The Paducah evening sun., 1910-07-15
FOR
JOHN HUNT ASKED
FROM GOVERNOR
Illinois Authorities Agree TO
Surrender Him TO Nc.
Cracken County.
Hat and Shoes May Lead 10
Identification.
SOME STARTLING DISCOVERIES.

Requisition papers will be secured
for the bringing of John Hunt sus-
pected Of being the murderer of the.
unidentified youth of the Pool road
mystery, from Murphysboro, H., to
Paducah to stand trial. The Illinois
officials have agreed to surrender
Hunt to the Kentucky Officers.
III. V. Keebler returned last night
from MurphysbOro and is confident
that Hunt is the man he saw with
the dead boy on the Saturday after
noon before the murder. Hunt also
answers the description given by
Abe Bouregard, oOlored. and Henry
Dunlap, colored, who say that they
saw the dark haired man with the
red headed boy about and around
their houses for several DAYS preced-
ing the murder.
'The minute that saw Hunt
said MT keebler, 81 recognized him
as the man saw with the red
headed boy. I did not talk with him
but remember his face distinctly"
Hunt has quite police record.
Pictures of him have been obtained
from The Illinois state penitentiary
at Joliet, when he was sent up for
the murder of City Marshal Ike
daniels, of Metropolis. Hunt adj
mitted that the picture was his. but
denied that a picture Of Harry VIII
son sent up TO the Eddyville prison
from Hardin county for robbery,
was his. However. the close resem-
blance and the Bertulion measure
ments show that HUM went to the
Eddyyille prisUn under the alias OF
/ Wilson. Another interesting fact is
that on the card. the allas OF Wilson
s given as Pat O'Conner. Detec-
tives are now busy trying to Identify
the dead boy as Pat O'COnner. of
New York.
Hunt was arrested at Murphys-
boro, H.. on the charge Of robbing
a passenger on train between Car
bondale and Murphysboro. He was
an company with a man who gave
the name of Elmer Bennett, but
whom Mr. Keebler identified as
Metropolis man.
BY the discovery Of the name Of
IN. Donaghue." written IN hat
worn by Hunt may be revealed the
name of the dead boy Before the
train reached Murphysboro Hunt
jumped from the train. He wore
black derby hat, but traded Il to
Lyman Grogan before the Murphys-
boro police arrested him. After he
was in jail Grogan took the hat to
the police.
In his testimony at the examining
trial of Dean and Farrin, Abe
Bouregaurd swcre that the man he
saw leaving the vicinity the morning
that the murdered boy was dis
covered, wore black derby hat, but
previously the man had been wear
ing soft Stetson hat
Now Hunt is wearing a pair Of
patent leather shoes. but at Mt. YER
non, Ind, Mr.. Keebler learned that
Hunt disposed Of a pair Of shoes that
answer the description of the shoes
worn by the dead boy as described
by the witnesses Who saw him alive.
Attorney David Browning, who
represents Guy Dean and Attorney
S. H. Grassland, who is attorney for
Tommy Farrln, the prisoners now in
the cOundy jail for the murder of the
boy, are highly elated over the fnd-
ing of Hunt, and will write at once
TO Governor Wilson. asking for re-
QUESTION papers. They saw the evil
dence at the examining trial shows
the fact that the boy was not killed
IN a house and carried TO the scene,
but was murdered within a few feet
Of the spot where the body was
found.
Requisition papers will he applied
for the return of Hunt to Paducah
and Detective Collins will write the
governors of Kentucky and Illinois.
He says there will be no trouble In
having Hunt brought back here to
answer to the charge preferred
against him.