Jerry Tarbot

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Jerry Tarbot
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"Jerry Tarbot"
Born
Alexander Dubois Jr.[ citation needed ]

May 31, 1882[ citation needed ]
New York City, New York[ citation needed ]
DiedJanuary 4, 1972(1972-01-04) (aged 89)[ citation needed ]
San Diego, California[ citation needed ]
NationalityNorth American
Other namesHoward Francis Noble;
Howard Noble;
Blake;
Jerry Tarbot;
The Sliding Ghost;
Jerry J Martin
Occupation(s)factory worker; bigamist; car thief; confidence man; swindler,author;
Known forImposter

Jerry Tarbot was an American conman who claimed he was an amnesia victim of World War I. [1] On April 10, 1926, The Healdsburg Tribune published on article/photograph on Tarbot calling him the "sliding ghost" of World War I. [2]

In 1927 he was exposed as a fraud before the U.S. House of Representatives veterans legislative committee by Department of Justice investigators. Investigation began after a bill was introduced in Congress by California Representative Carter to compensate "Tarbot" as a veteran. The investigators stated that "Tarbot" was in fact Alexander Dubois Jr., described as a draft dodger, car thief and wife deserter with more than twenty aliases in Pennsylvania and Michigan, who was stealing cars in California at the time he claimed he was in France. [3] [4]

Timeline

In March 1927 Congressman Royal Johnson of South Dakota Chairman of the Veterans Committee claimed what was the real story of "Tarbot":

References

  1. "Jerry Tarbot Continues a Mystery Man". Lewiston Evening Journal. AP. October 16, 1926. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  2. Healdsburg Tribune 10 April 1926
  3. "Mystery Vet Called Draft Dodger, Crook". Chicago Daily Tribune. March 3, 1927. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  4. "Tarbot is Called Impostor". Pittsburgh Press. March 2, 1927. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  5. The Pittsburgh Press March 2, 1927
  6. The Spokesman-review March 2, 1927
  7. Pittsburgh Press March 2, 1927
  8. Healdsburg Tribune March 2, 1927
  9. Pittsburgh Press March 2, 1927
  10. Cornell Daily Sun March 3, 1927
  11. Pittsburgh Press March 2, 1927
  12. Spokesman review March 2, 1927
  13. Online Library archive
  14. Healdsburg Tribune, Enterprise and Scimitar, Number 46, 12 May 1932
  15. US Catalog of Copyright Entries(Renewals)Books from 1928 Titles starting with H, I & J