Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-15
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The Search for Louis Norton's Body
 Being Steadily Prosecuted-Burton
 HI. Dorman's Story Is Discredited
 by the Family and Poiice-The Last
 Person 10 See him Alive.
 The search for the body of Louis L Nor toh, who was drowned early Friday even tug, was prosecuted at low tide yesterday along the mud flats, but avsiled nothing. It Ia thought that the body is in deep wa ter, and if 1t is it will not be found for sev- eral days. The parents of the missing man have offered reward of $50 for the recoy- cry of the body.
 There is no question now but that Nor ton went in swimming from his boat in stead of from the shore, as the son of Cap tain Hatfield of the schooner Nsvassa ssw a young man, evidently Norton, dive from the bow of boat about 6 o'clock Friday evening.
 The schooner was being lowed down the harbor, bouud for port in Maine. Sat urday morning the captains son told Cap tain Hewitt of the Rambler about seeing young Norton after the boat had been picked up. Letters have been sent to the port where the schooner was bound, ,sskipg where in the hsrbor Norton was seen to jump into the water.
 Another theory which would tend to re- vive the foul play supposition has been advanced. Burton Fl. Dorman of 23 Dor man street called on Norton's father Sun day afternoon and said that he was clam ming on the flats on the east side of the | hsrbor near the old fort. He saw boat | load of rough-looking Italians go by, then | boat containing young man who wore | straw hat, then another boatlosd of ltsl- fans. Pretty soon after he heard someone cry "Don'tl dou'tl Leave me sioReF lie | looked in the direction whence the sound came and he could only zee three or four boats in bunch down there. The suppo'
 sition is that they attempted to rob his clothing while he was In swimming and
 when he tried to stop them they hit him over the head with an oar. The
 story st first glance looks probable, but
 while the police seem to think that
 his clothing was robbed, they do not give much credence to the story. The family
 either do not seem to think that there ii
 any probability of its being so, although
 such thing might have taken place anc
 not have attracted the attention of any ont
 on the harbor. The police will make everI
 possible effort to find out who the Partie in the boats were, but it Is far from proba
 ble that they will ever be found, as the,
 probably were barge men or from the crev of some of the coasting vessels. The fam ] fly are making every effort in their powe
 to find the body, and beside the offeripi
 of the $50 reward are spsring no pains o
 expense in prosecuting the search for th
 body. They do not have much hope o finding 1t within nine days.
 Undoubtedly the last person to see tn unfortunate man alive was John Smith, a | oysterman residing at No. IS Front street | He, in company with his family, was com ing up the harbor in his oysterboat sbou 6:30 on Friday night, and when near Blsc Rock man rowed past them in flat bot 2 tom boat, and as he went by MT. Shit
 said, "That man Is enjoying himself. . Mrs. Smith said, 'T shonld think he wal a l Why, that is MT. Norton, the Churc :, | street clothier" Norton was emoking, an | had his coat of.