The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-06-12
WAS he MURDERED 2
A Boy Found Dead on "A MountaIn-Fatal
Pistol Shots Heard by the Residents
of Ashland Create Excitement,

OF Ashland create Excitement,
The people of Ashland were furnished
sensation estcrday afternoon by the finding
Of the body of nine year.old boy ON Il
mountain near the town. pistol shot
wound in the neck showed the cause of death
Whether it was 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 living
by caring for horses for an Ashland syndicate.
A neighbor of the Keihl family is Mr..
Bubel, who is a fire boss at the Bast colliery,
and has an 11-year.old son named Louis
Between and 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 butcher
shop at Big Mine Run. He asked Keihl TO
accompany him and the two boys started for
the pllce. Keihl was not seen again until
his dead body was found.
Bubel returned to his home at about noon
on Saturday. Keihls absence did not cause
uneasiness to his family. They did not know
Bubel had returned and supposed the two
boys stayed over night with friends at Big
Mine Run.
When they saw Bubel the next morning
the Keihl family became alarmed. Bube
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 fiat of the mountain,
about half a mile southeast OF Ashland.
The body was in a 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 wa
in the centre of the neck, in front. Abou
seven yards from the body, partly hidder
I under the stump of tree and partly covered
, by leaves, was found 32.calibre revolver 0
six chambers, one of which was empty. Tn
: others we're loaded. small pen knife wa
4 found about five feet from the body. Neithe
T the revolver or knife bore blood stains.
+ The body was removed to the home of tn
parents in Reilly's row, on the eastern out
. skirts of Ashland. Drs. Biddle and Marshal
n of the Miners Hospital, made an examination
e They took the bullet out at the left shoulde
. blade. The doctors said the wound ha
caused instant death The bule5 fitted tn
I. one empty chamber of the revolver fouu
h under the tree stump
II A strange feature of the case is that a
though Keihl's clothing was saturated wit
,s blood search in radius of 100 yards frol
V the place where the body was found failed
ct disclose any blood stains upon the groun
d The Bubel boy says the pen knife fouu
belongs to him; that he gave it to Keihl b
n fore they started for Big Mine Run.
ID No one entertains theory of suicid
None of the circumstances tend in tn
al direction. Many people harbor theory tn
u ., the two boys played "Wild West on t
N mountain and Rubel aceidently shot t
al other boy Rubel then, it is supposed, trird
he carry his companion home, but his streng
On failed and he laid the body where it v
n found This would account for the abser
p- of blood near the place.
to But Bubel sticks to his story that he
les Keihl on the railroad, near the latter's hor
ly at noon ON Saturday, and did not see him.
ais Mr.. Keihl says his boy never owned a
was never seen handling revolver.
IA, An inquest has not been held yei. Goa
i'd Iron Policemen Whitman and Cough
is trying to solve the mystery,