Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-18
HIGB-HANDED PROCEEDINGS.
The Kidnapping of Marshall Denounced by
Pennsylvania Judge.

Pennsylvania Judge.
Albert A. Marshall of Govanstown. Baltimore
county, whose abduction from Towson by two
Altoona constables has been noticed in The
sTAR, and who was forcibly taken to Holidays
burg. Pa, where he was wanted on the charge Of
embarrassment. was released from prison there
yesterday by the order Of the court. At the
same time Arthur d. Donaldson of Pittsburg
aud Constable McFeely of Altoona Pa, his alb
ductors, were arrested and placed under Il 900
bail TO answer at the October term the charge
of abduction.
special to the Baltimore American from
HollidaysDurg says:
An exciting scene was witnessed in the
county court here today when the Marshall
KIDNAPPING case, which is now attracting the
attention OF the citizens OF both Pennsylvania
and Maryland, was heard. A writ Of habeas
corpus was heard for the discharge of Marshall
from the Blair county prison. where he was
Illegally detained When Marshall entered the
court this morning in charge OF Warden
keppart ne WAS met by his wife and venerable
mother. who received him with opens arms,
while tears poured down their cheeks. Mar
shall. it is claimed. WAS kidnapped on Septem-
Der while riding on street car at Towson by
A. i. Donaldson of Pittsburg and Constable
McFeely of Altoona. Pa. on a simple warrant
from the city recorder Of Altoona and without
vania.
Marshall had been q special agent of the
EtBa Life Insurance. OF Hartford, Conn, as
shown by the evidence. and was located at
Altoona, Pa. under General Agent A. u. Dom
aldson OF Pittsburg. On September Marshall
left for a visit to his home in Towson, leaving a
notice on his Office door and word with friends
as TO his destination. Donaldson arrived in
Altoona day or two later, and not finding
Marshall in his office. concluded he had run off
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before the city recorder. With Il bold, offcious
constable he started 20 try TO get Marshall back
into Pennsylvania. They registered Mt the
Maltby House, Baltimore. early Wednesday
morning under the assumed names of j. T.
johnson and James Mcfeely of Washington.
They then procured a closed hack with
brawny coiorei driver and set out for TowsoA
TO capture Marshall without u legal authority.
They went to his mothers house and asked
for him. saying that they wanted TO see him
about some land" but finding him out they
left word for him to call and see johnson Mt
the Maltby House, and then drove of n little
further down the road, when they saw Marshall
coming home on street car. Donaldson
alighted from the hack and hailed Marshall.
who. suspecting no evil. got off the car to talk
with Donaldson. When the car had passed on
he was seized by Donaldson and Mcf eely and
thrown into the hack and the horses dashed up.
As they passed through Towson Marshall strug
gied to get out of the hack and cried for assist
dnce. out was lOrceu Dack INTO the mack Wltu
the aid of the colored driver. His mouth was
closed by the officers hands and the handouts
slipped on him.
The hack then drove to Lutherville. but fall
ing to catch a train there they went on to
1imouium. where the kidnapped man was, with
great indignity. forced into the car, despite his
resistance Then he was taken through TO
Pennss lyania and during stop i'll Harrisburg
was paraded through the streets handcuffed.
Later he was brought to the county Jail at this
place.
Marshall denied that he had embezzled any
funds Of the company. and said he had given
his notes to pay what was due. The defendant
was represented by Senator JamesJ Lindsay of
TOwsOn and Thos- II. Grevy of Altoona In
conducting the cross-examination for the de-
PENDANT Senator Lindsay made Donaldson adj
nit the most important facts in Marshall tes-
tmony and claimed that he acted only by order
OF the insurance company. Officer McFeely
did not appear at the hearing.
In discharging the prisoner from custody
Judge Dean, after castignting the officer and
Donaldson, said the evidence before him
clearly showed that the defendant was arrested
in the state OF Maryland without anv authority
of a magistrate in that state; that he de-
coyed into carriage, brought, and by the use
of greater or less force, into Pennsylvania.
lie is, said the Judge, now in prison. A
requisitlon could have been had from the gov
ernor Of this commonwealth on the executive
of Maryland, and by this process he could have
been legally brought into Pennsylvania. ANY
other course than this regular and pcaceabie
one would eventually involve the authorities
OF the different states in armed conflicts to as.
sert their authority. am not willing to give
countenance to this high-hsnded proceeding
made use of here. and. therefore, order that
the defendant be discharged"