Evening journal., 1898-11-04
A FUGITIVE RETURNS
Interesting Development In
Pennsylvania Politics.
KEYSTONE BANE SCANDAL REVIVED.
President Marsh. After Gliding OH
GERS For seven Years. Sees John
WnnnmaIser's appeal and Gives
Himself Up-Forfeifcd bond.

peal made by Mr.. John Wanamsker
and surrendered yesterday. Marsh has
been a fugitive since May 10. 1891. when
he forfeited the bail of $4,000, which
had been entered by William II. Wana-
maker, brother OF John Wanamaker
Marsh has been ip the state Of Wash
ington for some time. He read Mr.. John
Wanamaker's speech and at once put
himself in communication with friends
and arranged for his return. He came
to the city from New York yesterday
morning and went straight to William
II. Wanamaker's office, where he was
closeted with Mr.. Wanamaker until
late in the afternoon.
At 3:45 o'clock Marsh was taken to
the postonice building, where he was
handed over to the United States mar
shall and arraigned before United States
Commissioner Bell.
The closing Of the doors of the Key
stone National bank on March 20, 1891,
caused a profound sensation. A run
had been made on the bank few
months prior to that date, but the crisis
was tided over, and the public was
taken by surprise when the failure be-
came known. Subsequent investigation
showed that the bank had been prac-
left for depostors and other creditors
city Treasurer John Bardsley had
loaned to the bank several thousand
dollars of the city funds. and on these
loans he had been drawing interest for
his own individual profit Bardsley
was arrested. and his trial resulted in
n sentence Of 10 years imprisonment in
the Eastern pententiary, several years
of which he served. He was finally par
doned by the state board Of pardons.
President Marsh and Cashier Charles
Lawrence were placed under arrest on
May 4, 1891, charged with conspiracy to
make false entries in the books Of the
bank and the willful misapplication Of
its funds When arralgned before Unit
ed States Commissioner Bell they We're
held for q hearing on May Is. Both
secured bondsmen and were released.
Marsh induced William II. Wanama-
ker. brother of ex-Postmaster General
John Wanamaker, to enter bail for him,
which he did in the amount of $4,000.
on May q. the day fixed for a final
hearing, Lawrence appeared. but Marsh
had fled. The bail furnished for his
appearance was forfeited. and the en-
tire amount of 5000 was paid to the
clerk of the United states district court
by William II. Wanamaker.
Since that date, it is said, Mr.. Wan
amater has spent $4,000 more to ap-
prehend Marsh and bring him to trial.
Lawrence was convicted and sentenced
to seven years Imprisonment. which he
served, less the Communication for good
behavior
Marsh managed to elude the officers
OF the law who searched the entire
country for him, and the detectives
We're even sent to points in South
America, whence there had come re-
ports that the fugitive had been seen.
Even after the United States authori-
ties had abandoned their search it was
kept up by Marsh's bondsman, but
without success.
Not until last Wednesday did his
bondsman get an inkling of his where-
abouts Then a telegram to William II
Wanamakers Office stated that Marsh
was at the Hotel Waldorf-Astoria New
York city. and would surrender to him
in Philadelphia. Mr.. Wanamaker who
was in Boston, was Immediately ad-
vised. and he left that city for New
York at once. 1t is understood that the
fugitive and his bondsman met in New
York Wednesday night and the agree
ment was there reached for Marsh to
come 10 Philadelphia yesterday and
surrender to the authorities.
This programme was carried out
Without being recognized on the street
Marsh went direct to Mr.. Wanamaker's s
office and later in the day, accompanied
by his lawyer and Mr.. Wanamaker, he
proceeded to the office of United States
District Attorney Beck and was COM
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Marsh. in talking TO friends who call
ed on him in the United States mar
shars Office before he was taken to
prison, said that in the more than sew
en- years Of his absence he had roamed
almost over the whole world and work.
ed for a living at anything he could get
to do. When he left. he had with him
| 81 1856, which he had collected from two
/ friends who owed him that amount. He
went by a circuitous route TO Brazil and
afterward Travelled from place to place
all over the world. He then returned to
America and eventually located in the
state OF Washington. where, he said, he
/ had earned money at any kind of labor
1 he could get. He said he often longed
/ 70 come back to Philadelphia. but was
deferred through a desire 10 protect his
/ children from scandal. He felt that to
return would revive a state OF affairs
/ that would be a scandal TO his family.
/ Mrs. Marsh, by the way, obtained a di-
Vorce from the fugitive about a year
/ ago on the ground Of desertion. she
making affidavit that she had received
no word from her husband since the
/ day OF his departure.
The name of the fugitive has fire.
quently been mentioned in the utter
ances of speakers at political mass
meetings in the present furiously excit-
ing campaign, and March has particu-
larly been the subject of heated con-
troversy between United States Senator
! Penrose and John Wanamaker.
In a speech a few weeks ago Senator
Penrose intimated that John Wana-
mixer, prior TO the failure of the Key
stone bank had knowledge of an over
issue of the banks stock and knoNl-
edge Of a demand made by President
Marsh on city Treasurer Bardsley for
an additional deposit of city funds. He
/ (Penrose) said it was TO the interest OF
Wanamaker that Marsh should not
! come back to Philadelphia. The sem
ator said he had been I'm communication
with Marsh and that the latter would
4 probably soon come back and tell all he
| knew about the looting Of the bank