The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-25
CLEAR MARzYCK
Convict Tells Story, Some of
Which Proves True.
People Who "SaW" Him Not
Certain Now.

Ellsworth, Kan. May Zo.-1t Is not
considered altogether unlikely that
Charles Marzyck, the former Kansas
convict, may yet establish his al1bi IN
the Snowman murder case. MarzycN
has told wonderful story, if 1T De
false, and it will require a lot of work
to establish the truth or falseness OF
it. He traces his journey from Ellis
to the time of his arrest and gives
dates in a way that indicates won
derful memory.
He was in Ellsworth during the sum-
mer, according to his own statement,
but not when the murders were COM
mitted- Many of the men who were
positive they had seen him near here
, about the time of the murder have de-
clared MarZyck is not the man they
saw or else are not positive now in re-
gard to his identity.
Marzyck'S statement in regard TO
having worked near Ellis for some time
and going through Salina on July l, IS
corroborated by the man for whom he
worked. After leaving Ellis he trav-
eled according. to his own story.
A Story of Travel.
Marzyck says that he was in Lanes
boro, Mimi, the latter part of July;
registered there at the hotel run by a
Swede. August 8, he was in st. Bont-
face, Manitoba; got a job there driV-
ing team for Alck Doyt; left there
about first of September, and worked
until about 25th of the month with a
steel gang near Tof1eld; from Tofield
went to Edmonton, about 40 miles;
left Edmonton about 9th or 18th and
went to Thornton. where he worked
laying steel for the D. F. Macarthur
Construction company; man by name
of Nicholson was foreman; worked
here till near end of October: went
back to Edmonton, arriving there Oc-
tober 90 or 80; stayed there till Thanks
giving day, then went out with the
Tobin Construction company, got job
through the Logan Employment Agen-
cy; foreman was Frank Tobin; on
road out of Stony Plains until Christ
mas; returned to Edmonton and got
job with Northern Construction COM
pany building the A. C. & n. road
near Athab asca Landing; left Edmon-
ton December &c, and began work jan
uary !. Worked on this job till latter
part of January, when returned 20
Edmonton, and got job in the King
Edwards hotel; a man by the name of
Banister, was manager of the hotel;
was here Ia or Is days, and then went
to Calgary, stayed here over night
and went on to Field, B. c., a place
about 80 miles from Golden; arrived
there last of February, and got a job
in the Monarch mine; began work
about March g. and worked just
month; foreman'S name James
Caruthers. Then went to Golden, then
to Ravenstoke, a town about 126 miles
from Golden; stayed in Ravenstoke
three or four days, and got job with
steel gang laying track on the Cana
dian Pacific ITO miles from there; Bob
Downing was foreman of this gang;
only worked a week. and then went
back to Rayenstoke, and then to Col
den.
While at Golden 1 met a miner"
ne says, land talked with him about
mining; he told me there was a good
cnance a 1i11ir at
L went back to Field, and went to a
store and bought some dry goods; they
claimed afterwards that l got these
goods under false pretenses; got ar
canned for two months; was tried
right there in Field. 1 was taken to
Golden, and then on to Kamloops; got
to kamloops the night of the 18th of
April, I think.
Witnesses Are Not Certain.
Efforts to show that Marzyck was
in or near Ellsworth in October are
not resulting as the officers had anti
cipated. Mr.. Hull, conductor on
the Lincoln branch last fall remem-
bered a man who rode on his train in
october, and from the description of
Marzyck thought his man might have
been Marzyck- He visited Ellsworth
last week, but after seeing Marzyck
said he is not the man who rode with
him.
Henry Herzig Identifies Marzyck as
the man who rode on a freight from
Ellsworth to Salina July 1, the day
Marzyck claims to have passed through
here on his way from Ellis to Kansas
City. A. K. Shade. who thought he
talked to Marzyck here on the morn
ing of October Is, has seen the man
in Jail, but is now considerably in
doubt as to whether Marzyck is the
man or not.
Conductor Joe Burgin. who runs
between Kansas City and Ellis, be-
lieved he might have seen Marzyck
about october Is. After taking a look
at the man in jail, he seems to doubt
having ever seen him before.