The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-13
THE COILS TIGHTENING
MORE EVIDENCE CONNECTING MAR
SHALL WITH sTOLZ MURDER.
Three People Cut to Pieces at MOnon
Crossing in FrankfOrt-WindOw-
Glass Scale Signed.
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WINCHESTER, Ind, Aug. 12.-The state
is rapidly completing its case against Sam
uel Marshall for the murder of Mrs. Stolz.
of Portland. formidable array of crcum-
stantial evidence has been introduced. But
for the absence of a witness two from
Anderson the states side of the case would
have been completed. This afternoon Sher-
if Whipple. of Jay county. brought Albert
Musser from Portland, and he was very
positively identified as the man who had
been associated with Marshall at Portland
and Muncie The first witness recalled for
the purpose of Identifying Musser was
Charles Harrison, who is an employee of the
Muncie strawboard works. He pointed out
Musser and stated that he was the same
man who was with Marshall at the straw
board works shortly before the Stolz muir
der, and with whom Marshall held long
secret conversation in the machine room of
the factory. A. Braun, proprietor of the
Spencer House, at Alexandria, was recalled
and clearly identified Musser as the man
who had registered at his hotel on Feb. IL
about noon under the name of Albert Mus
ser, and who later gave him 500 or $110 to
be kept in his safe. Thomas Huston, the
blacksmith, on being recalled, pointed out
Musser and said he was the man who ac-
the two passed his shop in Portland, late
on Thursday evening Feb TO- John Vim
ming, being recalled identified Musser
the man with whom he talked on Thursday
at the heading factory near Mrs. Stolz's
home. He also testified to seeing him at
different places in Portland on Thursday.
The letters written by Marshall to his
wife and to David Taylor, and found on
Taylor shortly after leaving the Winchester
JAIL, where he had visited Marshall, were
read in evidence.
When A. B.. Holiday, chief of police of
Monmouth ILL.,, where Marshall was ar
rested on May rs last, took the stand to-
day, Marshall paled visibly. This officer
Marshall after his arrest. When Mr. Holi-
day inquired of him where he got the money
he had recently fallen heir to 1880 through
the death of brother at Rockford, Ill.
He acknowledged to being acquainted with
Frank Markle, at the StrawbOard factory in
Muncie He also stated that he had slept
at the strawboard factory on the night of
Feb. 9. When asked If he was acquainted
with Musser Marshall at first evaded the
question, but finally admitted that he had
casual acquaintance with Albert Musser.
name of Stolz he said he knew several peo-
pie by the name of Stolz, but knew moth
that he had been in Portland time or two,
but was not acquainted there. He said he
knew two or three girls from Portland, and
gave their names. Glen Adams, who testi-
fed against him yesterday one OF them.
She is one of the girls who met him at the
resort of Carrie Jackson, in Anderson.
j. s. Graham, of the police force of Mon
mouth, ILL.,, also testified to-day. Marshall
told him that he had been at Portland three
days before the Stolz murder, in one con-
versation, and in another that he left there
a few days after the murder. AS to his
having money, he told the same story he
had given the chief of police, and also as
to his acquaintance with Frank Markle.
Mrs. Gaisser. the mother of Edith Gals
ser Marshall wife Of the defendant, was
upon the stand to-day. She testified to hav-
about o'clock In the evening, Feb r. and
spoken to him about marrying her daugh-
ter Edith, who was present with her, and he
said Lets go and get the license and be
done with it," She said he got license
and they went to the home of a Methodist
minister and were married. She also teSti-
fled to being we'll acquainted with MusSer,
and to his having come to her house and
inquired for a letter when Marshall was
away. She testified that they learned of
Marshalls being at Terre Haute through
the chief of police of that city. The testi-
mony of Thomas Houston. marshal of
Alexandria, showed him to have been ac-
quainted with Musser in January, at which
time he went by the name of Watson. He
was then hard up and dressed shabbily. He
der and he wore tailor-made clothes and
had plenty of money. The testimony OF
Charles Howard. night engineer at the Mum
Gle strawboard factory, clearly identified the
defendant and MusSer, who, he said, went
by the name of the Kid" by which name
Marshall inquired for him. He had known
both.