Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-05
Father Believes That The Little
Fellow Was Murdered and
Body Placed Their.
GOOD REASON FOR HIS sBIlI}F
Place Where the Boy Was Found
Had Been Tramped over by Many
PeopIed and the Grass Had Also
Been Burned on the Very Same
spot-olIie Pleaeanton Mixed UP.
tBy Associated Press.)

.NBy RSSOc1ateu PTeSS.)
DOVER, DEL, May 4.-The body of
little Horace Marvin, who disappefI-
ed from the farm of his father at
kits HammCcks near here, March 4,
was found this afternoon in marsh
in fair state of preservation. The
spot where the body was found is
about half mile east of the farm
toward the Delaware river.
kits Hammock is between seven
and eight miles from here and Is
without communication with any
place. From information brought by
a horseman 1t Is learned that the
clothes on the child were the same as
he wore the day he disappeared. The
body was lying face downward.
DR.. Marvin at the moment the body
was found was not ready to say
whether the hody of his child was
placed where IL was found or wheth.
err he believes the child wandered in
to the march and lost his life. The
marsh Was frozen over the day the
boy disappeared.
There is theory that the child
was murdered and his body placed In
the marsh. as the long grass where
the body was found was burned and
cleared four weeks ago II Is said
the body lay under, a pile of grass
and that the clothing showed no evi.
dencei Of having been touched by fire.
The body was found by Ollie Pleas.
anton "A neighbor, who was cunning
for ducks on the marsh today. He
had the l',dy borne to the house and
covered witha sheet Pleasanton has
figured in the case since Horace was
lost. having first reported that he had
seen the two strange men who ap.
peared there inQuiring about the ty.
biography of the country three days
before the disappearance.
Clothing Was Intact.
When Ollie Pleasanton came upon
the. child's body lie found the clothing
intact His tiny WOODEN REFER was
buttcncd up securely about the body
and not an article OF clothing switch
he had on when he disappeared was
missing. His knit cap was pulled
over his face and his mittens were
On his hands.
DR.. Marvin says he searched over
the marsh nearly every day since the
disappearance and with detectives
burned the grass off the place four
weeks ago but saw no signs of the
body
The. theory that the child has been
recently placed where he was found
Is supported by the fact that DR.. Mar
win as well as detectives stood on the
spot when they burned the tall sage
grass from it. Further than this the
marsh has been trample1 over time
and again within the past week by
neighbors and no sign of the child
was seen
Father Believes Boy Was Killed.
DR.. Marvin went on run to the
place described ly Pleasanton and
gently picked up the little form. push
Ing the cap from his face to make
sure 1t was his boy. Being satisfied
that 1t was his son, the doctor wrap.
ped the remains In sheet and car.
ried him to the house, where he no.
tilted the family. DR.. Marvin is con.
iynced that his son met 0ith foul
play Shortly after the boy was
found he said Though am unable
to examine Horace closely until the
coroners arrive. am certain he was
murdered. His body was 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 burn.
ed, as would undoubtedly have been
the case had the body lay there
when the fire swept over the marsh"
The doctor would not allow an OK.
animation to he made by anyone ,ln-
til the coroner and physician had
made full and complete investiga.
ton.
Attorney" General Hastings and his
deputy will see to the examination Of
the body and If foul play is shown,
to order an arrest TX possible. De.
tectives who have been on the case
are inclined to think he wandered in
to the marsh on the day of his dis.
appearance and being overcome by
the cold fell exhausted where the
body was found.