▁released ▁in ▁July ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁court ▁in ▁Tr ent on ▁N . J ., ▁asking ▁to ▁be ▁declared ▁ind igent ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁to ▁pay ▁fe es ▁required ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁recover ing ▁the ▁char ters ▁of ▁three ▁Pan aman ian ▁mut ual ▁funds ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁seized ▁by ▁British ▁police . ▁He ▁claimed ▁their ▁loss ▁had ▁cost ▁him ▁$ 8 5 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Adam ▁St arch ild ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁or ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁Mc Con ah y ▁changed ▁his ▁name ▁to ▁Adam ▁Arist ot le ▁St arch ild . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁a ▁photograph ▁of ▁him ▁as ▁Adam ▁St arch ild ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁gay ▁newspaper ▁The ▁Adv oc ate ▁by ▁that ▁name . ▁The ▁paper ▁reported ▁that ▁St arch ild , ▁an ▁" open ly ▁gay ▁business ▁consult ant " ▁of ▁West ▁Hudson ▁Business ▁Service , ▁K ear ny ▁N . J ., ▁had ▁received ▁a ▁President ial ▁Sports ▁Award ▁from ▁Ger ald ▁Ford ▁for ▁his ▁can oe ▁exped itions ▁through ▁the ▁Qu et ico - Super ior ▁w ilder ness ▁area ▁of ▁Minnesota ▁and ▁Ontario . ▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁an ▁ob itu ary ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁K ear ny ▁Ob server ▁as ▁follows : ▁Mal col m ▁Mc Con ah y , ▁of ▁ 3 2 5 ▁Map