The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-13
Body Found Amid Old Machinery at Chick
asha Iron Works; Had Doubtless Fallen
While Climbing Over Separator
NO EVIDENCE
OF FOUL PLAY
TOwnWas Aroused; Merchant Offered Big
Reward; Mayor Had Called Mass Meet
ing; Officers Work With Citizens

Helen, the eight year old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. w. Solomon, was
found dead this morning about eleven
O'Clock beneath the carrier of a
threshing separator at the Chickasha
Iron Works, upon which it is beliey-
ed she had been playing and which
doubtless fell upon her, crushing her
skull and breast. Death was evident
ly instantaneous as there was no ey-
idence OF struggle
c. W Moore found the dead body
when he went TO move the straw car.
rier SO that room could he made Cor
a wagon to get IN and be loaded with
brick When he lifted one Of the
pieces the face Of the dead girl was
cast before him. Police were imme.
diately notified and the body was ta-
ken to Schow's undertaking parlor.
There was no doubt left in the
minds Of those who viewed the place
where the body was found but that
death had come as result of an ac-
cident. The girls father said that
he had seen her there late Sunday
evening playing about the machine
under which she was found Henry
Harmon, who works in livery stable
just across from the Chickasha Iron
Works said that he heard the pieces
fall from the machine late Sunday
evening. Harmon said he went out
in the street in company with anoth-
er man and saw some Of the pipes
rolling off the machine but did not
think anything Of the incident and
did not COVE the affair a second
thought until the body was found
there this morning.
The machine belonged to NJ c.
Conrad and had been standing there
for several days Children had fire.
quently been seen playing about it.
No cries were heard by anyone and
further evidence that the body had
not been placed there, as was suppos-
&c by some, was shown by the fact
that the blood from the wounds had
caused the hair to adhere to the
pavement Furthermore there were
pieces of wood from the carrier bro
ken off on the wheel as they had fall
len upon the body of the little girl.
Employees at the foundry said that
they had noticed the carrier on the
side of the machine as late as noon
Sunday. This taken together with
all of the other circumstances estab-
lish beyond a doubt that death came
as a result of an accident
Despite the sorrow that attends
the death of little Helen Solomon,
the anxiety felt in Chickasha since
her disappearance Sunday night is
relieved, for it was feared by some
that she might have been the victim
of even a worse fate Chickasha
was thoroughly aroused and from ev-
cry walk of life came volunteers to
offer their services or cash in the
hunt for the missing girl The sor-
row of the girls parents knew no
bounds when notified that their
daughter had been found dead.
H. Kohn, a Chickasha merchant.
announced this morning that he
would give a reward of $500 to any
one who would produce Helen Solo
mon. alive The mayor had called
a mass meeting for the city hall to-
night in order to form searching
parties. It was Mayor Coffman's
idea to appoint a captain for each