Evening star., 1955-11-13

DeElauu, Md., before the Stapbing
Marcionette. committed to the
Maryland Training School last
April, was transferred to the
forestry camp about q month ago
because. according to School
superintendent Albert L
Fletcher. he had made such d
good adjustment"
He did so well at the forestry
camp that the superintendent
there had already recommended
that he be released and sent
home. A letter to that effect had
already arrived at the Montgom-
cry County Juvenile Court when
MarciOnette came home BY bus
on : weekend leave. He was
due to return 10 the camp BY
10 pm. last Monday night.
Spotted in stolen Car
That week end. on Saturday
night, Silver Spring police
spotted him in q stolen car. He
was brought to headquarters
where county detectives Ques-
toned him. He told them how
to get In touch with the camp
and Maryland State police were
asked to contact camp author
tiles.
A county detective said last
night that q call came through
from the camp at S am. Sunday
morning while Marcionette and
his mother were together at
headquarters. The detective said
he was told that the boy would
be released to his mother since
he would be back at the camp
the next day and the matter
could be discussed with him
then.
Al camp ofiicial last night
denied all knowledge Of the call,
Marcionette went home with
his mother but Silver Spring
police did notify Mrs. More
house, director Of social work
for the Juvenile Court IN Mont
gomery County.
Mrs. Morehouse said she tried
unsuccessfulIy to call the camp
last Thursday to point out that
police had picked him up In a
stolen car and to ask II the
camp stilI wanted to recommend
his release. She was unable to
reach the camp Thursday and
was not notified, she said, that
he had not returned to camp.
Meanwhile, police suspected
without notification from the
campthat Marcionette was on
the loose on Monday morning.
q car was stolen.
Pistol and Knife Stolen
On Tuesday night. q home on
Briggs CLANCY road In the Fair
land tMd.) area was broken into
and 4 .32-caliber pistol and q
stiletto were reported stolen
along with articles Of clothing.
Marcionette,s parents and their
other children live about 3 third
of d mile on Briggs CLANCY road
il Montgomery County.
Police were informed Of the
housebreakine Oh Wednesday
morning. The place had been
shot up with five or six rounds
Of .22-caliber rffie shots. They
found the rifle In the house,
They also found dungarees, .
yellow Jacket and q pair Of riding
boots which police decided be-
longed to Marcionette.
On Wednesday night, the stolen
pistol and knife were found in
a car parked In a field near the
Marcionette home. Police spotted
it as the car stolen Monday.
Teen-Age Couple In Car
According to county detectives
d teen-aged couple was In thu
car. The youth was quoted al
saying Marcionette had picket
up the boy and girl earlier Il
the evening and invited then
To GO for d ride. The youth
said at the time police arrived
they were waiting In the fielt
for Marcionette to return from
his house. Police at first thought
the boy was Marcionette ant
in that misunderstanding, Mar.
cionette eluded them.
Mrs. Vincent Y. Marcionette
the boys mother, has since said
she didn't know where the youth
was from Monday to Friday.
Marcionette told The Star re-
l d.