The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-05-07
ARRESTED FOR VAGRANCY.
A Stranger Wearing High Silk Hat Arrested
in Barn-said He was Marsh of the
Philadelphia Keystone Bank.

Constable Thomson on Wednesday night
arrested stranger in the barn of John Me-
Fadden at Trevanion, upon the charge of vag-
rancy, and lodged him Jail here. The stran-
ger came into Carroll from Baltimore county,
and was arrested on information lodged with
Justice Moore, this city, by W. I. Gent, of
Shawan, Baltimore county.
The mans clothes are n little shabby, but
he wears high silk hat, and is very inteli
gent and evidently has been well educated.
He is slightly bald in front; his hair is dark
brown; his mustache of the same color and
very heavy, and he wears short side whiskers
or tufts.
According to the statement of Josiah Nal
lonee, of Butler, Baltimore county, who ac-
companied w. I. Gent here, the stranger
stopped at his father house on Sunday even
ing and asked to stay all night. He said he
had no money but gave pair of cuff buttons
for the accommodation. While there, Nal
lonee said the stranger stated in confidence
to his father that he was Marsh, of the Key
stone bank, Philadelphia; that he had been
in Canada, where he was Swallowed by detec-
tives; that he had walked all the way back,
keeping on the county roads and avoiding
towns; that he was going toward Gettysburg,
&c.
When confronted by this statement on
Thursday morning, he recognized young Nal
lonee, and said that the elder Mallonee had
asked him if he were Marsh, and that he was
only blufing in any alusion he made to Marsh,
and denied some of the statements of NAL
lonee.
From the unusual appearance of tramp
with high silk hat, his intelligence and his
statement about being Marsh, together with
probable hope of reward, Mallonee and Gent
followed him. They tried at Hampstead and
Manchester to get warrants for his arrest, but
failed, and followed him TO near this city on
Wednesday. The stranger did not come into
Westminster, but turned off at the stone road,
Just beyond the city limits. The young men
came and swore out warrant, and went with
Constable Thomson to lind him.
The young men followed the stranger for
three days. and claim that he gave them con-
siderable trouble to keep track OF him, as he
lodged about.
On Thursday morning in the presence OF
Justice Moore, States Attorney Fink, Gent
and Mallonee and an ADVOCATE representative
at the Jail, the stranger gave the names and
addresses of his relatives at Wilmington, Deia-
ware, and Philadelphia, Pa; told some Of his
history, stating that he studied for an artist
for two years; that he had been travelling
salesman for a New York firm; that he once
had money, and lost it in speculatlons; that
he had family in Philadelphia, living with her
father, who was well Off &c. He also said
he was not drinking man, and would not
give five cents for all the liquor in the coun-
ty. His appearance bore ont his statement
Of not being drinking man, and the only
question he could not answer clearly was,
why, a man of his intelligence and not ad-
dicted to drinking should be tramping about
the country.
His inability to do so, is the chief mystery
in his case, and determined the officers to hold
him until the relatives named by him can be
heard from.