New York Times, 1 July 1883: "Convicted of Murder Although The Body Was Not Found. "From the Bowsling Green (Ky.) Southern Progress, June 27. "At the recent term of the Edmonson Circuit Court Marion JOHNSON was convicted of murdering his little 4-year-old child, and a verdict of life service in the penitentiary returned by the jury. The published account a year since did not vary materially from the facts proved on the trial, which, in substance, were that he had started to Shakertown with his two children, aged 2 and 4 years, respectively, for the purpose of giving them, as he said, to the Shakers. When seen about two miles on the road he had but one child, the younger one. The older one has never been seen or heard of since, although close search has repeatedly been made for the body of the missing child. Johnson said he had carried both children, to Shakertown, but it was proved by the Shakers that he brought but one. The youngest child being too young to testify, there was no evidence of the killing, the conviction being upon circumstantial evidence alone. The case excited considerable interest in the neighborhood and at the trial. The belief of his guilt is pretty general. The case will be taken to the Court of Appeals." Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html SCKY Links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/