Said Boy Was killed
Report of Frightened Lads at Norwich Caused Excitement
Boy Now Missing
Utica Herald - Dispatch, April 5, 1908
Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]: The possibility that the mangled remains of a boy might be found lying beside the Lackawanna Railroad tracks just south of this village, caused considerable excitement in railroad circles here yesterday. Although no evidence of a serious accident was found, a boy residing in Cortland is missing and his whereabouts is a mystery. On Tuesday evening, a member of the Norwich police force noticed three strange boys roaming about town. Later he saw that they had been joined by two Norwich boys. At about 10 o'clock the same evening, the quintet boarded a freight train. When the train reached Chenango Forks four badly frightened boys got off and informed the telegraph operator that one of their party had fallen from the train as it was pulling out of Norwich. The train had not stopped between Norwich and the forks and they had made the trip without being able to give the alarm.
The operator at Norwich was immediately notified and in company with Officer N.D. Lewis started down the tracks in search of the remains. A short distance below the freight house was found a piece of a pant leg, evidently torn off by the wheels, but no blood or other indication of serious injury was found.
Wednesday morning a message from Cortland informed the local police that the three strange boys seen here were from that city. The mother of the missing lad said that her son had not yet returned. The two Norwich boys who started out with them have not yet returned to their homes. Although careful investigation has bene made by the local police, no further trace of the missing lads has been found.
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