Helgin, Billy 1922-1924

HELGIN

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, Volunteer (email)
Date: 5/26/2014 at 16:51:07

LeMars Globe-Post
October 30, 1924

BOY IS FOUND DEAD IN FENCE
LIFELESS BODY FOUND TANGLED IN FENCE BY MOTHER—BELIEVE STRANGLED

The lifeless body of “Billy”, the 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Helgin, living a mile and one-half mile north of Craig, was found by Mrs. Helgin this morning, tangled in barbed wire.

Mr. and Mrs. Helgin live on a farm near Craig, and it is believed that the youngster attempted to crawl through a fence and was caught. Whether he was entangled in the fence for a long time is not known at this writing, but death is believed to have been caused from strangulation.

When “Billy” was missing around the home, Mrs. Helgin set out to look for him, and found him in the fence. Medical aid was called, in an effort to revive the youth, but the body was dead when found. A small child cannot stand much exertion and it appears that his struggles to free himself from the wire were too great for his little body to stand.

Beely’s have charge of the body. No funeral arrangements have been made so far.