James Carr, part 2, description of his hut

See part one here

This article included a front-page photograph of Mr. Carr's hut, but it was difficult to see much on the microfilm and impossible to print a quality image either, unfortunately. Still, this description below provides good detail.

Kentucky Times-Star   February 5, 1915

Hovel of Murdered Hermit

Even though James P. Carr, 71, war veteran, found murdered Friday morning, lived in a hovel, he was a lover of flowers. The yard of the shack in summer days was a blaze of color from flowers of all varieties. He also raised vegetables. The shack was built of discarded articles he had picked up at the dump. The fence that surrounded the house was made of mattress springs principally and in the yard was a collection of old stoves. The “house” is an eight by ten affair, was constructed of old pieces of wood, on which scraps of tin had been nailed. Articles of every description fill the abode. The pole which aided in supporting the roof looks like an Indian totem pole, as on it are nailed moccasins,  skins of animals, beads and many other things. A bed stands in the northwest corner of the room. The four dogs which guarded the hermit’s body sleep beneath the bed. The “home” stands on the brow of the hill that slopes towards the Ohio and also to the Licking. The battered little shack withstood the wear and tear of the flood of 1912, in which it was immersed. Carr had built his fences so as to make it appear that a thoroughfare passed through to the east of the place. He also had a path leading to the river front. The man was peace-loving, according to some of his companions. The place in which he lived was built 15 years ago, when he first exercised squatter sovereignty.

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Part 3 will mention some of the police investigation and names of a couple possible suspects.