Show MYSTERY AROUND DEATH OF OE BABE Officials Investigate l Circumstances Circumstances' Circumstances Circumstances Circum Circum- stances stances stances' 1 Surrounding Demise Demise Demise De De- De- De mise of Reeves Child CERTIFICATE NOT SIGNED Physician Says Infant Was Healthy Last Time He Saw It t Was as tho the new born new baby of Mrs oIl Macon Macon Macon Ma- Ma con E. E Reeves colored strangled or orvas was vas Its death leath due to natural causes Tho The child died led Tue Tuesday day and there theio were developments yesterday e in the case that led the un undertaker taker er In charge to think that something was wn ron wrong lIe IIo reported tho case to Dana T T. Smith coroner and anel Deputy Sh Sheriffs Ike Ikc Emery Emer and antI Sperry aro are investigating ing lug At G Ij o'clock yesterday afternoon Dana T T. Smith P P. T. T Farnsworth jr assistant count county attorney and tho the deputy sheriff held a conference An inquest will probably be held today Late last t night Macon E E. Reeves the th husband was arrested and placed place in the count county jail It was stated that the arrest was a n. precautionary measure mess meas ure and that he hc will he be held ld until the case has been leen fully Cull investigated The child died Sunday and the hod body was taken to the un undertaking establishment establishment of oC Eber W Hall Hail Dr T T. C C. Gibson attended at the birth but Iut he was not present when tho the child child died lUell and knew know nothing nothing- about how hov I it came cameto to its death leath Tho The death certificate was made maile out and when Dr Gibson was called upon to sign it he refused to do so ro Mr 11 Hall lIall at once reported to Coroner Smith Child u Wa- Wa healthy Dr Gibson stated that the child was healthy health and In good condition when he lie left the tho Reeves home 7 Washington avenue At the request of oC Dana T T. Smith an autopsy was conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted yesterday c by Dr Calderwood d. d Tho The physician stated there were strong evidences that the child was strangled to death though ho would not positively that such was the tho case caw Tho rho two glaring irregularities In tho the unsigned death certificate wore were the tho facts that tho mother lid did not give gl her right name namI and alleged that Dr Gibson Gib Gib- son was ns the tho attending physician a the u W d l l. l The husband ot n neves eves Is JR a n in ono one of the first class hotels of oC Salt Fait Lake L. It alleged is Js that ho he had been away from front home for a considerable considerable consider consider- able period before tho the childs child's birth The Tho deputy deput sheriffs say sa they have o seen scon se m everybody c that can throw any light on the case and believe belle they have worked out a motive for tho the alleged crime As far as the Reeves family is con- con concerned corned Its members refused to talk about the case yesterday when their homo home was visited A colored woman answered the door She said that it would be impossible to talk to toIls Mis Ils Reeves as she was still confined to her bed Answers relative to what caused caused caus caus- ed d the death eath of or the child when It died lied or an anything that would throw direct light on the case caso were Vero denied After tho the conference yesterday afternoon af at if- if tho the deputy sheriffs again visited the Reeves home and also talked talk tall ed od d to Reeves Ree at th the tho hotel In itt which heIs heS he ho hoIs Is S employed ed It I ls Is known that one ono story has come from rom the Reeves cs home to the effect that hat the thc childs child's death was caused from Crom rota exposure Nothing had been done In Inthe inho the ho matter last night in the wa way of oC making making- an arrest airest The case has not been een reported to the police S S |