Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-14
MARSH ALL RIGHT.
HE RETURNS FROM HIS TRIP TO
SAN DIEGO.
The Charges Against Him Evidently
Frivolous-Significant Features
Of the Matter.

Deputy United States Marshal A. W.
Marsh returned last evening from San
Diego. where he had been taken to an
swer trumped-up charge of kidnapping,
an outcome OF the bad feeling that has
existed for some time among the federal
officials of San Diego against United
States Marshal Gard of this city and his
employees. The feud commenced when
Marshal Gard commenced the enforce
ment of the Chinese exclusion act, some
two years ago. He sent Deputy Marsh
to the boundary line at Tia Juana, and
that officer succeeded in arresting and
convicting nearly 100 coolies, while the
San Diego authorities could do nothing.
Marsh was admitted to bail in the sum
of $1,000, which he at once furnished
and was released.
Mr.. Marsh was seen last evening and
made brief statement. He said that
the assertion made in the Associated
Press story sent out from San Diego that
Crosthwaite was ever in his custody ior
a minute was false. Crosthwaite was q
state prisoner, arrested near Bakersfield
by constable on charge of bringing
stolen cattle into the United States. He
never was kidnapped by any one, but
escaped from his guards at Tia Juana
and took refuge on Mexican soil. 1t
happened that he was wanted in Lower
California. and he was apprehended and
taken to Ehsenada, where he was tried
on the charge of assault to murder, con-
victed, and served sentence of eleven
months' imprisonment.
Mr.. Marsh had afidavits before the
charging Crosthwaite with smuggling
twenty-five head of cattle across the
line, but the charges were dismissed bv
order of Collector Berry of San Diego.
This same charge OF his kidnapping
Crosthwaite, Mr.. Marsh states. was
brought to the notice of the Washington
authorities by his San Diego enemies
some time ago, and was thoroughly in
vestigated by L. s. Irving, special agent
of the treasury department, who filed
report completely knocking out the
charge and entirely exonerating Mr..
Marsh. More than this, Mr.. Irving
publicly stated in the columns of the
San Francisco Examiner that the charge
was baseless and that Crosthwaite
was wanted on criminal charges in both
this country and Mexico.
Another indication of the situation in
San Diego is the fact that Mr.. Marsh
first heard that an attempt was being
made to procure his arrest on this
charge three months ago. He at once
went to San Diego, and going to District
Attorney Jones's Office, asked if that
was the case, and offered to give himself
up if wanted. The district attorney
told him then, in the presence of his
attorney, that the matter had been in
vestigated thoroughly, and that no evil
dence had been found to sustain the
charge, therefore no complaint had
been issued. Another equally sugges-
tive feature of the case, is that
the warrant was issued on April
18th, and that Mr.. Marsh has
been in San Diego a number OF times
| since, and talked with the officer who
had the document, but no attempt was
| ever made to serve it until it was ascer-
tanned that Marshal Gard was out of
the state, and it was judged that the
arrest would have an effect ON the de-
partment at Washington.
The f1imsy character of the proceed
ing was illustrated on Thursday evening
in San Diego at the Horton house,
when Marsh was with some friends and
Crosthwaite approached and spoke to
one of the party. This man pointed to
Marsh and asked: "Do you know that
mani"
NO." answered Crosthwaite, 81 never
saw him before"
"Are you sure?" querried the friend.
"Why, certainly. Who is he?"
asked the alleged victim of kidnapers.
"Why that is Marsh. the man you
swear took your body across the Mex
ican line," was the answer, much to
Crosthwaite's confusion.
Mr.. Marsh has some very sensational
matters ready to bring out if the case
comes to trial, which is doubtful. which
put quite different light on the mat.
ter.