New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-14
POLICE HAVE CLEW IN
LYNN MURDER MYSTERY
Body Believed to Have Been Seen
in Automobile Near Where
It Was Found.
REWARDS FOR THE SLAYER
City Authorities and Relatives of
Dead Man Offer $500 for His
Arrest-Son Awaited
Eagerly.
REWARDS FOR THE SLAYER

Lynn. Mass. April 13.-After working
all day with no tangible result the Lynn
police tonight received a clew which
they declare gives promise Of solution
OF the mystery surrounding the murder
Of George r. Marsh. the wealthy soap
manufacturer. whose body was found
on the West Lynn marshes on Friday
morning.
Investigation is row being made Of
story told by Roy Oleson. hoy living at
No 10 Amity street, who says that about
midnight Thursday he saw touring car
headed toward the state highway. where
the body was found. In the back seat
Of the machine a. It passed him the boy
saw what appeared in the dark TO be
woman sitting in mans lap, he says.
His description of the machine tallies
closely with that Of an automobile which
Amos T.. Porter. crossing tender for
the Boston. Revere Beach e. Lynn Rail
road, saw stop on the boulevard near the
spot where the body was later found.
This was lust after midnight. The po-
lice think that what Oleson saw in the
tonneau Of the car may have been man
holding the body Of the murdered mill
ionaire.
one of tho police inspectors tonight
visited Prookline and had an interview
with man with whom Marsh had had
business dealings. He returned salts
fed that the man knew absolutely moth
ing Of the case.
The story told by Amos r. Porter, the
crossing tender already referred to, was
that early yesterday morning he saw
touring car come down the boulevard.
stop near the place where the body OF
Marsh was found. and, after remaining
there few minutes. continue on its way.
II was the belief of some Of the officials
that Mr.. Marsh had been murdered in
the automobile and his body thrown
frorn the car and rolled down the en-
bankmeu. into the ditch, where it was
discovered
Some faith was also placed by police
officials in the story told yesterday oy
Harold T.. Cummings, young neighbor
of the murdered man, who said that ne
saw Mr.. Marsh on Thursday night aboa'
q o'clock riding with woman in
bnegv Arthur Pickering, conductor
Of the Boston & Maine Railroad in
formed the police to-day that man RID
ing on his train last night told Aim n tt
no had seen Mr.. Marsh in an automobile
r,.ar the boulevard very early yesterday
morning.
A reward of $500 for the apprehension
of the murderer was offered to-day by
the citv authorities, and relatives OF the
,.ictino have decided TO make u similar
offer.
The officials to-day began an lnveSt-
cation Of Marsh's business affairs hop
iro that these would determine the prob
able cause Of the crime. AT the start or
their investiga tions they met an oD-
stacle in the absence Of James NJ Marsh.
con OF the murdered man, who is in
California. Word has been sent him
and he is expected to return soon.
The detectives to-day ran across an
incident i'm the victims recent life which
caused them to make a search for a man
With whom Mr.. Marsh had had legal
trouble The detectives wish TO talk TO
,h,s man I'm line with the process of
attenuation that they have followed in
,boir attempt to clear up the tragedy.
60 fa, ag could be learned Tonight moth
,n,, had been found which connected him
,.i,h the case. The man for whom the
aaarcb was made formerly was employed
&, t,.,n suit was started against
,,,o, hv Mr. Marsh. The man disap-
.,aarcd He is reported to have said:
.r,l not pay the money. / do not owe
g., = have been treated unfairly"
A, the house where the man lived 1t
~ IacIared he disappeared last Octo-
Na9 nd not been seen since. He Is
beI fortv wears old and married. So
apout no,,id be learned, nc one had seen
lar 20 rs, in I,vnn since he departed, fol-
.,s,n~ ,hlS his legal trouble with Marsh his
lanniV@i @ar AS the police could learn when
% d,st beean To delve into the mystic
thcy mo- The man did not have an
llouS In the world. The people who
ohepE ti', In Lynn could not thlhk or
knr" H'' bn yonld commit the crime.
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