The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-01-12
SELDA
MARSH is
ARRESTED


of MarshWiIIc, this county, was ar
rested about 6 80 O'Clock Saturday
night in the All Nations saloon on
North Fourth street,ln Glen Elk. on
the charge Of raising nitcd States
money and passing the same. The
specific charge against him was he
raising of a two-dollar silver certl-
ficate of the two dollars dcnonlna-
ton to twenty dollars.
The work was very crudcly done.
Ciphers were cut from calendar
and glued on all the corners OF the
bill and on either side. eight clphers
in all being used. The smcaring OF
the glue was so thick that il soaked
through the paper and colored the
ciphcrs, so that it was easy to see
that the bill had been tempered with.
The implements used by Marsh
were also found on him. They
consisted of box Of Royal glue and
small glue brush and knife, ample
evidence to convict him, had he not
virtually admitted his guilt.
Marsh. accompanied by another
person. not yet Identified, entered
the saloon. drank together and went
out. Shortly afterward they re-
turned and Marsh asked the price
of a quart of Overholt whisky. Be
ing told the price was $3.50. he told
the bartender to give him quart.
which the latter did, and Marsh
handed him the bill in question.9At
once the bartender, Il. M. Thayer.
noticed that the bill had been tam
pered with, and he yelled to others
in front of the bar: "Grab that
mani" Then addressing himself to
Marsh he said: "You are the very
man I am looking for"
F.. When the bartender asked those in
the saloon to grab and hold Marsh,
August Klimm, an employe at the
tin plate mills, took hold Of Marsh
and detained him, until Policemen
Nichols Whyte and Henry Lewis
could he summoned and about the
same time they arrived at the saloon
united States Deputy Marshal Z. ID.
Hupp came along, and was inform
cd of the incident, He took charge
of the case and the policemen
brought Marsh to the city lookup,
where he was held until s o'clock.
when he was taken before United
States Commissioner Thomas ):
Spates. who gave him hearing and
fixed his bond at $1,000. He was
unable TO give it and was committed
to Jail 10. be taken to Parkersburs
Monday to await an indictment by
the federal grand jury convenng
there on Tuesday.
The penalty upon conviction Is
severe. The fine can be $4,000 and
the imprisonment fifteen years IN
the penitentiary.
Marsh is a young fellow, not more
Than % or 30 years OF age. lie was
4 Star witness in the celebrated oeie
Goodwin murder case for the de-
PENDANT. and was one OF two VINO
swore they heard noise along the
roadside a. If some or" were secret
ing himself in the weeds and bushe ).
the purport Of this evidence being to
show that some mysterious stranger
was lurking in the community ana
that it was probably stranger VINO
committed the murder.
Efforts will be made to Identify
and apprehend the one who was
with Marsh. as it is thought he was
an accomplice in raising the bill.
:. Ii is thought Marsh and his asso,
ciate NAV also have been implicated
in the raising of a similar bill passed
at the Imperial saloon a week prior
to Marsh's arrest.
The business public should appre-
eiate the good work done by Mr..
Thaver in bringing about the apPre--