New Britain herald., 1926-01-25
ADMITS CUTTING
 UP GIRLS BODY
CConunued from First roge)

and carried her to tho operation
 blo in my office l tried to revive
 tr but could not, l worked on her
 Atil she died.
 Then l became frightened and ancky. didn't know what to do,
 have q wife and child and ] feared
 would be blamed for her death
 Dismcmbcrs Corpse
 'I kept the body all that night In my office, Early next morning came back and 1 cut off the head md legs with a hacksaw and knife. l destroyed the knife. (Thc NHcEsaw was found in a bloodstained tloset in the Chiropractors office ,cveral hours before he confessedl.
 "On Wednesday night l distribut- cd the body. I forgot the head, hay ing left it in my offiee when took away the body and legs. I remem- bered it Thursday morning, and I took q paper that bore the date of September II, 1924, and wrapped 1t up and then took 1t and threw it under the trestle.
 "I burned the rug Friday after noon. took the rug and the articles that belonged to Miss Dietrich and disposed of them, burning these things Friday
 Heart Broken. He Says
 District Attorney Taylor asked if Miss Dietrich had any reason to end her life.
 "she told mo sho had taken poison" said Marshall. "Shc had q love affair with one of the big fel- lows in New York, and being a poor girl who went 10 work every day he threw her down. That broke her heart"
 "Riding to her home in my car last Monday. when I took her home, ; she told me she might as well be dead. I tried my best to encourage her and get the thing off her mind
 Narshall's confession wns the dents in the unravelling of the mys- tery.
 Was Admircr of Woman The ohiropractor, known from statements made by Miss Dietrich's relatives to have been one of her friends and admirers. was under suspicion from the time W, l.. Lan- ming, a Pennsylvania railroad brake ' ties he had seen q man throw g D bundle away near Nayior's Run . where the Pennsylvania freight line crosses series of trcstles.
 The police had learned that Mar. shalls home overlooked the ravint Il through which the small stream n runs, and when the head was found VI there Saturday, suspected that h' t was connected with the dismcmbcr ment Of the body.
 VI He already had been questioned 'i as had other men who knew tn T. young woman, but had said he ha u not seen her for ten days, He pro
 fcs&cd warm friendship for he !" and her family, declaring that h
 had been acquainted with her fo
 seven years, since they both wer employed in the offices of a bicycl company, before he became a chiro " practor.
 More Clues Found
 Early yesterday souvenir hunters |, who spread like locusts over broke u country around Naylor's run, dis covered bucket with charred bead and some bits of womau's flnery, in cluding q silver heel of a slipper, I'll Tho bucket and burned remnant > lay about 1,510 yards from Maj '9 shalrs home. Che bucket also COT tained part of the party dress Mi: ', Dietrich brought the day before h' " death, and the charred trace of tl woman's silk underyest. '' At six o'clock last night after '' conference in District Attorney Ia, 'u lor's office, Marshall was qucstionc ]" in his home, and was then taken
 Media He was grilled in vain uni
 | 0 ?. m.. when he was returned
 his home.
 |. The Delaware county authoriti IT searched the house from cellar b- attic. The one important discover in made was part of q rug. Mrs. Ma ,y- shall. when asked where the rug hi '"- come from, said that it had bee 'p- there since we took the house al Marshall reminded her that he Il;
 brought ot from his office recent he when Inc put in some new furns iSt ings."
 ad "Uh, yes" said Mrs Marsha In- "now you speak Of it I think l [
 member you said something ii 10 that"
 he This was the first sign of F.. "break" in Marshall's defense. old The inquisitors then took Ma me shall to his office in Philadelph hA Ii is a suite of six rooms, two lg- them facing on the street in the rci his They found that two rooms, 0 pr' is operating room and the other { r"- womcn's dressing room, had tn 'ok floors freshly vanished.
 Find BloodStains
 They found bloodstains on { white paints of small closet of 1 " dressing room; a hacksaW. new a ,on shiny, also a waste paper basket q InH q bit Of bloody paper bearing N'' telitalc date of September II, 19 ne the same date as the paper whi lnu wrapped the head also the torso, lhe They found. also, two cans IN" yarnish. one Of them almost emp and evidently used ony q short ii sor ago, and two quarts of whiskey. tI' tho floors were two new rugs. 'S'' To all questions he returned c hy loo,oa onsn,nr.
 Every so often. about once - year" he said. "l buy new furni . inEs when l get the chance. Rece
 ly I painted up q bit and boui
 d couple of new rugs"
 Explained the Blood
 That's blood in that closet" s
 one of the questionCrs.
 II Yes" said Marshall. "I ha' | ,yot |,