Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-12-25

him. We went up the street and then
walked in the country a short distance
and took a trolley car for Thurmont.
The car stopped at Lewistown and ! got
off and went into the station pulled my
coat over my head and went to sleep.
While was inside Wallace was outside
walking up and down the platform.
After awhile another trolley car came
along and we got on and went to Thur
mont. At the latter place / got off with
the satchel and walked to the Western
Maryland station and purchased ticket
for Baltimore. lighted cigarette and
smoked while waiting for the train.
When the train came waited for the
crowd to get off. l then boarded the
train and was inside about to take a seat
when an officer arrested me. asked
him why l was arrested and he said,
'iust come with me and you will find out
later l was then brought to Frederick
and put in jril"
He stated that he did not know that
robberies had been committed or that
Creager had been killed until told by
officers after being arrested. He ad-
mitted that he gave a fictitious name
and address and stated that while out
side the Kehne building he had had
flash light. He said he dropped the
fash light and after picking it up flashed
it once to ascertain if it was in order.
He stated that he and Wallace had fire.
quently gone fishing near Baltimore and
that the day they left on the fishing trip
for this city Wallace carried a number
of fish hooks.
He denied that Wallace had suggested
to him that they go to Frederick and
"get some easy money"
A claim for the 81 200 reward offered
by the county commissioners for the cap
ture dead or alive of Clarence S. Wal
lace, slayer of Leo M. Creager. Of Thur
mont. was filed in the Office of the COM
missioners this morning by Mrs. Flor
ence Graft, of Baltimore. Mrs. Graft
is the woman with whom Martz and
Wallace boarded when they lived in
Baltimore and with whom Wallace cor
responded after he went to Santa Bar
bara, California.
The claim was filed through Samuel
Lewis, Mrs. Crafts Attorney.
Wesley Staley, former turnkey at the
Jail, took Irving Martz convicted safe
cracker and accomplish of Wallace, to
the Maryland Penitentiary where he will
start serving his twelve year term.
Judge Glenn H. Worthington in pro-
bouncing sentence on Martz, stated that
he believed that Martz had more to do
with the actual burglary at Kehne Bros
than he would admit. He pointed out
that Martz WAS plumber and pipe fit
ter by trade and was familiar with the
process of boring, while Wallace was a
bricklayer by profession and would be a
clumsy hand at boring into the safe.
Judge Edward G. Peter stated that
for his part he doubted Martz's entire
tory, that many things in it were alb
surd and impossible. He added that it
was impossible for Martz to have been
stumbling up an embankment from thu
warehouse, flash his flashlight and be-
unaware of where Wallace was and wha,
he was dong. He stated further that
he believed that Martz was inside the
buildiag and either did the actual boring
or asst Wallace in doing it. He add
ed that cvcnif Martz were outside watch
ing ready TO warn Wallace of the ap
proach of an officer of the law or of any
one else who might interfere with Their
work he was at law just as guilty as the
man inside.