Bisbee daily review., 1909-06-26
MARcElL,G|VEN
 CHANGE, PROVES
 CROOKED AGAIN

I KANSAS CITY. Mo, June 24.- Five years ago, J. E. Marceli, the cashier of a bank in Highland, Kan, swindled banks in Kansas City, St. Louis. Chicago and New York out of $300.000 and wrecked the bank in Highland. He was convicted and sentenced to thirty-five years in the penitentiary. Fifteen months ago he was pardoned from the penitentiary by Governor Hoch. He made a new start in life.
 Today Marcell is a fugitive from justice. He has disappeared again and Kansas City banks are out $25.- 0o0. This time the American Bank CTS association is searching the country for him.
 Marcell got money from the Kan sas City banks in two ways. The home in Highland Is owned by his vile. He went to a bank here and told story about his desire to move his family to Kansas City. He offer. ed to give note signed by himself and his wife. for a loan of a few thousand dollars.
 The banker would wrtte to Troy, the county seat of Doniphan county. Kansas. and would get a reply that the home was in the name of Mrs Marcell and that 1t was unencumber- ed and free of debt.
 Then Marcell would give a note signed by himself and wife and get the loan. He did this with three banks. Now they have learned that the name of Mrs. Marcell was forgery and that the note is worth. less. Bankers have been to High land to attach and have found noth- ing
 Signed His Fathers Name. =
 The name of his father was signed in the same way to notes upon which the banks lent money.
 To real estate man in St. Joseph Marcell sold the home of his wife himself and wife. This has proved to be a forgery. too.
 Five years ago Marcell dragged down to ruin every friend and reia- tive that had money He swindled even his father. His father-in-law. ruined by his dishonesty, died last winter of a broken heart. This time he has again swindled his nearest relatives and friends.
 It was the tears of his wife and mother that prevailed upon Govern. or Hoch to pardon him from prison. Now he has cheated his own father out of s2600. He has even forged the name of his wife to a deed to the home in which she lives in High. land. He has deserted his wife and three children.
 Humiliated by this second dis grace that has befallen her, Mar cells little daughter said:
 Why didn't they leave him in the penitentiary where he was and then he couldn't have brought disgrace upon us again
 Wife is Griefstrieken.
 Her head bowed in shame, his wife says:
 Could have foreseen this I would not have prostrated myself before the governor and begged for the par don of my husband"
 The bankers in Kansas City say he appealed to them as a man who wished to correct the mistakes he had made. He was suaye, gentle, un- assuming in his manner and speech and made no reference to his past They believed he had sincerely re formed
 As soon as Marcell was pardoned from the penitentiary by Governor Hoch. against the protest of two thirds of the people of Highland. who signed a petition against it, he went to his home in Highland and was received with open arms by his wife
 MarcelPs father. an old man, and his old mother. are broken-hearted It is feared his mother will not live long. The same day that he left his wife and children. about three weeks ago. he called to see his father and mother. They say he clung to his mother, who had been loyal to him ] all through his troubles, sitting at | his side during his trial. |