The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-07-31
d c. R." AGAIN
IN OUR CITY
PLACED IN SANITARIUM BY PIT
KIN WOMAN, MAN CLAIMING
TO BE JAY ALLEN CALD-
WELL DISAPPEARS.
Makes Way to This City .Foot-sore
and Weary But Happy to Be With
Sister Who Believes in Him.


and Weary But Happy to Be With
Sister Who Believes in Him.
~. c. r." the mysterious man Of
destiny, is again in this city, this
time with Mrs. May Caldwell Luff
Moran, who he claims is his sister
and who recognizes in this crippled,
paralytic her long-lost brother, Jay
Allen Caldwell. She has no doubt of
his identity and welcomes him to her
home.
"A PRESS representative visited the
Moran home in South Dickinson,
which, by the way, is the house over
looking Heart river, erected as early
as 1887 by Jack McDonough and for
long time the only dwelling on the
south side. "Jay" was sleeping on a
blanket outside the cottage, seeming
to find great comfort in the warm
sun light. His sister says that in his
seni-paralyzed state, he feels the cold
very much and welcomes warmth.
The case is indeed mystery.
About a year ago Mrs. Harriet E.
Pitkin and her attorney, James D.
Greenebaum, of Chicago arrived in
Dickinson with the unfortunate man
who claimed to be Jay Allen Caldwell.
Many old-timers were sure that he
was the long lost son of James H.
Caldwell of Taylor and Gladstone, not
heard from for seven years and sup
posed by many to be dead. He
seemed to recognize many friends of
his boyhood days and made known by
signs his knowledge of the roads lead
ing to the Caldwell farm.
Jay Allen Caldwell disappeared
from his home southeast of Gladstone
on October IA, 1907, after quarrel
with his father in which it is claimed
his father struck him over the head
with a spade. Jay had a fine home
his fathers land was held in his name
at least it was supposed that his
father had placed much of his prop
erty in his sons name. The Chicago
parties came in and set up the
claim that these lands had become
very valuable, possibly worth $50, 900
to $4,000 and that the father had
taken legal steps, in the absence of
the son, to get possession of the en-
tire property, etc:
Suit was brought against his faith
er for $1OO, 900. The defense secured
evidence to show that Mrs. Pitkin
and her attorney were personally in
terested in the suit for financial gain
and that "J. C. R." was a county
charge in Waseca, Mimi, nearly four
months before Jay Caldwell. disap-
peared. The case did not come to
trial and u. C. r.. returned to Chi
cago with Mrs. Pitkin and Greene
baum. AS nearly as can be ascer-
tanned, hoping for some turn of the
case which would benefit them fnan-
cially, they kept him with. them until
April % last, when he was put into
a Chicago infrmary.
At the infirmary he was encouraged
to exercise to overcome the paralysis
and was allowed to hobble about at
will. ...
Four days after entering this in
stitution 27-he disappeared
and no trace of him was found by the
hospital authorities or Mrs. Moran
until he got off No. 8 in Dickinson a
few days ago.
He indignantly denies that he had
ticket to Dickinson. and shows by
signs that his pockets were empty.
One foot is badly swollen as if he had
walked far and it is certain he has
put in the three months getting to
the only friend he has, the woman who
says he is her brother.
He writes his name, "Jay Allen
CALDWELL very plainly and says "pie"
and "see" distinctly, but any effort to
study excites him: He understands
everything said to him and shows the
depression on his head and the scars
made by the spade and shakes his
fist angrily, pointing in the direction
of his fathers farm.
Mrs. Moran does not question his
identity but thinks he was the victim
last year of sharpers who sought to
get his money. The discrepancy in
the date of his disappearance from
Gladstone and his appearance at
Waseca is still unexplained. He is
very happy with Mrs. Moran and
makes trips to the store and barber
shop and even to the north side.
-. G. r." if the real Jay Caldwell
of Stark County, is about 43 years Of
age, and it is probable that he will
not again leave Stark county. .rs..
Were an operation to remove brain
pressure possible, what revelations Of
identity might result!
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