The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-27
Claude Bass Name of Man MUIR
dered Tuesday Night.
Latest Testimony Leads 10 Belief That
Bass Was Assaulted in %
House.
woMAN's STRANGE STORY.

The body OF Claude Bass, the boy
who was murdered at Sixth and Ter
rell streets Tuesday night. or dragged
there after the assault by his murder
ers. was exhumed yesterday and posi-
lively Identified by his unce, G. w
Bass. The body was then buried in
Oak Grove cemetery.
This afternoon Coroner Eaker is
holding the inquest.
Chief Collins says he knows the
murderers OF the hoy, but Is not yet
able to lay his hands on them. He
fears they have escaped.
Considerable evidence Is coming to
the police every day and the latest
proof leads to the original belief that
the boy was assaulted In a house near
Sixth and Terrell streets. The theory
that he was assaulted on the river
bank and taken to the spot where he
was found unconscious Is almost nm
tenabe. as the river path winds
around a distance of several blocks.
and IT would be diflicult to carry the
body there
Some strange tales OF the neighbor-
hood are coming 10 light, and at least
one family. the members OF which
have talked considerable about the
case, has moved away. fearing lest
they may be made to suffer Tor their
frankness.
Another woman, who fears to let
her name be known. has told Chief
OF Police James Collins some facts to
which she viii testify II sho 10 pro
teoted.
She said on the night Of the murder
she heard a quarrel going on In a
nelehborlng house. which she de lg-
mated. She heard woman's voice III
ter an exclamation OF hopeless dlsmay
and then maze voice spoke fierce'y
while another male voice said: Help
thcy are killing me-"
Afterwards she saw a white man
pushing hand cart past her house In
p the direction OF the place where th~
body was found,
Body Identified.
Claude Bass Is the name of the
young man found unconscious ana
fatally injured in a field near Sixth
and Terrell streets last Wednesday
morning by negroes passing en- route
to work. The clothes OF the boy we're
Identified Saturday afternoon late
and yesterday. when the body was
exhumed. the uncle and other rela-
tives positively identified the body,
which leaves no doubt as to the iden-
tlty.
Claude Bass was between 90 and
81 years OF age. He lived here until
sent TO the reform school several
years ago for term Of four years
He returned and sought employment
In the railroad service. He was on
his good behavior. He was last EN-.
ployed on the Big Four road al
GRANVILLE. H.. and when here las.
week had great deal OF money on
him. He was stripped OF every cent
which bears out the theory of muir
der for robbery.
Saturday Edward Cohen. who
conducts clothing store at 1871
Broad street. identified the clothes OF
Bass at the police station. He stated
that Tuesday afternoon Bass had
come to his store with lot OF money
and left a grip in his care He tried
to sell the young man suit OF
clothes but he did not buy. Because
he tried to sell Bass a suit. Cohen
remembered what the boy had on
He Identified the garments at the
police station. Later G. w. Bass, OF
1926 Broad street identified the
clothes as also did Miss Mary Bass.
his daughter. Mr.. Bass Is an uncle
of the murdered boy. Even the pipe
was Identified and so strongly did
the uncle believe It was his nephew.
that he ordered the body exhumed.
Identification was complete when the
body was seen. and II was buried In
Oak Grove yesterday
Chief Collins Talks.
Eyes. we have positively identi-
fed the man and we also know the
two boys with him when he was seen
in the Barracks by the shanty-boat
man." Chief Collins said. 1--WE are
handicapped with no men to work
on the case. | sent Detective VIII
Baker TO Princeton yesterday after
one of the boys. but he failed to get
him. We think they have skipped
out They got from Bass, presume,
at least. $40. as he had this amount