The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-19
BAISDEN DEATH
MAY BE SOLVED.
CreenVille Mystery Probed,
by Detectives.
SUBSTANTIAL MURDER THEORY.
Believe Boy Possessed knowledge
Of Law Violation.
Sleufh IncIInes to Belief That Lad Was
Murdered In Thicket and That
Body Was Drought to
Town to Simulate
Suicide.
SUBSTANTIATE MURDER THEORY

An echo of the Iva d. Baisden mys-
terry at Greenviile was sounded at the
capital yesterday when II became
been active In Butler County during the
last two weeks.
As a result 1t is claimed that there
IS little evidence lacking to- we'll
substantiated theory of murder. A
hunting party and an illicit still are
mentioned. However, no arrests have
been made.
Iva d. Baisen, on the morning of
Novs 6, was found at the side OF
public road about one block distant
from the Butler County courthouse. In
the center of his forehead was a clean
cut bullet wound. Apparently. the
body had been carefully arranged on
a Quilt, while on the breast lay A.
calibre Colt revolver, with one car
fridge discharged.
Investigation disposed the fact that
ON the preceding afternoon young
Baisden had planned TO go fishing with
some companions. He had hired
buggy belonging to a negro. At the
last moment. the young friends were
forbidden to make the trip. The Bats
den bog was seen to drive through Cobb
City, southeast of Greenville. alone,
about o'clock in the afternoon.
Drives to Lonely Camp.
After the discovery of the dead body,
an effort was made to trace the lad
movements. He had driven to camp
in dense thicket near Hawkin' S
Greek, about four miles from Green
VILE In the camp were found evil
dences of fire. quantity of pro-
visions and a woman's night robe.
The route taken in bringing the
boys body from the camp was marked
with frequent drops Of blood.
few hours after the discovery of
the tragedy, fire broke out In the
thicket, where the camp was located,
and further investigation at that point
was practically impossible. There Is
was incendiary.
Ohicials of Butler County cling to
the theory of suicide. However. this
was disproved from the fact that no
pne In the vicinity of the point where
the hodv was found had heard a shot
Hred. ana from the further reason that
Il would have been impossible for the
body TO have fallen from the buggy in
which It had been carried from the
ramp, in the position In which 1t was
found.
After a weeks investigation and the
examination OF many witnesses, the
soroner's Jury brought In q verdict that
Iva Raisden had come to his death by
> shot from a weapon In the hands Of
IN unknown party. No autopsy had
been performed to determine the ma
ture of the bullet in the boys brain,
nor were any dogs used to trace his
movements.
The theory OF suicide having been
discounted, 1t was thought by many
that woman might be involved in the
murder. This. too. was discarded, and
later events lead the detective to the
belief that in the chapter of the boys
death may be written the story of an
Illicit still and q hunting party.
Many Were Hunting 'Possums.
From one who has been working on
the case it was learned that on the
night in question there were three or
four 'possum hunting parties In the
woods in which the camp was located.
and in which young Baisden is sup
posed to have come to his death. Ev-