Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-28

he has been doing some work as roofing
contractor. lie admitted 10 the reporter
that be lived IN Leavenworth and that
for FIVE years he was q train mes
seueer for the Adams Express Com.
pany, running between ST. Louis and
Vinita. Indian Territory. He said be was
discharged because he was suspected OF
appropriating TO himself several y ickfges
witch the company bad lost. lie was lt's-
charged last April. The two detectives
who made the arrest have been here fully
three weeks watching lIaight. The arrest
was not made until instructions were re-
ceiyed from Chicago. Haight seemed much
excited when the officers told him the
crime for which he was arrested. lie de.
MED the charge, but, il Is said, admitted
that he knew Fotheringham, Cook, and the
other persons whos were arrested III
Chicago and Kansas City. AT the time
Haiebt had not the remotest idea that the
others were under arrest. The detectives,
who bad been informed OF the real names
Of the parties who had been arrested,
asked him II he knew them. lie also said
that he did not know who committed the
robbery, but would walk ten miles 10
shake hands with the man who did. lie
claimed that he had come to Nashville be-
cause he believed there was good chance
here for him to make a living. Haights
trunk was examined, ard there were
found number OF suspicious papers con-
p6cted with the transactions OF the express
company that may have an influence ia set
Ting upon the actual perpetrators OF that
crime. The wife and child OF Haight are
still In the city.
Five OF THE GANG N CUSTODY.
awe have nothing 10 tell the newspapers
about Jim Cummings or the eXpress-rob-
berry case" said William A. Pinkerton tins
morning. "You fellows are so sharp about
finding out things that we won't Interfere
with you IL you will do the same With Us.
III tell you this much: We have jim Cum.
mings beyond all doubt, and We had two OF
his pals Friday and got two more yester.
day, besides recovering large amount OF
money. That makes five arrests; but none
OF them were inside on Iialstead street.
There never was woman mixed up in the
case. and the clues rs published in the pl-
pers never existed. We have all the parties
safe ia custody
PINKEGTON's FIRST STATEMENT.
CHICAGO. ILL, December 21,-William
A. PlnkeriOn this afternoon made his first
statement respecting the arrest OF parties
for participation in the Adams Express
robbery. He began by declaring that the
stories printed bv Chicago papers as to
the ofrlr were Wild and mainly misrepre-
seRtationS. lie then declared that the
agency had arrested three men here on
+ riday forenoon between 10 aud III O'Clock.
One Oi these was The man who wrote the
letters signed "Jim Cummings" to =.
Lonis papers, and ,be other two were
his confcdcratcs. They were positively
Identified by five witnesses brought mere
from It. Louis Yesterday. The the, men,
tor,tlcr with Oscar Cooke. arrested IN
Kansas City, and Bil IIaight, arrested at
Nashville, PinkcrtOn declared, were now
in Missouri. which carries the presumption
that the three men arrested were taken
there list night. PlnkertOD states, how
ever. that they were not taken TO 1t. Louis.
The detective states that two OF the mPn
we've considered rs businessmen, and none
ale OF the desperate type.
MORE FROM THE PISKERTONs.
CHICAGO, December 27.-Complete de-
tails OF the chase after the AID ,mS Express
robbers who robbed the safe on the It.
,ouis ahd san Francisco road on the night
If October 18th Of $4,000 to 100000 were
related for tue first time by officials OF
National Detective Agency to-
light to n representative Of the AS.ocilted
Press. The agency has succeeded in ar
-esting five men namely. Frederick Wit
.ock. who is the author Of the "Jim Cum
nings" letters. and who is claimed u ne
he man who perpetratcd the robbery; ".
". IIaiebt, an eX.cmplOyG OF the eT-
ness company, who Is supposed 10
ave aided ia planning the robbery
rom lis knowledge oi the railroad
run: Thomas Weaver, Chicago laun.
lryman, who was with Wiuock before and
ftcr the robbery Edward Kinney. bro
Ler.in-law Of Witrock, upon whose person
vas found a considerable portion OF the cX.
lrcss money, and Oscar Cook, who ma
Nitrock after the robbery. and divided the
money and mailed the Jim Cummings
etlers. Detectives have turned up about
$4,000, and estimate that from $4,000 to
A.. 900 is still unaccOunled Tor. The story
4 the chase has all the dash Of romance, and
ertain feature OF IT would he REGARDED a.
nj rOhable in fiction.