The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-28
LOCAL DOCTOR
LOSES IDENTITY

Akencluaeofl
son who felt that ho was being In.
suited. and introduced himself as
William KELLOGG. advancing the
further information that he was an
automobile repairer and was al n
loss TO understand how be came %
be In the company OF the people
present
Doctor Sent for.
DR. wooley was sent for and as
soon as he arrived he OWNED the
prodicament OF his friend Dr.
Nooiey cautioned those ia the room
10 accept Or. Masar'a new identity
as real
After few moments chatting
with Mr. Kellogg. Or Wooley In
Qulfod how mir kellogg came 10
DO carrying a phyaloian'a thermom.
etef Ia his pocket This puzzled
MIR. Kellogg." aud be could give
no answer Letters taken from his
pocket bearing the address Of Or
Masar further perploxed him. but
he forcfHlly denied that he was Or
Masar. insisting that be had never
heard OF him.
Tries to Explain.
Its an very strange" Maaar said
to the doctor Il have evidently
secured this doctors clothes Ia
some manner And as I probably
resemble him Il IL not remarkable
that people should mistake me for
him hut Il IL getting bothersome
and n they don't quit l will begin
% believe that I am not myself
but somebody else.
MY name Is KELLOGG he said.
William kellogg and not Dr.
Masar. am an automobile repair.
or and arm looking Tor work don't
know anything about these letters
or the thermometer and can't
imagine how ! got my clothes mix.
cd 40 with those Of this Or Maaar.
Didn't Know Number.
DR. Mnsar has lived In Seattle for
several years. and to Df WooIey'a
inquiry as 10 how long Mr.. Kel.
logE had been IN the city. he an.
swored two weeks lie didn't ~.
member the number OF the house
where he lived. but said that he
could easily find r.
DIR Woolcy induced "Nr. Kellogg
a be his guest AZ tho hotel for a
fsw days until he met Or. Maaar.
whom he reaemhlod 20 much lie
vas carefully watched by his
friends. Whn had considerable ar
ticuity IN lnventing excuses for the
absence % Or Masar.
IN ioning his Identity Dr Masar
lost all his llttie tricks ~ personal.
ny and from a fsln.loylnE. witty
young man. he became a aombnr
mechanic. with a sudden and inex
plicahie knowledge OF machinery
and engineerinE. and 20 the aston.
lahment II hia friends talked ike
an expert on miuca and mining DR..
MaAar waa a regular theatre g0or
aud took a great Interest IN all
things theatrical Thursday after.
noon he vas taken 20 a matinee
and was dissuated with tho leylty
u the actors and the audience.
Personality Returns.
Friday evening In hia room. hla
friends had gathered a. thoy had
done every evening While listen
lug 20 the conversation. be had
another short lapse Of conscious.
ness and ~hen he recovered be ~.
suued the Conversation he vas hold
ing wifh Miss Gunnisun when the
first attack came on the Tuesday
evening previous.
Dr hnaAr had absolutely no idea
of what tunk place during the time
between Tuesday evening and ri
day evening. being asili under the
impression that u vas Tuesday.
When Dr Wooley explained 10
him what had taken place. Or
Masar vas incfednious for a mo
ment. bot waA aoon convinced that
the day vas Friday. and being a
physician readily Understood.
DR. MRsar was nrnn az the
Angeius By The Star and said that
he felt no I'll effects from his
strange experience.
Can't Remember.
Il have absolutely no recollection
Of ever having stopped my oonver.
satian with Misa Gunqison What
said and did from Tuesday until
Friday " just as blank 20 me aa
n the days had never existed. 4
don't knoW any WILLIAM Kellogg
and don't know any more about
automobiles than the ordinary man
or woman. But I'm going Ia quit
being a doctor for a time These
inpses are apt 90 reeur and ! want
10 be prepared for the future. I'm
going 20 take a long rest and try
20 figure myself out"
There are few Of these cases 0f
dual personality. said Dr.. Wooley
we find cases In the medical
books. wherein the victim generally
whndera awRy aud his neW Identity
ia readily accepted by strangers In
these cases the halluclnation con.
tinues from ak months 20 Two years.
DR. MaRar was very lucky 10 regain
his personality within a few days T"
DR. Donald A. Nicholson. the we'll
known specialist IN nervous dis.
eases. was called by DR.. wooley 20
see MaaaF aud treated him during
bis lapse OF memory. Or Nicholson
declined. however. to discuss the
case when called upon by reporter