The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-06-17
ARREST four
IN DEATH OF
5. CLAYTON
Officers Believe Ex-Service
Man Was Wounded
With Shot Gun
FIND BODY IN WOODS;
WILL HOLD INQUEST

The body of Seamon Clayton,
age about 40 or as, was found
yesterday afternoon between 4
and 5 o'clock in the woods at a
point off a side road which leads
from the Haywood road to the
home of John Ewbank. The body
was about half a mile from Mr..
Ewbank's home.
In investigating last night the
sheriff's department arrested Ulys
Clayton, brother of the dead man,
Paul Bell, Harrison Orr and Bub
Dill.
From the appearance of the
body the man had been dead for
some time and officers and Coro-
ner j. F. Brooks fixed the time of
death at some time Sunday after
noon.
A preliminary examination of
the body revealed an injury to the
head over the right eye, a cut or
scratch along the right jaw and
small cut on the left chest, but it
was believed that none of these
injuries would have caused death.
A further examination later last
night revealed three holes in the
left side almost directly over the
heart and it is believed that the
man was shot with a shotgun.
There were other evidences of
small shot on the left arm.
The body was found yesterday
afternoon by Billy Clayton, a son
of Ulys Clayton, and Harrison
Orr, who is about Is or 16 years
old and is one of the four being
held in Jail. Sheriff M. N. Orr
stated that he had learned that
the two were sent to the spot in
the woods by Ulys Clayton to get
overalls he had left there. Off
GERS found a pair of overalls near
the body yesterday afternoon.
When officers arrived to inves-
tigate, the body was lying face
downward on slight slope. The
ground was covered with pine nee
dies and about Is feet from the
body there appeared some slight
evidences that the pine needles
had been disturbed. Also at this
point officers found an empty
whisky bottle and the neck of a
second whisky bottle was found
near the body. The cap from a
whisky bottle was also found near
the body.
Sheriff Orr stated today that
Ulys Clayton, Paul Bell, Harrison
Orr and Bub Dill had admitted
that they were at the place where
the body was found with Seamon
Clayton on Sunday afternoon: The
first three, he said, had declared
that they left in the afternoon
and left Bub Dill alone with Sea-
mon Clayton.
g Dill, according to Sheriff Orr,
said that all other members of the
party left at the same time and
that he remained. He said he went
to sleep and awoke during the
night and was alone, according to
Sheriff Orr.
Sheriff Orr further stated that
on Sunday afternoon he had gone
out and arrested Ulys Clayton af-
ter an alleged alteration with a
neighbor. At the time, Sheriff
Orr said that he took razor and
empty shotgun from Clayton.
Later Clayton was released from
Jail, he said.
Clayton is further alleged to
have made the statement early
last night that Seamon left home
on Monday morning to go to Hen
Jacksonville, where he was working
for Chief of Police Otis Powers.
Later, according to officers, he
admitted that he had not seen his
brother since they were together
on Sunday afternoon in the woods
where the body was found.
Clayton was a veteran of the
World war and, according to in
formation, would have received
about 5000 in bonus bonds.
Officers today were continuing
their investigation and Coroner
Brooks has set no date for an in
quest. A jury was called yester-
day afternoon and viewed the
body and the place where it was
found.