Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-22
THE TRAIN ROBBERY.

robber. who had been in Jail in Cumber
land. Md, since Wednesday, had b;s
habeas corpus brought to an abrupt
conclusion at the postponed hearing
before Judge Hoffman in that city OF
Saturday afternoon. He had been
taken into court, where an immense
crowd was waiting, when his counsel
said that, as requisition papers were on
their way from the Governor of Vir-
GINA, and Governor Brown was there
in the city and would doubtless sign
them, his client had consented to 60 to
Virginia and stand trial. The habeas
corpus proceedings were then dismiss
ed, and Searcey left the room haudcufi'
ed to Deputy Sheriff Macdonald and
Sheriff King.
When Governor Brown learned that
Searcey was willing to return to Vir'
GINA without the reqnisition papers, he
sent for Sheriff King and Detective
Hinde, and bad them take Searcey to
Richmond, on the Cumberland train
which left at G o'clock. The sheriff
from Virginia, who was en- route to
Cumberland, was notified by wire to
join the party at Hancock, Md, and
take charge of Searcey. The officer
from Virginia with requisition papers
was met by Governor Brown at Han
cock, where the sheriff of Allegheny de-
livered Searcey, who left on the same
train with the Governor at o'clock.
Searcey was brought to Washington
Saturday night en- route to Stafford
county, where he will be arranged to-
day on charge of larceny. Searcey
was in custody OF two Virginia officers,
and the party was accompanied by
Messrs. Allen and Hildt, of the Adams
Express Company, and Messenger
Crutchfeld. They arrived at 1880
o'clock, and were met at the station by
General Manager Herring.
Taking private conveyance in wait
ing, the party drove rapidly to the
Adams Express building.
Searcey on his arrival in Washington
was quickly taken to a room in the
Adams Express building where he was
kept till last night when he was taken
to Fredericksburg on the train which
left Washington at $50 o'clock. hard
cuffed to Capt. Hinde, the Pinkerton
detective who came from Cumberland
with the prisoner Saturday night. To.
day he will be taken across the country
to Stafford courthouse and given pre-
liminary hearing. Searcey was closely
guarded in the Adams Express Com
pany building all day yesterday, and
being custody of the Virginia authori-
ties the local police took no part in
guarding or transporting him.
While in Washington he was
subjected to a critical examination by
the various officials, including Captain
Hinde and Messenger Crutchfeld. Mr..
Hildt, General Manager Herring and
others were called in from time to time.
The mans statements were taken down
by stenographer and kept for future
use. Their nature cannot be learned,
as those familiar with them decline to
disclose the contents.
1t was rumored last night that Scar
cey had broken down under the cross
examination and told the particulars
of the robbery, but this could not be
confirmed.
Searcey reached Fredericksburg at
1920 last night. Fully 500 people were
in waiting when the train arrived, and
the entire crowd swarmed up the street
to the Jail, where the prisoner was lodg.
ed till this morning.
Officers of the Adams Express Com.
pany in Washington will give no in
formation whatever as to whether Scar.
cey made a confession yesterday. The
local authorities know little or moth
ing about Searcey, and the steps
taken by the express people to re-
cover the stolen money, but they
believe that Searcey has made q
statement duplicating himself and Nor
garfield, the man lying 10 Cincinnati
hospital with a broken leg. The chic
of police to day received a photograph
of Morgan6eld from Chief Deitsch, Of
Cincinnati, accompanied by descrip
ton of the man. Chief Deitscb says Of
Morganfeld: "He refuses to tell where
be is from, where his home is, or any
particulars, except he says he is a
miner by occupation, but of late years
a gambler"
Pinkerton says that Morganfeld is
one of the train robbers to certainty
and that the connection between Scar.
cey and Morganfield had been clearly
established.
Searcey stands charged with two
crimes. The graver of these is covered
by section 1914 Of the Code of 1887,
which reads:
"If any person commit robbery by
partial strangulation or suffocation, or
by striking or by other violence to the
person, or by threat or presenting of
firearms, he shall be punished with
death or, in the discretion of the jury,
by confinement in the penitentiary not
less than eight nor more than eighteen
years"
No steps have yet been taken by the
Virginia authorities to get possession OF
MorgaDfield, who is in custody in Gin
cinnati under suspicion ofbeing another
one of the robbers. AS he is in hos
pital suffering from broken leg and
cannot get away there is no necessity
for hurry in his case.
PLAYED tricks ON THE GROOM
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