The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-29
JEROME MARKLE.
A Wife's Devotion to a Notorious
Crook.
She Would Have Shot Him to Save Him
From the Penitentiary--- Jerome is
Pretty Well Known All
Over the Country.


Will Hazen returned from Columbus
yesterday with two operators from his
agency, G.. w. Hazen and VIM. Nor
rison, after having done some clever
work-succeeding in placing the no.
torious crook, Jerome Markle, behind
the bars at the Penitentiary for seven
wears. Markle was sent up from New
Philadelphia for the robbery of jew
elry store at Uhrichsville. The detect
ives are proud of their work, they hav-
ing got back all of the stolen stuff
$500 worth-in a few days and cap
tured the robbers. ,,. ,.ne ...
r. "Markle is one Of the nerviest thieves
/ ever saw" said Detective Hazen to an
Enquirer reporter yesterday. "FrOm
his talk while we were taking him to
the pen am of the opinion that he was
connected with the safe
ROBBERY OF HARMS PALAIs ROYAL
On Fourth street some time ago. You
see, as soon as he was brought to New
Philadelphia for trial number Of
crooks crowded into that town, and
there was fear that an attempt might
be made to rescue him. So myself and
my men were sworn in as Deputies,
Markle and | got on good terms, and
he appeared wonderfully familiar with
the robbery of the Palais Royal, even
going so far as to say that on the day
of the robbery he came near running
into me on Sixth street in this city.
Catching sight of me- however, he
stepped around the corner of Sixth and
Vine, and so failed to get sight of
him. At the time of the Palais Royal
robbery he was out,on bond at New
Philadelphia. We had arrested him for
the Uhrichsville jewelry robbery, and
he skipped the bond, which he gave in
the sum OF 81 000."
HIS WIFE's DEVOTION.
GLOW did he take his sentence?"
asked the reporter.
"Oh, he showed no feeling whatever.
He lived in elegant style at Canton, o.
At the time of his rearrest he was un-
der cover, and had come to Canton to
attend the funeral of an aunt. He has
most devoted little wife, to whom he
\ is very much attached, and a afive-Weeks-
old babe. On Thursday night, when
we were taking him from New Phila-
delphia to the Penitentiary, his wife
begged for short interview with him.
l granted it, and the scene was an af
fecting one. But her action aroused
my suspicious and the interview was
cut short. AtterWard learned that she
had with her a 44-caliber revolver. 1t
is understood that her intention was to
first kill him and then herself. He is an
able fellow, much resembles promi-
nent newspaper man here, gOod-sized,
with fair complexion and blond mus
tache. He wears heavy gold-rimmed
glasses, though His story is an inter
esting one. He t.r..tt.
HAS BEEN WONDERFULLY SUCCESSFUL,
Having operated all over the country.
He was educated for the Catholic min
istry and spent two years in the nOviti-
ate at a Monastery in this State. The
usual inquiry regarding his antecedents
brought out the fact that he was an
illegitimate child. Of course, this pre-
vented him taking orders.
From that time his downfall dated.
He was a constant reader and in what
ever city ne happened to be spent much
of his time about bookstores looking
for old prints. His house is full of
bric.a-brac He begged hard of
Warden Coffin for permission to wear
his wedding ring, placed on his finger
VIXEN he married his wife in New
Orleans in 1884. For several years past
he has operated throughout the South
ern States and we discovered, in work
ing up the case against him, that for
the last two years, there was not week
passed but that packages came to Can
ton addressed to his home from points
in Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee and
Georgia There have been
SOME HEAVY ROBBERIES COMMITTED
In those States during the past two
years, you know"
Markle's penchant appears to have
been altogether for jeWelry, and the
safe rObberies with which he was con
neeted were almost altogether of jew.
elry establishments. His effrontery
may be the better understood from
statement he wrote to Detective Hazen
"When you arrested me for that
Uhrichsville job" he said, 81 was trying
to bring some influence to bear on Gov
ernor Foraker. You see, [ got away
from Palmyra, Mo, where they ap.
peared to want me rather badly |
knew that some time or other the
authorities there would be after me
with warrant, and seeking requisi
ton | wanted to offset them if l
could by having the Governor refuse to
grant a requisition."