Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-14
HE FINDS A DEFENDER.
The Former Step.Fa'her Of Foriherlng-
ham, the Express Messenger, a
Resident OF ClarksVllle, Tex.
Hois Baptist Churchman and win Stake
Everything on the Integrity OF His
QuoDdam Step Son
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CBARkSYfLLE, TEX, NOV, l3.--lt Is
perhaps not generally known, but the
stepfather OF y. S. FOtheringham,r r, Gently
indicted for grand larceny in the Adams
| Express company robbery Gaze committed
on the st Louis & San Francisco railroad
line, on October 25 last, lives IN this city
and Is prominent In the communion OF
person alluded TO, was married TO 10th
eringham's mother, Mrs. Lizzie Roote, in'
Kentucky, 10 the year 1872
For reasons unknown, but presumably
on account Of incompatibillty OF temper,
they were divorced in less than year
afterwards, the court investing Mrs.
| Worley with her former name, Mrs.
| Roote
Mr.. Worley, Fothetingham's late step
father soon afterwards left for Texas,
and all communication between the par
/ ties ceased. He was greatly surprised TO
learn the other day that his quondam
stepson was accused OF robbery, and
stoutly asserts his innocence. He Is some
what retlcent as to Mrs, Roote's chsrac-
| ter, but declares that neither seismic
disturbances nor anything OF like charac-
ter can shake his confidence In Fotherlng-
hams integrity and honesty.
Mr.. Worlev has been consulting with
N p. Doak, prominent attorney Of this
city, and II IL thought not unlikely that
the la ter may be present as associate
counsel for the defendant when the case
is finally tried.
WHO THE THIEVES ARE.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Nov. l3.-Who the
Adams Express robbers are and where
they are are questions which none but the
detectives working upon the case can an
swer, and although they state that both
"Jim Cummings and Richard Roen are
known TO them and viii be arrested when
the proper time shall arrive, the belief is
expressed by many that they are as much
In the dark as ever. Late last night the
handwriting Of Cummings letters was
carefully compared with that OF a former
employe Of the Adams Express company
and the two were found TO look very
much like each other The employe whose
name Is not given was seen at his home
early this morning, and while he recog-
nized the similarity he stated that he
knew nothing whatever of the robbery
beyond what he had read in the papers.
He Is under surveillance, but could not
be arrested on account OF serious injuries
which he received Ia an accident, the ma
ago. The Globe-Democrat states that
both Cummings and Roe have been To-
Gated and Will be arrested as soon as it is
discovered where the stolen money Is
concealed.
IHE LATEST oLEw.
Globe Democrat Nov u
The investigation by the PInker on
operatives has been so thorough that not
single point escaped their attention
Tne clothes Of jim Cummings, which, as
Fotheringham alleges, were thrown out
to make room for the money 10 his
valise, were found the day after
the robbery aud taken to- the South
ern hotel, These clothes are an import
ant piece OF evidence, inasmuch as they
contain evidence that Cummings was
afflicted with contagious disease. When
FotheTiDgham was arrested he was ex-
amined Oh this point, and it being found
that he was in his normal con-
dition, the detectives hunted mp
the Cummings Glew. They found not
only that he was aiil with the com
plant Of which the clothes gave evidence,
but they learned of his relations with an
attache of Il restaurant on Pine street, OBJ
tanning description OF her but not
being able definitely to identify
her, owing to the dellcacy Of the |
matter. Furthermore, the physician was
found who had been treating "Cum-
mings" Cummings is boorish fellow, !
without anything but the physical |
strength necessary to the Job, and
the physician states that he was
e splendidy formed fellow. erich |
ard Roe" was the brains
OF the conspiracy and did the letter writ |
Ing aud forging. For all that may be |
known to the contrary, these two men
may now be under the shadow of the de-
tectlves and held until arrangements are
made for the delivo y of the stolen money.
THE INEVITABLE.
The next step In the express robbery
case will, In all probability, be the arrests
Of the two men of whom the detectives
have what they believe to be very accu-
rate descriptions. One Of the two will
1t Is believed, DO identified aud connected |
with the robbery by no less than |
four good witnesses. This is the |
man who, with his partner, purchased the |
provisions. at the store above st Charles.
who mailed the Cummings letter and pack |
age at St. Joe, and who climbed into |
the express car at the Union depot |
the night OF the robbery. The |
other man WAS seen at tho time |
the provisions We're purchased, and the |
description given of him is thought TO be
equally as good as that of his companion. |
The names OF witnesses which appear |
upon the indictment are w. II. Damsel, |
division superintendent Of the Adams |
Express company; j. b. Barrett, route |
agent Of semei Robert Allen Plnkerton, |
the detective; Thomas Dwyer, the porter |
who helped FotherIngham arrange the |
contents of his car; James Hetferhsn, the |
Wabash engineer; II. C. Sprinkle, |
conductor OF the Frisco train which was
robbed; william Bodenheimer, the store. |
keeper above ST. Charles; f. w, II, VIE |
sehahn, the expert in penmanship; j. M. |
Pogue, money clerk for the Adams; w. ]. |
Lane, driver for the Adams; W, L, Will |
ams,a clerk for the Adams, and other EN-. !
ployos OF the company. The |
clothes which Fothering5 am ssii |
the robber took from his |
valise to make way for the packages Of
money, and threw out OF the car, are still |
In the possession Of the detectives. They
have been searching again and again for |.
marks which might lead TO identification,
but without success. They are much
worn aud indescrlbahly filthy, and that IA