The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-12-31

The United States immigration ba.
reau is investigating the case of Ba.
vaiaan here, whose name is supposed to
be Joseph Holfbauer, and DR.. L. M. Ste
ger, assistant surgeon Of the Public
Health and Marine hospital service Of
tlle government, Is here from New York,
looking into his case. DR.. Steger has
been in consultation with Mayor Grille
regarding this man and together they
examined into the circumstances sur
rounding him.
lit win be remembered the German was
arrested on train ut this place as a
suspected lunatic, or rather, he was ar
rested on suspicion as a fugitive from
justice. His actions were so strange
that at FIRST 1t was thought he was un-
der the influence Of strong drink and
itsglntef 1t was concluded his mind was I'M
paired. He was Immediately incarcer.
ated in the county jail, but an efforts
to dispose of his case have been futile.
Ever since his incarceration he has
acted very strangely and mysteriously.
He Will not talk, and for many days
after his arrest de paid no attention to
anyone, but just moped in mis- cell, net
even using enough energy to straighten
cut his body occasionally. But some
days ago he changed dis mind TO "a cer-,
tain extent and had fight with Perry
Gross, who was in the prison as an i'm
durable, waiting TO be takeh to the.
West Virginia aysluai at Huntington,
and in that personal d5caaiet te showed
himself to be man ofSinnsclc vt least,
by Battering Cross, tho giant up very.
badly.
From time TO time county and city au
thorities have endcavored u toPsrsglade
him TO give an account Of himself and
10 tell them thither he came and wbith-
cr he goeth, but he seems to believe that
silence is golden, and not word along
that line have they s,lcceedcd'i IN getting
from him. About all he will say is th9t
lie wants his liberty, the idea OF being
held without cause so far as he knows
being repugnant and not according to
MS muture and understanding. But he
fails to comprehend, for some unknown
rcasop, what he should do to obtain free.
lom.
Thursday DR.. Steger, the governments
representative, who is here in his inter
est and behalf, tried TO talk to him in
5lc jail and TO give him to understand
ilat he must know something of his his
lory, ii he was to do anything for him,
but the fellow refused point blank to
give the necessary information, or, ruth-
i, he would not talk, except TO request
IS release from prison.
.tfter the examination, the govern
meut officer knew practically no more Of
the fellow, his original whereabouts, the
way he happened to he here and 50 on
tllan he did before he arrived in the city.
DR.. stegeris work being of the secret
service order, he is under instructions not
to disclose the result of his inyesbtgs
sions or to make public the mature Of
his reports and recommendations, and,
therefore, he declined to give the Tele-
gram anything for publication in the
matter, except THAT he mad reported on
the case and was awaiting instructions
from headquarters In all probability
he fellow VIII be released, although ii Is
possible HE may be taken to New York
for firther investigation,
This strange man sas evidently once
sailor, as certificate of discharge
stpm the employ fo a ship captain was
found on has person, and from it was
obtained The name Joseph Holtbauer. IN
addition to this, Joseph Leder, THE well.
known Interpreter, was taken into tIgc
Jail two or three weeks ago, and he sue,
ceeied in getting the fellow 70 tell his
name, and he said il was Joseph Holt
bauer, and thpt he was from Bavaria.
This led TO the Immigration bureau be.
| ing notified Of The man and his case,