New-York tribune., 1912-04-16
| 'POL|CE SEEKING MAN
| FOR MARSH MURDER
Swear Out Warrant Charging
William A. Dorr, of Stockton,
CaI., with the Crime.
OFFICERS THERE GIVE CLEW
Say Suspected Man Would Be
Benefited by the Death of
Wealthy Lynn Soap
Manufacturer.

Lynn, Mass. April ia warrant calling
for the arrest OF william A. Dorr. alias
Willis A. Dow. on the charge OF the mur-
der of George E. Marsh was sworn out by
Chief Of Police Thomas NJ Burckes late
to-day This followed the public announce
ment earlier in the day by Chief Burckes
that the police were seeking Dorr in con-
nection with the finding OF the body of the
wealthy soap manufacturer in West Lynn
on Friday. DORIS home is In Stockton
Cal. and 1t was from Chief OF Police Frank
B. Briare. of that city. that the local
authorities received information which led
them TO trace DORIS movements.
The police to-day located in a Boston
garage an automobile which they believe TO
be the one in which Marsh's body was
taken to the spot where 1t was found. They
learned that the car had been abandoned.
partly disabled, and taken TO the garage.
Oficers found a .22-calbre automatic rife
and q box partly filled with cartridges In
the car.
Chief Burckes said tonight that he did
not connect the rife with the murder, as
the wounds in Marsh's body were inflicted
by .So-calbre steel tacketed bullets. while
the rife cartridges contained soft-nosed
bullets. Chief Burckes telegraphed to Chief
Briare of Stockton regarding this find.
and in reply tonight received a message
to the effect that when Dorr left Stockton
he had an automatic .32-calibre pistol.
Tracing the car through its registration
number. they found that it had been regis
tered under the name of Willis a. Dow
and that a man giving that name had
bought the car from a Boston dealer on
April or g. Dow" It is said. told the
dealer tnat he came from California.
Dorr. who arrived in Boston on March a
and later took apartments IN Lynn. is ac-
ouainted with the family OF the late James
Marsh. of Stockton. When James Marsh
died he made George E. Marsh his executor
and also appointed him trustee Of fund or
10000 bequeathed TO Miss Orpha Marsh,
James Marshs adopted daughter. Miss
Marsh was not to come into fun possession
Of this property for some time. Dorr Is
said to be related to Miss Marsh.
Chief Burckes tonight made public a
telegram sent him by Chief Briare soon
after tho murder. It was as follows:
Find William Augustine Dorr Left here
March II, mysteriously. Since he left here
he went TO see his sister I'm Maine. Thirty
wears; five eight. Occupation. clerk 1f
found trace his movements. Has $3.50 in
currency. He would benefit by death OF
George f. Marsh. Expert with automobiles
and motorcycles.
A cane which the police said to-day had
belonged to Marsh and a hat which they
said had been identified as one worn by
Dorr were brought TO Police Headquarters
to-day by Napoleon Derosers, who said
that he had picked them up on the boule-
ward near tho scene OF the alleged murder.
Both Derosiers and his wife insisted to-
night that II was on Thursday afternoon
that he found the articles, shortly before
o'clock. Marsh was seen in Lynn near his
home. between and o'clock that after
noon.
A reward OF 81, coo for any one who would
find Dorr was offered to-day by Arthur
Marsh. a nephew Of the dead man.
Stockton, Cal. April l5-William r. Dorr.
a motorcycle dealer here, whose name has
been mentioned in connection with the
Marsh murder at Lynn. Mass, left Stock
ton about four weeks ago. His aunt. MISS
Orpha Marsh. adopted daughter OF the late
James Marsh, brother Of the dead man.
said she did not know Of his whereabouts
His fiancee, n Miss Bcrlingen, and Miss
Marsh employed n detective 10 locate MN
fearing he had met with foul play HIS
motorcycle was found at the steamer land-
ing the day he left on the boat for san