Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-01
NO CLUE FOUND HERE
SEARCH FOR KIDNAPPED MARVIN
BOY EXTENDS TO WASHINGTON.

People with vivid imaginations have re-
ported having seen or located the missing
Horace Marvin in almost every section of
this and other countries. but reports re-
ceived from Dover this morning Indicate
that the Pnkerton detectives are no nearer
a solution of the mystery than they were
when they were first employed. The latest
report had the boy located In this city but
1t required only a few minutes for the de-
tectives from police headquarters to deter
mine that there was nothing In the report
message over the telephone wire told of
the presence of faxen-haired youth in a
house In lexington, and, 1t was stated. the
child had been there but short while.
Inspector Boardman thought the message
was sent by some person who wanted to
perpetrate an April fool joke upon the de-
partment, but 1t was a matter Of so much
importance that he could not overlook It, A
detective was detailed to make an mvesti-
cation and report upon the latest clue In
the celebrated case. He went to the house
of the lady who had done the telephonng
and listened to what she had to say. She
had vision. she told him, and the Marvin
boy had appeared to her. This boy she
told the detective. had been seen a q house
in her nefghborhood, and she felt positive
he was the Marvin boy.
Neighbors of the people where the how
was supposed to have been were called
upon and they soon disposed of the clue.
There is a little boy in that house who
has light hair said one of the neighbors.
and he Is about four years old. but he has
been there during the entire time the fam
lily has occupied the house, about nine
months"
Having disposed OF the rumor. the de-
tective returned to headquarters and re-
lated the story Of the investigation In
spector Boardman was not disappointed. He
had not believed that the Marvin boy was in
the vicinity of lexington or any other place
in or about this city. The attention Of the
inspector was called to the publication of
story In morning paper which impaired
the information that several Pinkerton de-
tectives had been working upon the Marvin
mystery in this city, but said he thought
it hardly possible that they had been here
working upon the case, as none of them
had called at police headquarters. and he
thought 1t would have been a most natural
thing for them to have conferred with local
officials had they been here.
DR.. Harvey w. Marvin. a half-brother of
the missing boy. registered here at the
Hotel Johnson Saturday and went away
yesterday. He stopped here on his way to
his home at Blunt. SD. 1t is stated that
he came here for the purpose of consulting
the postal authorities. but left before he had
an opportunity to see any of them. Dr.
Marvin could say no more about the miss
ing boy than could other members of the
family. 1t Is simply he said, a case Of liv-
ing in hope.
Hired Man and Employers Son
Missing.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j.. April 1.-Emi,
Cohen. aged nine. son Of Barney Cohen, a
dairy farmer living on Georges road, about
three miles from this city. was taken away
for drive by a Polish hired man yester-
day noon and when neither showed I'D this
morning the father appealed to the police
here and in Perth Amboy to look them up
The hired man had worked for Mr.. Cohen
nearly year He was known only as John.
never having been able to give his last
name. as he could speak little English He
was secured through an employment agency
and proved very good workman Mr.
Cohen trusted him implicitly.