Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-23
and detective are with him. but their
names do not appear upon the register
Tho night clerk did not know whether
they were guests at that house or not
SEARCEY TAKEN AWAY.
Pinkerfon Goes Along With tho Prisoner
At the Scene Of the uold-Up


came from Cumberland with the prisoner
Saturday night To-day he will be taken
across the country TO Stafford Courthouse
and given preliminary hearing. Searcey
Was closely guarded In the Adams In
press Company building all day yesterday
and. being IN the custody Of the Virginia
authorities. the local police took no part
In guarding or Transporting him.
Robert Pinkarton. chief Of the great
detective agency. arrived from Cincinnati
yesterday afternoon. and went imme-
diatCy to the express-office, where Scar
cey was being put through what is known
Ia police paTiance as the sweating pro-
cess IN an enieavor to procure from
him admissions which could be used
against him when the trial comes of.
During the several days Scarcey was
IN jail at Cumberland. the PinkertOns did
not have a good opportunity 10 sweat;
the prisoner When locked up he was
with other prisoners, and when taken out
he at once called for has lawyers who
protected him. to "A measure from the
fire OF questions. So. when the party
reached Washington. the Adams oiilcals
decided 10 give him a course in heroic
treatment. Manager Herring took him IN
hand first, ana questioned HIM for hours
being assisted by Captain Hlnde. At times
Scafcty would refuse point-blank to an
ewer the questions. Then he would reply
10 some OF the iuterTOgati1ns. and In d
few moments would find himself ali
tangled up. lie became nervous and irrl-
table. His questoners kept on, hoping 10
break him down. Finally. along toward
morning. the iuquis.iion was adjourned.
and Searcey was allowed to obtain a lew
hours sleep. He was not taken out OF
hA Htk md o. r. ~
while he slept by detectives.
PINKERTON TRIES HIS HAND.
When Robert Pinkerton arrived yester-
day Searccy Was brought down from the
NTH floor. where a bed had been made for
him. and the Cross-eNamination was re-
suned. Pinkerton took the witness. 50
10 speak, and the examination Was a
scOrcher. The detective having Just come
from "a talk with Morsanneld. the injured
prisoner at Cincinnati, knew Just what 10
ask Searcey ana how to mix him up IN his
replies. 1t is said that Sesrcey made n
number Of damaging admissions. and
dropped several remarks, from which the
officers hope to find clews 10 the careers
of both MOrganfed and Searcey
As the express company officials and
the Pinkertons claim to have found suf-
hcicnt evidence OF guilt in Searccy's vallse
10 prove him guilty OF the AquiA-Creek
crime, they questioned him yesterday
largely with view 10 learning where the
th, ear has r.., c'roaa1ed Sosro",. ,ad
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small fr,c,ion of tho total aDorpt 90.
cured by the robbers.
What success Pink srtOn met with is
not known. but the fact that heavy irons
we ."AVH u'V"s WIN "hich 10 shHChie
'n' pi'sOliei "neH "'d"oIu Ja'l Is iedcheu'
mag "e i0'h'4 "l''ii 40 "cs"NN'HS any
S"''IS t""' C"hiesS'oh was eN'or'ed
ION I'''"'
IALh WITH ROBERT FlNkERION.
4 Post reporter saw Pinkerton last
night, and asked him how the case stood.
We'll, replied Mr.. Plnkerton, The man
MoTsaniield' at Cincinnati IS one of the
ua'" IoDovfs 20 " 0'i italh'y; An" the
80 - 80
N's mas "00' '""' 'a'" 4"S' "e'o
poIs.
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el'her
IoohS 'nat way
mas S'"Fcey Hiaut any cOhieSsioh' OF
"ni-!t''' any 'hihs
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loon Out ioT some Eool developments
WITHIN twenty-iour hours.
Seircey was taken out OF the Adams
building a few moments after O'CLOCK
last night lie was handouued TO cap
tain hinde and an oVercoat was thrown
over their chained hands, so tnat they
"'1ln ho' a'.Iao' , a,tri uoh' . 70 i'.'He ,''e
"c'eP''"" "o'V Io''iIVtO 'Oey ""0 '
given ii shidll Sa''n''' "hiC" ne cdrrIeu III
ms i'lt manu-. - "o NoIHeI "o"H IeiiH-
SENahia avenue ne IooNeI lhe heA'lI
~ - '''lIt nan, III ""1'''o" 20
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The party attracted very Httle attention
until the depot was reached 1here quite
a crowd formed but no one was allowed
20 80 through the gates. The party
boarded the Atlanta tNpreSS' taxing
seats in the smOkne-car. Searcey sat
next 10 a window. and, finding that a
crowd Of tTainmen and reporters was
gathering. reached up with his unmana-
clel hand and lowered tho blind. lie
looked wan and haPgard. and In walking