The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-20
J. w. Hill Forgets and Finds
He IS Wanted on Grim
inal Charges.
ARRESTED AT TOOELE
Taken From Utah to Califor-
mia for Alleged Forgery,
Has More Trouble.

The checllorcd aud highly -colorcd ca =
rccr OF j, w. Hill Of Detroit, who stepped
under the limcliGht at Tooclc, Utah. "a
month ago, when, as hc was about 10
depart on his honeymoon. he was ar
rested and brought TO Salt Lake charged
with forging check for $4,000 al Los
angeles, took a new and original turn ut
Oakland, Cal. yesterday. according TO
advices from that place
y wcll-drcSScd Young man appeared at
the Oakland police headquarters Satur-
day and asked for aid in discoyc ring his
lost identity lie said he had forgotten
his name and remembered nothing OF his
past life. The police made AN invcstiga-
tion and answered the youths inquiry
YESTERDAY by informing him that ne was
J, w. Hill OF Detroit and is wanted in
various cities for passing fictitious checks
1t Is said that HIll was deeply panied
at learning who he was.
Hills Story Credited.
Physicians at an Oakland hospital, who
examined Hill Saturday expressed the
opinion that his story is not fahrica-
cred either remarkable case OF
umncsia alternating personality.
w. ]. Wihsie: superintendent, OF the
agency. who was instrumental in the
arrest of Hin at Tooelc. said last night
that Hill was probably released al Los
Angeles after. he had made good the
money he is alleged 10 have rrauduIcntly
obtained. Hill was taken TO Los An
geles a few days after his arrest at
Tooelc
According to dispatch from san Fran
cisco. I'M is now under arrest at that
place and Is held on two charges pre-
ferred by a San Francisco hotel and by
a member OF theatrical company now
playing there. The information against
him had been given To the san Fran
cisco and Oakland police when Hill ap
peared at Tho police headquarters In the
latter city. with n description OF the
man wanted, which included mention of
a wlthercd left arm aud a tattoo mark
the right arm. Iiill's left arm is with
mark described.
Is Bad Check Man.
Hill, who Is OF a good appearance. was
known in san Francisco as r. s. Whalen
and frcQucnicd fashionable hotels. bv the
of ono OF which he is ac-
cuSed OF giving worthless check for
Slo after dining with two young members
Of theatrical company. The two Young
women Identified llill Yesterday As the
ma, man with whom they had dined Miss
Trtxte Moore, another member Of tho
same company. identified Hill as the man
who gave her n worthless check for $3.50
at another San Francisco hotel a few
DAYS ago. Tho clerk OF the hotel iden-
tined Hin as the. man who called at tho
hotel and asked for Miss Moore
\ crumpicd bit Of paper. found in the
notion of comb case. carried by Hill
proved to he an order on a san Fran
cisco oank from II. Gardiner, OF Ian
castor, Pa, for $3.50. according 10 tho
dispatch. Hill said lie knew nothing Of
the ORD or.
Further medical examination of HIr s
condition will he made today at San
Francisco hospital.
Hill was arrested AT Tooclc railroad
station on October IN, by Sherifr Joseph
;. Sharp and at the instieatlon of the
Piukerton National Detective bureau as
he was about 10 leave on his honey
noon,
Married at Tooele.
On October l Hill was married at
fooele 10 Miss Mary sweeney of Los
NnEeles. sistcr-in-law OF s. n Cook sta.
Ion agent OF the Salt Lake Route at
ooele. He had made he. acquaintance
II Los Angeles, where he displayod |
money and was received in the best So |
iety
Shortly after Hill and his fiance left
~oa Angeles for a quiet country town i'm |
which 10 be married. his financial oDcra |
IONS came to light and his description |
vas sent over the country broadcast |
lie was located al Toocle by W. J. Willsie |
md his arrest followed HilTs bride 20 |
aid TO be in California with her par |
,nts.
It is alleged that Hill had suindled |
1anks out of as much as ST.. 600 He
his operat tons in high finance |
n New York about two months ago /
where 1t is alleged he passed a bogus
Iraft Tor $4,000. From New York he |
vent TO Los Angeles. II Is alleged thar |
Le passed. bogus draft for $500 on tho |
'ooele State bank.