
FORGOT HIS NAME
KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT HIS
PAST, HIS RELATIVES, OR
WHERE HE BELONGS.
Is Literally a Lost Man-Damage
Suit Against Catholic Priest
for Alienation of Wife af-
fections-Robbing the
Nation.

Poughkeepsie, Aug. ia mar
who does not know his own name
is stopping at the Morgan House ir
this city. He talks nationally
enough about matters that do moi
concern himself, but processes to be
una BILE to remember anything about
bis boyhood, where or when he was
born, where he went to school
whether ne is married or single or
where he has lived.
The man appears to be refined
and educated. He registered on
Saturday night as &c. Foster, New
York." but says that is not his
name. II got it off a sign some
where and used it for LACE of bet
ter name. I have registered at ho-
tells and when called by the name
/ used I would pay no attent;on to
it and then I would be put out of
the hotel as the people thought 1
was not right" he said.
The man has been in bed ever
since be came to the hotel. Yester-
day be asked for a physician, and
Dr.. Powell called and gave him
medicine for lumbago from which
he said he has suffered long time.
He then told his story to the doc
tor, who notified Chief of Police
McCabe.
The man had no baggageor anv-
thing to indicate his identity. He
had $65 which he asked the hotel
proprietor to put in the safe. He
said:
ST remem ber having four fifty
dollar bills at some time. I remem-
Der being in cell for two days
with some tramps and I think I
lost my watch in that way. can
recollect being in St. Louis and
Kansas City, but can't tell whom I
know there. I remember having
had pains in my head at one time,
and would call on man with a
very dark and heavy mustache for
medicine to give me relief. I don't
know his name or where he is.
Probably if he knew this he could
tell you who I am and get me home
to my folks if I have any"
The chief Of police gave out the
following description of the man:
"Age, 35 to 40; weight, 135
pounds; height. 5 feet 81 inches;
has faxen brown hair and beard
and wears spectacles; wears 81 but
ton shoe, gold linked sleeve buttons.
one marked 'G L. W and the 9th
er e. B. A.; has five upper false
teeth; wears light trousers with
dark stripe, and OXFORD mixed
coat and vest"
Waterbury, Conn, Aug. If
Louis Strucks, an employee of |
Smith, Bourne & c., of Hartford,
today brought suit against the Rev.
Joseph E. Senesac, pastor of St. An
mes Roman Catholic church, in
this city, for $4,000. Strucks
charges Father Senesac with alien
ating the affections of his wife.
The papers, which were served to-
day, make the case returnable be-
fore the superior court of Hartford
cosnty on the first Monday in Sep
tenn Der.
Mrs. Strucks is a pretty woman
Of twentv-six. Her husband is
nearly 30. Father Senesac is a
man of 38. Strucks in
his complaint, says his wife first
met the priest at church fair in
Hartford In the winter of 1900. He
declares that the wrong doing of
he pair began August 1, 1900, and
las continued up to the present
lime. He says that when he first
discovered it he drove his wife from
lis home and started out to shoot !
he priest. Friends who learned of ,
,is plan prevented the shooting.
he says he brings suit only in or /
Ter that Father Senesac may be ex- :
posed and punished.
Father Senesac, who comes of an !
I'D Montreal family and who has
made several pilgrimages to Rome,
vas declared not at home when n
World reporter called atthe paroeh- )
al residence this afternoon. His
intimate friends in the parish de-
Jared that the charges were un- !;
rue. As far as is known he has
no counsel.
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