The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-06-13
WAS HE MURDERED ?
Pistol Shots Heard by the Residents
of Ashland Create Excitement.

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Pistol shots Heard by the Residents
of Ashland Create Excitement.
The people of Ashland were furnished a
sensation yesterday afternoon by the finding
Of the body of nine .year.old boy on a
mountain near the town. pistol shot
wound in the neck showed the cause Of death.
Whether it was a case of murder, or sui
eide, or accidental death is dependent upon
future developments.
The body was that Of Samuel Keihl, aged
nine years and six months, and son of Louis
and Maria Keihl. Mr.. Keihl earns a living
by caring for horses for an Ashland syndicate.
A neighbor of the Keihl family is Mr..
Bubel, who is fire boss at the Bast colliery
and has an 1l-year-old son named Louis.
Between 8 and 8 o'clock on Saturday
morning the Keihl boy went out from his
home to play and met the Rubel boy. The
latter had been directed to go to a butcher
shop at Big Mine Run. He asked Keihl to
accompany him and the two boys started for
the place. Keihl was not seen again until
his dead body was found.
Bubel.returned to his home at about noon
on Saturday Keihl's absence did not cause
uneasiuess to his family. They did not know
Bube had returned and supposed the two
boys stayed over night with friends st Big
Mine Run.
When they saw Bubel the next morning
the Keihl family became alarmed. Bubei
said he did not know what became Of his
companion. He said the two walked back
from Big Mine Run and at about noon
parted at point on the railroad about 100
yards from the Keihl house.
Searching parties were at once formed. A
dam where the boys usually swim was
dragged, but nothing was found. At about
half past one o'clock yesterday afternoon a
searching party, headed by Mr.. Keihl, Charles
Keihl, the boys uncle, and James Wensel
found the body on the flat of the mountain
about half mile southeast of Ashland.
The body was in natural position, resting
on the left side, with the face slightly turned
upwards. The upper part of the clothing
was saturated with blood A bullet hole was
in the centre of the neck, in front. About
seven yards from the body, partly hidden
under the stump of a tree and partly covered
by leaves, was found 32.calibre revolver O
six chambers, one of which was empty. The
others were loaded A small pen knife was
found about five feet from the body. Neither
the revolver or knife bore blood stains.
The body was removed TO the home of the
parents in Reillys row, on the eastern out
skirts of Ashland. Drs Biddle and Marshal
of the Miners Hospital, made an examination
They took the bullet out at the left shoulder
blade. The doctors said the wound had
caused instant DEATH The bullet fitted the
one empty chamber of the revolver found
under the tree stump.
A strange feature of the case is that al
though Keihls clothing was saturated witt
blood search in a radius of 100 yards from
the place where the body was found failed t
disclose any blood stains upon the ground
The Bubel boy says the pen knife fount
belongs to him; that he gave it to Keihl be
fore they started for Big Mine Run.
No one entertains theory of suicide
None of the circumstances tend in tina
direction. Many people harbor theory tina
the two boys played "Wild West" on tn
mountain and Rubel accidently shot tn
other boy. Rubel then, it is supposed, trird t.
carry his companion home, but his strength
failed and he laid the body where it wa
found. This would account for the absence
of blood near the place.
But Bubel sticks to his story that he lef
Keihl on the railroad, near the latters home
at noon on Saturday, and did not see him.
Mr.. Keihl says his boy never owned an'
was never seen handling a revolver.
An inquest has not been held YET. Coal
Iron Policemen Whitman and Cough ar
trying to solve the mystery.
USE DANA's sARsAPARILLA, ITS
"THE KIND THAT CURES"