Evening journal., 1918-04-26
ND. BOY VICTIM OF
BRUTAL HI|IIUJRRDERERS
Private at Camp MIC Clellan
Beaten TO Death for
Few Dollars
WIDE QUEST ON
FOR SLAYERS

CAMP MCCLELLAN. ANJNIsToN. Ala,
April 26-With his skull crushed in
and his body covered with terrible
bruises, giving silent evidence OF bru-
tai beating, Private Orlin II Carey, OF
Salisbury. Md. was found dying in a
small shed hack OF the 2Oth Ordnance
depot yesterday afternoon. Soldiers who
discovered the mutilated figure bent
double to lt into the compartment
where the murderers had pressed 1t,
hurried the victim 10 the divisional
base hospital where he died within an
hour.
Carey was a member OF Company l.
fi5th Infantry. and had been detailed
10 guard four New Jersey prisoners,
sent to perform some labor In tho
vicinity Of the depot camp. Major John
p Hill, divisional judge advocate, is
heading an Investigation, working on
he supposition that the prisoners lured
the guard to the Isolated Outbuildlng
and battered his life out Major Hobart
Brown. commander OF the iO4th Mill
tary Police, has spread a drag
net Of soldier sleuths covering 4 radius
OF many miles and there Is little doubt
but that the accused will be appre-
hended
In the meantime Major Hill is putting
SCORES Of soldiers who happened TO be
IN the vicinity Of the ordance deport
yesterday through a third degree,
and no information tending 20 reveal
she Identity OF the suspects VIII be
made available by military authorities
until they are In custody One witness
declares he heard one OF the leeing
prisoners remark, Il put that guy out
bf the way that time"
First Lieutenant Peter Stone, Of
Newark, and First Lieutenant John D.
Wade or Baltimore. are assisting with
The examination OF witnesses. A board
consisting OF Major H. L. Opie. com
mander OF the First Battalion In the
fi6th Infantry. and Captains Herbert
Grynes. OF Company o.. and Henry f.
Robb. OF Company C. ii5th Infantry.
was appointed Immediately by General
Morton to handle the Investigation.
The victim had just been granted
Today furlough. expecting to start for
home today. II is believed that The
prisoners knew he carried money to de-
tray his csSfare and other expenses on
he trip iosMaryland, and the robbery
Is believed TO have been the motive Off
the crime. When the body was found
Carey's pockets had been searched and
not a cent had been overlooked. II
Is the opinion Of military authorities
hat the four prisoners charged with
the arct are not yet aware OF their VIC
inns death.
Evidences Of a hard scuffle IN the
Uhed were plainly visible and near the
body was found a tNO-by-four block
OF lumber. which Is believed 10 have
been used in beating Carey over the
head. His gun was found in the
building with the bayonet attachment
twiste4 and bent.
General Morton issued instructions u
Major Hill and the Military Police, td
put every cog OF the divisional machine
10 work in securing the countryside fol
the fugisives. News Of the crimo spread
rapidly about The reservation and hun
dreds o. enlisted men and officers have
volunteered to form posses for nishl
hunts
The fact that the body was found
soon after she deed had been committed
leads the military authorities to believe
the prisoners did not set much OF {
start and Major Browns forces ART
working on the suppositon that th'
quartet are IN hiding close by. Ever,
building is being searched. Mllitar,
police are demanding credentials from
every uniformed man visiting towI
within q radius Of 20 miles and motor
cycla guards are patroling every thor
oughfare.