Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-13
STRANGE FATE Of
4 MILLIONAIRE.
Mysterious Murder of George 4.
Marsh, Prominent Man Of
Lynn, Mass.
THE POLICE ARE PUZZLED.
Jealousy or Revenge Believed to
Have Been Motive of the Crime
Money and Watch Found.

Lynn, Mass, April l3.-With care
ful investigation oil every possible
clue brining them up squarely againg
Il stone wall, the police of this city,
and the state police called i'm to aid
them, admitted today that the mr-
der of millionaire George l.. Marsh
was the most mysteriouscrme in the
history of the commonwealth.
They are working in the dark as
what was believed last night to be a
most promising lead, the knowledge
that the soap manufacturer had been
seen driving with woman was en-
ploded when the woman in question
accounted for all of her actions dur
ing the day and showed that she had
not been in Marsh's company after
three o'clock on Thursday. 1t is cer-
tain THAI Marsh was not slain until
that night.
The police are convinced, however.
that jealousy or revenge was the mot
i've for the crime. They also know
from things already discovered that
the perpetrator Of the crime Yves
someone of unusual intelligence
whose ability to cover every track
was most remarkable. Because of
this they declare that when an arrest
is made the community will probab-
ly be astounded at the prominence of
the accused.
After comforting with .Marsh's bus
mess associates and members of the
murdered mans family the chief OF
police today said that not a cent of his
money and none of his jewelry had
been disturbed. The first shot fired
caused instant death, as was demon
strated by the mute testimony of the
dead mans eyeglasses remaining
fixed on his nose, but the slayer VIM
dictively emptied the contents of 4
magazine pistol into the lifcless form
This the police accept as conclusive
evidence that revenge, possibly that
.of Jealous man, was the motive for
the Staying.
A source of expert detectives be-
gan today a careful investigation OF
the millionaire's private life. BY this
method, they are convinced they will
strike the most promising clue ana
possibly be able to determine just
who had q reason for desiring to Kill
Marsh.
Gov. Foss, in addition to sending
the state police here to aid in Solv-
ING the mystery will also offer sub
stantial reward as an incentive to de-
.ective work. The city will offer Il
a reward as will the Masonic and bus
iress associates of the murdered man
Careful search of the marshes OF
the Saugus river in which the body
was found by beach conner yestef
day, has failed to help the police. They
are certain the actual Staying took
place miles away from the place
where the body was found and there
his possibility that it took place III
residence.
According to the police they found
no enemies of Marsh among the hu"-
mess men he has associated WIN "I
among his former employees. ="
smoke / the highest terms OF hIm'
and because of this fact the ponce
I,oo,ed more and more today to the
jealousy theory.
Marsh was 73 years old. While he
was most proud of his business aniii-
ty and spent much Of his time III ms
office he lived the simple life and II
was q comon belief among the lnhab-
itants of the city that they could set
their watches" by the old mans daily
movements.
A mysterious stranger VINO was
coon about the Marsh home on Thurs
dav has not yet been found. DR.. C'
f. Bergengren and other persons llv-
ing in the vicinity, have furnished
description of this man and he is be-
ing sought. He had small runabout
automobile and the police also have
description Of it.