American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-01-20
sNAN WHO CAN'T REMEMBER
RECALLS MORE INCIDENTS
Recounts Unusual Experiences at Ell
Paso, Drumrite and Oilton-A
Strange Dream That Recalled the
Names of Two Former Partners.

Two letters and one postal card, the
licity campaign being made to learn
the identity Of the man who was as
saulted and robbed here December 81,
were received by Sheriff Jeffries Tues
day. Two of the writer's had seen the
story in the Boise Statesman and the
other in the Salt Lake Tribune.
The Salt Lake writer is ]. F. Consi-
dine, a mining engineer, who believes
he recognizes the picture printed in
the Tribune accompanying the story,
as James Mckinley, miner who work.
ed for the Green Consolidated Mining
Company, of Cananea, Sonora, Mexico.
Considine was mining engineer there
at one time and believes the stranger
here was at that time a miner en-
ployed by the company.
It is possible that something may
develop from this information. The
nameless man was requested to come
to the Press office Tuesday afternoon
and Sheriff Jeffries said: i think
your name is Mckinley" at may be-"
said the man. THAT sounds as natur-
al as anything else" When shown
the postal card he said he had been
to the place named, told who discover
ed the mine and gave some Of his his
tory. He had no recollection of hav-
ing worked there, however, but said
he might have a good many years ago.
The place is about twelve or fifteen
miles he said, across the border from
Arizona.
One of the other letters was from
Boise and unsigned. The writer
thought the mans home was in Mis-
souri, and proceeded to give marks by
which he could be identified. Two Of
the most important Of these were not
found. Ono was wart on the left
hand. This was missing but might
have been removed without leaving a
scar. The other was a tooth screwed
into the jaw, gold filled at the back.
The gold filling was not found and
neither Sheriff Jeffries or the editor
of the Press are up on dentistry
v6,ugh to tell whether or not one OF
ils teeth might be screwed in instead
of being anchored in the natural way
The stranger felt certain that no den
tist had ever treated him that way
The scar in the forehead tallies with
the Boise writer's description. The
writer Of the letter requested that the
name of the man as given be with
held lest it's becoming public should
alarm his people.
The third letter was from gen
tleman from Burley who requested the
stranger to write a name given ant
that of the Burley man below it, say
ing that from the two names so writ
ten he could tell whether he knew thu
:. stranger or not. None of the names
meant any more to the stranger thar
any other name, he said.
Sunday afternoon for more than al
hour the stranger talked to the edito
of the Press, going more into detail
concerning his recollections OF certain
points than he had previously Asid
from these memory tests the converse
ton turned to current events, whicl
developed the fact that probably n
business man in American Falls |
better informed in a general way. II
can talk intelligently upon any sub
iect of ordinary conversation and ha
a fund of information that must hav
come from extensive travel and wild
reading.
Concerning Ell Paso, Texas. he sal
he was there at the time villa and Oh
RECON had their last battle at Jaurei
II remember going across the interns
tional bridge to Jaurez," he said "tw
or three days after the battle. Peopl
were afraid to go sooner because
was reported that Obregon had hi
forces ready for another attack. Whe
this fear subsided people flocked ther
by the thousands. 1t was followin
this battle that villa had thirty-five {
Caranzas officers, captured during tf
battle, lined up against the bull pc
and shot There we're some funn
sights there. One might see Officer
in command OF lne troops rluih6 htt
bits Of jennets, while some Of the pr
Yates, almost naked. would be ridir
aorses worth 5000 or $500. The
we're all kinds of animals in use. I'll
good horses the privates were ridir
had probably been stolen or secure
in raid Some of the best building
in Jaurez were being used as stable
villa kept his soldiers moving all Z
time, patrolling the streets and
guard outside the town. probably
keep them from looting.
Il remember talking to lieute
ant at the American end Of the brids
An officer and few privates we
stationed at the bridge all the tin
Cars ran over the bridge every Il
minutes and they would go throu
the cars to see that nothing costi
more than a dollar was brought
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