The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-26

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proved fatal. We're found on the head. two
of them being across the top of the skull.
besides several other wounds. which ap-
peared to have been inflicted with the blunt
end of hatchet
Word was Immediately sent to Prosecut-
ing Attorney McAllster at Paris. Early
"Wednesday morning Attorney McAllister
went TO the scene. Doctor Johnson, the
Coroner, not being present. the inquest was
held by Squire Martin. The verdict was
that Grow came to his death at the hands
of some foul murderer.
After the inquest Prosecuting Attorney
McAllisler. with the officers and the dead
boys father, drove to the house in which
young Grow and Witherup lived. He found
that in two of the three rooms parts of the
floor had been freshly covered with red
paint. The handle of the broom had been
smeared with It and an old rocking chair
had been partly painted.
BLOOD STAINS UNDERNEATH
FRESH COAT OF PAINT.
But underneath the red paint showed
blood stains. on the floor and on the broom
with which the murderer had tried TO clean
up his grewsome work. on the bed and
on the wall behind the bed were the dark
stains of blood. Part of the floors, now
in possession of the authorities, was taken
up and on the rocks beneath We're found
fresh spots of blood.
The murderer had tried his best to hide
his crime but blood will tell. His efforts
were all in vain. The evidence was against
him.
His wagon. upon examination. was found
TO have been chiseled off in spots, but on
the running gear were found unmistakable
blood stains
Upon examination of young Grows body
and his belongings still in the house, 1t was
found that his gold ring. his gold watch. his
s. and his pair of pants, which had been
worn but twice. were all missing.
The youth was dressed partly in his Sun
day clothes and partly in his everyday
garments. among the latter being his heavy
plow shoes. which were partly unlaced.
In the yard around the house ashes were
found scattered in spots, and in one place
there was a large pile, as If there had been
a recent fire.
All evidence thus pointed to Abe Witherup.
OFFICERS FOUND WITHERUP
EATING WITH MRS. GROW.
The dead boys father then drove the Of
ficers to mis- home, where they found With
erup sitting at the table eating dinner with
the family and eating the food the mother
of the boy he had murdered bad cooked.
On the day before he had come to the house
and asked if William had come home. say
ing that he had left their house about dusk
on the Thursday before. Not the slightest
suspicion entered the mind of the parents.
and Witherup was a guest at the Grow
home when the officers arrived to arrest
him.
When Sheriff Clark put the handouts on
him and told him that he was suspected of
having murdered young Crow he feigned
surprise. A large knife was taken from
his pocket and on 1t were blood stains AT
sight of this the boys mother approached
the guilty man and said:
ABE Witherup. my boy has been mur-
dered, and you did it with that knife"
Witherup declared himself innocen. and
said he knew nothing of young Grow, ex-
cept that on the Thursday evening before
Grow had left the house, saying that he
was going over to Will Gray's, but as he
did not return thought perhaps he had