Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-05-11
MISSING MARVIN
SOY FOUND DEAD
Body Discovered Near His HON,
and Buried on Farm.
CAUSE OF DEATH A MYSTERY

Dover Del. May 6-The body OF
Horace Marvin. Jr.. which was found
on Saturday floating In a pool of wa
ter less than half a mile from where
he was last seen playing on March 4
was inferred in Bay Meadow Lawn.
on the Marvin FARM
All the little fellows playmates and
fully 1000 neisabors Joined the Mar
vim family in mourning his death and
attended the funeral services. which
were conducted by Eevs Hugh 3. Jel
50 and Z. H. Nelson.
Prior % the funeral % men. com.
posing Coroner Canoway's jury. or.
cially Identified the body and author.
lied the performing OF the autopsy
The jerry was then discharged TO re.
convene at the call Of the coroner.
There Is much 20 make il appear
THAI tho little boy for whom detec-
tives searched so long. wandered away
and fell exhausted into the pool or
tie marshes where his body was found
L-s. JsUes u. Wilson. Wilbur ID
Hur.on. William r. Hoey and Alfred
Roarn the latter a bacteriologist. are
trying % determine the cause OF death
for the coroner. and have decided thai
be did not drown. although the body
was found IN a pool OF water. Sci
marks of violence were found on IN
body. aad the physicians say that ri
ridge across the back about four inches
Wide. that might have been made los
the wheel o. wagon passing over 60
WIS caused by the body swelling or
either side of tho waist band OF his
kilt suit The doctors will not say
whether or not the child froze 20 death
The stomach. which was removed by
Dr. Rohyn. was empty. and the child
may either have been frozen or starry
ed 20 death. The condition of the
stomach indicates. according 10 thci
physicians. that the boy suffered pr.
Walton for az least 40 hours prior &c
death
Many Of tho iurymon and detectives
are OF the opinion that the boy wan.
dered around his fathers farm. and ~
his efforts 20 get back home over the
frozen marshes became exhausted
and fell into the pool. where he died
from exhaustion and privauon A Few
Etil believe that the little fellow was
murdered
Though tho detectives are OF the
opilion that tho boy fel into the poo
and died. they are peplcNed at the
finding q the body 80 near to the
Aorv.n home. and at a point which |
thDy Soon 20 have gone over again
anc again. To have reached the spot
where The body was found the boy
must have walked across frozen and
snCv-covercd fields ia the face or
driving wind. and then climbed two
hig e,lb2 'Ements, besides crawling
through a Ac~bed-wire fence.
The boys body wearing the same
clothes which the little fellow had on
the day j. disappeared, was found de- /
posted or the bay meadows marsh
aho g hs'f nile from the straw stack
on which DO was last seen on March
4. DR. Marvin. the little fellows Ia
Their. who hoe searched over the same
marsh day I'D night since the disap-
pearance and who. with Superintend-
eat Bcarse. OF the Philadelphia Pink. ,
erton's. burned the grass OF level with
this Identical spot and saw no boy
four weeks ago Is satisfied that the
little fellow did not die there. Over
burdened with his grief end Weeping
like a child, DR.. Marvin received the
news OF the finding OF the body from
Ollie Pleasanton. q peighbor, who was
cunning for ducks on the marsh when
he CHANGED to discover the boy.
The child's clothing was intact. and
Just as Il was on the day Of his dis
appearance. Even the mittens were
still on his hands. His knitted wool
en- cap was pulled down over his face
the tassel, however. being almost torn
OF. The chiid's face IS much discol-
oged
Delaware has left its mark OF sor-
row or my brow. and before the call
OK autumn has come / hope to be back
again with my relatives and Old friends
IN Sioux City. Ia" declared Or. Mar
vim. IS he stood It the foot of the
mound that marks the spot where the
body OF his <-year-old son, Horace
WIS buried
Il intend to sell my place at Bay
Meadows and 20 take the remains OF
little Horace back home with me. III
cannot rest ia peace or the place that
has brought 20 ne so much sorrow
and will be glad when | quit it. Why
should ] stay here? Everything on
the place will only serve TO bring TO
my memory the awful fate that my
Chubby net. and / cannot get away
from it quickly enough"