Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-24
Grace MARSHAL NOW
IN THE Death SHADOW
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resides near Kirknam, about two
miles from Royal Oak
Sheriff Stevens and the deputy
proceeded to the home of the brother.
AS they approached the house, they
saw carpenter working on a shed,
and inquired whether Marshall had
left. The carpenter told them that a
son, Greenbury had accompanied the
father, but had driven away in a
buggy.
Sheriff Stevens walked up to the
front door and raped loudly several
times, but received no response. He
then went to the back door, and met
a woman who had just como in from
the field. Asked whether Marshall
was there, she said she did not know.
Sheriff Stevens then entered the
house, and in the diningroom met
Mrs. Marshall, wife of the brother.
AT first she denied that he was in
the house, but finally said he was in
the front room. Sheriff Stevens called
the man. who walked into the middle
room with his head bowed as If re-
signed to his fate.
Marshall. you come with me to
Easton," said Sheriff Stevens. and he
led the man away to the machine.
They then went next to the Marshall
home. The party entered the auto
mobile again and started for Easton
Before leaving. however, Mrs. Mar
shall called out: Frank, you had
better stop at st. Michaels and get
your money"
The run from ST. Michaels to this
town was made in short time. and
upon their arrival here many persons
hurried TO the little courtroom where
Magistrate Tharp ordered Marshall
held in Jail for a further hearing.
Since Marshall has been apprehended
there has been no talk of a lynching
among the residents of the town, but
rumors have reached here that resi-
dents Of Neavitt and St. Michaels say
the woman also must be arrested or
there will be trouble II is evident
from their talk that they put most of
the blame on the woman.
Last night. standing behind the bars
of the jail and talking brokenly Of
/ the case. Marshall said that he had
been outrageously treated. why,
Grace got everything in the world
could give her" he said
Ibid she eat much when it was
given her?" he was asked.
Ibid she? Well, she ate everything
that she could get, and she ate il
I ravenously," he answered.
Speaking of the accident when the
right leg of the girl was broken, he
said that no physician had entered
the house since that time. During
the two years I have been living on
the farm this time" he said, Il have
not had physician enter my door. I
have had no family physician for the
last two years. and before that never
had a physician in ST. Michaels'
This statement is-eontradicted by
DR.. Joseph Hope, of St Michaels. who,
while in Easton. said he had been the
Marshalrs family physician for the
last two years, and had often visited
the house. At the time the girls leg
was broken, when she was 16 years
old. the bone was reset by Drs. Joseph
3. Seth and Robert A. Dodson, but
after that they were never asked to
come to the house.
What is puzzling the officials and
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fact that when Laura Virginia Mar
shall. a sister of Grace, died, she was
buried. and the impression spread
that it was Grace. How the sister
could have been buried without hun
dreds of persons becoming aware OF
the fact is a mystery. It is said posi-
. lively by many that the family inti-
mated that It was Grace, but this was
denied by Marshall tonight.
How is it that people thought II
was Grace?" he was asked.
eff YOU want me TO tell you, this
il how It actually happened he an
swered. At the question he began Il
show signs of breaking down COM
: nIetelv. He bowed his head even
/ lower than before, and then began his
story of the death and burial of the
girl uu,..
. Laura virginia died while living
. over on Kent Island, and we Drough'
her body here to be buried at ST
Nichaels. As soon as l heard she was
= dead / inserted a notice the 81
! Nichaels paper, and her name was
r nrinted in full. The casket was moi
, opened al the church services. but al
the grave the lid was removed anc
any of those present had the oppor
tunity to see that it was not Grace
, we did not know that people though
: Grace was dead, and if We had know
, it am sure We would have told then
different"
Since the arrest of Marshall al
extra guard has been provided at thu
Jail A constant watch will be kept OF
2 Tho man because. in his present ner
5 vous condition, il is not known wha
he might attempt No throngs sur
rounded the Jail, and it is not though