Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-28
.Dorr Guilty of
 Marsh Murder
JURY REMAINS OUT TWO HOURS
 ON THE CASE
THE INSANITY ISSUE
Judge Instructed Jury That # They Believed Prisoner Insane They Might Return a Verdict to That Effect

Salem, Mass, Feb. z7.-wil1iam A. Dorr of Stockton, Cal, was found g1il- ty today of the murder of George B. Marsh in Lynn.
 ! The jury in the Essex county supe- rior court was out nearly two hours considering the case.
 Az to Possible Insanity.
 In his closing argument, counsel for the defendant said 1t was not claimed that his client was insane. and no evidence to support such g theory was offered. Nevertheless in charging the that if the jurors believed Dorr to have been insane when he shot the aged manufactures they might return a verdict of not guilty by reason of in sanity.
 The court further stated that if the jury was satisfied. as asserted by the defense, that the death of Marsh oc- cured outside this county, 1t might find a verdict of mot guilty by vari- ance," which would mean that the court did not have jurisdiction
 A Dramatic Touch.
 dramatic touch was added as the trial came to an end, by. the prisoner, who, when the court was about to charge the jury. rose from his seat h his steel cage. 5ale and trembling, and in voice quivering with emotion cried out:
 .'I have just few words I would like to say to reassert what I have said on the stand. Although am four thousand miles away from home. feel that this jury will do what is right"
 For a moment, while the judge walt ed, Dorr hesftated. Then hs returned to his seat.
 Finding of Marsh's Body.
 The death of Marsh and the trial of Dorr developed several peculiar situa- tons. The bocy of the soap manu- a. n and wealthy, was found on the raarsh- es near the boulevard in Lynn on April 12, 1912. He had been shot four times. So far as known he did not have an enemy, and suspicion first fell on Dorr when he returned to hts home in Stockton. Cal. after g hurried visit in the east.
 It was found that he had mas queraded in Lynn as Willis A Dow Marsh. The latter was not seen alive sfter he got Into an automobile for . ride with Dorr on t1ss afternoon of April il last. Later. in a. diary owned by aDorr, the police found rambling . negro to ~do the job"
 Tho Closing Arguments.
 Tn his closing argument today At torney c. Neal Barney for the defense asked the jury to disregard the record In the diary as the self-accusation of
 
 remorse and sorrow. Be asserted that Dorr, as he had testified, killed Marsh during a quarrel brought about by an uncomp1fm entary remark concerning Miss Orpha Marsh. Dorrs aunt, by the elder man.
 In summing up District Attorney AttwiIl said that the death of Marsh was 6 cruel murder, deliberately planned ny Dorr. who believed that with Marsh out of the way he would profit by 8 legacy which would revert to his aunt when Marsh died.
 Dorr Bore Good Reputation.
 The defense had claimed that the estate in question was so involved that the death of Marsh would leave Miss Marsh with nothing and that Dorr knew this and came east for the purp45e of seeking Marsh's aid in put ting Miss Marshs affairs in proper shape
 Dorr is 80 years of age and unmar- r1ed- Accord ding to witnesses intro duced by the defense he bore good in Stockton, where he was in the motor cycle and bi- cycle business. In describing himself Dorr called attention to the fact that he was a member of a church choir.
 Can't Be Sentenced for 20 Days.
 Dorr heard the verdict with little display of emotion His face paled slightly. the muscles of his jaws tight ened and his hands gripped the bar h front of the prisoners cage Then ne sat down and after that appeared 
 Under the law, sentence cannot be pronounced for twenty days, within which time the attorneys for the. de- ,ense are privileged to file exceptions. Attorney Barney for the defense would lot say tonight what further action le would take