The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22
A CLEVER CROOK
once More in the Tolls in This
City.
Arrest of jerome Markle Last Night by
Officers Bederman and Wielandt--
Wanted In Missouri--Under
Bond for Robbery.

About half past four O'Clock yester-
day evening Officer Bederman espied a
finely dressed and genteel appearing
man in Double Bros jewelry store, in
the American Block on East Tuscara-
was street whom he at once recognized
as an accomplished crook who has
nulte a reputation for robbery and
other naughtiness. The man was
Jerome Markle, well known Canton
character.
Officer .Bederman summoned Officer
Wielandt to his aid, and the two went
into the iewelry store and placed Mar
kIe under arrest. The fellow, while
greatly surprised made no resistance,
hut quietly submitted and went along
along with the policemen. He was
taken to the county jail and locked up.
Markle is wanted by the authorities
of PALMYRA, Missouri, where he was
arrested for breaking into and robbing
a iewelry store. He furnished bond for
his appearance at trial, and the author.
tiles not knowing their man, released
him. Markle thereupon skipped the
town and likewise the State, and sought
more cougenial cline. Since then he
has been operating in several different
States He is q sleek fellow and has
nearly always managed to evade the
law, Markle has some money, and
ALWAYS uses this in getting himself out
of tiGht places. The authorities OF the
Missouri town were notified OF Mar
kle's arrest.
When taken into custody, Markle
was irving to dispose of very tine
comuaSs, which is valued at $500.
MarkIe told his captors that while he
wouid submit to arrest, yet he could
not he taken to Missouri, as heis under
hond TO appear for trial for robbing a
Store AT Uhrichsville, o. AT this rob-
berry Markle succeeded III securing con
siderable booty, but was released upon
furnishing a bond for his appearance.
His trial has not yet come on.
Markle is ministerial LOOKING cuss,
and has been engaged in various ROD
berries in this city but lately has gwen
Canton wide berth, as his character
was Well-known here and he was closely
He walked up to the county Jail with
a nonchalant air, putting cigar ana
looking not dt all i'll at ease. Markle has
served a term in the State prison, ana
is in a fair way to do more service 1or
the State. Do.,4o, eou,,
east of the city, and was generally CON
sidered bright youth. lie studied t9r or
the priesthood when about Is or ~
wears of ago, but as there was some
flaw connected with his childhood, ne
conld not be ordained. He is a man OF
about 40 wears Of age. He has engl-
neered MANY a robbery in this section.
He did several sleek jobs of work here,
tbe most important of which was the
robbery of Julius Writings residence
several wears ago. He got away with a
81 POO diamond among other things,
THE Goods were never recovered. In
Noyember last Markle was en-
gagged in the robbery of George
Beck's large jewelry store IN
| TJhrichsville, where several hundred
dollars worth of jewelry was secured,
and shortly afterward was lmphcat9u
in a robbery at Steubenv1lle, U. lie
was arrested there and taken to New
Philadelphia, where he was released on
$1,000 bail, which he jumped, as he dld
the bail at Palmyra, Mo-.
A wear or so ago Markle was trapped
by Detective Tripplet in this city ana
in an article appearing in the DEMO
Graf at that time acknowledged HIM
self a thief, saying that he thought his
calling an honorable one. He spoke OF
himself as a gentleman as well and
said he never robbed a poor man.
One of Markle's earliest crimes was
the robbery of the widow Meyers
residence on West Tuscarawas street
which occurred number OF years ago
He had been engaged at little ODD 1ODS
around the house, staying at hone
evenings. One night he broke into the
house and stole casket of tne JeWeiry
He was arrested for this, but MIS-
Meyer said she would not pros
ecute him if he would return ths
casket. This he promised to 90 Wher
released. Officers accompanied MN u
what is now the water works race II
the western part of the city neal
Sprankle's woods, and upon Wad1nt
into the center of the stream he turned
over a large stone, under which ne mac
placed the casket some time previous
Proceedings against him were thel
stopped. ,-..-s
Jerome always had a hankering at
ter the glittering, yellow metal, and ha
been seen many time with hug
diamond ornamenting his shirt bosom
He is regarded by the police and de
tectives as one of the shrewdest in hi
line of business, and is thought to be
desperate character, although his kid
/, glove appearance lead others to dit
. ference Of opinion. He is said to la,
out the plans while others execute.
The sheriff of Palmyra was notitie,
Of his arrest here. and immediatel
sent a telegraphic reply that ne wou1l
start at once for Canton and secure nj
man.