The Little River news., 1922-11-29

The search for the body of Hugh Throckmorton of Wilton. missing since Thursday, and believed murder ed by moonshinc band after his com panion, Euclyd Cooper, had escaped from their hands under fire, is con- tinuing as we go to press. There Is no thought of abandoning hope of finding the body of the murdered man, for upon this hinges he sure convic- ton of the murderer or murderers. Word came from headquarters on the river early Tuesday morning to send sayenty-fve more men. Many cars loaded with people started for that nlace. Mrs Tom Owens, wife of the alleged chief actor in the murder drama, had added another chapter to tho meager story that has been sweat ed from her during the past days. She told officers here that the body of Throckmorton was thrown into the bot tom of Ludlow slough a mile or more below the camp, had been covered with log and the whole covered over with leaves. She had contended stubbornly before that if dead she did not know what disposition was made of the body. It is understood that thls theory was to be carefully gone over Tuesday in the hopes that this story may be true.
 The News is also asked to assure ;he public that nothing is being held back in the way of inside information. Search will not be abandoned until tho whole thing is cleared up. Offlc- CTS and others are doing what they can to feed the searchers, but often supplies are inadequate. Those going :o help should carry food with thcm,
 Since Friday this section has been shrouded in the greatest murder mys- tery of recent years. It has beeh known since that time that Hugh Throckmorton young man 26 years ald, married. and whose home was at Wilton, i've miles north of Ashdowh' had been murdered, and that his body had been hidden away, either in the bed of Little River, or in the bottoms stretching for. miles on either side A mad, drunken scene Thursday after noon at the home of Tom Owens, k1ns of a. moonshine ring, human ravlng devil shooting to kill at the fleelhe companion of Throckmorton, and then another scene with Throckmorton nleading for his own life as the mur- derous shots are fired into his body and then, mystery.
 The scene: On the South bank ol title River on the w. D. Waldrop farm known as the Patterson place about two and a half miles below Cot tonwood Shoals and seven miles
 title west of north of Wilton. Across tho river is the old Miller place ana Pond Creek bottoms, an extensive ana wild area lying between Pond Creek L little River and the Cossatot, WHICH rms into the larger river some miles below and east from the home or rom Owens, master moonshiners and alles- ed murderer.
 The time was anywhere rom to , Thursday afternoon.
 Those arrested and held ill jail charged with implication in the crlihe are. Tom Owens, aged about 50, Mrs. Tom (Eva) Owens, wife of the formeN' aged about 22, Jim Taylor and Harry J.ovewell, living across the river in all cid cabin opposite the Owens home' interested in the whiskey business anu rresent when the murder was salo to have been committed, or near at hana' Geo. Terry, another young man, chars- ed as to whiskey, but not present "' the time Of the crime at the OweHS hCme.
 Hugh Throckmorton, the missing man. left Wilton early Thursday mof'' inp in company with EuctSd Cooper |" go hunting in Little Rive" bottoms' Coo,er was riding a horse ard Thrc1A" merton mule. Cooper returhe Lame about 1 o'clock that niglt m foot and hatless and went tC bed. he news did not become known 'hat Tn, cckmorton was missing until Eli dcv morning when about 9 ocloch wife innl fred apou' her husband, who had not returhc@ Y urg Cooper assures her that is safe and that ne alone was the one in danger, and he