jay yates

Hi, I've read in my book that a person, forgot his name, can't find the page, well it was something like Jay, I think went on the Titanic in second class under a fake name to escape from a jail he was in in England. He gave a note to a fellow passenger that he died in the sinking, possibly so...

In "A Night to Remember", Walter Lord talks about a passenger named Jay Yates, who was supposed to be a gambler ( pg 78 ). Does anyone know if this person is real, as I cannot find him on this site. Thanks for any info... Emily& G.W.