The Washington times., 1907-05-06

napers who sought in this way to di-
vert suspicion from the real cause of
the chiid's disappearance.
81 am forced, In spite OF my former
conviction. 10 the belief in the pOSsi-
bIlity that my boy did wander out
There and died. said Dr. Marvin to-
i The physician was sitting in the
dining room Of his home, looking from
q window toward the spot under tree
IN the ward where the childs body vas
buried with simple ceremonies yestvr-
day His eyes were red with weep
! ing. and his whole bearing told or the
lterrible weight of sorrow which seems
Ito have settled permanently upon MS
bowed figure.
Until the doctors examined Horace's
body" continued the father, Il did not
I think II looked as though life had been
} extinct more than a few days But DR..
: Wilson's statement that death must
have occurred at least four or five weeks
ago, puts a different aspect upon It. His
! discovery also that there was no food
in the poor little fellow stomach show
ing that ne died more than d2y after
I he .had last eaten. tends To show that
! he may have lain out there benumbed
! by the cold while we were hunting all
around him.
BeaTce Probably Missed Him.
ct still cannot see how he walked all
that distance in the short time before
We began to search for him. and how
( his body escaped our observation in the
many times we searched the marsh. but
such things they say. have happened
before. ] remember. distinctly. that Mr..
! Bearce Of the Pinkerton detective force.
and I were at the very spot where the
body was found several weeks ago. There
was only a little water there then. and
while ! sat on log near by MI Bearce
walked through il in his rubber boots.
I We thought ne searched II thoroughly
; but we NAV have been mistaken.
B My interest in the case IL ended,
/ know where my boy is now, ana l
care not what the authorities may -.
If in the future they find evidence Jtit
Horace was murdered I shall 90 what
I can 20 help them punish the BuliIN
persons. but if the coToneTS jury mus
that the boys death was an accident L
shall accept their verdict.
To Take Lads Body West.
Dr. Marvin said that he lad de-
cided not 70 remain in Delaware 70
live He viii return TO his former
home i'm Sioux City. Iowa, where he
left early in March to buy the Kits
Hammock farm. Early this afternoon
he came to Dover and sent a telegram
10 a friend in Sioux City. the contents
of which indicate that he Will not stay
much longer AZ the scene Of the great L
est tragedy Of his life.
The Telegram read as follows: i
shall bring Horace's body back in the
fall"
The library Of more than 5000 volumes
which Dr. Marvin brought here Is stu
stored i'm the harm on the farm, the
books not having been unpacSed from
their cases Articles of furniture are
also there and will probably be sent
back with the books. The physician has
announced that he has abandoned en-
tirely his intention TO build another
house on the farm and will turn tbs
Dr. Harvey Marvin, who is coming here
in a few months
Robin to Complete Autopsy.
The stomach of the dead boy is now
IN the possession OF DR.. \ Robin, OF
Wilmington. bacteriologist for the wat
er department DR.. Robin was at the
home Of DR.. Marvin yesterday, and
when he returned 10 his home last even
ing ne brought the boys stomach with
him. He was engaged by States At
torney Richards 10 act in an advisory
position 10 the physicians who perform
ed the autopsy and as an expert analy
sis.
My examination of the boys stOm
ach," said Dr. Robin today, lis fOl
the purpose of completing the autopsy
and not for the purpose OF working OF
any definite theory. OF course. If
find anything that will bear further in
vestigatiOn as TO poisoning. ] will con
tinue with the search. My main OBJ
ject was 20 learn If there was any foo,
in the boys stomach at the time OF hi
death There are several little point
which must be settled and my eXamina
ton will do .his and complete TIT
autopsy"
DR. Robin was asked If the boy. il
his opinion, could have been dead tw,
months. He replied that from the ap
pearance Of the body this was pos
sibIe