The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09

1ddTSHdI was Implicated because JnSl
detective had promised 20 release him
If he did say so.
EXPRESS AND CORRESPONDENCE
Express Agent Williams produced Of
fee records of packages from Philadel-l
phia for Marshall. shipped C. o. D. Did
not know contents; had known Mar
shall fifteen a and he had a good
character: knew nothing as 10 Politz'sl
character.
Sam Northrop testified to d~eliveringl
express packages TO Marshall: neverI
saw Marshall ar Jail or heard of his
visiting there
Sandersloger, manager Philadelphia
smelling and refining works. was given
a package Of papers and identified them
as correspondence between him and
Marshall about metals. There were onlyl
three letters and Bellamy asked him if
Marshal had not written him a fourth.
letter, IL which he said he ordered this
material for a client for use in replat-I
ing silv-r. Sandersloger said he did
not remember anything about this let
ter. The paper had MarshalI's name and
address. He was asked where were
the envelopes; said did not keep them,
and he was then asked why he kept
another envelope containing an order
from Po.ItZ. which was in papers flied.
He said because il didn't come through.
the mail. but by private hands, yet il
was stamped n registered. Bellamy'
made quite a point of this missing let
ter and ENVELOPES, and asked if the
letters die not show they had been filed.
in envelopes. Sandersloger said that
Bernard wrote him u bring the letters
here, anG subpoenaed him. BeilamyI
said there was a further letter from
Marshall, and this would be proved.
Fred Burr said he sold a plumbers
furnace to PolitZ; MarSnall was in he
store at the time, but was building a
house and frequently came there: that
the furnace was sold to PolitZ n not
| Marshall.
DETECTIVE PERRY RECALLED.
Detective Perry was recalled by Ber-
nard, who asked him if any induce
merits were offered to testify against
Marshall. Perry aid Marshall was ar
rested before POLITE confessed, and two
days before trial, not preliminary trial.
Perry made the statement that the ar
rest of Marshall was made on receipt
of a telegram from the Philadelphia
Smelling Works. Perry went to the
Jail, Spears with him, to see Politz:
latter did not like Perry and die not
speak with him, but spoke to Spears.
Perry was outside the door and heard
all. He said two people were interest
ed in counterfeiting, but not until on
trial; Perry got Tony F~antopula to go
into PolitZ's and tell him it was inn
pOrtant to arrest these parties. PolitZ
then sent for Perry, and said Marshall
was connected with him, and Darkley
knew of the counterfeiting: already had
warrant for Marshall; got one for
Darkley; neither Perry nor Spears
made any promise or agreement with
Poliiz. Spears said he told PolftZ to
tell What the latter would tell him of
his own free will; PolitZ said min
months before Cotsobilos had employ
ed Marshall as lawyer; said latter
found C~otsobilos could make counter
felt money and got Politz to allow Cot
sobilos to occupy a room and brought
Cotsobilos there; that Sheriff MacRae
had on complaint of the jailor ordel cd
that Marshall be net allowed to visit
the Jail so often day and night; Cotso-
bilos is now in the New York state pen
ftentiary for counterfeiting.
Cross examined by Ireden Meares,
Esq, Perry said he was allowed to GO
to the Jail to see Politz when he pleas
ed; denied that complaint as to his
frequent visits had led the sheriff to
order him restricted: denied that he
asked the jailor to induce POLITE tC
make confession; denied that he said
to Politz in the hearing Of George Mil
lis that if he implicated Marshall his
| StIIl6IICe NOulu Dt 81 light one, duiIllI-
ted that he went to see PolitZ in the
pe~nitentiary; had a letter from Polit7
asking him to ONE had a letter from
| COtsObilos, (this letter was not pro-
duced): denied that he tried Ito force
r. E. Helms to tell anything on Mar
shall; said lawyers thought he had evil
dence enough against Marshall; he
took Helms to the hotel with him and
slept with him; Helms was discharged
after five days in Jail.
Mr.. Meares asked if Perry didn't have
the letter from Captain Of Police Fur
long asking if he could be released
from secrecy as to some matter re-
| garding the manner in which the case
against Marshall was worked up Per
ry denied it saying he swore out the
warrant against Darkley as Dawgins &c
keep the newspapers from getting the
case.
THEODORE DARKLEY'S TESTI-
MONY.
Darkley was the next witness. He
said he worked ait Politz's store; that
one night in going to his o he saw
PolitZ'S room door cracked open and
a bright light inside; saw Cotsobilos
| and Marshall near the door, the former
with a gasoline stove before him
that they were working money; lie saw
the pieces; Marshall was sitting on a
| CIdlT, COUSODllOS saw bdIh ley dIlC
said if he left he would kill him; Po-
litz came in and he and Cotsobilos
talked; Politz then said Darkley could
| go to his room; another night, he hear
a queer noise in Politzs room and peep
ed through the key hole; saw in two
or three feet of the door Cotsobilos and
POLITE at work making money; Mar
shall was standing with his hands in
his pockets; said that he once took {
heavy package to Marshalls office; he
saw METAL in it; Marshall told him af-
ter PolitZ'S arrest 10 say nothing IL he
didn't want to get in trouble.
Darkley was put on the rack in cross
examination by Meares- who wanted
to know how he could see so much
through a key hole of persons so neal
the door of a ROOM Darkley denied
that he told Collins and Gay Marshall
was innocent; admitted that he did tel
some one so; denied that he had told
]. D. King he had fooled the detective;
denied that he had told Simmons an
Tolson that Marshall had nothing to
do with it, and that his testimony
could not hurt Marshall; denied that he
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