New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-27
.DORR DROVE WITH BODY
. pROPPED IN AUTO SEAT
Slew Marsh in Fight and Then
Rode Up and Down Lynn Bou-
Ievard, He Tells Jury.
HIS COURAGE FAILED HIM
Feared to Stop at Millionaire's
House and Finally Dumped
the Victim Down an
Embankment.
HIS COURAGE FAILED HIM

Salem. Mass. Feb 25 For half an hou'
after he had killed George T.. Marsh. al
aged millionaire of Lynn, william \
Dorr drove Up and down the Lynn Boule-
ward with the body propped up beside
him i'm the single scat Of his runabout
Other automobiles passed him, but though
II was. light he attracted no attention
This is a part of the remarkable story
that Dorr told to-day to jury before
whom he is being tried for murder
Dorr told I'm detail OF his life in Stock
ton. whore he said he was member oil
a church choir. Ills aunts property was
involved he said. and he believed that II
was being mismanaged He could get M
satisfaction from George T.. Crane. who
looked after the estate. and he decided II
come East and see privately George f.
Marsh, his aunt's uncle
Arriving in Lynn. he obtained lodgings
near Marsh's home. and made the &C
quaintance of the old man.
II saw George L.. Marsh a few times
before April H." Dom said, describing
his stay In Lynn "Once saw him going
to the beach and again going 10 church
and tried TO get into conversation with
him.
ION April II Marsh went downtown ir
a car and got of at tho square. followed
in my automobile and when Marsh go'
of the car / Was fixing the machine
When Marsh started to cross the street.
spoke TO him. Marsh said:
Lets see VIM are you"
81 am William A. Dorr,' replied
Dorr said tina, he asked Marsh to take a
drive with him and they drove TO Revere.
discussing Miss Marsh's ar
fairs Marsh expressed some surprise Mt
what the defendant told him.
Suddenly Marsh asked: Are YOU
really Orpha Msrshs nephew?
What do you mean asked, the
witncss said.
"'Are you her nephew or not
81 said y do not understand. ana
Marsh remarked: There IS some discus
sion az to whether YOU are O. not
What do YOU mean ,tskod again.
and then started to get ont IF the auto
mobile
where are YOU SONG: Marsh asked,
and | replied: I am going TO get out. |
won't ride with YOU after what you have
said
Marsh tried TO prevent him leaving the
machine, the witness said, and as he was
pushed back his arm flew up and struck
Marsh In the head.
what do you mean? You would hit
me. would you? said Marsh and he struck
mo over tho head with a wrench, Dorr
said Then Marsh grabbed me by the
throat. / got the wrench away from him
and hit him over the head. Then pulled
nv revolver and fired upward. | don't
know lust what happened for time.
Finally recovered and started for the
Marsh house with the body
Replying to questions or District Attor-
ney Attwcll, Dorr said:
After the shooting | wrapped the body
of Marsh in "A blanket put his hat on his
head and started toward Lynn. | drove
the machine up and down the Boulevard
several times, undecided what TO do.
Once ! drove nearly up to the Marsh
house aud then my courage failed and ]
returned TO the Boulevard. Several times
! had to stop the machine TO prop up the
body. which had toppled over
What prompted YOU TO keep riding
around with the body in the machine?'
the District Attorney asked.
Fear" said Dorr
The witness thought that Marsh died
about $50 O'Clock on the afternoon OF
April II, 1912. About O'Clock he drove
his car near the marshes and put the
body on the ground. Then he half carried
and half dragged it from the roadway
and pushed it through a fence. IL rolled
down an ombankment. where II was
found the next day.