The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-11
Unidentified Youth, Found Dead
in Field Beyond Southern Limits
of City, Where He Was Killed
His Head Had Been Beaten in
With Stick Of Stovewood by
His Murderers...Two Ar.
rests Made by Police.

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old was clubbed to death early Sunda,
morning a short distance from tn,
Westbrook mineral wells and 800
yards from the south yards of the
C. railroad one-half miles outside th,
city limits. He was found few
hours afterwards by accident. Ths
murderer escaped after stufing leaves
into the dying boys mouth to muffie
his groans of agony.
The weapon used was an oak club
and the skull was fractured and cut
by the sharp edges. The death blow
was over the left temple while the
skull was broken behind the ear, and
above and below the base OF the brain
Four licks were dealt The only
clews left for the police to work upon
are the club. pair OF shoes. pair
OF blood stained trousers and under
wear. The fact that the youth was
clad only in his socks, underwear and
two top shirts adds to the mysterious
nature of the case.
Bert Guire and Albert Hale are
under arrest pending further investi-
cation that grew out of the alleg-
ed appearance of the dead boy with
two Others Saturday night They
were seen in that vicinity. Chief of
Police Henry Singery and Detectives
Moore and Collins are working on a
new clew obtained this morning. Two
strange men are said to have hired
a skin at the foot Of the Illinois Cen
trail railroad incline early yesterday
morning and were rowed across the
Ohio to Brookport. II is asid the
oarsman was urged as fast as posi-
Bile and when the men landed on the
Illinois side they ran up the hill and
disappeared.
The vicinity of the spot where the
boy was found has been the scene of
several murders in the past few years
all being shrouded in mystery This
case is a puzzle TO the police deiEsrt-
ment.
IL Is expected that the boy will be
identified in a few days. Undertaken
Nance & Rogers received telephone
message today from Mr.. Noble, liy-
ing at Gilbertsville, saying that his
son was missing from home. The
deSription tallies with that OF the
murdered boy with the exception of
the eyes. Mr.. Noble said his son had
blue eyes while the dead boy has
brown eyes There are no scars on
the Noble Boy.
The Discovery.
With his skull crushed and his
mouth stuffed with leaves the body of
a boy between Is and 20 years old
was found yesterday morning by Joe
Dolby. colored, living near the West
brook mineral wells The body which
was taken to Nance & Rogers morgue
waas seen by hundreds last night and
today although his certain identity
seems not revealed Miss Maud Fon-
daw, living in Rowlandtown, positive
ly identified him as being Porter Max
ey known as shorty" She said he
was a leatherworker and worked for
Rehkopf saddlery company before It
closed about three years ago. She
said he went with her some time and
although she may be mistaken. she
shill clings to the belief that he is
Maxey. The boy is not Maxey as he
is safe and sound in St. Louis. ID. II.
Maxey. a brother, who Is connected
with the East Tennessee Telephone
here, called up Porter Max
ey at ST. Louis at 9:30 O'Clock last
night and talked with him
Others say the boy lived In Littles-
vile and came here from Gilberts-
vile. Residents of Littlesville. who
have seen the boy do not recognize
him. however.
Two Arrests.
Albert Hale and Bert Guire were
arrested about o'clock last night In
the south yards of the Illinois Cen
trail railroad by Patrolman Wick and
Eich. The young men were attempt
ing to board a freight train and the
two patrolmen who had concealed
themselves in the engine jumped out
and covered the pair with their re
volvers. Hale and Guire had been
seen in that vicinity Saturday night
and Sunday by Watchman Il. Il. Holt
for the railroad and he had stopped
them several times while they were
trying to board outgoing freight
trains.
Hale who is short in statue seem
ed excited when being taken to the
police station. There we're apparent,
IN blood stains on the front of his
clothes and his short sleeves had been
cut of. There were stains on his
sleeves. A warrant was issued b,
Magistrate C. w. Emery charging
them with vagrancy Both told con
hicting stories and seem to be from
all spots on the map. They claim
they we're trying TO get train south
having come here Sunday morning.
Police Sergeant Lige Cross anc
Magistrate Emery sweated them, bu'
neither gave satisfactory account oi
himself. They were questioned In po-
lice cOurt this morning and told of