Evening journal., 1907-05-06

casket containing his boys body was
buried beneath tree on the Bay
Meadows" lawn last night he had re-
gained much Of his composure to-day.
BODY WAS NOT IN POOL
"I have no opinion ~ express" said
Dr. Marvin. II SHAH leave 1t TO the cor
oner's jury to determine how littls Horace
died. Horace may have wandered out and
died. yet I cannot understand how he
could have done so without any Of us
seeing him from the house. Why, about
a month ago I stood by while Detective
Bearce examined the very pool in which
the body was found, we saw nothing Of it
then but it may have been there"
That the family has accepted the theory
that the boy died on March 4th, the day
he disappeared is evident from the name
plate on the easket. which bore the in
scrlptlon: "Died March 4th. 1907.
just what Coroner Galloway jury VIII
decide is problematlc as much depends
! on the examination of the Marvin boy s
/ stomach by DR.. Robin of Wilmington.
II no traces of poison are found the con-
clusion may be forced that starvation
caused death.
MYSTERY OF THE CASE
Yet how the child could have wandered
or lay for forty hours on the bleel1 marsh
before death came without being detected
is one Of the mysteries Of the case. Tc
get where the corpse was found littl,
Horace would have had TO Chamber ovei
a tarbed wire fence and get across an in
tervening ditch.
The latter may have been frozen over
There was an abrasion on the lads fore
head which the fence may have caused
there also was a big blood discolored spot
on the childs neck which Dr. Wilson
who has charge Of the autopsy, says was
superficial, and not caused by blow, al
though there is a report here that the
physicians were not agreed on that point
Sentiment is certainly divided here be-
tween the foul play and natural death
theory and the jurors themselves are said
to be divided on this very point.
REWARD NOT TO BE PAID
The jury viii be convened after DIT
Robin makes his report.
The $1,000 reward placed by DR.. Mar
vim in the Farmers Bank for the re-
turn of his boy Will not be paid to oil
Yer Pleasanton, who found the body
Dr. Marvin said to-day
Mr.. Pleasanton has not asked for a
Reward" said DIR. Marvin. THE money
was placed in the bank to be paid fol
/ tho return OF the boy aliye, and no
/, questions would be asked. l shall draw
I the money from the bank in a few
days"
Miles Standish, brothor-in-law of DR.
= Marvin was here today. He is uncer-
, tain as to whether the lad was murder
ed or died after wandering about the
marsh.
IF it is shown that he met with fou
play no expense win be spared in run.
p ming down the guilty ones" he said.
NOT BELIEVED TO BE A CRIME
Attorney General Richards, before
leaving here, held conference witt
Deputy Attorney Satterwaite. 1t is un
derstood that the state authorities arr
about convinced that there was No
crime in the Nhilds death.
Detective Ds-iao. of the Pinkertons
left here this morning and may return
to attend the coroner's inquest. Severa
of the jurors are waiting to ask Detec'
tive Dimiao some pointed questions. l
was said here to-day that Defective
Dimiao has been all along of the opin
, ion that the child was dead on tn
, farm and that he was killed accident
, ally.
A point discovered to-day was tha
while the pool was comparatively shai
low as the SPOT at which the body wal
picked up. the water is much deepe
at the center and the body could easil!
have lain out of slight there.