Milford chronicle., 1907-05-10
MISSING MARVIN
SOY FOUND DEAD
Body Discovered Near His Home
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
ser less than half a mile from where
he was last seen playing on March 4,
was inferred in Bay Meadow Lawn, Z"
on the Marvin farm.
All the little fellows playmates and
fully 1000 neighbors Joined the Mar
vim family in mourning his death and
attended the funeral services, which
were conducted by Revs. Hugh B. Jel-
SO and E. H. Nelson.
Prior to the funeral "a men, COM
posing Coroner Calloway's jury, Off
cially identified the body and author
lied the performing of the autopsy.
The jury was then discharged to re-
convene at the call Of the coroner.
There is much to make 1t appear
that the little boy for whom detec-
tives searched so long, wandered away
and fell exhausted into the pool oD
the marshes where his body was found. |
Drs. James H. Wilson, Wilbur D. |
Burton, William F. Hoey and Alfred |
Robyn. the latter bacteriologist, are
trying to determine the cause of death
for the coroner, and have decided that
he did not drown, although the body
was found in a pool of water. No
marks Of violence were found on the
body, and the physicians say that a
ridge across the back about four inches
wide, that might have been made by
the wheel Of a wagon passing over It,
was caused by the body swelling on
either side of the waist band of his
kilt suit. The doctors will not say
whether or not the child froze to death.
The stomach, which was removed by
DR.. Robyn, was empty, and the child
may either have been frozen or starry
ed to death. The condition of the
indicates, according to the
that the boy suffered pri-
vatiOn for at least 40 hours prior to
death.
Many of the jurymen and detectives
are of the opinion that the boy wan
iered around his fathers farm, and in
his efforts to get back home over the
frozen marshes became exhausted
md fell into the pool, where he died
rom exhaustion and privation. A few
till believe that the little fellow was
murdered.
Though the detectives are Of the
opinion that the boy fell into the pool
md died, they are perplexed at the
hiding of the body so near to the
Iarvin home. and at a point which
hey seem to have gone over again
nd again. To have reached the spot
where the body. was found the boy
lust have walked across frozen and
fields in the face of a
riving wind, and then climbed two
Ugh embankments, besides crawling
trough a barbed-wiTe fence.
The boys body, wearing the same
othes which the little fellow had on
le day he disappeared. was found de-
Dsited on the bay meadows marsh.
bout a half mile from the straw stack
1 which he was last seen on March
DR.. Marvin the little fellows ia
er, who has searched over the same
arsh day and night since the disap-
'arance, and who, with Superintend-
It Bearse, of the Philadelphia Pink.
tons. burned the grass off level with
is identical spot and saw no boy
VT weeks ago, is satisfied that the
tie fellow did not die there. Over
rdened with his grief and weeping
le child, DR.. Marvin received the
ws Of the finding of the body from -
lie Pleasanton, a neighbor, who was
nning for ducks on the marsh when
chanced to discover the boy.
The child's clothing was intact, and
st as 1t was on the day of his dis
pearance. Even the mittens were
Il on his hands. His knitted WOOL
cap was pulled down over his face,
? tassel, however, being almost torn
The child's face is much discol- 8
ID. s.
Delaware has left it's mark of sor-
v on my brow, and before the call
autumn has come hope to be back
ain with my relatives and old friends
Sioux City, Ia" declared DR.. Mar
/, as he stood at the foot of the
und that marks the spot where the
iy of his 4-year-old son, Horace,
S buried.
I intend to sell my place at Bay
adows and to take the remains of
lie Horace back home with me. 1
mot rest in peace on the place that
brought to me so much sorrow,
will be glad when quit it. Why 7
'uld I stay here? Everything on Slo
place will only serve to bring to q u
memory the awful fate that my on,
ubby' met, and cannot get away ~
N it quickly enough" ont
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