New-York tribune., 1912-04-15
POLICE ON THE TRAIL
OF MARSH'S MURDERER
Believing They Have Complete
Case, They Send inspectors
to Two States.
ARREST EXPECTED TO-DAY
Soapmaker Said to Have Been
Slain by Man with Whom He
Was Well Acquainted and
Who Came from Distance.
rRr Telegraph TO The Tribune :


Lynn. Mass, April 1.-THE Lynn Po-
lice Department tonight sent two in
sppctors 10 Maine and third to Nov
York in the hope Of picking up the tral
Of a man who, with revenge as his mo-
tive. they believe, killed George T.
Marsh the wealthy soap manufacturer,
whose bullet riddlcd body was found in
the West Lynn marshes last Friday.
Every link in the chain of evidence th-
police is prepared to throw around this
man has been forged, they believe.
The Lynn police say they ar" pr"
pared to show that this man travelled
the breadth of the continent to have an
accounting with Marsh; that his coming
was preceded by threatening letters.
which Marsh ignored; that he mad"
every effort to keep his visit TO Lynn
secret, even to the point of staying away
from the Marsh home, where others
would have recognized him; that he laf
in wait for three days outside the Marsh
home before he finally encountered
Marsh himself; that he had an auto
mobile in waiting, Of which the Lynn
police have the number, into which he
inveigled Marsh on a preteXt, and that
Marsh fatty refused to meet his de-
mands.
The murder was committed within
half an hour of the time when Marsh
disappeared the police believe, as the
soap manufacturer sat talking with his
murderer Five hours later, they de-
clare his body was placed in an auto
mobile. the car shot through the city
and the body was placed where it was
afterward found the man, stranger 10
Lynn believing that the tide would
come IN far enough to wash the body
out The murderer then dropped out Of
the city. confident that his racks had
been covered.
Case Developed Quickly.
The Lynn police, under Chief Burckes,
have developed their case within the
last forty-eight hours. In talking with
Marshs aged sister, with wnom he lived,
the first hint Of a motive appeared. She
told the police that Marsh was involved
in the settlement of an estate and that
in this connection he had been threat
ened
This was only vague clew. The man
who had threatened Marsh was believed
10 have been 5000 miles away when the
murder was committed Chief BurCkes
took a chance He wired this mans
home and learned 10 his surprise that
this man had dropped out Of sight In his
home town week ago. Burckes then
telegraphed back for a description. He
then had a talk with DR.. G. II. Bergen
gren, who lives at Chatham and Timson
streets DIR. Bergengren had seen
stranger hanging about the vicinity OF
the Marsh home. Burckes described his
man.
That's the man." declared Bergen
gren." he hung about here three days
Inspectors Stacey r. Burckes and
William F. Murray have gone to Maine
and Inspector William II. Kane's des-
tination is New York State. Chief
Burckes refused tonight to tell what
cities the men will visit, but declared
that he had what he believed to be posi-
tive information as 10 the identity OF
the man He added that If an arrest
did not result within the next twenty
four hours he would be greatly disap-
pointed Where this arrest was likely
10 occur the chief declined to say. but
he admitted that he looked for 1t TO be
l,l dAnl =
ment.
Little Activity in Lynn.
Tonight there was little activity in
police circles here. Three of tho four
inspectors connected with the force were
out of town, and the fourth man LETT
headquarters for home early in the even
ing. Chief Burckes also went home soon
after dark and apparently was interest
ed only I'm getting word from the men
who have gone to New York and Maine.
This word was not expected tonight.
An invalid Miss Hannah Roome, In
formed the police to-day that she heard
the sound OF shots coming from the dl-
rection of the Marsh soap factory on the
night Mr.. Marsh was murdered. Miss
Roome Informed mel. lbOr on Friday
morning before she learned of the muir
der that she had heard shots about MD
night, having been awakened by the
noise Not until to-day did she connec.
the incident with the murder of MIR.
Marsh, however.
The information is regarded by the po-
lice as aiding materially in their Efforts
to fix the time and place OF tho crime.