Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-19
RESOLUTION IN THE HOUSE
Detectives Accuse DR.. Marvin of Hold
ing Back Letters.
MAY LEAD TO IMPORTANT CLUE
Vacant Houses and Every Conceivable
Place Being Searched for Miss
ing Child.

| Marvin. whose four-year-old son disap-
| peaEed March 4, had an early morning in
| terview with private detectives regarding
| the information received from Erie, Pa,
| that the missing child may be in that city.
| Dr. Marvin and the detectives are expert
| encing much difficulty in getting accurate
| information from Erie The detectives be-
| lieve they are on the track Of the boy, but
| decline to give any more information. DIR.
| Marvin said today:
IT have been disappointed so much that
do not know what to say about the Erie
| development. 1t looks all right, but may
| turn out another disappointment. I have
been urged to say nothing further and to
| guard my language to the newspapers, al
| though 1 realize that the press of the coun-
| try is doing more for me than any other
| agency
An unidentified passenger alighted from
the Buffalo Express at this place early to-
day and Immediately went to police head
quarters, where he was closeted several
hours with Police Captain Detzel. Nothing
could be learned of the nature of the con-
ference, as the principals refused to talk,
but 1t is believed that the stranger was
sent here from Buffalo to ascertain the
facts of the reported finding of the missing
Marvin boy. son of DR.. Horace N. Marvin
of Kits Hammock, Del.
Call on President to Aid in Search.
So widespread is the interest in the kid
mapping of Horace N. Marvin, jr., that In the
closing hours of the state legislature yester-
day the house of representatives unani-
mously passed resolution calling on
President Roosevelt to aid through the
Post Office Department in locating the
missing lad. Throughout the day nu-
merous pet measures were almost for
gotten. SO keen was the interest dis
he arnl,
for Horace
Representative Herman c. Taylor con-
ceived the plan of calling the attention
of President Roosevelt to the crime and
imploring his assistance. His plan was
enthusiastically applauded. Speaker of
the House Hodgson held the house from
adJourning until the Roosevelt resolu-
ton could be drawn up. Representative
Taylor In presenting it said:
wish to call the particular attention
OF the house to this resolution. which I
to the Marvin kidnapping case, and is
simply another effort to locate the miss
ing boy.
In such a crime as this, against the
nome and the family, We may feel free
to appeal to the President of these
United States because of his well-known
desire to fortify the sanctity of family
life.
Moreover, in a crime such as this. the
most helpless child in the land becomes
for the time being the most important
citizen.
This legislature has already made
every possible effort to aid in the search
for the boy. l believe that the interest
in the case spreads far beyond the bound
airy OF this state, and that the President
will surely give the aid asked by the
following resolution, If, indeed he does
not of his own initiative go further in
aiding the search"
The Resolution.
The following resolution was then SUBJ
mitted:
House joint resolution requesting Presi-
dent Roosevelt to issue an order for the
purpose of aiding in the recovery of Horace
N. Marvin, jr.
Whereas the supposed KIDNAPPING of
Horace \. Marvin, jr., has excited general
Indignation and horror in this state and
the legislature of this state has appro-
priated $1,000 to aid in the search for the
child, and the authorities which have the
case in hand have as an aid in the recovery
of Horace N Marvin, jr., sent notices to
postmasters in various parts of the country
which notices may may not be hung up
at the option of the postmasters, therefore
be it
Resolved, by the senate and house of
representatives of the state of Delaware in
general assembly That President Roosevelt
be requested to issue an order instructing
postmasters in various parts Of the coun-
try who may receive notices intended to
aid in the recovery of said Horace N. Mar
win, jr., to hang such notices in their re-
spective post offices and to see that such
notices are not torn down or DESTROYED"
The resolution was received with hearty
applause, every representative voting for
1t. large number of women who had
assembled at the afternoon session also
applauded vigorously. 1t was then carried
hurriedly to the senate, but that body had
already adjourned. The resolution will be
taken up as soon as the body reconvenes.
Meanwhile several of the representatives
had framed a telegram to President Roose-
welt urging him to lend his assistance in the
search for the four-year-old child In every
way in his power. The telegram will be
sent soon the senate acts upon the
resolution.
A Vigorous Conversation.
With the detectives who are trying to
ferret out the mystery the main feature
Of yesterdays developments was strong
interview between DIR. Marvin. the lost
boys father, and supt. Dimaio of the Pin
kerton forces. Dimaio slipped quietly out
of town Sunday night He returned last
evening and sent two detectives for Dr.
Marvin. The doctor, who has been on the
verge of collapse was resting at the Capitol
Hotel. He went Immediately to Dr.
maio.
The conversation between the two was
so vigorous that it could be heard in the
maio accused the doctor of holding out let
tiers, he having agreed that he would turn
mail of every description over to the Pin
kertons. Later Dimaio was closeted with
Harvey Marvin, the doctors eldest son.
Early in the day several detectives went
to Bowers Beach, ten miles from here, to
search the several vacant houses. The fact
that the detectives stick close to the Mar
vim farm is considered indication that
the kidnapers may make another attempt
to return the boy. The sleuths are close
" watching all empty houses, believing that
the abductors may seek an opportunity to
conceal the boy near Bay Meadows and re-
turn him to the farm in the night time
The authorities Of Erie, Pa, sent for DR..
Horace Marvin last night and notified him
by telephone that they believed they had
little Horace. Two exhaustive interviews
over the long-distance telephone resulted
between the Erie authorities and Dr.~Har-
vey Marvin, who was in Dover awaiting
messages and telephone calls for his ia
Their.
Neither the Marvins nor the detectives
would divulge any Of the conversation. The
| boy, 1t has been learned. had been shad-
owed from Canada down through Port HUI
ron, and finally to Erie.
THE REPORT FROM ERIE