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FOR MURDERS
Farmer Marx, Of Colchester, Conn,
is Accused by Pole,
Said to Have Dragged His Hired Meh
When They Demanded Back Pay
Supposed Human Bones Found,

Colchester, Conn.-Four murders are
uow held to the account of the octogen-
arian farmer, Gershon 3. Marx, n
the police authorities believe that in
addition a poisoning case will be
proven against the prisoner. Search
was begun by twelve detectives, work
ing under the direction of Sheriff jack
son. for the bodies of q Hebrew ped
ller and q young Russian, whom Marx
Is supposed to have killed and buried
On his farm. He is now held on a
| charge Of numbering Joe Pavol and Joe
Palm. whose bodies already have been
found. but physicians fear that the old
man will find IN death an escape from
the doom Of the law that seems ineV1-
table.
Systematic search Of the two Marx
farms, comprising 80 acres, will be
made for the bodies of the peddler and
the Russian. Bones were dug up and
these have been sent to the county
physician for examination. 1t is said
that they are human, but the Sheriff
refuses to speak about the reports
More brutal than the killing even of
Pavol and Palm are said to have been
the murder of the peddler and the
young foreigner known only by the
name of Harry. The police believe
that both were slain by q blunt instru-
ment being driven through their fore
heads deep into their brains. Harry
arrived in New York City from Russia
4l~,oo N oro orI nffor UrnrG-inr for
Marx six months suddenly dlsap-
peared. Marx was asked by curious
neighbors where the youth had gone,
and he said that he had left for Hart4
ford to seek employment. Marx would
not 60 into details, and when the fact
of Pavol's murder was developed, sus-
picion grew as to the fate of the Rus
sian.
States Attorney Lucas and Sheriff
Jackson agree that the peddler prob
ably met his death the same way as
Pavol and Palm. They say Marks
plotting at last is made clear. He al
ways slept with his hired man, his
wife and four children occupying an
adjoining room. Mr.. Lucas says Marx
evidently drugged his victims in the
aight and then crushed their heads
with an axe or hammer.
A CHASTITY hole was found in the
! foreheads Of Pavol and Palm, and Mr..
Lucas says he feels sure similar holes
will be found in the skulls Of the
! peddler and the Russian boy, should
their bodies be unearthed. Mr.. Lucas
says that after Marx killed his victims
he disemboweled them and carried
their bodies by pieces to a grave al
ready dug. The States Attorney holds
that Marx did not murder until be
was pressed for wages long due. 1t is
thought the old farmer was possessed
Of an Unsuitable craving for money,
and that when he could no longer
avoid payment, he deliberately carried
out the murders.
Marx is believed to have slain the
peddler for his pack. The Hebrew was
seen to enter the Marx homestead
carrying a big pack of clothes and
cheap jewels. No sign of him was seer
thereafter, but a.few days later Mrs,
Marx appeared wearing cheap inery
on her person, and the old farmer him
self drove to the home of q neigh
Dor and tried to sell a miscellaneous
lot of clothing, believed to be the
property Of the peddler. This Hebrew
is believed to be the last of Marks vic
tins, for all who have worked for him
since that time have been accounted
for.
There seems to be no doubt that the
other two bodies will be discovered
Marx had two Farms. one of 165 acres
and another of 105 acres. On the first
farm was found the body of Pavo
and on the second one the body OF
palm