St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-15
REWARDS TOO SMALL.
Hint as to Why Detectives
Do Not Catch Quantico
Robbers.
RASCALS STILL AT LARGE.
A Large Number Of Detectives
Securing the Region Of
Quantico.
THE CALIFORNIA HOLD-UP.
A Clue to the Bandits--Posse
Of Officers in Pur-
suit.
THE CALIFORNIA H0LD-UP.

WAsuINGT Oct. IA. - Not the
shadow of a tangible ciew TO the iden-
THY of the men who accomplished the
remarkable feat of train brigandage in
Virginia Friday night has yet come to
light. The little town of Quaniico.
which consists OF half-a-dozen houses
almost isolated from civilizations over
run with detectives today. The officers
are from New York, Philadelphia. Balii-
more and Washington. There are al
most AS many theories atioat as there
are detectives. But the only points on
whIch the theories are practically
harmonious are that tho robbery WAS
carefully planned work, exc
cuted by experienced professionals and
that the men are probably far distant
from their field OF operations befnre
this time. Most parties agree that
boat played part in the escape. but no
strange crafts were seen on the Poto-
mac that IGN SO far as can he lea armed.
The theory that the men crossed to the
Maryland shore Is being weak ened ON
second thought by the fact that there
were no trains by which they could
have escaped within reasonable reach
at night. Every rod of ground between
the river and the scene of the robbery
has been threshed over with the result
that the remains of a camp fire with a
bag bearing the Label of
a Washington Bakery
was discovered in the woods. The
Washington police boat dropped down
the Potomac this morning with Inspec.
tor Hoiienberger' aud two detectives OH
board. AT the mouth Of Aqua creek
The detectives were put ashore and
made thorough exploration of both
banks Of the Potomac for long dis
| lance. They returned this afternoon,
but refused to make any statement as
to whether the efforts resulted in any
clue. Tonight they are employed
about the city making an .nvestisa.
ton to find, if possible. clues re-
garding suspicious characters who
have stopped in town recently
Maj. Moore, the chief of police. says
that two of his detectives have left the
city working OH clue which they hope
Will yield results. although he is not
particularly sangune. and believes that
the guilty parties are far away. The
man arrested Oh suspicion last night
Will merely be arraigned in the police
court On charge Of vagrancy, as no
evidence lies against him, and he prob
ably has not the Intellect of train
robber. While the jurisdiction of the
Washington officers is bounded by the
ten-milc square of the District OF Co
lunbia, they would E0t hesitate to make
arrests If they found the men
Outside Of the city.
Their only duty in the case. no viewer,
Is to lind whether the robbery was
Planned here or whether any one is in
hiding in the district. Their profess
slonai senses are aroused, howe yer, so
they are looking into outside territory.
lie rewards offered for the apprehen-
sion of the bandits are considered small,
Ill view of the Importance of the case
and the amount of money said to have
been taken. They ARE but fraction of
the rewards held out for the discovery
OF the robbers who held up a California
train thursday and made away with
much smaller amout than that secured
by the Virginia gang. The express III
clais, accompanied by Messenger CrulciI-
held, from whom the express ilnIs
were stolen, returned here at ii O'Clock
tonight. The detective who had gore
down the line with them earlier in the
day did not return. They will remain
III the neIghborhoud Of Quantico.
Horses have been provided with which
the officers will push their search along
the Interior roaus and into Maryland.
The express officials were very re-
iuctant to give Information, saying there
were no new Developments. Supt,
Moss, OF the Adams Express. said he
had received 40 additional information.
Anbther official who was with the de.
tectiyes down the line said no arrests
had been made, and there was not as
yet even a trial. Messenger Crutcl-
field declined TO talk of the robbery.