The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-10
May Exhunle tie Bsdy of Baisdea FATHER or YOUNG IAN
 0FFRS \ REWARD
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 BY CLYDE A. vER bEC1<.
 Greenvilie. Nov. s--tspeciaD-- Thrown about the tragic death of Iva D. Baisden. the Is year old son of Homer A Baisden. 10 a' web of baff- ling circumstances which officers of Butler county thus. far have been un-, able to pierce.
 The coroner's jury of fivs men this morning adjourned its session without reaching conclusion. Tho tary hed been in session at various tirnes since Saturday afternoon. and will convene at . o'clock tomorrow morning to ex- anime more witnesses. fss
 By some 1t is believed that the yer dict in the case will be delayed in- definitely owing to the unsatisfactory evidence now obtainabIe. Others are Of the opinion that the verdict will declare that the youth came to his death ss the result of . shot fired py an unknown person. His body was found saturday morning
 Two discoveries brought to light to- day disclose the fact that the shot prooabiy was fired on q secluded and iittie travelled branch road. about s5o yards from the main road. and in the direction of camp which the boy had made. Because of the fact that decomposition was well under way when the body. was discovered, t is thought that death came early Friday night
 The low. felt hat which had been worn by tho boy when he made the fatal trip had been niisstnxs Today t was found py wisiie 1zudsoh, | nssrc. d tAa spot wnsrs q asrzzss is shelisysd to have been cofnmftted Af0und y sjooS whsle both sidss Of fhe traii fo the main road bore similar mute sesti-
 Jury lsa secreslye.
 Tha sessions of1the jury are stpdi- ousiv Kept executive. Coroner A. T. RamaRe and his quintette of aids are xealousiy guarding whatever evidence and exhibits they may have from re-' porters and the public. There seems to ba tendency in official circles 10 further, cloud the mystery. .
 Homer A. Baisien. father of the dead boy persistently clings to the murder theory, and declares his Intention or prosecuting the case in the event that the 5ury,s verdict does not warrant an official prosecution. He has offered . reward of St00 for information com cerninR the exact cause of his son death, and he will follow this with energetic personal efforts. Mir. Bais- den is the manager or iocai cotton gin.
 Almost hopelessly tangled, threads or evidence having bearing upon the case are found at almost every turn. Thus far these have not been woven into whole cloth. Thomas Owen, one of the jurors this morning said that the case Is as much e mystery to him. self and colleagues ss to outsiders.
 Crime Motive Hidden.
 Evidence secured outside the Jury room unfoids what seems to be a ter ribie crime whose motive Is hidden. Last Friday afternoon. young Baisden pianned an outing to camp about four miles south of town, and IS known to have asked two companions to accompany him. They were unable to do 50 and he decided to make the trip alone. securing conveyance from Henry Donelson. negro. s.
 Several persons saw the boy driving alonx the road to the camp. about sun set in his usual good spirits.
 The fatal chapter In the record was unfoided early Saturday morning when Mrs. John Lee discovered the boys dead body lying at the side of the public road. about one block from his home The body had the appear ance of having been placed there with care. It was resting on a quilt. the right hand being extended along the side. the left hand thrown across the trunk. Lying on the body was a q calibre Colts revolver. one cartridge of which had been exploded. Between the eyebrows was clean cut bullet wound.
 The horse and buggy was found. Cory with blood. the left rear wheel gave indications. as did an examina- tion of the body, that the head had rested upon the tire at some stage of the Journey from the camp.
 The trail of blood was taken up by Chief of Police !. R. Porterfield. and followed through some Of the main streets as well as some of the most secluded sections of the town. and through Cobb City to a. point about three miles south of Greenyille. Thence 1t followed a branch road horse and buggy were found to lead to the camp in a dense thIcket more than a half-mile distant. At that point were discovered the remains of a fire. as we'll as some provisions. In the fork of a nearby tree was A wo- mans night robe The father of inc boy identified this as one purchased by the parents some time ago in Montgomery.
 Flames Destroy Evidence.
 return to the thfcket on Sunday revealed the fact that flames had swept it. as well as about five acres of land adjoining 1t. This prevented the use of bloodhounds. and obitterat- ed the evidence of crime. if ,ona yvaa committed there. It has been sag. gested that the fire may have heer started from a cigarette of some care- less visitor to the spot. but It's occ,,r- renee at this time is considered a ra. markable coincidence.
 No autopsy was performed, and # |. not known that the bullet which caus- ed death came from the gun found on the boys body. There is a dispute on this matter. the boy's father contend. ing that such was not the case, while pr. J. l.. Perdue. the examining phy-