Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-22
SURPRISED.
Trail of the Fugitive President
of the Keystone Bank.
IN A DESERTED COTTAGE.
just as the Officers Are About to Enter
They Are Fired UpOn-The Leader
In . Critical Condition-The
Assailants Escape.
SURPRISED.

SPRING LAKE, N. j., June 21-Detective
Max Freeman of Philadelphia had an ex-
citing adventure Friday night and is now
in bed suffering severely from the effects
of the injuries he received while endeavor-
ing to capture man supposed to be Gideon
w. Marsh, the fugitive president of the
Keystone bank. Freeman came to this
at the Carleton house. He had re-
ceived an intimation that Marsh had
recently been seen in this vicinity and Was
in hiding at Como, a resort just NORTH u
this place, owned chiefly by his friend,
Harry II. Yard. Freeman consulted Con-
stable Michael Sexton, and the pair, in
company with Timothy Hurley, drove to an
isolated place where it was believed the
missing bank president was in hiding. A
cottage is situated in the midst of dense
wood and was formerly owned by
Yard. For some time past it has
not been occupied. The trio made a
careful survey of the surroundings
after which the detective
ENETERED THE HOUSE
through a window. and discovered that one
room had been fitted up and had been oc-
cupied recently. He rojoined his compan-
ions, and the three men went to Belmar
and consulted Justice Hall as to whether
they had authority to enter the house forci-
bly, and make the arrest. The justice gave
them an affirmative answer, and the officers
returned to the house in the woods. They
tied their horses short distance from
the house and then surrounded the cottage.
Sexton took place on the side of the house
nearest the road, while his companions
stealthily approached the main entrance.
They were about to step on the porch when
two men who were in hiding on the stoop
jumped up and began firing at the officers
Freeman drew his revolver and returned
fhn f,,a >f1yi, fha;,,
one of the unknown men approached the
detective from behind and gave him
terrible blow with blunt
weapon. Freeman fell to tho ground
unconscious. The assailants took to their
heels and
ESCAPED IN THE WOODS.
Sexton guarded Freeman, while Hurley
stefan came to Como and dressed the de-
tectivd's wounds. 1t was found that he
was badly injured about the hips and there
were several bad gaShes on his head He was
removed to the DOCTORS Office at Spring
Lake, where he now lies in a critical
condition. The doctor refused to allow him
to be seen. District Attorney Graham
came down last night and had a long inter-
view with the detective. Graham returned
to his cottage at North Spring Lake. He
refuses to say anything concerning Marsh's
supposed presence here. Constable Sexton
said tonight that Freeman was positive
that Marsh was hiding in the Yard house
at Como and he also believed that the shots
were fired and the blows admins
tered by Marsh or one of his
friends. He examined the house and found
one Of the windows open, as though the
men were preparing to enter the cottage
just as they were surprised by the officers.
He does not think the men were tramps.
The fact that the house which the mys-
FERROUS assailants were about to enter, until
recently was owned by Yard, leads many to
believe that Marsh was in hiding there, and
that he inteneed to remain there until his
friends could take him to safer place.
Spring Lake is the most popular resort of
Philadelphians on the Northern New Jersey