Kirby, Claude died 1945

KIRBY, VAN WEY, NARVESON

Posted By: Reid R. Johnson (email)
Date: 1/20/2015 at 14:57:37

Postville Herald, Wed., 7 March 1945. In the Frankville column.

Word was received here Friday of the mysterious death of Claude Kirby who was found dead near a railroad track near Austin, Minn. He was a brother of Mrs. Miner Van Wey, and a former Frankville resident.

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Albert Lea Evening Tribune, Albert Lea, Minn., Thur., 1 Mar. 1945.

This article notes that a 38 year-old Austin packing house worker was under arrest as a suspect in the murder of 60 year-old Claude Kirby, who was found at Austin the day before with his head crushed.

Kirby had came to Austin the previous Saturday with the announced intent to collect some money from the suspect, and the two men were staying at the same hotel.

Kirby had between $400 and $500 in his sock when he left Fountain for Austin but no money was found on his body.

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Albert Lea Evening Tribune, Albert Lea, Minn., Fri., 2 March 1945.

An article says Narvin Theodore Narveson, 38 year-old packing house worker, had signed a confession that he had killed Claude Kirby, 60, Fountain farm hand, the previous Tuesday night using a railroad-packing bar. Narveson was charged with first degree Murder.

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Huron Daily Huronite and Plainsman, Huron, S.D.

An article notes that Narvin Narveson had been taken to Stillwater Prison to begin serving a life sentence for the murder of Claude Kirby.