The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-02

tdhen 10 the spot IN an automobile
after having been injured, possibly
by robbers. No tracks could be found
giving an idea Of from what direction
he had come In getting to the place.
So he was asked II he remembered
riding in any automobile. to which he
replied:
mo. l don't recollect being in a car
except the one Mr.. Lamb provided.
I couldn't see and listened for the
sound OF the Western Pacific shops.
and tried to follow that.
Il was blind when / came to and
had my watch until Wednesday or
Thursday night. when l threw It un-
der tent (here apparently becoming
slightly delirious). The tent was
very wet and | went into another tent
and slept there It was somewhere
around where Lamb found me and II
1t is not too late and l could see |
could take you to the very spot.
We're there any Japs there" Hoering
questioned. II thought l was around
Japs. as could tell by the sound of
their voices"
Reclining on his bed. Hoering con-
tinued talking in sort of sing-song,
dreamy tone of voice. saying:
1T seems to me I was In room
at the county hospital. was put on
a bed with no bed clothes and left
there. / begged for blankets. The
second tent was sort of a cave-like
affair. hard to get in and out of, and
there was lots of old junk and rub
bish there. 1t was very peculiar. l
couldn't touch anything. but there
was lots Of sagebrush. 1t might have
been tent or a cave. or a dug-out
felt delirious and everything was
distorted"
1t was noted the man was rapidly
becoming delirious and for the rea-
son that 1t was deemed best not to
excite him further by questioning, no
further effort to secure a statement
from him was made. During the day
he had talked great deal and had
repeated what appears above several
different times. seldom changing the
continuity of the story.
His body showed he had been bitten
considerably by mosquitoes and he
had been scratched In several places.
On both temples were wounds about
the size Of five-cent piece, at almost
exactly similar points on both sides
of the head. both round and about
the same size. At first II was thought
his head was gashed above the fore
head. but this was later said to be
dry blood His left jaw was consid-
erably swollen. His right eye was se-
verely cut over the eyelid and imme-
diately under the eye. His left eye
was slit straight across In the middle
OF the eyelid, though not deep. Both
eyes were swollen to the size of eggs.
Lighted matches held before his eyes
with the lids held up drew forth no
response and he could see nothing.
His feet were not cut and but slightly
scratched and his body generally did
not indicate he had been in the open
for three nights and two days, nor
for even one night. though others who
saw him are of different opinion and
believe he possibly was on the desert
during the time mentioned. A DIFF
ference of opinion also exists as to
whether he had been In water, the
reporters believing his underwear and
socks did not indicate he had. while
others said they thought water marks
were discernable He was slightly
sunburned on his head. breast and
arms.
Since coming to this city Rev. Hoer-
ing has made an enviable record as
a minister, starting plans for civic
betterment that were far-reaching in
their conception. At different times,
however, Ill health has seriously in
terfered with his work He is talented
in many ways and Is considered a
gifted violinist He has been troubled
particularly with insomnia and 1t has
been his custom each evening to take
walk before retiring. During his
stay in this city he has gained the
respect Of people who have known
him and nothing Is known of which
might lead to suicidal attempt unless
1t may have been i'll health. At the
same time he is not known to have
any onamfoo