The interior journal., 1914-05-26

found IN Mayfield's pockets. The res
dcncc OF Leonard McKiss,ck. on West
Lexington street. was entered Thurs.
day night by burglars and among oihcI
, things four razors were taken. The
three razors found on Mayficld wer,
identified by Mckissick as being his
The officers thought at first they had
hot clew but the fourth razor which
had been sold by Mayiield was soon
accounted iof and May iicld was other
wise proven innocent OF any connec-
ton with the crime However, he was
held on a burglary charge
Monday morning at Jo'clock Il was
currently reported that an arrest had
been made in connection with the mur
der and IN lew minutes at least five
hundred people had gathered at the
corner of Fourth and Main hoping to
see the Officers bring the guilty party
to lail. The report proved 10 BE- false.
,avine probably been started by some
irresponsible person.
G."v lanes y. Accreary hss been
asked To- offer a reward ioi the capture
and conviction of the criminal and
all are 50 aroused over the murder
the citizens of the town are making
up a large reward fund by popular
subscription, IN the hope that very
possible oior: may be made to run
down the guilty parry. 1t Is probable
that both the town and county will
supplement the reward fund
While many people think that the
murder was the deed OF a burglar.
there are many who think that Il was
Il Ia.
who has a mania iOr human blood
lhis latter theory Is based ON the isct
that no motive for the crime can be
established There Is but little ex-
cusc for a burglar to have committed
the deed. as he could have gotten away
Iust as well without killing. However.
great my stcry surrounds the finding of
the hat and strange razor. neither OF
which can be accounted for. The steps
m he rear where the murderer e.idenLy
made his escape are akwardly built aud
II IS the opinion of many that he fell as
hc ran cut OF the house and losing his
hat IN the dark did not stop To look ior
it
The white handled razor used in
slaShing the girls throat was made IN
~. LOUIS aud Is known as the "Shu-
mate brand. barber DE Luxe" This
brand OF razor has never been handled
by any Danville dealer according To-
the Information IN the hands of the
officers. The fact that the hat came
from San Antonio and the razor from
II. LOUIS causes some To think that
The CRIME Was the work of a transient
burglar who mistook the giTl tor
man IN the dark and becoming fright
med slew her. thinking that he was
himself
That tlIe murderer did his hoody
work IN an extremely noiseless man
ler l. attcstcd by the fact that Mr..
md Mrs. Thomas Young, asleep IN ad-
oining room. were not aroused until
hey heard the gurgling sounds Of the
lying girl. She was asleep in the
dining room. not the kitchen, as re-
ported in the Advocate Saturday, and
ler parents were in the room next to
4, not over ten feet away Mrs. Young
Vas awakened first She thought she
heard some dogs barking about the
louse. She heard the strange noise
N her daughters room and quickly
aroused Mr. Young. II is probable
hat the dogs were barking at the
lecing murderer There was no car
pet on the hall floor or the kitchen l
lpor and II is thought that the muir
lercr wore rubber solcd shoes, other
wise he would have awakened mem
'ers OF the family as he ran out.
Bloody finger prints that cannot be
accounted for were found on a chair
N the kitchen and on the kitchen door
sherc the william Is supposed to have
made his exit The wood bearing the
inger prints was sawed from the door
md the back of the chair was retained
~ the officers and will be photograph
d and used as clew. In case of the
'apture of a suspect iinger-print ex-
'crt will be secured.
That burglar was in the neghbor-
lood OF the Young home less than a
iali hour before the crime was com
nitted has developed. Mr.. Devine, a !
ailway trainman, was called out to |
make his run shortly after II O'Clock. |
lis residence is two squares from the |
Dung nome. Mrs. Devine and little |
on were still awake when they heard |
man walk up To the front door. Mrs. |
)eSinc remarked that Mr. DeNlne |
must have forgotten something and was |
eiurnIng home. At this point the man |
walked around the house and save
everal heavy Jerks at the kitcher |
Ioor. II was securely fastened and he |
inally turned and walked away. In a
hort while she heard the screams OF
'lrs. \ oung.
Sheriff iiarberson. while looking
Trough the school books, OF the little
irl, found half-completed letter ad-
In % hAe
riends on Fifth street The Young
amily had only recently moved from
he Filth street -neghborhood To West
,anville. The letter was most
heeriul one and told how well the
anlily was pleased with their new
ome and how the writer was getting
long Al school.
Saturday morning great many
eople were clinging to the theory |
hat the girl might have committed
uiclGe This was exploded in many
'ays In the first place the cash was
uch a large one that il would have
eeu a physical impossibility for her
2 have done il. Then she is right
anded aud the cash was cut from
ight tn left. On one OF her checks
vas thumbnsll print aud on the 9th
was three finger-nail prints. indicat.
e that her head had been held Will.
er throat was beng cut. Her fa,he,
ad Two or three razors about the
ouse and there would have been no
xcuse Tor her to have secured a IA
or away from home. and then. fur
,"r, the mysterious hat found al the
iichen door cannot be accounted for.
he funeral of the little victim was
eld at the Baptist church on Sunday
'ornine at o'clock. followed by in
'rmellt IN Bellevue cemetery. 4 large
rowd gathered To pay last tribute 10
nc victim Of such horrible crime.
Most OF the ministers of Danyille
cierred Ia the horrible tragedy In