The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-06-22
ON MARSH'S TRAIL.
A Detective Attacked by Supposed
Friends of the Missing Man.
THE FORMER Is BADLY INJURED.

A Search for tho Missing Bank
President Mt Lonely House in
the Jersey Woods Ends in an Fin.
counter with Two Men, Who Es-
cape in the Darkness.
SrRINo LAKE, N. j., June 22.--Dur-
Lag an encounter with two unknown
men in the woods Immediately behind
life saving station No. 8, at Como, on
tho Jersey coast, a deputy United States
marshal known here rs Max Freeman,
who has been in this vicinity FOR some
time searching for Gideon w. Marsh, the
fugitive president of the Keystone bank,
Of Philadelphia, was seriously injured
In the spine by being struck by some
heavy instrument. Freeman has for
some time been watching the house
owned by H. II. Yard, in which some of
the Johnstown sufferers were accommo-
dated Immediately after the flood.
The house is situated in one of the
loneliest parts around here and is unoc-
cupied, although furnished, having been
left so by Mrs. DIR. Gage, who lived
there last summer In the afternoon
Freeman found one of the windows of
the house was open, and on searching
the house he discovered that bed on
the second floor had been lately occu-
pied.
Something Moving i'm Front
Freeman determined to watch the
house. He secured buggy, and along
with Tim Hurley. the driver, and
Michael Sexton. constable, drove 10
the place about half past 10 in the even
ing, Arriving there the horses were
tied TO tree in the dense forest and the
three men began to move cautiously to-
wards tbs house. After going few
steps Hurley stopped and whispered:
Don't you see something in 'front.'"
Hurley was right, for slipping from
tree TO tree in the darkness two men
were seen moving toward the house.
The party then separated, the constable
going to the back of the house, Hurley
staying near the outhouse, while Free
man went forward to the front of the
house, determined to find out who the
two men were.
Many Shots Fired.
Arriving at the porch the strangers
had disappeared, and Freeman walked
softly towards the window, which he
had closed in the afternoon, which was
now wide open While standing examin-
ing the window II man, tall, clean
shavcn and heavily built, rushed to the
front of the porch and fired at Free
man, who had hardly time to fire back
at his assailant before u second man
struck him with heavy instrument on
the base of the spine and then ran to-
wards the woods. While lying on the
ground Freeman emptied his revolver at
the two men. One of them fell on his
knees, but Immediately jumped up
ND nd ha xNyOpH IIuriaU
and Sexton followed for some time, but
finally came back to where Freeman
lay. They picked him up and dragged
him to the porch, Sexton remaining
with him while Hurley drove away for
doctor.
Tim HurIey's Story.
Tim Hurley, the liveryman, in telling
of the adventure, said I'VE got up to
Como little before / o'clock, when we
tied to tree. Freeman told me to stay
by the clubhouse; then he put Sexton at
the back of the house. l saw two men
moving in front of the house. l told
Freeman. He said, Wait, and if You
hear any row come running up Free
man then went slowly towards the house
and followed about ten yards behind,
when he got on the porch and WAS look
ing in the window. / heard shot, then
saw Freeman fall. He then called out,
Hurry up! there they arer and kept
firing his pistol at tho men, and | ran
forward into tho woods as far as l could
go and heard voice say, 'my God, I'm
Bhotp Then heard Freeman calling
for help and ran back to him and went
Tor DR.. Trout"
Detective Freeman Very Low.
AsBURY PARK, June 29.--Detective
Freeman, of Phi ladelphia, it is thought
will not survive the injuries he received
Friday night at Spring Lake while try
ing to arrest man there who was be-
leived to be Gideon Marsh, the presi-
dent of tho Keystone bank of Philadel-
phia. who is fugitive from justice.
The cottage in which it was supposed
Marsh was hiding was owned by his in
innate friend. Harry II. Yard. District
Attorney Graham. of Philadelphia, had
an interview with Freeman, during
which the latter said he was sure Marsh
had been at the cottage, and that he
saw him last Wednesday on the beach
near Como He said he did not arrest
him then because he was sure of his
game, and thought it would be better to
take him in the cottage.