The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-16

body. however, until the boys came
from Chlldress and Identified Il for
sure, together With others who had
viewed the body.
Rev. Thomas Sees Luther
A phone message just received
from Rev. sebe Thomas at Good
night states that nc accompanied
Sheriff Cochran TO Vernon yesterday
and saw Luther johnson. llo states
that,he was surprised himself as he
thouEht the dead boy was tho John
son boy, but that Il is not for Luther
Johnson is alive, we'll and at work
In Vernon where he has been for
several weeks.
Rody viii BE Held
Il Is learned today that the body
now In the morgue will be held I'LL
Identified. People stlll come In and
view Il. but no light so far has heen
thrown on the matter OF identity.
The body may lie in tho morgue for
several weeks yet, but It is thought
that IN a much less time than that II
will be Identified. despite the SEEM
lnEly battling mystery. People who
arc continually coming into Amar-
lilo are from every quarter Of the ma
ton almost and Il Is stoutly believed
that the dead boy will yet be known.
OFFICERS Confident
While the discovery today places
the matter further from being solved
than ever, the Officers, secret and
others, arc &C work, on the case and
arc confident that the identity Will
he learned and tho inhuman flenda
that committed the atrocIous deed
will be apprehondod, The officers,
Of course, maintain their silence but
that does not mean that they are not
al work. II Is best that they do The
fact brought out today causes the
revival o probable solutions but as
all are off-hand, pitched from mouth
10 mouth, and nothing definite Is
known, no one Is the better off for
them.
That Wagon With Canvas
Some who have taken considerable
interest in the case and who have
watched the course of II since the
awful deed, are still believing the
covered wagon story that was told
here the first of the week District
Attorney Bishop viewed the remains
of the hoy this morning and is gath
erlng all information possible re-
lating TO the find, etc and will make
inquiries and take affldayits from all
who have been associated in the mat
ter in the hopes of arriving at some
definite clue to work upon.
NpNNNkt fl'lh iNbNN'i
The Daily Panhandle is just In re-
celpt Of the following message from
Roswell, n. NJ, and which has been
answered as requested,
Roswell, n. NJ, Oct. 10.
Daily Panhandle,
Amarillo Toxins
Man here thinks murdered boy his
son. please wire 200 words latest
news DAILY RECORD.
stu Inquiring for "My Boy"
If the dead boy ever had a home
in Texas or neighboring state, he
viii surely be identified as someone
OF the missing boys whose anxious
parents continue to flood the autho'
rites here with inquiries. j. L.
Smith received n lengthy inquiry yes
terday from Duncan, /. 7. Mayor
Miller, Sheriff Hughes and Marshal
snider have fresh inquiries today. A
mother from Marie, o. T. cncloses @
lock of hair and a sample OF the
shirt her boy wore when he left
home. A man In Caddo Mills labor
iously scrawls two pencil written
pages to o. M. Eakle about his mis-.
sing brother and a mother in Fit2
hugh. |. 7. has lost track of sor
who family resembles the dead boy
]. NJ. Bailey of Ryan, | II. sends
description which comes nearer cor
responding than the others do.
" 10 Are the Anonymous Writer'S
The anonymous letter writer's have
led to some speculation but It woult
be foolish to rest much crodence II
such communications The love o.
sensation which has already inspired
one or two baseloss stories is likcl!
10 be tho basis of anonymous letters
llrhey simply form another phase o
tho bewilderng problem and It y
even possible, since the whole Grim,
would be improbable IL It were no
true. that some shrods of valuabl,
information arc in the nameless let
ters that have been recoiyd by thu
authorities,
Messages From Vernon and Childres
In reply to the messages sent t
Vernon and Childfess today by th'
paiiv panhnndie Tho following wa