South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-04-21
The Marshall Case.


u 5. DISrRIcr COUKT The Cour, re-
assembled at clock, Saturday, moroior,
when Gen. GSfF made The closing argument
ia, the Govcrument in the Marshall case
We have heRred Gen. G.. . effort spoken of
ia the highest terms hy those who heard IT,,
as fuly sustaining his reputation as 40 able
and vigilant prosecutor.
The case was given lathe jury, who re-
tired to their chamber and IN a few minutes
brought in verdict of guilty Counsel
for the prisoner made n notion for new
trial, which sIil be heard on the sth of
May, to which day the Court adjouraed.-
The prisoner was committed to Jail
The following resume If the case may
not be embarrassing to our readers On
the 2nd of November, 1869, two drafts for
1900 each were msiled at LitE, Pa, by a
banking house in that place, drawn on
Messrs D. Haven 4 Bros, of Philadelphip, .
in favor Of Samuel l.. Keller, oE Capon Iron
works, and addressed TO him. On the Sth
Of the Same month MessTs De II. & Bros.
received the drafts. through the mail en-
dorsed with Mr.. Keller's name, and accom-
panied by . letter pnrportiug to have been
written at Capon Bridge and signed s. T.
Keller, IN which was reques, that two
$500 bills be sent in return in a registered
letter Enclosed in the letter was twenty.
five csats TO pay fee for registering. The
next day Messrs. DeH d Bro. complied
with the request, aud the package was ira
oed regularly through the philadelphia,
Baltimore and Cumberland postofiecs TO
Romney, ria New Creek. Oo the morn
ing Of November Is il was Forwarded tn
Capon Bridge. Upon its arrival here the
Postmaster discovered that both the regis
tered package envelope aud that of the let
ter bore marks of having been tempered
with. On the letter was a request to Ietuu
10 Messrs. Deb. Bros. if not called Tor
in Eve days. Moo calling for it in the
specified time, the postmaster enclosed il in
another registered envelope and forwarded
it ria Winchester, Harper's Ferry and Bal
timore, on the Goth 81 reqbes,ed Messrs.
De Haven 4 Bros. received on the 24th,
and on opening it found The mouey gone.
The fact was at once communicated TO the
Post Ofiee Department, and special sgent
sent out to detect the thief. After few
days spent in working up ;hs case. the
detective returned to Washington without
having accomplished the object Of his mis-
sion. Thus the matter stood until rhc ooh
Of last July, when the Postmaster General
directed che papers to BE- placed 10 the hands
| OF Col. john Frey special agent ut large Of
the Department Col +. came out, and after
about three weeks iucessant labor in mutu-
ring plans and watching their results, he
arrested Mr.. MARSHALL, who was at the time
| of the alleged robbery, assistant postmaster
At Ronney. Mr. u was brought before
Commissioner Forbes, 10 this city, and az
ter en examination, was held To bail for his
appearance. This he gave, and returned
20 his home in Hampshire. AT the next
term ofthe Court the case WIS called, but
continued =, tbs instance Of the government
TIE past week il was agaio called, and the
parties being ready to proceed with the tr-
Al, she investigation of the matter was com :
n'nocj, Fcsulting a. before stated
Dir Marshall was ably def ndod By Col.
ilsymonl, Of Ftirmout, and Mr. Perry, of
Iamney - Wtcsimg Int, ApyH II.
The penalty in this case is from ten to
tweufy-one years imprisonment in the pen
/ itentisry.