The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-24


| TO the Honorable Charles T. O'Ferrall.
| Governor of Virginia:
| The undersigned prosecuting attorney
! for the county OF Stafford and State OF
| Virginia. respectfully requests OF your
Excciiency requisition from the State
| Ohio to this State, OF Charles l.. Morgan
| field. and that Charles Il. Kennedy, sheriff
! of Stafford county, be appointed agent for
In the opinion of this petitioner the
ends of public justice require that the said
criminal be brought 10 this state for
trial at the public expense.
This petitioner believes he has sufficient
| evidence TO secure the conviction Of the
[ fugitive.
The person named as agent Is a proper
| person, and has no private interest IN the
arrest Of the fugitive.
The fugitive IS held under arrest I'm the
city of Cincinnati at my request, await
| ing n requsitiOn
This application IS not made for the
purpose OF enforcing the collection Of a
! debt or for any private purpose what
ever and # the Fequisition be granted, the
! criminal proceedings will not be used for
| any Of said objects.
The crimes charged are. breaking and
| entering in the night time car of the
| Richmond Fredericksburg and potomac
! Railroad Company. which sad ear was
| occupied and used by adams Express
| Company. and was attached 10 the train
/ Of the said railroad company, IN the
| county of Stafford, and state OF Virginia,
[ and by threats and presenting NJ fire
! arms, IN the county Aforesaid, and state
! aforesaid. I'm the said car robbing the
! messengers. Percy s. Crutchdeld and
/ Harry Murray. of the Adams Express
! Company. which said crimes were COM
! mi5'ed on ne night of the 18th day Of
| October 1891 See sections 36Ii and 31o5
- ''' w. SEYMOUR WHITE,
J Commemorative Attorney for the county
| Of Stafford, State OF Virginia
MR.. HzREING's AFFIDAVIT.
| state Of Virginia, county OF Stafford, ss.
I. David Herring, assistant supcriutend-
| eut Il Adams Express Company, do make
| oath. to the best Of my knowledge and
| belief. that on the 18th day Of October,
! 1891, about half-past 9 o'clock Of the
J night Of that day, In the county and
! state aforesaid, one Charles y. Morgan
field and others did break and enter
/ by force and violence a car Of the Rich
| m0ud trcderiCksb burg and Potomac Eati-
/ road Company, occupied by the Adams
/ Express Company, and attached to the
] train Of The SAID railTO1 company. near
/ or at Adula creek, IN the county OF stat
| ford and State Of Virginia, Tor the pur-
( pose of robbery. And the said adiant
J further says that the said Charles A..
Morganfold, by presenting firearms, and
! by threats, and by the use Of dynamite
| and ether h gh explosives, cid intimldatc
| and rob the messengers of the Adams Tx
press Company, on the car aforesaid, ana
iH the couuty and state aforesaid, and did
take from the custody. care and posses
| stun of the sad express messenCers, on
the car aforesaid. sun Il money in
bills. bank-notes and gCld and silver coin
81 dencminatiu"s uEk own % the af'iant
Of not less than twenty thousand dol
lars. That the said Charles 4. Morgan
Held Is fugitive from Justice, and is now
IN the state Of Ohio, city Of Cincinnati:
mat a warrant has. been Issued IN this
trate of the county Of Stafford, for the
field.
Witness my hand this 22d day Of Oc-
tobcr, 1894.
DAVID HERRING,
Assistant Superintendent Adams Express
Company.
THE RrQUIsfTfoS 1ssUFD.
similar affidavit was added by Cap
tam Frederick H. Hlude. who states
under oath that he withEotds the In
iofmauJn I'm his possession In the In
policy.
Captain HIade is well known to the
public as the leader o. tSC deteety. force
Who were sent 20 Homestead during the
rlOlS about year ago to protect Mr..
farneete's works. Captain Hjnte was
seriously wounded by the rioters when
he 3beWPted so make landing on the
works, ana some Of the newspapers re-
The atiidavits We're accompanied hv a
warrant containing the substance Of the
statements made BY MtSsrs. Herring
and Hinde, and is made returnable AZ the
town Of Falmouth on October 5lh at
8 \. NJ
Upon the papers submitted Governor
Dferral AZ once issued a reqUisitlOn 10
the Governor Of Ohio for the eXtradition
OF MoTgaHie,d. Captain Iligle and
sheriff Kennedy left with the papers on
the 2.2O train yesterday afternoon over
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway for
Cincinnati, while Mr.. Herring returned 70
Washington last evening.
PENALTY or me LAW.
Section 367i of the Code, as amended
by an act OF Assembly. approved Feb
ruary J., 1891, reads as follows;
Robbery, How PunsEed.--If any per
son commit robbery by partial strangula-
zion or suffocation, or by striking or
beating. or by other violence 10 the per
SON, or by the threat or presenting Of
Firearms, he snall be pp: ished with death.
or. in the discretion OF the jury. by con-
ducmeut In the penitentary not less than
eight or more than eighteen years. II
any person commit robbery IN any
other mode, or by any other means he
shall be confined I'm the peuitentiary not
less than five nor more than ten years.
Section 5'o5 of the Code, as amended
bv an act Of Ass embly. approved Feb
ruary r. 1894. reads as follows:
Section 3luj. Entering dWeiitng~house, or
other house, vessel or car IN the night
and so forth, with intent TO CoWmit
murder. rape or robbery how punished
If any person in the night enter, without
breaking. or In the daytime break and
enter Il dweliing-house or an clubhouse,
adjoining thereto and occupied herewith,
or in the nighttime enter without break
ing or break and enter either in the day
NmF or nighttime any Office shop, store
house warehouse, clearinghouse. or any
ship or vessel OF river craft, or any rail-
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