The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-22
|0CK MARSH OUT
! ON $4,000 BOND
,.,on.r,s Inquest Goes Into Shooting
!. schee and is Told That Marsh
Acted In Self
Defense.
FRIENDS STAND BY HIM
shooting is Re-enacted by Warsaw
Man for the Benefit Of the
Members Of the
Jury.
FRIENDS STAND BY HIM

rha claim Of Dick Marsh, that he
-. schee in self defense, was en-
s SSos;zad before the coroner's jury
psich conducted an inquest. The
,oIowins from the War7aw Bulletin
mi. Nu, throw more light on the shoot
;np scrape in Louisiana:
Tha preliminary examination Of
n;,bord o. Marsh at Opeluusas, La,
Friday Friday and Saturday uf last week.
.hroWs an entirely different light en-
.ha killing of Schee from that re-
acted s in the first newspaper reports
.,S in the story of Hollihgshead. and
an;nts to an act of self defense
rot the deed of man temporarily
unbalanced mentally.
The New Orleans Prcayune OF June
~ tells in detail of the preliminary
hearing. in which Marsh relates his
relations with Schee from their first
meeting four years, ago; how he sub
,anuently took him to Louisiana with
him. where Mr.. Marsh had con-
tract to get out one million ties for
,be French governm eat; how Schee
abused the authority to spend money,
even to purchasing an automobile,
until Marsh found he had been run
into debt to the amount of 5000;
how Schee. when Marsh came down
from New York In December, admit
led the money had been taken but
laid the blame on Hoilingshead and
Bououette, two associates of the
dead man, however admitting he had
done wrong and with tears in his
eyes begged Marsh's pardon. Then
other troubles set in, Schee was dis
charged as manager but was still
retained on the pay roll, but matters
went from bad to worse until Schee
was discharged altogether. Schee
sued Marsh on various civil charges.
Then came the burning OF the skid
ders and the trestle and the wreck
Ing Of the tramway at the mill oc
cured. Marsh swore out af1idavits
for the arrest of Schee, Hollingshead
and several others; asked the sheriff
and district attorney to protect him
and his property, and Il deputy was
sent. Marsh in a very dramatic way
and in well chosen words gave a
vivid and interesting account Of the
killing, the substance of his story
being as follows:
On the morning of the sixth after
ascertaining that his trestle had been
burned. he decided to so straight to
Schee with the intention of talking
matters over face to face" When
he walked into the dining room he
found Schee sitting at the table. but
before he could utter q word, Schee
rose quickly from his seat and began
moving forward with his hand in his
hip pocket
Knowing the man as l did," con-
tinued Marsh, land being firmly con-
slnced that it was a game of the
best man, took no chances and
hred. While firing I retreated, being
aware of the fact that Schee's gang,
headed by Hollingshead, were near
and that they would fire at me from
the rear. While backed through
The screen door it closed at the
Same time l fired. and then paused,
trying to see Schee, after which l
Tired twice"
!, While talking. Marsh went through
me motions and thus dramatically
texplained the pause between the
shots, and the three bullet holes in
inc screen door. 1t has been proven
echee was not sitting at the time
ne received his death wound by the
testimony of Coroner Littell. Marsh
AiSo demonstrated how he used his
gun Mauser. 1880 rapid firing.
Marsh's bail was fixed at $4,000,
ana the Picayune says:
4, NO sooner had the Judge announced
us decision and before court could
De adjourned, many persons rushed
y Mr., and Mrs. Marsh and congratu-
a,eu them, also extending their sym.
palhles and assistance. The charac-
y 81 OF men signifying their intention
= signing Marsh's bail Indicates he
"a lss tne confidence of large number
y influential people.