had killed the girl, ‘When officers arrived, she was still alive and
conscious, EMMMXMXWAAWKS XEMXUAKK-and thouch unable to talk, answered —-
questions by nodding her head and indicated that Marsh had attacked
her, At his trial, his defense was one of insanity induced by drink-
ing and he- pedeoained that he-had killed the girl because she had
abkeéd him to do so, There was no appeal and when the Governor declinec
to grant clemency, he was hanged in the jail at Ebensburg on Feb, 26,
1891, On the eve of his- execution, in addition to being visited by
his own brothers and uncles, Clara's mother and two sisters called on
him and bade him a tearful farewell, expressing regret that they were
unable-to-do-anything-to-save-his- ee After eating a dinner composed
_of roast beef, stewed oysters, tomatoes, mashed potatoes, bread, coffee
bananas, oranges and pumpking custard which it took him thmrty minutes
‘to-consume, he-calmly mounted-the-steps-to-the seaffold-and made a-
brief speech in which he admitted his guilt and the justness of his
sentence, He then saids I have acted the man in every respect. "His
last words, spoken to newsmen, were: "Don't you fellows give no false
reports nat Among the few persons allowed to view his remains were
Clara's mother and two sisters who wept over the GE
JOHNSTOWN TRIBUNE, Feb, 27, 1891 (woodeut Rakenee s)
SCAFFOLD AND CATR By Testers, Part a page LID,
had killed the girl, hen officers arrived, she was still alive and
conscious, —j SORES OC HREONGENIOEXKXEK-and though unable to talk, answered —-
questions by nodding her head and indicated that Marsh had attacked
her, At his trial, his defense was one of insanity induced by drink-
ing and he maintained that he-had killed the girl because she had
abkedd him to do so. pene was no 2ppeal and une the Governor declineq
18915 on the eve of- ie: eredubton, in- addition 2 foe ripived: by
his own brothers and uncles, Clara's mother and two sisters called on
him and bade him a tearful farewell, expressing regret that they were
unable to-do-anything-to-save-his-life, After eating a dinner composed
of roast beef, stewed oysters, tomatoes, mashed potatoes, bread, coffee
bananas, oranges and pumpking custard which it took him thirty minutes
to- consume, he calmly mounted the steps tothe scaffold-and made a
brief speech in which he admitted his guilt _ and the justness of his
senbences He then said: I have acted the man in every respect. eS
last words, spoken to newsmen, were: "Don't—you fellows give no false
reports in," Among the few persons allowed to view his remains were
Clara's mother and two sisters who wept over the GE
JOHNSTO“N TRIBUNE, Feby, 27, 1891 (woodeut Tikenes =
SCAFFOLD AND CHATR By Teeters, Part ae page 115,
had killed the girl, ‘hen officers ee she was still alive and
questions by nodding her head and indi tacked
her, At his trial, his defens
ing and he maintained that he-had kill
abkdd him to do so. There was no appeal and earning feces cecuiaes
to grant clemency, he was hanged in the jail at Ebensburg on Feb, 26,
1891, On the eve of his- execution, in addition to being visited by
his own brothers and uncles, Clara's mother and two sisters called on
at and bade him a tearful farewell, expressing regret that they were
unable to do-anything to-save his life, After—eating a dinner_compose
of roast beef, stewed oysters, tomatoes, mashed potatoes, bres
bananas, oranges and pumpking custard which it took him thirty
bo consume, he calmly mounted the steps to_the-seaffold-and made a
brief speech in which he admitted his guilt and the justness of his
sente enkS He then said: I have acted the. man in every respect.” His
tw spoken to newsmen, were: "Don't you fellows give no false
eae in," Among the few persons allowed to view his remains were
Clara's mother and two sisters who wept over the corpse.
JOH
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= art II, page 11D,
hes ee
MARSH, Harry
Marsh, a white man, was born in Staffordshire, England, on August 10,
1865, At the age of seventeen he emigrated to Pennsylvania where he
worked in varmous coal mines, finally settling in Gallitzin, Cambria
County. In the Spring of 1890, he met 19-year-old Clara Shakeshaft,
also known as Clara Jones, who worked at Gunning's Central Hotel in
Gallitzin and they began having an affair, He began calling on her
at the home of a married sister and there he met and became infabbated
with her younger and more attractive sister, Sarah, to whomm he triedu
to transfer his affections, When Clara became aware of his interest
in Sarah, she began upbraiding him and accused him of being the father
of her unborn child, threatentmg him with prosecution if he did not
marry her, Marsh, theretofore a sober and industrious individual, be-~
gan drinking heavily as a result of being torn betweeen the two women,
On the night of July 5, 1890, he stayed at the home of the married
sister, drinking until a late hour with members of the family,and he
and Clara slept on the floor in a downstairs room, They left the next
morning around seven o'clock to go to the home of Clara's mother at
Amsbry. At a point about one-half mile from Gallitzin, in a lonely
area, Marsh knocked her to the ground with a railroad coupling pin and
Ny ee
then cut her throat with a razor, severing her windpipe. Another man
approached, and Marsh surrendered himself to him, sbafessing that he
MARSH, Harry
Marsh, a white man, was born in Staffordshire, England, on August 10,
1865, At the age of seventeen he emigrated to Pennsylvania where he
worked in varfous coal mines, finally settling in Gallitzin, Cambria
County, In the Spring of 1890, he met 19-year-old Clara Shakeshaft,
also known as Clara Jones, who worked at Gunning's Central Hotel in
Gallitzin and they began having an affair, He began calling on her
at the home of a married sister and there he met and became infatbated
with her younger and more attractive sister, Sarah, to whomm he triedu
to transfer his affections, ‘when Clara became aware of his interest
in Sarah, she began upbraiding him and accused him of being the father
of her unborn child, threatentmg him with prosecution if he did not
marry her, Marsh, theretofore a sober and industrious individual, be-
gan drinking heavily as a result of being torn betweeen the two women,
On the night of July 5, 1890, he stayed at the home of the married
sister, drinking until a late hour with members of the family,and he
and Clara slept on the floor in a downstairs room, They left the next
morning around seven o'clock to go to the home of Clara's mother at
Amsbry. At a point about one-half mile from Gallitzin, in a lonely
area, Marsh knocked her to the ground with a railroad coupling pin and
then cut her throat with a razor, severing her windpipe, Another man
approached, and Marsh surrendered himself to him, sbafessing that he
MARSH, Harry
white man, was born in Staffordshire, England, on August 10,
1865, At fe age of seventeen he emigrated to Pennsylvania where he
worked in varéous coal mines, finally settling in Gallitzin, Canbria
County, In the Spring of 1890, he met 19-year-old Clara Shakeshaft,
also known as Clara Jones, who worked at Guming's Central Hotel in
Gallitein and they began ae an affair, He began calling on her
ter, S
to transfer his affections, ‘hen Clara became aware of eg interest
in Sarah, she began upbraiding him and accused him of being the father
of her unborn child, threatentig him with prosecution if he t
y her, Marsh, theretofore a sober and industrious individual, be-
gan drinking heavily a5 a result of being torn between the two women.
On the night of July 5, 1890, he stayed at the hone of the married
sister, drinking until a late hour with menbers of the family, and he
and Clara slept on the floor in a downstairs room, eft the next
morning around seven o'clock to go to the home of Geese mother at
1 point about one-half mile from Gallitzin, in a lonely
arsh knocked her to the ground with a railroad coupling pin
then cut her throat with a razor, severing her windpipe, Another man
ng that
approached, and Marsh surrendered himself to him, ebafessing
fea
