The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-10-26
HE WEAKENs.
seareeY confesses to the Train Rob-
berry and duplicates, Morganfeld,
There We're hut Two Concerned In the
hobhcrJ, searcey ana Morganficld
Latter Laid the rians for the Hold
up-A Hunt for nooiy.

CALvKRToN, Va, Oct a. Before he
ing brought to fredericksburg, ohas.
J, searcey, the Aquia Creek train rob
Der, made confession which was
taken down, put into typewritlng, and
Is now In the hands OF the proper au-
thoritlcs, There were but two men
concerned In the robbery, Morgapheld
and searcey. They had known each
other before, and had talked Ola scheme
Of that sort, but senrccy for some time
refused 10 go Into Il, They finally met
In Washington and thcro agreed 10
rob train. but fixed ON no particular
one. From Washington they went 10
fredericksburg, hanging about there
for two or thrce days, staying in the
woods most Of the time, but going into
fredericksburg several times.
On the afternoon Of the day OF the
robbery they walked over 10 Brooks
station from Fredericksburg, and there
waited for the north-bound train
They got on the train st iltdoks In tho
dnrkncfs behind the tender having
hccn bidder near tie pickle factory
under n boN cnr. when The train stop
ped. They Rad no particular reason
for selecting Aquin creek ne the spot
for the robbery.
Moreanfcld blew opcn the car door
with dynamite using half stick with
o fuse and cap In the end MorganGeld
also entered the car. while Scarcy stood
outside and tcrrorizod the passcngers
aud truin crew After the robbery
they rot on the engine and strnel,
porihwcst over the country read ~.
lng 70 Caiverton station, Ia fauquipr
kounty. and then 10 Midland and Bcalc-
fon, and on by the Fanquicr White sub
ihnr springs. following the telephone
. line TO Front Royal Ncar Culyerton
they hid In the woods some Of The
goods they had gotten from the eNpress
ear
After being brough, here Scarccy
agreed 10 20 and show whore these
things. consisting mostly Of bonds and
bank draftn. were hidden On Monday
he was taken In wagon from Frcdcr.
ichshurr with Robert lipbrfion, Of
New York; Sergeant g. " Ediiniinu,
of Frcdcriclshurr, and W. Seymour
White, commonwcalth's attorney FOR
stafford county. over the route itar,
elcd by him in trying 20 escape. 20 en-.
dehvor 10 locatc the SPOT where the
tohdt had been hidden. Monday aigbt
the party sTont with cxShcFif Hugh
Addic. ~ smiIordF
After hrcakiaAt.with Addic. The party
set out 20 iind the place whore they
had divided the money and hid tbp
express rQueh coniaininr the hon1f
and drafts Up tho Stafford road ihcy
won't hy SiaiIoris s;sae a- q Bris.
towshnrg and 70 Calvcrtgn ScarprF try
Ing 20 remember the rasi he lhit
pal travelled and the place be lcft lIr
road. but whom c0lvcft0n was FcHrbea
he had fnilcd 70 identify any Of tr,
roads
Tiom calvcrton the plr,y drove io
Catletts aud from there back On ,ht
road 30 Stnfford's stora About thrrc
miles from Gatlctts Searccy identified
the place where he lon tho road and
stock 90 the woods Driving into o
Geld the horses were tied behind r.
hnysiack and the search Tor the hos
began. ~
The shades ~ evening were falling
and scnrccy, handeudcd 20 rtukefion,
with Sergeant EdrinEton eNSher.f
Ado aud Commonwealth Attorney
White spread out through the pines
scarcoy had described toe spot exact
". hut nn hours scarch f0ilcl 10 Rnd
s. ltwas getting quito dsrk when
Mr. Adie called ont that he had found
the spot, and oil parties hnstoned up
10 where, under the roots of blown.
down tree. just as Scarccy had de-
scribed, the bag wns taken out lts
contents were not examined
The party drove at once back 20 Cal.
verton. where the bag was sealed aud
shipped 10 the Adams Express Co, at
Washington. The party win spend the
night here, and go 10 fredericksburg
Wednesday morning.