The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-05
CAN HE BREAK IT DOWN !?
HIS ATTORNEYS HAVE GREAT
CONFIDENCE.
DARKLEY AND P0LIIz TELL THEIR STOlY
They Swear That They Saw Marshall Assist
ing CostobeIus, the Greek, in Making
Money. MarshalI's Letters
Put in Evidence,
Put in Evidence.

The trial of AQuila j. Marshall, a
young Wilmington attorney, began here
yesterday morning in the United States
District court before Judge Thomas r.
Punell.
Marshall is charged with counterfeiting,
and as one reviews the first days evil
dence in the case. he is forced to the com
clusion that Marshall is either Il very
guilty man or a terrible conspiracy has
been formed against him.
Which, can only be shown when the
ether side of the story is heard.
The seven hours of court yesterday
We're taken up by the government in the
introduction of its evidence, which is not
yet completed. Six witnesses were ex-
amined and when adjournment was tax
EN- at $50 O'Clock last night, Theodore
Darkley, one of the principal witnesses
for the prosecution, was on the stand
ready for redirect examination. This will
practically complete the government S
case, there being only two or three more
unimportant witnesses to testify.
The defense has here over forty wit
nesses and three others were sent for
yesterday and are expected to arrive
here this morning. They are Sheriff
MacRae, John NJ. Meyland and w. A.
Farris. A large number Of the wit
nesseS summoned by the defense are to
prove AIarshalfs character. but many OF
them are to contradict the statements
made by, the government Witnesses
POLITE, Darkley and Perry.
When court adjourned last night Mar
shall and his counsel pcared to be in
hopeful mood over the prospect.
We are well satisfied with the result
of the day" said Mr.. ir, deli Mcar%s. one
of his counsel. ''The evidence they have
brought out is just what we were tN
pecting. They have not surprised us on
a single point. We VII be able to con
tradict them on every single material
fact. l now look upon Marshalrs ac-
quittal as certain"
District Attorney Bernard vino is pros
ecuting the case with his assistant, Mr..
Spears, appeared equally well pleased
with the strength his case had developed
and expressed no doubt that he won,i
secure conviction.
The case cannot possibly be concluded
and verdict reached before Saturday
night.
The first witness was w. S. Robinson.
of Wilmington. He told of silver dol
lar coming into his hands and his noti-
flying the government. This lead to Il
detective, b. T. Perry, being sent to
Wilmington.
Perry went on the stand next and told
of his operations in Wilmington leading
UP to Pohtz's arrest. Then the examina-
ton of the express companys books led
him to suspect Marshall. He telegraph
ed to the Penn Refining and Smelling
Works at Philadelphia; found that Mar
shall had ordered scrap silver, nickel.
bronze and antimony. Upon this evil
dence he arrested HIM. Later he SAID
Politz confessed and implicated Marshall.
POLITE was put ON the stand to repeat
this confession He said the counterfeit
inc was carried on over hrs store by Mar
shall and a Greek named COStobeluS.
who is now in Albany pcnitentlary. Mar
shall. he said, bought all the maternal
and the furnaces and tools. claiming fhat
the Greek was Il plumber, and that the
tools bought were for use III mat trauc.
He did not learn the true occupation OF
the two men. he said, till one might Dark
ley caught them (Marslail ana Costo-
belusl making money a1fd told hlm apout
it. Then he went up to the room ana saw
them at it, PolitZ denied that any IN
d1lcement was ever offered to hum to con-
feSs. He said that one time after Coste-
belus went away and before he (Politzs
was arrested Marshall tried to get him
TO 90 six or seven miles down the river
and Join him in establishing counter
foiting plant.
Darkley corroborated Politz in most
of his evidence in regard to the counter
feiting carried on over Politz's store. HE