The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-12

Collins and the sheriff and his men
are working on any clews. A quart
whisky bottle, said to have been
seen near the spot where the boy
laid, cannot be found. This would
have proved n valuable clew.
He Is 'Red" Thompson.
Positively identified as that OF Lu-
ther RED" Thompson. OF Decatur,
Ala, by three steambOatmen. the
corpse of the auburn haired boy that
was found murdered in the woods
mile from Union station Sunday
morning lies al Nance a Rogers NOR
que awaiting further Information
from his home town.
Yesterday afternoon at O'Clock
when the steamer J. N. Trigg reach
ed Paducah from the Tcmnessee river,
Capt. T.. ID. Ferguson, OF the boat,
was taken to the morgue, whore he
identified the body as that OF Thomp-
son, having been personally acquaint-
ed with him. Captain Ferguson also
knew Bert Guire, one OF the pair who
are being held here as suspects in
having some connection with the
murder. Engineer James Womble or
the Trigg and Capt. W. T. Rowden,
the pilot. also identified the body later
wlnen being taken to the morgue.
Captain Ferguson said Gulre and
Thompson were pals and had worked
together on steamboats, out OF De-
,catur. The next step was TO take
Captain Ferguson TO the county jali
Sixth and Clark streets. where Guire
shook hands with the captain, reoog-
nizlng him at once. CURE was also
known by Captain Rowdsu aud Engi-
ncer Womble. but they did not re-
member Albert Hale. who occupies a
separate cell.
IL Is said that Thompson worked
around the river there and has a
mother and two sisters living In DE-
,-atur. Another sister Is saii 10 live
In Birmingham. Ala. and they are
said 10 be- poor people.
Marshall Young at Decatur was
lcOmmunicated with las; night and
also Patrolman W. V. Davidson.
They said Guire and Thompson were
missing from home and had been gcue
about two weeks. They knew OF =
fight that took place on steamboat
there In which Hale was cut on the
lip. Hale claims the apparent blood
stains on his clothing VAS the result
OF the blow he received.
Yesterday afternoon Chief OF Po-
lice Singery aad Magistrate C. W.
Emery. acting coroner. visited Albert
Hale at the county, san. He was
caught lodging several times. having
admitted leaving Decatur on Monday
morning and then changing 10 Tuos-
day night. Bert CURE says that they
eft Decatur saturday and then
changed his statement 20 Monday
CURE told Chief Singery another tine
they left Decatur last Wednesday, and
arrived In Paducah Saturday night
= In a box car The car started 10
wards Louisville aud he claims he left
lGrand Nevcrs after selling watch
for So They returned Sunday morn
ling. CURE claims. and went TO the
lwharfboat. where they Hayed a short
tttme. Tisey then went 10 Harrells
restaurant and then 10 the south
ynrds OF the Illinois Central railroad.
were they were arrested trying 60
board southbound train. Gulrc ac-
knowlcdged knowing Red" Thomp-
son. but said he had not seen hi1n for
over a year.
When Magistrate Emery told Guire
that Thompson was dead and how he
had been brutany murdered. Guire.
after a pause. sald that he knew moth
ing about Il and n they hung ham
They would b. taking the life of an
innocent man.
May Have Been Robbery.
That the murder OF the boy was
for the purpose OF robbery IL ad.
yanced by Harry Osborne. an en-
ploye OF the Illinois Central fhops
Osborne recognized the dead lad az
the red haired youth that met him
Saturday afternoon and wanted TO
trade a silver watch OF the Hampton
make for a bicycle. At the tine Os
borne SAYS he was with two compan-
Ions. and the description he gives cor