The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-08
YOUTHS DEATH HOLDS MYSTERY Foul Play Suspected by Many. FATHER SEEKS IMPORTATION Offers Reward For News Csnceru. ns Soa's Dsaih. Place of Boys Alleged Camp Bsr.es Over and Possible clses TAsrs gre obiiter.ssd--sAsrsa watt
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Greenyilie. Nov. Especial. .)r-. Strange developments have turned ID in the mystery of the death of young Iva D. Baisden here Friday night. The place where his camp was made and wnich the officers visited yesterday about o'clock. was burned over yes- terday afternoon.
 The fire he had made could not have tested half hour. 1t Is thought, and the omcers found no trace of fire ex- cept the ashes Of the dead boys ire. so It Is supposed that the flames was started by some one who was acc auainted with the manner of his death. A party of s'possum hunters came upon his camp a short time before day and found no fire. It was these huntern that gave the clue to whore his camp was situated.
 An autopsy was not performed upon him and the burial took place af o.ciock yesterday. at which time the Jnry had rendered no verdict. His Iatner would not consent to the at- topsy, but has offered reward of si0o Tor the person who will bring him news of the manner of the boy.s death. The grandfather of the boy believes that 1t was deliberate murder and the people who are acquainted with the also. '.s-7- - II
 Large Gun On Body.
 A peculiar point of the. case vvns that the pistol found on his body was .41-caifbre revolver, and. as with all guns of that size or larger. wo,,la nave Kicked" out of his hand ff he had been shooting 1t asd had not held it with great firmness. The boy was aIraid of pistols and ordinarily would not have touched one.
 The aftaFnnon hafara h4m anee he came home. bathed ana u,,s on clean linen and then went for f,e buggy. Several persons who saw htm before he left. noticed that hs wes rather perturbed and seemed dopn- cast. but # was known that he had peen reprimanded by bis teacher that cay or shortly before, aud that hin father had punished him also, ana ie vas attributed to khis
 There are many theories as fo his deafh, and all are anxiously wnfffnu to see what will be done al the meef- ing of the coronerss Jury at 2 o'cIoch Monday afternoon.
 Sheriff W. s. Watson. of RutIer .o.,. " has sent the following communsrn. ton to The Advertiser:
 ITO The Advertiser. Montgomarv. Ala,
 Seeing in your today's Issue a com munication from Greenyiiie. in rerar5 ts the tragic" finding of the son Of Mr Homer Baisden. and seeing 1t is 10 fai from the true facts as far as are found out even to now. Sunday p. m. write you Few corrections. as I wish the Facts to go outNas they are and not rel the public mind set in tkeir views. that are calculated to mislead the public.
 First. His legs were not wrappeS in . quilt or comfort
 Second. Mrs. Lee was not carrying her husband breakfast.
 "Third. He had not gone the road t< Lanes' bridge.
 Fourth. No blood was ever sssr more than three-fourths of mile frox the court house.
 quest held at all yesterday tsaturday,. There was not single witness sworn, and no testimony taken. but the cane is set for o'clock tomorrow (Afondayy.
 sixth. The. young man seeing tha buggy and horse pass him right iu town says no one was driving. hus there seemed to be some one in the foot of the buggy apparently wrapped up In a quilt or lap robe. which was about fifteen or twenty minutes to fa o'clock that night.
 Seventh. There was and Is not any to the fact or belief that hs was brought in by any one.
 But the facts all go to show tat no one was with him at any time af- ter about 5 o'clock ?. m. the evening he left town. as he was seen by four different persons going south from from ?. m. to just before dark and every one said he was by himself. and about the distance of three miles Is as far as any cone 90 far as we now know saw him that fatal even ing.
 'Eighth. There ia no doutt but he fell from the buggy right where he was found lying. The bmSgy on thst side had careened on the side of an of the side walk. and ha fell. striking the wheel. and the horse. as was seen from his tracks. was going In walk. The embankment where he was lying was not so chanting as 10 the rolling of the body down to the street as there was rather a dent or bench of dirt to allow the body to remain right where It was as the buggy wheel passed by him the