Show SHANNON IS luNG CLUE INVESTIGATOR Suicide Theory Is Sustained by I Developments in Sein- Sein Soth Case NEGRO FREED FROM JAIL Police Lieutenant Still Busy Suppressing the News Around Station Notwithstanding the emphatic donial do- do nial of Dr E E. W. W to the tho effect that tha carbolic acid In an any way ny Into the tho death of young Ch Charles the tho police and 1 everybody e In any manner familiar with the caso case aro of or tie the opinion that tho the boy committed suicide It was reported Thursday that Sergeant Ser Ser- geant J. J J. J Roberts Roberta was negligent with Police Lieutenant R. R L. L Shannon In not Informing the night force o of the disappearance disappearance dis dl- appearance of Charles but It Ithan han halt developed that Shannon had full Cull charge chargo of or the men Wednesday night and on him rests tio to blamo blame for lor the lax methods ma may have resulted In failure to find hind tho the lad before ho methis mot met his death Shannon hannon has b 1 lcd himself himself himself him him- self In running down clues that have been pointed out to him but Lut most mont of his time been spent In an effort to lo suppress the tho news around the police po- po lice station Too signature of or tho the young man on tho the poison polson book of ot the tho Leaver Drug company as 83 a n receipt for tor the lethal draft t was verified beyond the tho shadow hadow of or a douby b by The Republican Tho negro Charles Washington who had been held by the police on suspicion suspicion sus sue of or being connected with the death W was S released yesterday afternoon afternoon after after- noon although it may be bo several days before the result of the thc chemical analysis anal anal- sis fils of or tho to organs of or tho the body Is known from tho the report of or the state chemist chemist- Since the tho verification of or the signature b by The rhe Republican n Friday the police have also compared signatures and havo made no particular effort to go IO Into tee m mystery ster of or tho the boys boy's 0 death Ott Ui The TIte mother of ot the tho dead lad and other other oth oth- er or members of or the family are strong In their denials of or any reports having havinga a Q bearing on the suicide theory theor and the they even deny dony tho the authenticity of ot the signature on the poison polson book at nt tee drug store tinny Rumor Current All An sorts of ot rumors rumors were current during the day lay OB as to tho the possible motive motive mo mo- tive tivo JOI Jor such an act Neighbors In Inthe inthe In the vicinity of ot the home are about equally divided in opinion as os to suicide suicide sui sui- I cide notwithstanding the almost conclusive conclusive conclusive con con- evidence in tho the case calie A young youn woman oman has hns given an account of ot a conversation conversation conversation con con- between the dead boy and others which happened on Sunday Sunda nl night ht in which the he young man mon said Its a n pity we cannot all aU be together for Christmas Another rumor which was given ghen considerable considerable con can credence Saturday was to the effect that some somo months n ago o the young youn man attempted to to commit suicide sui sui- cide elde by l leaping Into tho the Jordan The family denies all knowledge of ot such an act There are arc many who credit the report and give It as their opinion that tho the young man was of or orthe the suicide type and on account of his sensitive disposition was waa m rc than ever liable through worry to ex exaggerate ox- ox a a. fault and eventually so to tota ta take J c It to heart as to take the ex extreme cx- cx I course courso The truth of the boys boy's story to the I effect that his father required the acid to use as a n wash Is shattered b by the testimony of ot members of tho the family The funeral of at Charles will be he hold at St. St Marys Mary's cathedral today at at 3 3 Interment will bo in be-in In CalVary Calvary Calvary Cal Cal- vary cemetery S |