The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-24
COULD NOT KEEP
IT ANY LONGER
No One Has Yet Been Able to
Identify Il.
Chief of Police Collins Says He y
Working ON the Case and Expects
Results.
SEVERAL rHEoRIEs ADVANCED.

The body OF the uukn0wn young
man found unconscious and with hts
head crushed In near Sixth and Ter
rell streets Wednesday mofning. was
buried by Coroner Frank uokqr yes
terday afternoon In the county
graveyard and the police are invss-
tigatlng the case.
1--WE will find out t1ss young
mans name. where No ftves. ana
who assaulted him." chief of. Police
James Collins stated this morning.
I'VE are handicapped by the fact
that no plain clothes men are avail
able, but am personally looking
into the matter and hope to have
something definite to report by night
or tomorrow some time"
Chief Collins would not express
theory but this is his way of going
about his business, Chief Collins Is
Of the opinion that the man lived
near Paducah because OF his wearing
Paducah clothes. The clothes were
neat and he Is presumed to have
been in good Circumstances. The
fact that he has not been Identified
will not materially interfere with
the plans of the police. II IL stated.
Plain Clothes Men.
"The mere name Of plain clothes
men helps to such an extent that one
would hardly believe the effect II
has," Chief Collins declared. "wher
we had plain clothes men II was DOT
long before crime became scarce
and we had little trouble. Since the
men were taken on. however. we
have been able to do little. The rep
utation Of plain clothes men in .
town is the best advertisement for
criminals to stay out. and they DO"
Yesterday morning an appeal was
made to private Detective Will Ba-
ker but he would not take the case.
Mr.. Baker is otherwise employed.
The case, according to Mr.. Baker.
would not prove such q bafnlng one
II gone about right.
Chief Of Police Collins stated that
he understood that Coroner Frank
Eaker would not bury the body until
day or two. but would embalm
and keep II for Identification. Num-
erous telephone messages were re-
ceived last evening and this morning
about to the corpse but no one was
invited to identify II. because of the
fact that 1t had been buried.
81 buried the body yesterday after
noon because 1t was impossible to
keep him any ionger. 20 rapid was
decomposition in this hot weather"
the coroner stated. II did not have
him embalmed because the head
was in such a condition that II would
probably have decomposed anyway
The face was In battered aud bruis-
ed condition and even to an intimate
associate, would havs been hard to
recognize"
Many Theories Advancsd.
Theory after theory has been al
vanced. One is that the man could
have been brought from the river to
the place where 1t was found. 1t is
possible. some think. that TIE crime
was committed In Brookport or
some nearby river town and the BODY
brought here In q skiR and carried
to the scene. One thing b certain the
man did not walk after beIng struck.
Lee Watson. of Cairo. teiephoned
the police headquarters tnls morn.
ing asking about the body, for a de-
scription and facts. He was referred
to the Mattil-Ennger Undertaking
company, and talked to Mr.. Pat HUI
hey for twenty minutes over the long
distance. He thought Il might be his
son. who has been missing from Cali
70 for some time. The son was only
i6 years old. and the description
does not At Mr.. Watson Il v,,.ttiva