The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-04-01
YOUNG MANS BODY
: FOUND NEAR TRACK
OF Railroad at McHenry
Sunday Morning.
PROVED TO Be CHAS. CALLAHAN
Of Louisville Was Bro
ken, Probably by Fall
ing From Train.

Last Sunday morning about daylight
at McHenry, this county, in front OF
the Brown Mercantile Co.'S store, the
dead body of young man was found.
1t was lying in a ditch, close beside
the railroad track, in small branch
of water. He had apparently been
dead only a short while. Word OF the
discovery was ncised about and after
the authorities had been notified, an
inquest was held. Examination proved
that the young luan's neck was brok-
en-, most probably by having fallen off
a swiftly moving railroad train. Their
Nj was absolutely nothing Oh his person
Nv which he could be identified and
his pame learned. He carried small
purse, in which were crumpled few
notes of college script" used for
money in transactions at business
schools. Not a cent of money was in
the purse On the finger OF one hand
he wore a brass ring with the set
ting gone.
He was a handsome young fellow,
with fair complexion and blue eyes
, and was fairly well dressed. On his
head he wore cheap cap. He was
apparently about fifteen years old A
coroner's jury was empaneled and the
loA ,.ag,darads
1--WE, the Jury, find the unidentified
boy, supposed to be about 10 years
old, found in a ditch by the !. G.
railroad, came to his death by un-
known cause"
This was signed by the members OF
the jury, as follows: Guy stateler, G..
A. Ralph, y. w. Wakeland, ]. w. Bak-
er, r. T. Ross and ]. NJ. Martin.
County Judge Taylor was present
and notified the spectators that the
law only allowed the county, under
such circumstances, TO buy suit OF
clothes and provide a coffin costing
S.. The generous-hearted people oil
McHenrS were quick to respond,how-
ever and within a few minutes over
500 was added to this fund by sympa-
thetic citizens ''he body was prepar-
ed nicely for burial, but on the ad-
vice ot Judge Taylor 1t was deemed
best TO delay interment until word
of the discovery was teleeraphed up
and down the railroad
This proved to be good Idea, for
on Sunday night man named John
Callahan arrived on train froml-ouis-
Vile and identified the body as that
of his brother, Charlie Callahan. He
said their parents are residents OF
Louisville, at 1888 Zane street. We
could not learn any further particulars
only that ar. Callahan left with the
body of his brother for Louisville on
the first train going in that direction.
It was a very sad affair and cast
much gloom over the community.
There was satisfaction, however, in
the fact that the identity OF the
young man had been established, that
he was in the hands Of loving rela-
tives and that his last resting place
will lie known by them.
After giving az account of young
Callahan's death, substantially as
: related blythe Herald above, The Louis
VILE Post says
The family refused absolutely this
morning to divluge any Information
as to the boys departure from home,
and denied thar he had ran away.
They would not give the names of his
companions and the /. C.. officials are
now hunting for them. They all live
In this city in the neighborhood OF
Twelfth and Zane streets.
The body of the dead boy arrived in
the city this morning No funeral
arrangements have been completed.
He leaves besides his parents one sis
ter, Birdie, and two brothers, John,
yard clerk for the I.C., and Michael,
molder. The boy was employed at a
e. .,,,ol,4n.v astalliahuna am here