The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-05
DETECTIVE PERRY RECALLED.

Detective b. f. Perry. recalled denied
that he offered Politz any indictment to
confess.
Marshall was arrested before PolitZ
confessed. He was arrested between
June 9TH and 9th, 1899 on the strength
of a telegram from the Penn Refining
and Smelling Works.
"While court was in session l went
to the Jail in company with Mr.. Spears
to see POLITE. We went in response to
message from Politz. But Politz
didn't like me. and refused to make any
confession till | left the room. | went
out, but l heard all he said. He told
Mr.. Spears that there were two others
who We're connected with him in the
cOunterfeiting, but he did not expect to
tell their names till the day of trial. Then
he would tell all.
Next day / sent Politz word that he
had better tell ME the names of the men,
or they might escape. He then sent for
me and told me he was aided in the
conterfeiting by Marshall who was "
lawyer, and by Theodore Darkley, who
conducted a fruit stand in front of his
place.
''He told me he let Cotsobelus, the
Greek, have Il room in his place on Mar
shal's solicitation and he and Marshall
made money there for q long time, but
they made an inferior article and he had
finally got mad with the Greek and
kicked him out. He said Darkley had
no interest in the counterfeiting but he
knew it was going on.
''Politz also told me that Marshall
brought COtsobelus there from Ports
mouth, where he had gotten into trouble
He said further that after he (Politz) gor
into Jail Marshall visited him every day
in fact SO often that complaint was
made to the jailer. He said Marshall
had employed McClammy to defend him
(POlitz) if he would keep quiet about him
MarshalD, and paid McClammy $50 for
the service"
On crOsS-cXamination Perry said he
was no longer in government employ his
resignation having been requested on the
9th of September
Didn't you go to the Jail time after
time to see Politz?''
Il never had but three conversations
with him. u.
Didn't you go there so often that
complaint was made to the jailer and he
gave orders that yon= must cease
troubling Politz?"
Not that | know of"
Didn't you say to Politz You know
that | can send You to the penitentiafy
for ten years. You'd better make a clean
breast of this thing, and implicate Mar
shall and III see that you get off light. 80 -
Il swear l did not"
Didn't YOU go to the penitentiary 10
see Poitz?'
Il did. because / got a letter from
Politz asking me to come to see him.
Didn't you arrest a man named K.
j.. Helms for counterfeiting?'
Yes
Didn't you take him to the orion
House and spend the night with him ig31J
Il did keep him in the room with me
at the orion House.
'Was not your object to get informal
ton to convict Marshall?" e
mo. | was after % man named
Segler, who / thought was Helms ac-
complete. l think Marshall had already
been arrested
Didn't you tell him if he'd implicate
Marshall you'd be light on him?'
II did not"
'lAfter keeping Helms under arrest
four or five days didn't you discharge
him?'
Il did. / arrested him on instructions
from an officer in Charlotte. And it
turned out that there was not sufficient
evidence to hold him."
Haven't you recently received let
ter from the chief of police at Whining
ton asking you to relieve him of con-
tidence in regard to the manner in which
this case was worked mp, SO as to place
Marshall in a proper light?'
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