The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-11

]. b. STEAM.
G. r. SIMMONS.
w. f. RAYH.
f. ID. WOODS.
f. ID. NOBEL.
Taken 60 Morgue.
Undertakers Nance & Rogers were
Itelephoned and the body was convey
ed to the embalming room at Sixth
street and Broadway at 1880 O'Clock
Scores of curious men and boys were
permitted to view the body in case
the boy might be identified No one
was able to positively Identify him,
although several were OF the opinion
that they had seen him in Paducah
at times.
The woods at the left hand side OF
the West5rook mineral wells so yards
from a little white house on the Bic
derman farm and not far from the
Starr farm, was the scene of the mur-
der. The spot Is thickly wooded and
leaves cover the ground The body
lay stretched out with blood flowing
from the wounds over his head
twenty feet distant from the body
was found a club, undoubtedly the
weapon with which the fatal blows
were dealt. The club was a heavy
piece OF oak about is inches long and
weighing about three OF four pounds.
II WIS y inches thick and pa
inches wide and OF the same width
OF the imprint OF the boys head
across the temple. The club was TAX
en- In charge by the police. The on
ly article found on the boy was a red
book Of cigaret papers In his shirt
pocket.
His Clothing.
Several feet from the bows feet
lay a pair OF black buttoned shoes
OF the w. l.. Douglas make, size s.
They We're not the shoes OF a tramp
and according to the police they are
not the shoes worn by the boy. as
his socks Indicated that that he wore
laced shoes. the imprint being left
clearly In the socks. These were the
only articles found except late yes
terday afternoon when pair OF
bloody trousers, supposed to be those
of the boy, were found and turned
over TO the police. These with the
shirts and underclothing are the only
clew left for the police to work on.
The boys underclothing was
heavy and soiled On the top shirt
was the brand OF Ferguson and Nc
Kenney" He wore a green sort OF
changeable silk four-in-hand neck tie
and upon examination II was found
that the brand had been torn OF
The threads were still hanging indl-
that the brand had not been
torn OF long.
Upon its discovery the body was
still warm, and according to Coroner
Emery, he had been dead not over
three or four hours at the most
There Is a scar of a burn on the top
Of the left wrist. two scars on the
right knee, one on the bone OF the
left ankle. one under the right arm
pit and a scar about | inch long at |
the bottom OF the fourth finger OF the |
left hand. There Is also scar about |
he size OF a dime on the right cheek.
There are no indications that a
struggle took place at the spot where |
he body was found. The fact that
le had only his underclothing on had
ed to the Advancement OF several
.heories. The police say the man who
iealt the blow must have been a right
landed man. as the blow was inflicted
Icress the right temple. One theory
,ut forth is that the boy had been
aught in a ,bawdy house in that vicln-
ty and In the hurry TO get away he
eft his clothing behind. Along with
his theory goes the belief that he was
pursued by some man, who overlook
i'm and dealt the murderous blows
yer the head. The boy might have
'rabbed the wrong shoes, and his
lothing will be found in the house
e left, II this theory Is correct.
Another theory Is that the boy III
vas either en- route to the city or
lsewhere. when he was assaultd by
ramps, who were concealed behind |
he trees. This beeing the case the
ramps could have taken the boys
lothes on and carried them away
here were no bruises on the boys
ands or arms showing that he had n
made no effort at all to defend him
elf. Had he offered resistance bruis-
would have been found on his arms
nd hands from the blows from the
lub. The police say a boy OF this
ge becomes too frightened to make
ny resistance when there is signs
Z murder In the air