Smyrna times., 1907-05-08
LITTLE MARVIN BOY FOUND
BUT MYSTERY is UNSOLVED
HIS DISCOVERY BY OLLIE PLEASANTON
SATURDAY CAUSED MUCH EXCITEMENT
Little Fellows Disappearance, However, Still
ShrOuded 10 Mystery, Many CIinging to-
the Belief That There Was Foul Play.

ShrOuded 10 Mystery, Many CIinging tO.-
the Belief That There Was Foul Play.
Lying in marshy piece of land the
body OF little Horace N. Marvin, the
four year-old son of DIR. H. N. Marvin.
whose mysterious disappearance from
the Bay Meadow farm, near Dover, had
bafled solution since March 4. was
found about one third of mile from
the Marvin farm Saturday by Ollie
Pleasanton, a farmer. The news
reached Smyrna by phone and there
was decided interest manifested here.
1t was shortly after one o'clock when
the discovery was made byOllie Pleas
anton, a young farmer, who, with gun
IN hand, was going over the meadows.
He had made number of searches of
the place for the missing boy, and he
was the man who had heard two stran-
gers inquiriug concerning the charac-
ter of the land about there a couple of
days before the child disappeared. AS
Pleasonton passed over the meadows,
which had been searched so meuv
times before, he kept his eyes open for
any trace ofthe missing child, scarcely
expecting to find him. Suddenly he
was startled, for directly in front of
him, on the edge Of small pool, lay
something which resembled a body.
fastening forward he found the re-
mains of child, and, turning the body
over, found that the body was really
that of the Marvin boy. His first i'm
pulse was to pick up the body and
carry it to the father, but decomposi.
tion had set in which caused him to
change his plans. Leaving the body
where he found it, Pleasanton ran to
the home of DIR. Marvin. He found
the doctor and his son, Howard, to-
gether. They were both shocked at
the announcement of Pleasanton, but
started on run to the place where the
body had been found. DIR. Marvin
seized a white sheet as he ran out of
the house and carried it with him. It
was but a few minutes until they
reached the body. The child was
dressed as he had been when he left
home. Even his little mittens were
upon his hands and his knit cap was
pulled down over his ears and about
his head until only a few strands of his
light hair blew out from beneath it.
One glance at the body was sufficient
to show the father that it was the miss
ing boy. Speech left him and he could
only wave directions with his hands.
Howard Marvin, the half brother of the
dead baby, and Pleasanton wrapped
the body in the sheet and tenderly car
ried it to the house. Grief stricken
though he was, DIR. Marvin fastened
to Dover, where he notified Deputy
Coroner Pritchett and Deputy Attor-
ney-General Satterfeld.
News Spread Rapidly and Many Visit Scene.
It is doubtful if any matter ever so
stirred Dover before. The news that
the body had been found spread like
conhagTation md within few minutes
crowds were hurrying toward the home
of DR.. Marvin. Sunday was but
repetition, on a larger scale. Thou
saeds of people jourDeyed to the home
of Dr. Marvin, the roads and lanes be-
ing literally lined with teams.
Coroner Galloway Loses No Time Getting Jury.
The State and county authorities lost,
no time in getting to work. Early
Sunday morning Coroner Galloway be-
gan to prepare for the days work. He
summoned the following jury: Eldad
L. Clarke, foreman; Herman G. Tay-
lor, secretary; W. G.. Postles, H. A.
Culbreth, Franklin Temple, DR.. Joseph
Martin, Capt. Thomas Munsey, John
@. Hopkins, r. o. P. Wilson, T. Mer-
ritt Lynch, G. S. Marvel and B. H.
Moore, all of Dover; J. E. Fluke, Jr.,
of Woodside, aud ID. E. Saw telle and
g. W. Collins, Of Harrington. The
coroner and his jury, accompanied by
Deputy Attorney General Satterfeld
and A. B. Massey, stenographer for
Chancellor Nicholson, went down to
the Marvin farm early int the day, ar
irving there about ten o'clock, making
quick time on the eight miles of inter-
Vening road. The body was examined
by the jury, after the jurymen had
been sworn in, and later they went to
the place where the body was found.
They returned to the house and in
spected the premises, and after con-
ferring with Deputy Attorney. General
Satterfeld, the jury was discharged,
subject to the call of the coroner. 1t Is
not known when the inquest will be
held. 1t may be decided to await the
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