The Washington herald., 1907-03-15
HUNT MARSH FOR LAD
Swamp Grass Is Burned III
Search for Marvin Child.
TO QUESTION MYLEs STANDISH
DR.. Marvin's BrOther-in-Iaw Said TO
Be Prepared for Inquiry, but Has
Not Returned-Capt. IOuHg's Cat
boat Missing-PuIIman Conductor
Thinks He Saw the Boy.
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Special to The Washington Herald.
Dover. Del, March Ito make sure
that the body of Horace n. Marvin, jr.. is
not in the marsh at Bay Meadows" the
searchers to-day set fire to the swamp
grass.
At the time d sharp wind was blowing.
which famed the blaze until il rose
higher than the cedar trees and moved
forward over the desolate waste with
great swiftness After the fire had
passed search was easy, but it developed
nothing.
1t remains to search the woods back
Of the Marvin home, and when this work
is done the theory that the boy died
natural death on the farm viii have been
eliminated from the case. That Horace
was kidnapped will be the only possible
conclusion.
want 20 Question Standish.
Or. Marvin's brother-in-law. Myles
Standish. who went 70 Jersey City on
cIew. but found it of no Importance, had
not reached Dover tonight. He was eX-
pected this afternoon. and DR.. Harvey
W. Marvin, the eldest son Of the doctor.
came TO town 70 meet him.
Detectives have been taking statements
from the members of the Marvin family
They had an appointment TO question MI
Standish tonight. but he Is not here'
Standish is known 10 be prepared for
any inquiry He has expense slips TO
show where he was in New England and
New York for four days before the kid
mapping and two days after it.
Capt. Young's CatbOat Gone.
It was learned tonight that when Mr..
Standish left here he gave up his room
at the hotel, saying that ne did not know
how long his business in New York would
detain him. and that he might not be
back Immediately after the young mans
departure. Dr. Marvin paid Standish' 5
bill
1t is reported that fishermen at Bowers
Beach have discovered that a certain cat
boat usually housed in winter at Murder
XIII Creek is missing The boat belongs TO
Capt Young, who follows the water for
a living II was a catbOat that passed
Reedy Island the afternoon of the kid
mapping. and not a sloop like that lOf
Capt Jack Hart's. Hart said that his
boat could not sail without jib. but
the boat seen at Reedy Island had no jib.
Conductor Thinks He Carried Lad.
| Special 10 The Washington Herald
| Omaha. Nebr.. March 14-W S. Smith,
/ a Pullman conductor. said to-day that
( in his belief little Horace Marvin. the
| -year-old son Of Dr. Horace Marvin,
OF Dover. Del. who was kidnapped from
his fathers farm near Dover March 4.
occupied berth 70 in sleeping car Glen
view, which was brought to Omaha
from Chicago over the Milwaukee road
last night. and was attached TO the Union
Pacific Overland Limited here this morn
ing and sent on West 10 ogden.
Smith was in charge of the sleeper on
which the child was a passenger last
night. and he says that when he saw In
the Omaha papers this morning pictures
OF the Marvin boy he at once recognized
1 the striking likeness the little passenger
T on the Glenview bears to them, and con-
cluded that he was the kidnapped boy.
shipped 10 Ogden, Utah.
The boy was put on the train at Chi
/ cago last night with ticket for Ogden.
said Smith. and was given in charge OF
l. G. Price. porter Of the Glenview. He
was unaccompanied by any one. and all
/ the passengers made much OF him After
reading the story Of the kidnapping and
( seeing the pictures Of DR. Marvins son, ]
came 20 the belief that my little passenger
was the missing Delaware boy The namC
on the ticket the child had was Lloyd
/ Pottle. The child did not say much about
himself. save that he was being sent tc
/ Ogden a lady in the car made friends
with him and undressed him and put hin
TO bed.