Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02
BANKERS MISSING
SON HEARD FROM
Alfred w. Moran, in Los An
geIes, Says Mind Has
Been Blank Year.

Declaring an entire year of his life
was blank from the effect of blow
on the head. man who said he was
Alfred Willis Moran. %, missing son
OF Howard Moran. vice president of the
American Security g. Trust Co., walked
into Los Angeles police station yes
terday, announced that he had re-
gained his memory and said he wanted
TO return home.
The young mans father said today
he believed the story. but did not think
he would go to Los Angeles William
H. Moran. chief of the Federal Secret
Service and an uncle of the missing
man, said he did not believe 1t was
necessary for any relative or member
OF the family to go to California.
II the young man in Los Angeles
Is really my nephew" he said, "ae viii
be able to get to his home in New Jer-
sey without any assistance from us"
Have Few Details.
Both the father and uncle said they
had received nothing more from Los
Angeles than O bare confirmation of
newspaper reports.
The man who made his appearance
In Los Angeles yesterday was neatly
dressed and acted like well-to-do
business man, police of that city said.
Il was sitting In Pershing Square
watching q group of children feeding
pigeons" the stranger said, when, all
OF q sudden. realized that / was Al
fred Wills Moran. recalled that on a
night in June one year ago l was
slugged on the head by bandit in the
vicinity OF Forty-third street and
avenue. New York City. can
not remember single thing that has
happened since that time
Moran had been employed by Blair
& Co.. "a Broad street. New York. and
lived with his wife and two children in
Bogota,, N. j.
Had $500 When Attacked.
He told Los Angeles police that he
did not know how he got from New
York TO the West Coast He had $500
with him at the time of the attack. he
said, but believes 1t must have been
taken by the bandit.
Although his appearance indicated
that he had spent considerable money
during the past year, Moran said he
could not remember where or at what
he had worked. or II he had worked at
all He said he could not even recall
the name he had used during the time
he has been missing.
There was nothing in Moran's cloth
ing TO throw any light on his activities
during the year and Los Angeles police
told relatives In Washington they did
not believe the mystery of his wander
ings during this period would ever be
cleared up.
Disappeared In 1927.
Morans disappearance from the resi-
Dental section OF New York early on
the evening of June l8. 1927. resulted
in a search which led into all the big
cities and even into many OF the rural
districts of the country.
Lead after lead was patiently run
down by police and private detectives,
but no trace of the missing man was
ever found.
AS month after month of fruitleSs
search only served TO cloud the mystery
attending the disappearance, friends
and members of the family were be-
ginning to accept the belief that Moran.
would never be found
Moran's father, who lives at the
Wardman Park Hotel, said he thought
1t probable that his son would leave
Los Angeles for New York at once. He
will be met there by his wife and
children.
Moran was born In Hyattsville, Md,
and served overseas with cavalry unit
during the war He left Washington
for New York eight years ago and was
married there.