The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10
ST. CLAIR'S FAMILY
OFFER REWARD
Governor Wilson Also Asked to
Offer Reward For the
Guilty Party.

There has been considerable devel-
opment in the matter of Estil st.
Clair's death, which We reported last
week. A physical examination of the
body, which was made by DR.. NJ. T.
Mcdowell, of Dundee, after our report,
showed that the young mans skull
had been badly fractured and at one
point on the right frontal bone there
Of a hole the size of an ordinary
mans thumb had been made, evidently
by blow from some hard substance
with a protrusion thereon.
Instead of the young man coming
from Greensboro, with Mr.. Joe Funk's
folks as We reported, it is now re-
ported and practically certain that he
came from there on the train to
Narrows, the first Monday night in
March. Ii is authoratively reported
that he ate a lunch in a store there
that night after leaving the train and
also purchased a lantern with which
to light himself home from that
point he leaving there in the early
night.
The hat that he wore on that occa-
sion has been found a short piece from
Narrows, and thoroughly identified.
1t is also reported on good authority
that on the night that young st. Clair
get off the train at Narrows suspicious
looking and acting characters We're seen
near the place where his hat was found
INF act such characters were seen about
that time quite frequently in Narrows,
near Dan Station and other points in
the immediate neighborhood. 1t is also
reported that men fighting were heard
on the night in question at or near
the place where young ST Glars hat
was found.
The reports account for the tough
characters being in that neighborhood
by reason of other questionable char
acters being there. 1t is said that
the parties to whom suspicion points
as being guilty of the dastardly crime
who had been loafing around in that
neighborhood for several days previous
thereto Immediately following the night
took thir dparture and have not since
been seen nor heard of. They were not
residents of that neighborhood and it
is uncer ain as to where their resi-
dence really is.
Young st. Glars family have offer
ed a reward of $4,000, for the capture
and conviction of the party or parties
guilty. The money is now on deposit
in the Dundee Deposit Bank, and is
payable to enyone that will detect
and bring to justice the guilty par
ties.
Judge w. b. Taylor, has petitioned
Governor Wilson to also offer a re-
ward for the apprehension of the re-
fugees. The petition on which the re-
ward is asked is as follows:
To his excellency Governor Augustus
L. Wilson, Frankfort, Ky.
Whereas Estill st. Clair young man
resident of Ohio County Kentucky was
found dead in our midst, Wednesday
April list, and it being the belief of
all the people of the county and like
wise of your petitioner that the deceas-
ed came to death at the hands
of a murderer or murderers unknown
to the people of this county and your
and
Whereas, the relatives of said de-
ceased have of their own funds offer
ed reward of $4,000, for information
leading to the detection and convic-
ton of the unknown murderer or muir.
derers.
| therefore petition your excellency
to issue your proclamation offering a
reward for the apprehension of the
guilty parties. Yours very truly,
w. B. TAYLOR, j. o. C. C.
Hartford, KY, April s, 1908.