The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-27
BODY OF BOY
FOUND ON TRACK
MYSTERY IN A TRAGIC
DEATH OF BOY NEAR
PERFECTION.
Body Severed in Twain Found
by Train Crew From Fort
Wayne.

by Train Crew From Fort
Wayne.
The body OF a boy, aged fife n
was found early Naturday morn
ing lying on the Pennsylvania
right-of-way two miles west OF
Pierceton by Engineer L. S. Nc
earthly, of east bound freight No
6. The freight ran to Pierceton
where the case was reported and
section men found the body AND
returned it to Pierceton morgut
1t is held Tor identification which
had not been accomplished lat
urday night
The following description in
connection with letter written
from Chicago, H., it is believed
will aid in the identification by
relatives who may be at some
distance: Age, about fifteen
complexion, fair; hair, brown and
straight height, five feet five in
ches; clothing, blue coat and
trousers, soft shirt with soft col
lar attached, bearing mark Age
Is, size 15"; cheek bones rather
prominent, with freckles over
forehead.
The body was cut in two. The
head and chest part were lying
on the south side of the south
track, the remainder of the body
being between the rails of the
same track. From this it is be-
lieved that the boy was killed by
an east bound train.
The letter indicates tfat the
youth was a Catholic. 1t fol
lows:
"2630 Drake Ave-, Chicago, Ill.
May 10, 1909.-Dear Mother:
guess you think | am never go
ing to write. | kept putting il
off till now. Pa was here and
stayed few weeks. He has gone
home now. | hope you are well
as it leaves us all the same. TIL
baby has three teeth, one above
and two below. Joe has his yard
planted with vegetables. | hope
you and Leonard come out here
this summer. Nearly all the
trees are in bloom and everything
green. | hope Tom is working
and also Irene and Laura. rel
Theo to write me a letter and
also Leonard. Molly sent me Z
postal on Easter but | have not
answered it yet. | expect to to-
day. l and Will may soon BIZ
living at Joe's. | made my East
er duty on Easter morning. The
church is nearly two miles away
/ wish you would send me my
bathing suit if you can find it
and some of them fishing pole:
for there are lots of fish here
Will is working every day now
| saw uncle for the first time fol
a long while a few weeks ago
but you would not know him.
must close now, giving my best
love TO all.
Your son, George
p. S.-Write soon.
Under the letter were mum
Der OF check marks that the boy
evidently had intended for kisse:
in the last letter he ever wrote
home to his mother.
Body of Boy is Identified.
The boy killed mysteriously on
| the Pennsylvania right-of-way
Saturday morning was George
Sweeney, of Pittsburg. The body
was taken to Pierceton, where
it was prepared for burial.
Pierceton men telegraphed tc
the Chicago address given in tht
unsigned letter found on the
body of the boy. In response to
this telegram, two brothers, VIII
liam and Joseph Sweeney, came
to Pierceton Sunday and identi
fed the body. The body was pre-
pared for burial and was shipped
to Pittsburg Sunday, accompan
led by the two brothers.
The boy avs 13 years of age
He is presumed to have run away
from home, looking for adventure
and to visit his brothers. H.
had come to Chicago and spen
some time there. When he wa.
last seen by his brothers he had /;
little money. In his pocket:
when found was $50. All tht
circumstances indicate that tht
/ boy had decided suddenly to G,
back home and that he had go
on train to beat his way. H,
may have fallen between two
cars and across the rail. DEATH
must have been almost instan-
| taneOuS.
The brothers of the boy are ce
ment workers and seem to BIZ
well-to-do laboring men. Tht
parents of the boy live in Pitts
burg.