The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-26

Daniel Jones left Birmingham suddenly
last night.
Mrs. Herman Vester received a mys-
terious telegram at her home in NASH
vile last night and tainted.
Jones said nothing about his destination
last night, but it is presumed he left on
the Louisville and Nashville for the north.
At about o'clock or some time pre-
vious he paid his bill at the Birmingham
hotel and left. All efforts afterwards to
find him in the city were fruitless. Sew
eral people inquired at the hotel for him
during the evening and strenuous ef-
forts were made to locate him.
The clerk at the Birmingham hotel
states that before leaving Jones said
something about his sister having been
injured this afternoon in an automobile
accident in ST Louis. The hotel people
presumed that st. Louis is his destination.
Nashville officials, however, were noti-
fed last night to hold Mr.. Jones in
Nashville when the train goes through
that city.
And thus Is added of the most
unique chapters to one of the most un-
usual stories that has ever originated In
Birmingham
The formation of the "Show Me- club
had begun already in Birmingham yester-
Gay and was we'll under way during the
afternoon. Members were joining fast and
the organization threatened to embrace
large part of the population.
Spent Another busy Day
Jones spent another busy day in Bir-
Amingham. During the morning he spent
nearly an hour with Mayor O'Brien in his
office, telling the Mayor that he had been
instructed by the governor OF Jamaica
to call upon the executive officials of the
cities he visited The Mayor asked him
a number of questions and was Just
about to join the SHOW Me- club HIM
self.
Quiet little "Show Me- clubs had been
formed among the newspaper boys the
previous day, but it was feared that II
anything were said to hurt the old gen
teman's feelings he might withdraw that
: $1,000 gift from the Mercy Home and
might refuse to make donations to other
charitable institutions in which he had
shown such an interest.
The question that arose last night when
II became known that Jones had left SUD
denly was whether he was really going to
Nashville or whether he was genuine
faker If he manufactured his story, there
was much casting about for a motive. His
first story dovetailed so we'll with all the
circumstances of some early Birmingham
history that it had all the elements OF
piausibility. Some of the men who talked
with him great deal were inclined TO
think he was simple minded and there was
scarcely one who believe that he had sur
flcient cupdity to fabricate the whole
|lale.
Is He Il. ID. Ennis Himself:
Another theory that arises is whether
he is really e. D. Ennis, the man whom
he claims is dead, and whether he came
back to Birmingham to find out II MS
old sweetheart was married.
This theory is in measure borne
out by one of the timekeepers at the
steel plant at Ensley. This man was
employed at Gadsden until snort tlme
ago. When he noticed the name b. ID.
Ennis in the papers 1t reminded him
of name he had heard and he con-
suited his books and found that an
f. ID. Ennis had worked under him at
Gadsden for about two months dur
ing November and December. When the
picture came out in The Age Herald
of the man who claimed to be Daniel
Jones the timekeeper said he was will
Ing to swear that it was a picture
of the man who had worked under
him by the name of e. ID. Ennis.
So this adds another interesting clue
4 TO the story. Is he really Ennis and
4 has he sought this method of get
ltpe revenge on former sweetheart
INho had not waited until he came back
/ to America for her? All of those who
talked to Jones were inclined to scout
this idea because Jones appeared to
be a man of no less than so years
of age and possibly Go. He had not
the least hesitation about having his
picture taken and seemed glad to have
| It in the paper
Is His Mind Sounds
Another theory Is that the mans