The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-12
Men Who KauW Him Visit The MuguG and Are Sure Ne Is
GhNdsss Boy, Among Them EI-ShsTlN Henry DsNaA
Of ChNdsss County and Rev. Sehs Thomas
MYSTERY MAY BE CLEARED AWAY At ONCE.
Mrs. Zoe cspss Who Was Wording The YHs Hold SEdn% When Nj. John
son Was shot, Says PsswG The Dead Boy Luther hHSas Supper at
@ Mason Restaurant "Wednesday he Sane Night he Crime Was G0nRa'd


Brakeman Saw thu Boy
Another Incident which occurred
While Mr. Beilsh was still In the un-
dsrtSling room shows how rapidly
the web S. closing around the muir
dorer. A man and HIS wife and
daughter entered the side door for
the purpose Of examining tho body.
why I have seen that boy" said
the man. INT me see. He was on
the train Mt washburn saw him
SGT out OF box car. That was a
week ago hast sunday THIS man
Is ]. +. Utter, a brakeman on the
Santa re. He Is quite positive that
this is the boy who got off a Santa
ne freight at washburn the Sunday
before the crime was committed.
Talks to Mr.. Norris
Rev. Sebe Thomas, as soon as pos
sible, put in a phone call for Judge
Fires az Chiidress but Il was learned
that he was in Quanah on court busi-
ness. An effort was made to COM
lunicute with him there but he was
SO busy at that time that such was
impossible. He promised 10 call up
later. Judge Fires home is OF Chill
dress and he knows the boy well, and
Is the only witness aside from this
boy in a murder case in Childress
county. An effort 10 TO be made
have Judge Fires come TO Amar-
lilo thIs evening to also identity the
hoy.
Messages Sent Out
The Daily Panhandle sent mes
ssges TO the city marshals at Vernon
and Childress asking them TO make
inquiries as to when he was last seen
there etc,
A message was also sent TO Sher-
III Cochran OF Childress asking him
TO do likewise and to send Dan VIII
liams. Pierce Matthews and Wayne
Thompson 20 Amarillo on the first
train 20 also identify the boy. The
young men were for years play mates
with Luther Johnson and it Is
though. that possibly they can throw
some light on his disappearance It.
Is known that he has not been In
Chlldress for some time but II Is
probable that the boys know some.
thing OF him.
In Vernon Last Month
The boy Luther Johnson was in
Vernon in September, where he was
as witness In the case of the killing
of his father. lie stayed at the hotel
during the time and is we'll known
there almost as much so as at Chill
dress. Judge Fires, who is there on
court duties today viii likely come TO
Amarillo tonight 10 add what he can
TO the part seemlngly mysterious
case, II ia reported that the Denver
due here AZ ~ O'Clock is seven hours
late which will give the Judge time
to finish his work there and then
come hDre.
Remains 10 Childrcss
Rev. Thomas. one of the parties
who identified the boy stated today
that the body will he taken 10 Chill
dress for interment. His father, the
victim IN the shooting there several
years ago is buried there. as IL also
his mother. The body will not be
removed until thc other parties due
here. arrive which Will possibly he
about dark
Carried 10 Fort Worth
Mr., Bellah stated that the boy has
an uncle and grand parents living IN
Hill county but that he does not
know their address. He stated also
that his Grand father came TO Chill
dross last summer and carried the
boy to Fort Worth and put him In
school, The boy however was not
disposed 10 attend school and With
out even day az the desk informed
the teacher that he was not going to
school He went 10 down town
restaurant and secured employment
as waiter or dish washer and re
NAMED there several months. Mr.
Bellah did not see him any NOR,
until last month when in Vernon.
Can IL Be Stanley Taylor
j. Z. Holt received a telegram from
\ Carlsbad. N. NJ. this morning from
me father Of STANLEY Taylor statins