The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-19
Hot Fighting i'm Pennsylvania.

~HE political situation in Penn
sylvania is very hot and grow
ing hotter. Ii has all sorts OF
qualifications. Last week Gideon W
Marsh was sentenced 20 twelve years
imprisonment for completely in the
Keystone bank failure. which occurred
seven years ago. and OF which Mr..
wanamaker was accused by Mr.. Quay's
friends Of sharing the criminal respon-
sibility. Marsh has been a fugitive
from justice ever since. but came back
and gave himself up when he read the
public appeal made by John Wanna
maker. when the affairs OF the Key
stone bank were brought into the
Pennsylvania campaign. Mr.. Wanna
maker said on Oct. II:
There is nothing that will please me 80
much as Marsh's return. and I welcome
The r~eopening Of every book and paper OF
the bank to the public gaze. even as 1
did years ago. IL my foes will bring this
man. doubtless more sinned against than
SHINING. INTO court. and he viii tell the
truth. I will use my utmost endeavor in
securing all the leniency possible I'm his
sentence. and after he has finished Il I
will aid him In re-establishing himself
and his family I'm life. I publish this to
the world. hoping he will see Il. and ]
add to IL hat I have friends who will
put In the hands OF Quay Penrose and
Andrews whatever money IL needed TO
pay expenses OF Marsh's return. as they
seem TO know where he Ia one OF them
claims to have been in communication
with him recently. II the poor man. who
can yet redeem his life. who must nave
been crazed when he ran away poor
Hopkins unwisely killed himself under
similar circumstances). will send me word
where he IL as soon as these words bear
him the message OF these dastardly as
saults upon me-. I will come to him to
any part of the world and accompany him
back.
The very next week Marsh returned
from the state Of Washington. where
he was in hiding. Since he fed from
Pennsylvania he had Travelled far and
wide-the story of his wanderings as
he told IL was a romance. He said he
had read Mr.. wanamaker's appeal and
decided to act upon II. He was prompt
~ placed .on trial. MIR. Wanamaker
wouldn't or couldn't do anything for
him. Marsh pleaded in extenuation
that when he became president OF the
bank he inherited a deficit OF 81 900. 900.
and hat he had not profited by any of
the transactions which eventually
ruined the bank. He heard the SEN
tence in abject despair. In pronounc-
ing sentence the judge. as IL in defiance
of the hopes wanamaker had held
forth TO Marsh, said: you are a
fallen. dishonored man. You have be-
.trayed those who trusted you and per-
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sistence no longer paid. and then you
fed terrified. ! pity you-all men who
go astrsy are entitled to sympathy
but IL must be sympathy I'm the proper
way. 1t would be unwise TO allow pity
90 lead vi 90 20 astray. as IL encour-
ages the to do wrong. II men could
know in advance what they would have
20 suffer through commission OF such
crimes IL might deter them from their
unlawful acts"
The trial did exonerate wanamaker
of any criminal wrong in connection
with the failure of the bank. but it's
a serious question whether he can
make any political capital out of the
fact. Meanwhile enator Quay is not
getting out Of his bank-failure scrapes
90 easily. The success OF the senator
In preventing a trial OF the conspiracy
charges on which he has been indicted.
in advance OF the date fixed for tbs
republican caucus 10 nominate a can
didate for United States senator. gives
every promise Of proving anything but
advantageous to the famous Penn
syivania boss. An attempt is being
made to prevent a republican caucus.
end ths Philadelphia Press and other