The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-26

Camn Mcclellan. Ala April % 4.
Within an hour amer he had been re
TO the divisional hospital .
with fractured skull and severe j
nody bruises. Private Orlin ID. Carey, /
of Salisbury, Md. die tonight, the
victim OF Il murdeTouS attack belleV- |
ed 10 have been committed by four
prisoners he was guarding. The VIC
nm Was member of Company |, /
l15th Infantry, and his unit had
heen on duty at the divisional stock
ade for the past week, the enlisted !
narsourel being used to stand guard
over prisoners performing labor III
various parts OF the reservation.
Carev's body was found this even
ing crushed into a small compart-
ment in an outbuilding in the rear OF
the l20th Ordnance Depot. and evil
dence of a scuffle between the victim
and his assailants was visible.
two-inch beam, believed to have been
used in crushing his skull, was found
nearby. and the bayonet attached 10
Carev's rifle was twisted and Dent.
He had lust obtained a ten-day fur
Tough and was TO start for SALISBURY
tomorrow. When he was attacked.
Carey had money with him sutflclens
to defray the expenses OF his conlehl-
plated trip. and this was taken from
him. lending emphasis to the belief
that robbery was the motive for the
crime.
AS soon as the death was reported
Major General Charles G. Morton or
dered that every department OF oil
visional machinery be put into full
operation to run down the assaiiants.
To Major John P Hill, of Baltimore,
was assigned the duty of directing an
investigation, which will be made by
Major Hierone L. Opie, commander
of the First Battalion in the 1l6th
Infantry, and Capts. Herbert L.
Grymes. of Company d, 115th lnfan-
try. and Henry F. Robb, Of Company
G. 115th Infantry. First Lieutenant
John D. Wade, of Company NJ, l 10Th
Infantry, will assist Major Hill in
direction of the search.
Major Hobart Brown, commander
of the military police, sent out big
details OF heavily armed soldiers,
many of whom were formerly men,
bers OF Troop A, OF the Maryland
Cavalry. with instructions to leave
no stone unturned in securing the
countryside Towns surrounding the
camp are under provost guard, and
every soldier found on the streets is
being questioned by military police.
Motor cycles manned by soldiers are
patrolling the highways, and the pc
lice of Birmingham and Atlanta have
been asked to assist in the man hunt.
Major Hill is working on the
theory that the four prisoners com
mitted the deed, one of many wit
nesses examined tonight having tes-
tilted that he heard one Of them sag
as he passed, Il got that guy good
! that time"
Military authorities have drawii
| tight censorship lines around the at
| fair ana details that would tend to
indicate the identity of the four as
| sailants have been withheld. 1t is
| Major Hills belief that the quartet
! intended merely to stun Carey, and
| that they are not yet aware of his
death.
Carey left Salisbury, Nd, as a
private in Company l, First Maryland
Regiment, when only II years of
age. He was a graduate of the Wi
comico High School in the class of
1917, and enjoyed much popn16rity
/ ii ms Ii t t H. He f --s9
!, of Eurphrates Carey.
Second Lieutenant Guy C. Parlett,
/ of Millersville, Nd, died in the Di-
visional Base Hospital today, fol-
lowing a short illness of pneumonia.
He was a member of the Machine
Gun Company in the 115th Infantry,
and his father is a member of the
firm of Parlett and Parlett, Inc, of
Annapolis.