The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-02-24

/ ~ $3.50 70 his breakfast until be-
tw01a. nine and ten that same day
whether he would have had time to
have buried the body In SO short a
time IL question. He was seen
by Charles Chase, a neighbor between
nine and ten o'clock on that morning
with a horse sled which was headed
back toward Bailey's.
SEARCHES WEIGH HOME
In conducting a search for the miss
ing remains Sheriff Mooers, Deputy
r. B. Cole of Skowhegan and Con-
stable Alpheus Mason OF Canaan went
to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
WEIGH Mrs. WEIGH being the mother
of Knights. The house was first
searched and the officers when ask
ing for the trunk were directed by
Mrs. WEIGH to find 1t In an unused bed
room. The oficers investigated the
same and after finding a quantity of
newspapers and magazines, some clo-
thing and two pairs of rubber shoes,
they found the whole bottom OF the
trunk literally plastered with blood.
The of1icers after searching the house
turend their efforts to the huge hay
barn across the road from the Welch
house, which Is owned by Herbert
Purington. The officers went over
the dirt floor of the barn on their hands
and knees and literally sounded every
inch OF the dirt bottom with a crow
bar. This barn Is used for hay on
ly and while there was no hay stored
there at the time of the concealment
OF the body, there was all over the
dirt bottom quite quantity OF rot
ten accumulations which had been ga
thering for years. The officers dis
covered In their careful search few
straws which 1t was believed had
slight unges of blood thereupon. U.s.
ing a crowbar they found that 1t des-
cended easily In one particular place
and using a shovel, soon uncovered
the dead body. The grave was three
feet deep and as they threw of the
dirt a bare foot standing upright was
shortly discovered. The body had on
brown flannel shirt and an under
shirt and \ patchwork bed quilt and
horse blanket were used as its shroud
Almost simultaneously with the find
ing Of the body Knights confessed 1t
Is alleged by officers to the murder to
the Penobscot County authorities.
AUTOPSY PERFORMED
Medical examiner w. s. Stinchfield
of Skowhegan performed an autopsy
upon Corson at the undertaking rooms
of Scott Lord In Canaan during Thurs
day night in the presence OF County
Attorney James H. Thorne and Depu-
ty Sheriff Croker. The result of
the autopsy showed that the whole top
of the skull had been crushed in as
II by several blows, part of the bones
being pulverixed with pieces driven
into the brain. No marks of violence
were found elsewhere on the body.
The Medical examiner believes that
il the man did not die instanteously,
he became unconscious from the blows
as soon as they were dealt him.
BODY PLACED IN CANAAN TOMB
The remains were then turned over
to Undertaken Lord and without pray
er or service were placed in the re-
celving tomb ut Canaan until definite
arrangements were made by the rela
tives OF the deceased. Corson's age
was IS years. He Is supposed to
have had about 5000 In bills on his
person when he was murdered.
KNIGHTS A WHOEVER
Knights 10 u widower and has two
sons as already referred to. His
mother, it is understood in no way
tried to shield her son from the Off
GERS. The older son Eugene Knights
sixteen years old, was taken into Gus
tody by the oficers, who preferred