Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-27
CARR COMMITTED TO
JAIL WITHOUT BAIL

Startling facts developed Thursday
in the drowning accident in which
little George Fausnaught lost his life
Wednesday afternoon.
1t came to the ears of the author
tiles Thursday morning that, contrary
to the statement made Wednesday
night by Clarence Carr, there was an
other boy in the old steel plant when
young Fausnaught was drowned. This
boys name is Gus carp, and it be-
came rumored about that he made the
serious accusation that Carr had
thrown Fausnaught into the pool, and
laughing with fiendish glee, had
then allowed him to drown without
trying to effect a rescue.
Hearing of these new disclosures
William V. Oglesby, acting as coron-
er, proceeded to the old steel plant
and empaneled n jury to thoroughly
inquire into the manner in which
young Fausnaught met his death. The
jury selected was John G. Voris, w.
H. N. Walker, Albert Kemmer, Alonzo
Mottern, Frank Kramer and Theo. r.
Angle.
| The jury proceeded to the steel plant
where, amid the realistic surroundings,
the testimony of two witnesses was
| heard.
Gus carp was sworn and told his
story to the jury, illustrating his
words with gestures and movements
to show the actions of the two boys,
Carr and Fausnaught, before the lat
ter was drowned. carp said that Ralph
Helm, Carr and Fausnaught and he
had been together in the mill and that
Helm left. Fausnaught was sitting at
the top of the bank, which is about 10
feet high, and quite steep, throwing
small stones into the water. Carr slip
ped around behind Fausnaught and
, catching him by the ankles and around
the body, threw him head long into
the pool, the boy alighting about 5
feet from the shore. Carr then sat
down on the bank, the witness con-
tinued, and INDUCED in hearty laugh
at his playmate's plight, as he sank
and rose to the surface, then sank and
rose again and finally disappeared be-
meath the dark surface of the pool
choking and gasping and uttering
feeble cries for held.
carp said he stayed for about 20
minutes after Carr threw the boy into
the water and then went home, but
told no one but his mother of the ter
rible things he had witnessed He said
he was afraid the Carr boy would
"jump him" if he told.
Joseph Reed testified to being pres
ent when the body of George Faus-
naught was taken from the water in
the soaking pit.
When it was seen what trend affairs
were taking several men were deputis-
ed to hunt for Clarence Carr, and soon
he was brought to the old steel plant,
where the jury was still sitting. He
was cautioned by District Attorney c..
P. Gearhart that he need say nothing
unless he so desired and that anything
he said could be used against him in Il
trial
Carr spoke few words denying that
he threw Fausnaught into the pool.
His statement in every particular was
exactly the reverse of what young
carp had said.
Carr said that Farsnaught was stand.
ing down near the edge of the water
throwing sticks into the pool. when
he slipped and fell into the water.
Carr said he tried to help him out but
was unable to save him.
The jury then adjourned to Albert
Kemmer's hotel where after a short
private session the following verdict
was rendered:
"An inquisition taken at the Steel
Plant in the Second Ward of the Bor-
ough of Danville, county of Montour
and State of Pennsylvania, on the nine
teenth day of July, A. d. 1906, upon
view of the body of George Leroy
Fausnaught, lying dead, before Will
liam V. Oglesby,a a justice of the peace
in and for SAID county, there being no
lawfully appointed coroner for said
county, upon the solemn oaths respec-
lively, of John G. Voris, w. III. n.
Walker, Albert Kemmer, Alonzo Mot
tern, Frank Kramer and Theodore r.
Angle, six good and lawful men of the
county aforesaid, charged to inquire
on the part of the commonweal of
Pennsylvania, when, where and by
what means the said George L. Faus-
naught came to his death, who upon
their respective oaths, do say, that it
appears from the view of the body and
from the evidence produced before
them, that the said George L. Faus-
naught, aged II years, months aud Z
days, came to his death by drowning
on July 18th, 1906, at the hands of one
Clarence Carr, boy in his 10Th. year,
either by being pushed or thrown in
to the soaking pit at the old steel
plant, in the second ward of the bor
ough of Danville aforesaid.
The hearing of Clarence Carr, charg-
ed with causing the death of George
Leroy Fausnaught, took place Friday
evening before Justice of the Peace
William V. Oglesby. in the private