The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-06-30
FIND BODY OF A SLAIN BOY
Victim Of johnson County Tragedy
Had Apparently Been Killed With
q Huge Stone.

The body of an unidentified boy,
about IA years DID, was found the
other day in the underbrush along the
Frisco railroad tracks half mile
north of South Park in Johnson county
by q negro section hand.
Sheriff E. G, Carroll and Coroner P.
L. Lathrop of Olathe, as we'll as the
police of Kansas City, are convinced
that the boy was murdered, as there
were numerous indications of a des-
perate struggle. The right side of the
head was crushed in two places and
beneath the chin there was deep
thumb print. Coroner Lathrop said
the victim had probably been dead
several days.
A blood stained stone found near the
body revealed the weapon that had
been used by the murderer. The po-
lice have two theories concerning the
crime. One is that the boy was acci-
dentally struck by motorist, who
then got out of the car and and pound
ed the victim to death with stone.
This theory, however, is made highly
improbable by the fact that the were
no bruises on the body. The other
theory is that the boy was killed by
his companions and the body secreted
in the underbrush.
The victim weighed about 100
pounds and was five feet and four
inches tall, with blue eyes and dark
hair. He wore light. blue shirt (Pur-
itan brandt, neckband thirteen inches,
blue serge knee trousers and blue
Overalls, no underclothing, black lace
oxfords and a gray checked cap. On
the waistband Of the trousers were the
initials NV. NJ. E." while the laundry
mark on the shirt was "W. E." The
pockets contained nothing except
small wooden pipe and some cigarette
papers.
The body was removed to Olathe,
where it is held for Modification. So
far as the police are able to learn
there are no boys missing from home
In Kansas City.
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Oil Near Winfield.-Oil was struck
in the we'll on the Fred Clarke ranch
at Akron, Cowley county, recently, at
a depth of 1850 feet. 1t will be drill
ed in at once. Several barrels of oil
were taken from the well and tested
of fine quality.
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Wed Two Weeks, Killed Self-Al-
bert Young, young man who lived
eight miles north of Window, com.
mitted suicide recently. He was wor-
ried on account of his health. He was
married less than two weeks ago.
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Station Safe Eound.-Sheriff E. G.
Carroll of Johnson county found the
safe which was stolen from the Stand
ard Oil filling station at Broadway and
Hamilton street In Kansas City. The
safe was on a side of the road near
Craig Station, on the Santa Fe. The
bottom had been chlseled out and the
cash bon and its contents of $50 re-
moved.
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Dead on Railroad Track-An un'
identified man about SIS years Of age
was found dead the other morning on
the Santa Fe right-of-way, three miles
north of Olathe.
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Hurt Trying to Shoot Dam.--Lee
Bloom. and Russell Henshaw. two
Wichita young men, tried to shoot the
Central avenue dam in Little river the
other night, and as result both are
badly bruised. The river Is up from
recent rains and their canue capsized
in the current. They pere rescued by
fishermen.
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Veteran Dead at Salina--Ezekie
Jones, Is years old and a veteran Of
the Civil war, is dead at the home
OF his son, John w Jones, in Salina
Four children survive.