The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-18
Ask Indictment
Of KidnaperS by
Grand Jurors

DOVER, Del, April 1s.-Drastie meas
ures will be resOrted TO IN the Marvin
kidnapping case. The grand jury con-
venes here on Monday. and it is ex-
pected that the arrest Of one or several
suspects VIII follow.
The States fund OF s.. .000 appropriated
for investigation Of the mysterious dis
appearance Of little Horace Marvin more
than six weeks ago, was exhausted yes
terday by the Pinkerton detectives from
Baltimore. They raked every ditch.
burned out the weeds. tore up floors,
RACED buildings, shook down straw
stacks. and waded waist deep in maIa-
rial marshes in their search for DR.
Marvin's boy. but without result. The
Pinkerton men operated upon the the
Ory that the child is dead
Dr. Marvin. however. insists that his
child IS alive and In the hands Of some
one a short distance from Bay Meadows
farm. He suspects three men, one OF
whom disappeared on March 4. reap
peared on March 9. and dropped out of
sight again three days later. when he
learned Detective Frank Lore, Of Jer-
sey, was after him for housebreaking.
Dr.. Marvin's Suspicious.
All the lawyers in the world could
not convince DR.. Marvin that the miss
ing man did not creep up to the straw
stack on March 4 and take little Horace
down 20 a fishers shack at Kits Ham
mock, or thereabouts. The aged physi-
clan has been firm in this belief since
the day of the kidnapping. He communi-
Gated his suspicious to the Pinkerton
men, he says. but they made no arrests.
They used Up the appropriation OF
S2,Oo0 during their months stay; got no
clue as TO my boys whereabouts. and
gave the suspects all the character in
the world said DR.. Marvin, between
sObs, this morning. They went over
the farm as If cOmbing il, but the result
OF their Investigations was 10 disproye
their own theory that nv boy was dead
near my house. I never did believe the
child fell into a ditch or marsh, and
never shall He was kidnapped by some
one near here. Some one who knew
how much his smiles, his wide-open blue
Some one who thought had more mon
ey than was good for me and sought
to eXtort some Of It,
Grand jury to Act.
On Monday or Tuesday the grand jury
will be asked to take up the Marvin
case The States attorney will say 10
them: "Gentlemen-This State has spent
5000 and DR.. Marvin has spent 81 800
looking for q stolen boy and these who
carried him off. There are suspects and
there is cireumstantial evidence All
the facts concerning this kidnapping will
be presented 10 you and the incrlminat-
Ing circumstances are to be made
known. II you can possibly see your
way clear TO de so, indict any and all
you think had a hand in this deed and
your duty viii be we'll done"
Citizens of Dover and Delaware in gen
eral are not pleased with the investiga
ticns thus far made OF the Marvin case
Tue faSher Of the boy says the sheriff
did not come TO his support as soon as
he could have The citizens who maid
the s.. 900. want to see some result other
than the exploding of theories of prfvefe
detectives They demand that the grand
jury look into the matter, and at least
familiaTize itself with the details and
report on them.
Faith in Jersey Detective.
This mornings batch of letters for DR..
Marvin was larger than on anv one
day since the kidnapping. Letters come
from all over the country. Some are
registered. some sent by special delivery
and many contain stamps and requests
for replies. From the letters it would
appear that there is no State in the
Union that has not been visited bv fhe
kidnapers and the stolen child. Ii took
several hours for DR.. Marvin 10 read
all the missives today.
Governor Lea left Dover on b,;siness
yesterday before he could be seen nv
DIT. Marvin. The latter will see him
before the end Of the week. however.
relative to the employment of State De-
tective Lore. of New Jersey. who reiter
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