The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-06
In a Swamp Near His Dover,
Del, Home
Though the Body Appeared to Have
Been Without Mark to Indicate
It-Discoyery Made BY a Farmer
While Out Cunning.

Dover, Del, May 6.--The body OF lit
tle Horace Marvin, son Of Or. II. n. Mar
yin, whose mysterious disappearance
from the Bay Meadow farm, near Dover,
had baffied solution since March 4, was
found lying in marshy piece Of land
about half mile from the Marvin
farm Saturday BY Ollie Pleasanton, q
farmer Pleasanton, who lives on farm
adjoining the Marpins, came upon the
ehild's body while out cunning. The
child lay face downward in patch of
meadow grass. There was not a mark
upon the little boys body indicating foul
play. III was In good state of preserva
tion, suggesting that it had been frozen.
Pleasanton says he saw the body at q
distance of 20 feet. Friday several gun
ners passed over this land, but none saw
the body, Il ii was there them The spot
where the body was found ii midway
between the Marvin home and the Della
ware river When Ollie Pleasanton came
upon the child's body he found the cloth
ing intact. The tiny wooden REFER was
buttones up securely about the body and
not an article OF clothing which the child
had on when he disappeared was missing.
His knit cap was pulled down over his
face and his mittens we're on his hands.
Dir. Marvin says he searched over the
same marsh nearly every day since the
disappearance, and with detectives burn
ed grass off the place four weeks ago,
but saw no signs OF the body
The theory that the body has been re.
Gently placed where it was found is sup.
ported by the fact that Or. Marvin as
we'll ais detectives stood on the spot
when they burned the tall sage grass
from it. Further than this, the marsh
has been tranpled over time and again
within the past week by neighbors, and
no sign Of the child was seen, Or. Mar
vim went on a run to the place described
BY Pleasanton and gently. picked up the
little form, pulling his cap from the
face 20 make sure that il was his boy.
Being satisfied that it was his son, the
doctor wrapped the body in sheet and
carried ii to the house, where he notified
the family. Dr.. Marvin IS convinced that
his son met with foul play. Soon after
the body was found be said: Though
am unable 10 examine Horace closely
until the coroner arrives, ] am certain
he was murdered and his body brought
back and left lying on the marsh to give
the impression that he wandered out
there and died. The clothing showed no
signs Of having been burned, as would
undoubtedly have been the case had the
body lain there when the fire swept over
the marsh
The doctor would not allow an exam.
nation TO be made BY any one until the
coroner and q physician had made full
and complete investigation. As DR.. Mar
win desires full and complete inyestiga-
tion Of the affair, Attorney General Hast
ings and his deputy will see to the ex-
animation Of the body, and if foul play
/ is shown, will order arrests, if possible.
Detectives who have been on the case
are inclined to the belief that the boy
wandered into the marshes from the
farm on the day Of his disappearance,
and being overcome by the cold. fell ex-
hausted where the body was found.
Pleasanton. who discovered the body. has
| figured in the case since the time Horace
was lost. He reported that he saw two
strange men. who inquired about the
topography Of the country three days be,
fore the child's Disappearance The re-
covery Of the body was reported 70 Gov
ernor Lee in Wilmington, who directed
state detectives to make q rigid inves-
tigation Of all the circumstances
| A later examination of the body show
ed that il was somewhat bloated, which
lends weight TO the belief that the boy
wandered on the marsh and was drowned.
The coroner began his investigation yes
terday state Chemist Wolfe has been
ordered to Dover and directed 10 make
an examination Of the body.