Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-15
rME arAvrIco nonnrRY.
An Army of eDtectIvcs Mt the Scene,
hut No Robberr,

hut No RobberS.
Washington. Oct. l4.--Not the shad-
ow Of tangible clue to the Identity OF
the men who accomplished the remark
able feat Of train brigandage in Yir-
ginia Friday night has yet come to
light. The little town OF Quantico.
which consists OF half dozen houses
almost isolated from civilization, rs
overrun with detectives today. Omcers
from New York. Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Washington are there. There
are almost as many theories 0noat as
there are detectives. but the only polnts
on which the theories are practically
harmonious are that the robbery was a
carefully planned work, executed by
experienced Professionals, and that the
men are probably far distant from
their Held Of operations before this
time.
Most officers agreed that boat play
ed part in the escape. but no strange
crafts were seen on the Potomac that
30 far can be traced. The theory that
the men crossed to the Maryland shore
Is being weakened on second thought
by the fact that there were no trains
by which they could have escaped
within reasonable reach that night.
Every rod OF ground between the river
and the scene OF the robbery has been
threshed over In the result that the
remains Of a camp fire and a bag bear
ing the label OF a bakery In Washing
ton was discovered In the woods. The
Washington police boat dropped down
the Potomac this mrning with Inspec-
tor Hollingsberger and two detectives
on board. At the mouth OF Aqua
creek the detectives were put ashore
and made u thorough exploration OF
hnFh humlFQ nF the HnfnYnlw FOR "A 1nmu
distance. They returned this after
noon, but refused 10 make any state
mcnt as 20 whether the Efforts resulted
in any cieW.
Tonight they are employed about the
city making an investigation, TO iind
II possible, clues regarding suspicious
characters who have stopped In town
recently Major Moore. the chief "
police. says that two OF his detectives
have lett the city working On a clue
which they hope will Yield results, al
though he Is not particularly snnFuine
and believes that the guilty parties are
FAR away. The man arrested on sug-
plclou last night, VIII merely be ar
rafeur1 in tho police court ON n charge
nIm ana ne propabiyof vagrancy, as no
evidence uea against him and hc proc
badly has NOT the intellect VI trNln
robber While the Jurisdiction OF the
washington officers is bounded by the
ten miles Hunra OF the District Of
Columbia, they would not hesitate 10
make arrests n they found them out.
side OF the city Their only duty In
the case, however. Is to ind whether
the robbery was planned or whether
anyone is In hiding In the district.
Their professional senses are aroused.
however, so they are looking into
the outside territory
The rewards offered FOR the npprc-
honsion OF the bandits are considered
small, in view OF the importance Of
the case. and the amount OF money
said to have been taken They are
but fraction 10 the rewards held out
for the discovery OF the robbers who
held up a California train Thursday
and made away with a much smaller
amount than that secured by the Nir-
Blniu gang.
The express officials. accompanied by
Messenger Crutchneld. from whom the
cNpresa funds were stolen, returned
here nt II o'clock tonight The detec-
tive who had gone down the line with
them early IA the day, did not return.
They viii remain IN the neighbnrhood
OF Quantlco. Horses have been pro-
Vided with which the officers will push
their search along the interior roads
and into aNrylund. The express of
foials were very retlcent saying there
were no now developments Superln-
tcndent Moss Of the Adams epress,
said he had received no additional In
formation. Another omcial who was
with the detectives down the lines
said no arrests had been made. and
Messenger Crutchneld declined to talk
al tho ffnhheru