The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-12
ALL AGAINST MARSHALL
NOTORIOUS WOMEN OF ANDERSON
TESTIFY AGAINST HIM.
Prosecution Must Prove Mrs. StOItz
Was Murdered a Day Prior to
the Supposed Time.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WINCHESTER, Ind. Aug. 11.-As was
printed in the Journal some time ago, the
prosecution in the murder trial of Samuel
Marshall finds itself under the necessity of
proving that the murder of the wealthy
Widow Stoltz, of Portland, took place Feb.
10 and not Feb. II. as was announced by the
coroner after the inquest. The b. dy was not
found until Feb IL, and it was always sup
posed the old lady had been killed the day
before This was the result of a blunder-
ing statement by those who examined the
body, and has placed the prosecution in con-
siderable embarrassment The evidence in
troduced to-day shows that the doctors
made only brief examination at the time,
and that they simply assumed that the muir
der had been committed the day before the
nndlng OF the body. Marshalls only hope
of escape is that the jury will believe the
murder was committed Feb II instead Of
Feb 10. The prosecutions own evidence
shows that Marsall was back in Alexandria
Feb IL and in Anderson the next day with
his roll of money. The three physicians of
Portland, Drs. Mackey, Swartz and Dickes,
who were present at the coroner's inquest,
were used by the state to-day to show that
the murdered woman might have been dead
much longer than was believed at first.
Three of the most important witnesses to-
day were Mrs. Carrie Jackson, who keeps
a notorious house in Anderson, and two
girls Matte Mitchell, alias Roxy Taylor"
and Jessie Long, alias Glen Adams" They
testified that Marshall came to the Jackson
resort on Friday, Feb. IL. between 10 and II
O'Clock in the forenoon. When he came
there he wore old clothes and a black
macintosh. The two girls stated that
yIynI lilo fEnxy l.
Glen If she had not formerly lived in Port
land, and on learning that she had he said:
Il have just come from that town, or up
the llne There has been a murder up
there; the old lady StoItz has been murdered
and robbed" He told the girls some one
had made ''rich haul" and he wished he
had been in it. They also testified to his
being back again in the afternoon, and at
night, and again on Saturday, Sun
day night and Monday night When
he returned on Friday afternoon he
wore new suit of clothes. They
also So, stated that while at their place
ne %, bought drinks and offered to pay for the
same with 800 BILL and afterward with
S29 in gold, and that he exhibited a roll of
CHS TWO inches or more in diameter and a
number Of $40 gold pieces. They further
murder of the old lady Stoltz, and if they
Knew who did 1t and about the money. He
IL,
all kinds of money and kept a pig in the
house."
~, a pig was, found in the house in a box
When the body was discovered. L. c. Coffee.
Art Williams and others, of Anderson also
testified to his being in Anderson shortly
p tir the murder He was broke" at that
Time, but when he returned. after the muir
ger, ne mad large sum of money, bills and
gola. Williams testified that he came to the
h1bited large roll of bills and several 500
sold pieces and paid him IS that he had
oMed TOT over year. When questioned
that ne had earned it working in a straw
board factory at $1.25 a day
DaVid Iaylor, of Anderson, testified that
had visited Marshall in Jail here AS they
were leaving they were searched and two
l rete1ns written by Marshall were found on
Iaylor, one addressed to Edith Marshall
as as NY Dear wife, and signed Sam" and
the other to Mr.. Taylor, saying: II want
you and Fred to remember that 1 was in
ANDERSON Thursday, Feb. 10, and until the
18th, and that ever since you have known
me l have always had money and when /
left Anderson last October / had a good
roll OF money Destroy this.
Inc letter to his wife advised her to stay
away from the trial as some of the evil
that Marshall came to Anderson Monday
the week of the murder, that he was with
OUT money and ION the bum" that when
he came back on Friday he saw him in
gold Ni'O
]; W, Huston, blacksmith. of Portland.
testified to having seen Marshall and anoth-
er man answering the description of Mus
Ser at Portland THURSDAY evening, Feb
u at dusk. in the neighborhood Of Mrs
Stolz's home. This identification was very
positive.
Evidence was also introduced showing
Lnat, IN OCTOBER money had been paid to
MRS. Stolz and among the money was S1OO-
Dill. mat after that time she had deposited
n no money va and paid out none Of any conse
ltS testimony Tomorrow.