Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-12-25
Draws Twelve Years.
MartZ Convicted of Helping
Rob Frederick Stores.
From Frederick News, Dec. 49,

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From Frederick News, Dec. 1871
Irving Martz, convicted of burglary by
dynamiting' was sentenced to twelve
years in the Mary land Penitentiary by
the court this morning, Associates JUDGES
Glenn H. Worthington and Edward e.
Peter 81 ting on the bench.
Samuel A. Lewis and Lawrence Kauf-
man, of Baltimore, who were counsel
for the defense, stated that they would
take the case to the Maryland Court CT
Appeals.
In pronouncing the sentence Judge
Worthirgton stated that the extreme
penalty prescribed by the law was forty
years and that the court had had in mind
a sen'erce of eighteen years. but that in
consideration of the fact that Martz was
instrumental in obtaining information
that lead to the apprehension of Clarence
S. Wallace, who killed Leo M. Creager,
it had been decided to cut the term down
to twelve years.
Sentence was pronounced after the
court had overruled petition filed by
counsel for the defense asking that SEN
tence be suspended Indefinitely. There
was a case on record of Lowe, vs.. the
State, where one of the accomplices wa'
granted an indefinite suspension of SEN
tence on account of furnishing informa
ton that lead to the conviction of the
other. 1t was commended by the counsel
for the defense that Martz had furnish
ed this information. The petition also
set forth that the State Attorney, S Ter
if and various other officers of the law
had made promises to Martz which
amounted to assurances of immunity
from conviction provided he would fur
Nth information that would assist in the
capture of Wallace.
Mrs. Florence Graft, whose informa-
ton is aid to have led to the capture OF
Wallace. testified that she furnished this
at Martz's request and that the States
ATTORNEY in Martz's presence had tolc
her that if she helped to capture Wallace
he, the States Attorney, would help
Martz She related how she induced
Wallace to correspond with her. how
she rec. lived letter from the latter and
turned it over to her counsel who in turn
gave it over to the detectives. An in
terestihg matter developed when she
stated that on the morning after the
murder of Leo Creager Wallace entered
her home, threatening her with revolv-
er, and later left stating that he would
write a confession freeing Martz of
blame in the crime.
In low voice which somewhat in
creased in volume as he talked stated
that his name was Irving Martz and that
he formerly worked at boilermaking,
steam fitting and plumbing in Waynes-
boro and Hagerstown. He said he had
known Wallace, for about ten years and
had often gone filming with him lear
Baltimore. A day or two before coming
here, Wallace, he said, suggested that
they go on a fishing trip to Frederick
and he agreed to this. Both left Hillen
station n the afternoon of October II.
Wallace gave him the money to purchase
two tickets and after getting on the
train h. gave Wallace five dollar bill
from which to take the amount of his
ticket Arriving at water station at
Thurmont he said Wallace got off the
train and went to a spot short distance
from the station. In the meantime he
got from the train and walked to the
trolley station. There he got Wallace
who carried hand satchel and he pur
chased TWO tickets to this city.
He said Wallace carried the satchel
from Baltimore and refused to tell him
what it contained. He declared the
satchel was light in weight, When Wal
lace got off the train at Thurmont he
took the satchel and returned it to him
when they met at the trolley station.
They arrived in this city, he said after
eight O'Clock and got off the trolley near
the postoffice. Both went to restau-
rant for something to eat and afterward
walked about the city. Later they walk
ed down the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
and returning stopped in front of build
ing. After telling him to remain out
side Wallace went into the building. He
said be walked across the street and rest
ed on i'm embankment for about two
hours. During that time he heard a
muffied noise which sounded like two
freight trains coming together. Later
Wallace came from the building and
handed him the satchel and the two
started away. He said he asked Wal
lace about going fishing when the latter
replied: d it we are going home. !"
On account of not having any money,
said Mar,z, Il was compelled to go with
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