Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-18

WASHINGTON, Oct. ia special
from Cumberland, Md, time q. M, to
the Washington Times says:
This morning at about ITO o'clock
Officer Beck Of this city noticed a man
acting in a rather suspicious manner
near the Is. q o. depot. He tried to
board express train No. 8, west-bound,
with two satchels.
The man answered the description of
the one who was implicated in the rob-
berry of the express car at Quantco,
Va, last week. As soon as the officer
attempted to make tho arrest the man
started to run, but was soon caught by
the officer. He claimed TO have been
stopping at one of the hotels In this city
and upon being taken to each OF the
hotels in turn claimed that it was q diff
ferent one.
He was taken to the station house and
upon being searched, 1858 was found
hidden in two wooden stockings. Nine
hundred and twenty.three dollars were
in notes and $3.50 in silver, one silver
watch and one gold one, lot OF pawn
tickets and three silver pocketbooks.
A fine Colts navy revolver was on
his person, There were 43cartridges in
his pocket and memorandum book
showing where the entire Doodle had
been divided between the men.
In his satchel were found old, muddy
shoes, u SLOUGH hat, and wearing apparel
that looked like DISCUSSES. He asked to
pc taken to the wates closet, and while
there tried to hide another revolver and
some money, but was caught in the act.
The man is rather large and weighs
ut least 100 pounds. He is feet tall,
with smooth face and dresses neatly.
1t was discovered by the officials that
he had arrived in this city ut about II
o'clock yesterday morning and had
gotten away with several hundred
collars in gambling house.
The police are confident they have
one Of the robbers. The man claimed to
belong to several orders but refused 10
give his name. He was committed to
JUL to await trial on the 25th instant.
He is very sullen ami refuses to talk,
but before his commitment to Jail told a
number of conflicting Stories Officer
Beck says that the man was intoxicated
and made hard fight before he could
be arrested.
NO WORD AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-The Adams
, Express Co. officials here said at $50
o'clock this morning that they had not
received any telegram up to that hour
advising them of the capture of the
train robber. but they had sent men to
Cumberland and Cherry Run.
A special to the Star from Cumber-
land said: One of the Quantico train
4 robbers captured in this city early this
morning aud one at Cherry Run.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-The arrest in
West Virginia and western Maryland
of what is confidently believed to be q
part of the Quantico train robbing gang
has been fully confirmed, and it is pre-.
dicted that the arrest of other suspicious
characters believed to be members of
the gang will follow soon.
There were seven of the robbers.
Three men believed to be among the
guilty are under arrest. Money has
been found on only one of them.
The reports would indicate that after
the robbery the men beat across country
TO the westward and first sought rail-
way transportation on the Shenandoah
Valley. Conductor Green, OF the Bal.
timore & Ohio road arrived in Washing.
ton at 11.50 a. M, from Cumberland,
Md. He reported that the authorities
were on the track of four men in addi-
ton to the three arrested. OF these
four, two he said had been placed under
ARREST at Martinsburg, this morning.
They had boarded freight train and
ihad numerically beaten the conductor.
One of them had very large nickel
plated revolver.
At Shenandoah Junction, between
Martinsburg aud Harper's Ferry, the
railroad agent informed Conductor
Green that two men had purchased
tickets there this morning. The agent
thought they were suspicious characters
from their appearance and behavior
They had plenty of money, which they
exhibited when they bought the tickets
Some of the money was described by
the agent as gold.
Two men answering the description
given OF these men were seen neal
Aqua creek the day Of the robbery
One of the men, he said, purchased 0
ticket for Louisville, KY, aud the othei
for some point in the West, which Mr.
Green did not remember. The agent
described one as tall and the other as q
short man.
BELIEVE THEY HAVE THREE.
New YORK, Oct. 17.-Of the sever
Quantico robbers the Adams EXPIRES!
Co. believe that three are now undel
arrest. The Cumberland dispatch K
the Washington Times, sent out by tn.
Associated Press, was shown to Presi
dent L. g. Weir of tine Adams Expres'
Co., who said that it agreed with the
advices received by him.
The Cumberland suspect, he believed
was one of three men under surveillance
who passed through Front Royal, Va.
Va, Monday night. The sheriff los
track of them, though he was advised
of their coming. They bought new
clothes at Front Royal and were tracet
TO Norfolk & Western train.
Subsequently two OF the men wer,
apprehended at Cherry Run and sent Il
Jail at Martinsburg. The third escaped
but was overtaken at Cumberland, Md.
and is now under arrest there, whcr
the only money, SO far as is reported
was found. The memorandum bool
which this robber carried showing
where the entire booty had been divides
had not yet been reported by the com
pany's agents but it should prove
valuable clue. -Four more men impli
Gated in the robbery have yet to be &C
counted for.
Mr.. Weir was positive that the tota
IA amount stolen would not eXcee
$4,000, and that amount would likel,
IA be reduced by further report, althoug
there has been much talk of the ma
IA Carter said to have been arrested as
Suspect in Washington, he had not re
ceiyed word of information concern