Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-22
HID IN THE FOREST.
One of the Robbers of the Key
stone Bank.
A DISASTROUS RAID ON HIS LAIR.

The Detective Who Found His Hiding
Place savsgeiy dubbed by an Unknown
Man-Sudden Attack with Pistols on q
Party of Omcers Who Went to Arrest
the Bank Wrecker-A Previous Recon-
noisance Shows the House To BE Some
Ones Refuge.
SPRING LAKE, n. j., June 22-When
the Keystone bank at Philadelphia failed
the king bee of the whole rascaIly Job.
Gideon w. Marsh, the president, disap-
peared, and since then the officers have
been hunting him. Detective Max Free
man was successful in running his man to
earth, and his success may possibly cost
him his life. Freeman came TO this place
several days ago and stopped at the Garlic
ton house. He had received intimation
that Marsh had recently been seen in that
vicinity and was in hiding at Como, re-
sort just north of this place, owned chiefly
by his friend, Harry II. Yard. Freeman
consulted with Constable Michael Sexton,
and Friday the pair, in company with
Timothy Hurley, drove to the isolated
place where it was believed the missing
bank president was in hiding. The cot
tage Is situated in the midst of a dense
woods, and was formerly owned BY Yard.
For some time past it has not been occu
pied.
A Hiding Place Discovered.
The trio made a careful survey of the
surroundings, after which the detective
entered the house through a window and
discovered that one room had been fitted
up and had been occupied recently. He
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men went to Belmar and consulted JUS
tlce Hall as to whether they had authority
to enter the house forcibly and make ar
rests. The justice gave them an affirma-
tive answer and the officers returned to
the house in the woods. They tied their
horses a short distance from the house
and then surrounded the cottage. Sexton
took place on the side of the house near
est the road, while his companions stealth
lily approached the main entrance
sudden and Vicious Attack.
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 the fire. After emptying
their revolvers one Of the unknown men
approached the detective from behind and
gave him a terrible blow with blunt
weapon. Freeman fell TO the ground I'M
conscious. The assailants then took to
their heels and escaped in the woods Sex
ton guarded Freeman while Hurley went
to Spring Lake for DR.. Trout The ply
sEal Vent q CONC and dressed the de-
tective's wounds. 1t was found that he
was badly injured about the hips, and
[ here were several bad gashes on his head.
Positive Marsh Was There.
He was removed TO the doctors office at
Spring Lake, where he now lies in criti-
cal condition. and the doctor refuses to al
low him TO be seen.
District Attorney Graham came down
Saturday night and had long inter
view with the detective. Mr. Gra-
ham returned TO his cottage at
North Spring Lake. He refuses to
say anything concerning Marsh's sup
posed presence here. Constable Sexton
said last night that Freeman was positive
that Marsh was in hiding in the house at
Como, and he also believed that the shots
were fired and the blows administered by
Marsh or one of his friends