The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-16
Nothing New Has Developed In
Murder Case Of Unknown
Boy To-day.
A LONG . REWARD LIST
ClIlnns;Ui Amarillo are Anxious 10 Bring
Undergraduates 10 PaRIshmsh.-OlhsI
Clues nay.PTUVs 10 10 Correct

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(From Fridays Daily Panhan1le)
no mystery Of the identity of the
dead boy at the Eakle morguo which
was thought 70 have been solved has
proven a.stlll more battling one this
morning. A message was received
from Sheriff ]. w. Cochran OF Chill
dress at o'clock this morning stat
Ing that no was in Vernon yester-
day and saw Luther Johnson alive
This fact makcs work more compli-
Gated than ever as the two or three
days that have passed since the boy
was identified as the childress boy
and no other clue was considered
seriously.
Some Believe II Johnson
Despite the telegram that was re-
ocIved by Mayor Miller from Mr.
Cochran somo,peoplc continue to be-
lieye tho boy Luther Johnson. With
an the circumstances connected with
tho Identification taken together. the
conclusion remains a possibility. Rev,
Thomas, MIR. Bellah and Mr.. and
Mrs. Capollc we're very sure the dead
hos is tho johnson boy and the
other persons that have viewed the
body who have over seen him alive
feel certain Of the identification
also.
May DC Fake Telegram
some people who have read the
message today have yonturcd the
opinion that the telegram from Chill
dress may bcaTfake one. That is II
may have boon sent out by some
party othor than Mr.. Cochran who
signed tho sherlff's name to It. How
ever this is almost beyond reason for
II Is certain that the Childress peo-
pIe know Mr. Cochrna well enough
and know hiss deputies we'll enough
70 not be fooled into accepting n
message from anybody other than
the officials.
Panhandle Sends Message
Immediately upon learning Of the
message received here from Sheriff
Cochran, which was phoned the Of
flee by CAPTAIN Miller, the Daily
Panhandle wired Mr., Cochran of
Chidress as follows;
"Are you sure you saw Luther
Johnson al Vernon yesterday. Some
believe this the body Of him. Are
the boys coming TO identify body?
Rush answer"
rhe Daily Panhandle also sent the
following mcasage 70 the Vernon
Hornet at Vernon, Texas
Learn II Luther Johnson was In
Vernon past few days Report re-
received here that he was seen there
VIII lNii lnANf ihAAAFAA fN N'fhN'
Message 10 Houston
In view OF the fact that a Hous.
ton hoy was missing and who ans,
wors the description Of the dead boy
here with The exception Of the scar
which Is IN front Of tho knee, instead
OF behind &, and also on account OF
query received last night about
him, the Daily Panhandle wired
TO tho Houston Chronicle as follows;
boy dead here thought to he Lu.
thar Johnson, proved wrong, accord
ing to message received. Investigate
Leo Powell Of Houston, find when
last seen. describe fully and wire in.
formatiqp atonce."
Not Houston Roy
About thirty minutes after the
message was sent to Houston Sheriff
Hughes vas seen and asked about
the mattet3and stated that he had
just received letter and photograph
from Mrs. Powell at Houston. a
glance az the photo proves that thr
dead boy Is not Lee PowellN This
being leaFned q wire was sent &
Houston advising them that this was
not the Houston boy according to III,
picture rFeeived.
Moro Photos and Letters
Mr.. Esallo received several letters
and one telegram this morning in IN,
first mail frnm people who have boyl
away from home. In one letter h,
received q photo OF q young man. |
carpenter. who has been away from
home FOR several weeks and who i
supposed 70 be in Amarillo working
at tho carpenters trade he was
married man ANA possibly "a year
old
Wanted to Inter Fssmains
some 81 the gentlemen who wer'
here few days ego and who ar
anohS Others 70 see The boy ana pro