The evening world., 1922-05-24
FATHER IS SEIZED
ASAUTOPSy SHOWS
boy DIDN'T DROWN
Evidence Found That Body-of
Henry Scheim Was Weighted
Down in Lake.

On suspicion Of numbering his ten
year-old son, Henry. May 8, John
scheim Of Tuckerton. N. j., will be
arraigned to-day at Toms River. The
boys body was found in small lake
near his home yesterday. Parts had
been mutilated by fish and turtles,
but II was said an autopsy showed
there was no water In the lungs, and
that there was evidence the body
had been weighted down.
Prosecutor wntred H. Jayne jr. in
timated the medical men had reported
enough to warrant action. but de-
clined TO divulge details. The vital
organs were sent to Philadelphia to
be analysed. bus a report is not ex-
pected for several days.
Mayor Speck of Trenton, who had
been leading the search for tie miss
ing boy, said to-day tnere might be
other arrests. The theory is that
the boy was beaten to death and his
body thrown into the lake.
John Scheim. the father, submitted
to arrest quietly and denied he had
kin "A the poy accidentally or through
too severe chastisemenr. The oficials
admit that the boy had a record of
frequent mispehavior and was facing
q reform scnaoi. After his arrest the
father showed signs of genuine grief,
though when the booy was found
yesterday he seemed Indifferent He
talked freely of the occurrences just
before Henry vanished He said May
Henry came home late from school
and did not tell the truth at first
about his delay. Later. tho iather
said, the boy admitted ne ns9 stolen
his fathers knife and that the teacher
had caught him and another boy
threatening a girl with 1t. Henry was
told to change his clothes to do his
chores and that his punishment would
be decided on later.
Henry ran, and when his father
was unable to catch him sent an
older brother to continue the chase.
The brother searched until after dark
| about the cranberry bogs without
finding Henry. It was expected
Henry would be found asleep in the
barn the next day, as he had slept
there before, once recently after rum
ming away to see a circus, but he was
not seen alive again. The father ad-
mitted he had several times pun
ished Henry severely.
Neighbors had told of the boys fear
of his father. Nine days after the
disappearance, when IL began to at
tract attention, the father confessed
that the boy had vanished. A farm
hand then told officials he had seen
the father chasing the lad toward the
lake and that the child was crying, as
II in terror.
Then the father told his story. say
ing that his son had run from home
land that he was merely trying tc
catch him.
AZ the autopsy the Prosecutor and
physicians decided that the Boy hat
lnot fallen into the lake. but had beer
Shrown there. The autopsy was con
Quoted by Coroner dob Smith ant
. Drs. Fred N. Brummel. Joshau Hill
lard and Herbe Willis.
The body was clothed in blue over
alls, a blue and white jumper AM
, black shoes and stockings--just a
the farm hand had seen the boy flee
ing toward the lake. 1t was floating
face downward. on the edge of tn
lake, and was nearly covered b
, i weeds, refuse and scum that ha
> gathered over it. The head and nee
OF the body had been SO mutilated b
: turtles and fish as to make thos
parts beyond Identification. But tn
clothes and marks on the body boz
out the Identity.