The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-12
MURDERED BOY Is
LUTHER THOMPSON
PACKETBOATMAN
Seems TO be Positively denti-
fled as Native Of Decatur
Alabama.
One CT Men Under Arrest
Knew Him.
MORE CLOTHING DISCOVERED.
MORE CLOTHING DISCOVERED.

Murderers of Luther Thompson
never got far from the scene of the
crime is the belief of the police. Mr..
Church, who lives i'm the country, saw
two young men going away from the
empty house on the gravel road near
the scene of the killing about
O'Clock Sunday morning. The body
was found at O'Clock.
IL the cases of Bert Guire and
Albert Hale, held as suspects in the
murder of Luther ("Red") Thomp-
son. of Decatur, Ala, as the youth.
who was found Sunday morning. has
been identified. are called tomorrow,
they will be continued. This signifi-
cant statement was made by the au-
thorities today.
Men Are Identified.
Conductor Phipps called at the
county Jail this afternoon and
Identified the two men as the same
ones he met early Sunday morning
in the Illinois Central yards. Con-
ductor Phipps arrived in Paducah
about daylight, and was returning
home when they met him and in
quired what was the best way to
reach Louisville.
Mr.. John Churchill, a farmer in
the county, was driving out the Pool
road Sunday morning and said he
thought they were the same men ne
met walking towards Paducah. One
he said carried small bundle under
his arm.
| Detective James Collins, ex-rhief
of police, is lending his services in
tracking down the murderers and
said this afternoon that two. pair of
lace shoes and a pair of dark trOus-
ers were found and are being used
as clews. One pair of the shoes
was placed on Thompson's feet this
morning and fit him exactly, the
laces corresponding with the I'M
prints on his ankle. Detective Col
Inns would not reveal where he
made the discoveries, and says he
has found several important clews
that will result in strong evidence.
The trousers were found near the
scene of the crime.
At l o'clock this afternoon De-
tective Collins in company with
Sheriff George Houser left the .ity
in buggy for the country to gather
more evidence. Mr. Collins is silent
on what evidence he has obtained
against CURE and Hale, but says the
murder is nearing a solution. The
cases against each, charged with
vagrancy, will be called in police
court tomorrow, but Detective Col
lins will ask for a continuance until
Friday when he says he will be
ready to face the young men with
proof.
When Chief of Police Singery
learned that the body was that of
Luther Thompson and that the boy
has a mother living In Decatur, or
birmingham, Ala, he at once tele-
graphed for Mrs. Lum Thompson at
both places. At 11:45 o'clock this
morning he received an answer from
City Marshal c. ID. NJ. Young at
Decatur, informing him that Mrs.
Thompson is living in Birmingham
from his last report. No word has
been heard from her there, but a
telegram is expected every minute.
This morning Undertakers Nance
& Rogers received a telegram from
Mrs. Stella Cunningham, of 3744
Windsor Place. St. Louis. asking for
a description of the dead boy. A
description and account of his death
was immediately forwarded her.
County Judge Alben w. Barkley
today wrote Governor Augustus VIII
son at Frankfort, asking him to