The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-26

the brutal murder four, erouches in Aberdeen Jail and
fears two things
A ynchng party
The stage has been set for the lynching of Charlie Mar
shall. moonshner and backwoods beau ever since they
lowered into grayes ths;e four farmer w,.,,,,
babe Of eight months said have been Marshai'
ROBERT MIIihR ranays father
The girl Charlie fears is Pearl Is, who she watched
him he slaughtered the other four members of the family
BELIEVE HE PLANNED TO
WIPE OUT SWEETHEARTS FAMILY
The belief of the countryside today that Charlie Mar
shall facing trial shortly for attack Fannie Miller
planned to dodge this trial by wping out the whole Miller
family and that the of the l3yearod girl upset this
From miles about the lean and swarthy dwelers of the
bottom country drove n with their folk seated in
chairs in the boxes of the lumber to discuss in
shocked whispers what had been done the backness of
stormy night There oninous hulges under homespun
shirts there welworn shoguns and rifles under the
Sheriff John Lewis fled from Amory with his prisoner
in automobile and saved Marshall from the vengeance of
the countryside
Pearl Miller under the protection of Chief of Police Cal
killed the members of the Miller family had aide
And they fearful lest harm to the only witness of
the
FANNIE COMES HOME AND
TEARS UP MARSHALLS PHOTO
There was much talk in the Tom Bgbee bottom about
the Miller family and Charlie Marshall Fannie Miller had
known Marshall all her life, but started keeping company
with him three years ago Mhen he saw her home from
twice her
About Is months ago the girl returned evening and
tore Marshals picture scattering the fragments in the
fireplace
Her mother died IL years ago. and in the lonely farm
house Fannie had no one in whom she could confide.
Later she compelled to tell her father what had hap
pened She said that Marshall had seized her she
walking with him in field and had dragged her into
canebrake smoherng her cries by pressing his hand
her mouth.
MARSHALL ARRESTED BUT
DENIES FANNIE'S CHARGES
Robert Miller had his three motheress children to
one OF them needing him more desperately than ever SO
he determined to let the law take its He had Mar
shall arrested Marshall said he innocent of the girls
charges and his trial to have been held at the next
term of court
Fannes father and Charlie Marshall went armed after
that and word was spoken between the two families.
fighting man. he famed for his conquests among the
girls and a moonshner.
According to Pearl Mers story which she tells with the
secontro of strong minded adult, Marshall entered her
home after her father brother and sister had been shot
down and the home dynamted. He dubbed death the
the place with oil and set fire to it Pearl fled thru the
loft and with spraned ankle, mile of flooded
fields to the home of neighbor
MUD-STAINED BOOTS FOUND
IN MARSHALLS CABIN
Marshall was arrested near his cabin where he lived
from his father He denied that he had been the
night before but his boots and overcoa mudsaned and
wet, found.
quantity of moonshne mash sugar sprouted corn
was also taken from his shack together with gallons
Of the white lightning which the Marshall family
famed for producing.
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