The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-06-29
ELWOODHINEBAUCH'SBOD
IS RECOVERED FROM LAKE
Oakland Man Had Been Missing
Since June s; Medical Examiner
Gives Verdict of Suicide
DRIVER OF CAR RELEASED

DRIVER OF CAR RELEASED
Searchers recovered, last Thursday
afternoon, June %, the body of Elwood
limbaugh, SO, who presumably dived
off Glendale bridge into Deep Creek
Lake on Thursday night, June 8. The
body was in about so feet of water.
Dr. N. I. Broadwater, county medi-
cal examiner, pronounced it clear
case of suicide, and Paul Jordan, II,
held for questioning as the driver Of
the car hired by the unfortunate man
to take him to the lake, was released
from custody the following day.
The recovery of the body ended
more than ten days intensive search.
Placed under questioning Paul Jordan,
who at first reported that he had driv.
en- limbaugh to Cabin Lodge, in an
other section Of the lake, told differ
ent story to States Attorney Neil G.
Fraley, and admitted that he drove
the man to Glendale Bridge, where
his passenger directed that the car be
stopped. He alighted on the bridge and
told Jordan to return to Oakland.
This story was corroborated by Cor
poral Thomas Currie of the State
Police, and Deputy Sheriff Clarence
Spear, who were enroute to Meadow
Mountain CCC camp about that time
and remember passing car just a
few hundred feet west of the bridge.
When the two officers passed over the
bridge a moment or two later there
was no trace of anyone on the bridge,
Corporal Currie said.
This turn of events led authorities
to believe more firmly that Hinebaugh
really had jumped from the structure
as he was reported several times to
have expressed his intention to do.
Prior to his disappearance he had
been greatly depressed and melan-
choly for several months and had been
a great sufferer as the result of a
sinus infection.
A large number of people searched
for several days in the vicinity of the
Glendale bridge, and motor boats and
row boats were brought into US.
The body was brought to the surface
| downstream from the middle pier of
the bridge by a group who had been
using graphing hooks. In the party
were his brother, Joseph limbaugh,
Joseph Littman, Wellington Hill and
Daily Sines.
The body was brought to Oakland
late Thursday afternoon and funeral
services were conducted on Friday
afternoon at 800 o'clock from the
Bolden Funeral Home. Dr., A. B.
Learner, pastor of the local Lutheran
church, was the officiating minister.
Interment was in the Oakland ceme-
terry.
! Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mary
! Friend limbaugh, and one son, Jack
limbaugh; and the following broth
ers and sisters: Guy W. limbaugh,
Joseph limbaugh, William Hine-
baugh, Oakland; Arthur limbaugh
Parsons, w. Va; Miss Mary Hine-
baugh, Cumberland, and Mrs. Edwin
I C. Haggerty, Middleport, Ohio.
From this same structure, on April
4, 1880, William R. Harvey, civil en-
gineer, of Frostburg, jumped into the
lake and was drowned. His body was
not recovered until April 20, and was
about 500 yards above the bridge.
Among those from out-of-town at
tending the funeral service were Mrs.
Edwin C. Haggerty, Middleport, O.;
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Lester Friend and
three children, Mr.. and Mrs. Commo-
dore Fike and two sons, Mr. and Mrs.
Keys, Connellsville, Pa; Miss Mary
limbaugh, Cumberland; Mr.. and Mrs.
William Fike, Uniontown, Pa; Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Hinebaugh, Parsons,
w. Va; Mr.. and Mrs. j. Alvin Friend,
Miss Marjorie Friend, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harris Casteel, Ralph Hoye, Mrs
Boyd Dewitt, Mrs. Betty Dewitt, Mr.
and Mrs. Gilbert Dewitt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alva Dewitt, all of Sang Run; Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Rodeheaver, Hoyes;
Mrs. George Glotfelty, Mrs. Hubert
Bowman, Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Saw
age, all of McHenry.