Evening journal., 1907-05-06
PATHETIC SCENES
AN MARVIN FARM
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sawtelle. George Il. Swain. +. L. Maston,
Frank Griffith, a. c. Cread.clS, Solomon
Sapp Fred sattcrneld Thomas Case, Vr-
gin Farrow, Merritt Lynch William C.
Postlos, Houston A. Culbreth. Benjamin
II. Moore Franklin Temple Doctor James
Martin. John G. Hopkins. Captain Thomas
Muncey, Gilbert S Marvel H. c. Taylor
and r. O. T. Wilson.
The jury simply swore Dr. Horace
Marvin, who testified, standing under /
the little shed beside the remains of his
baby boy. and with hundreds of mon
hanging from rafters, covering the roof, I
standing on wagon tops horseback, and
crowding far out into the farm. yards
DR. Marvin swore that the body was his
lost child. oliver Ploasanton testified as
ho had stated Saturday to finding the
body Saturday. Then the coroner turned
over the body 10 CAPITA James Al SAT-
terhcld. prosecuting attorney for this
county and he placed it in charge of Dr.
James H. Wilson and guarded by the two
State detectives, Hawkins and Gniis ItI
was later buried.
ln low Shed adjoining the dwelling
house was the boys body. II rested ON
"a rude kitchen table, covered with
white sheet. The table was suspended
from the beams by ropes
After showing the body of the child
TO his jury Coroner Callaway took them
on a tramp to the spot where 1t was
found. Before their arrival civil En-
sineer John c. Hopkins. by order of At
toney General Richards. had ascertaincd
by actual measurement that the pond wa
just 1860 feet northeast of the big hay
stack upon which the child was last seen
alive and could have been easily reached
| by Horace.
TO their surprise the jurors found sew
enteen inches of water at the pond more
/ than three times enough to float The tiny
body Of the boy They had been given
/ to understand beforehand that It was
simply o little. stream Of water due to
recent rains. tfaf
1T is possible, II not probable. that
/ the boy did walk down here after all"
said one of .he jurors, and several fell
| low-jurors seemed Impressed with the
same idea. TO reach the pond. or marsh
lake. little Horace could have cut across
the big stretch Of wheat land from the
/ hay stack. lie would have to cross a
/ ditch and later on a harhcd wire fence
and as his clothing failed TO show any
rents that might De made by the barbs,
| it is the belief that the little fellow trot-
ted down the frozen land ard approached
the pond from another direction.
CLOTHING NOT DISTURBED
Pathetic In the extreme was the scene
enacted in the dIngy old shed when ply
sicians before the eyes OF old Dr. Marvin
I and q thnpng of curious farmers. begun
examining the body. AT their side stood
/ Superintendent Dimaio and State Detec-
tive ellis who made a careful scrutiny OF
the clothing. First the child's little red
mttens We're united from the coat and
removed. Then Oft came the little chin
chilla REFER which had been buttoned
snusly about the tiny form. From the
pockets OF the coat the physicians pulled
q pocket handkerchief, four pennies and
three little dolls. AS the old father
espled the toys with which his little son
had once played, he burst into tears. He
quickly recovered himself. however. and
when the last of the clothing had been re-
moved said that an of it appeared to have
been just as it had been put on tho boy
before he left the house to play on March
last
The physicians while admitting the
body was in good shape for dissection
would not state it was not in a state Of
decomposition. on the contrary several
I of them said that the minute they Ia d
eyes upon it they were confident the child
had been dead many weeks. They at
tributed its fairly good condition to the
fact that It had probably been buried in
the muddy bottom of the pond for several
weeks before recent heavy rains brought
II to the surface.
NONE HAD DRAGGED POND
In order TO disprovo rep rts IN crcula-
ton to the effect that a score of men
had searched the spot whore the body Of
little Horace was found. Superintendent
Dlmaio and State Detective ellis ques-
toned a number Of farmers who partlci-
pated in the many searches. All admitted
they had passed by the pond on different
occasions, but none would say they had
ever dragged its bottom
The autopsy stan met Immediately
after the coroner's jury session. and Dr.
Wilson was chosen chief. with the fol-
lowing as his assistants and conferees:
Drs, Wilbur d. Burton county physi-
clan; William Il. Hocy, Of Frederica:
and r. r. O'Day. Of Little Greek
Alfred Robin, the bacteriologist and
blood specialist, arrived in the auto
mobile of Attorney General Robert H.
Richards. Physicians agree. even the
expert himself, that it will require
a week for Bacteriologist Robin. who is
the most important member Of the au-
topsy staff, TO reach a finding. He
left Dover for Wilmington last night
carrying the little fellows intestines
ina a sealed jar.
The autopsy was adjourned to allow
DR. Robin the bacteriologist, who ac-
) companied Attorney General Richards
/ TO the scene. 20 take the stomach and
make an exhaustive analysis.
DR.. WILSON'S STATEMENT
DR. Wilson's statement, made last
evening, says:
Il performed the autopsy upon the
q body and while I am unwilling to be
QUOTED as announcing the definite re-
, suit Of the inquest in advance of my
evidence before the coroner's jury, am
willing I'm view of the great public i'm
terest I'm thI case, to make some of
the facts clear.
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