The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-14
LAURIE marks said TO
BIZ ALIVE and WE'LL
New York Policeman Says
He Saw Him.
is HIDING In THE METROPOLIS
American BOOkmaker Involved in
Bank Of England Frauds, and said
to Have Drowned Himself at Sen
to Escape Arrest Is Declared Alive

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. Feb. 14.-Laurie
Marks. the New York and London book
maker and sporting man. who was re-
ported TO have committed suicide by
jumping overheard from an English chan
Rel steamer, on November p. is said to
be in hiding in this city.
member Of the police force. who has
known Marks for years. is positive he
has seen him several times within the
week.
To New Workers who know Marks this
statement viii carry weight. as the per
sonaI appearance OF the man is so marked
that his identity could hrdly be confused
An additional fact is that within the
week several long standing debts against
Marks have been paid here by his friends
Known I'm Sew York.
Marks is well known here He worked
here as a cigar maker ten years ago, and
later in WestfeId- From this place he
went to New York and became a gambler
One Of Marks friends here says he
knows the booknake did not commit sui
eide. He claims to have heard that Marks
was hiding here at the home OF friend
His presence IS kept a secret. as it is
limited an attempt will be made to snug
gle him through TO Brazil
Laurie Marks is known in every gam
Fling house in New York. and on every
racetrack in this vicinity, he left here
two years ago TO go to London He was
successful there al cards and playing the
| races.
involved in Big Fraud
When the Bank Of Liverpool was robbed
OF SS50000 " a dishonest cashier. it was
| discovered that the defaulter had spent
almost all Of his plumber with bookmak-
ers and Dick Burge. the pugilist. and
Laurie Marks we're accused OF having
| handled his money.
! Burge was arrested, and is now in jail.
| Marks escaped to the Continent, but left
I Paris when ne found Scotland Yard de-
I tec.ives we're on board waiting 10 nah
/ him the moment he set foot on English
/ soil
| To the great surprise OF the shadOwers,
/ when the vessel came within sight Of
/ land. no trace OF Marks could be found
/ aboard. He had been sitting on the
] promenade deck under surveillance and
/ disappeared 50 suddenly that the detec-
| tiyes claimed he had jumped overheard,
prefering death to inevitable arrest
/
His friends here have all along been
/ Of the opinion that he had outwitted the
/ English detectives.
! BOokmaker Marks had many friends and
/ a few distant relatives here. and he owed
| them considerable money. These have re
Gently received about g 900 in full for
! the sums owed them By Marks. They re
| fuse TO give any information as TO she di-
rect source Of the funds
widow OF an old friend of Marks, who
was left destitute, was given $1,000. She
/ had never heard Of the obligation Of
/ Marks to her husband. and she was pros
/ trated by her sudden fortune.
One Of the men who was paid a large
/ sum by Marks said today.
Satisfied Marks Lives.
81 am satisfied that Marks is alive. I
/ am sorry that the payment OF the money
has leaked out. but il has become almost
/ common talk here. l am not so confident
/ that Marks is here. bat l am sure that
{ he Is alive I would not be surprised II
4 he were in Brazil. His friends were GER
! tain that II was a fake when il was an
I nOunced that he had committe suicide.
/ Marks knows the extradition laws, and
! knows that in Brazil he Is sal while in
/ this country he might get nabbed.'
/ The lawyer whom common report
! credits with having paid Marks bill said
| today.
I think that Marks is dead. He was
the victim Of the absinthe habit, and
/ think Jumped overboafd while under the
! influence Of the drug. ANY money which
NAV have been sent. here TO pay his
/ friends with came from London before the
| date Of the suicide.
( The policeman who says that he is sure
| that Marks is alive says that he recog-
nized him when Marks was going into ms
hiding place here Monday night.