The Washington times., 1916-11-27
PRISONER ADMITS
4 HE'S ADVENTURE
Held for Theft In Baltimore,
Man Says He Is Notorious
/ Carl Marsh. y

BALTIMORE. Nov. 27.--For tho
States Secret Serxice has closed about
Carl J. w. Marsh. twenty.seven years
old, a native of Frankfort, Germany,
and a true soldier of fortune.
The man who was sent to jail on
the charge OF robbing lockers in the
Young Mems Christian Association
confessed to Inspector william NJ.
Doyss, OF the United states 1mmigra.
ton Bureau, that he was none other
than the notorious Marsh sought In
this country for six months.
Marsh IN clean-cut. well set.up
young man who has four or Ave Ian
guages at his command. He was
trapped In the Young Mems Christian
Association building ten days ago and
OF his arrest he gave the name OF vii.
Started Prese.
Marshal Carter then set to work to
ind out something about him. few
days ago Il. NJ. stump. chief OF the
Federal Immigration Bureau here, Ms.
signed Inspector Doyas to investigate
the case. ..
Doyas received information that
Fox In reality was Marsh and his
name and full record was on fle at
Washington. He was positively idep'
tined by his photograph. and, when
grilled by Doyas Friday afternoon, he
broke down and admitted his iden.
tity. He also signed o statement Civ.
ing n long account OF his adventures.
Inspector Doyas went before Jus
tlce Packard. at the Central Police
Station. yesterday afternoon ana
asked that Marsh be held pending tn.
arrival OF n warrant from the United
states immigration Bureau ut wash
ington. The warrant IL expected to
arrive tomorrow and Marsh VIII
probably be delivered to the Federal
authorities for deportation.
Worked o. Forts ., Gsiiipen.
From serving as an engineer In tho
art OF fortress bNpding on the Gal
Iipoli peninsula to running the block
ade and furnishing ammunition TO
villa and his men In Mexico. Marsh's
, record AZ he gave IL to the police II
like a romance.
He said he was born In Frankfort
and that his parents desired him to
be educated for the church. But he
reb.led against this and entered the
Frankfort Military Academy. For
four years he studied drill work and
engineering. and was sent to Turkey
to aid In building the Turkish de.
lenses at Gallipoli. Later he was sent
To German East Africa ON engineering
work for the German army. At the
-Npira ton OF this work he circlcd the
gIob. and landed In the United States.
lie got into trouble In San Fran,
cisco and was In jail for several
months. Leaving there he went TO
China. and in a few months again re.
turned TO the United States. He went
To Denver. got a job as a mining en-.
gineer. but In n few months he was
arrested for larceny and was deported
by the Federal authorities.
Away for Year.
Marsh stayed away from America
for a year before he again gained en-
trance to the country. lie was ar
rested In December. 1914. In Los An
geIes under an assumed name, and
was about to be given liberty when
his Identity became known. and he
was deported. lie then Joined a the
atricsl troupe and went to Europe,
where he appeared In q number OF
European cities.
America again called him, and In
October. 1914, he went to Canada, and
crossed the American Canadian Dor.
der lie went TO Texas, and then TO
Mexico. In the state OF Chihuahua,
he says, he met an agent OF Francisco
Villa Impressed with Marsh's bear
ing, the adventurer was engaged 10
driil recruits for Villas struggling
Marsh was In Mexico for several
months, and his work was so appre-
eiated, he declares. that he was espe-
cially detailed TO manage a number
OF automobiles bringing ammunition
10 Villa from Laredo and other Texas
towns. He says that he cleaned up
$4,000 getting rifles and ammunition