Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-17
THEY CANNOT GET AWAY.
SO say the EXPIRES, People and Detectives
of the Robbers.

of tho Robbers.
a Washlnston-city dispatch to the Balti-
more Herald says:
Adams Express Company officials say
they have everything VIII in hand for
the capture OF the Aquia-creek train
robbers.
They cannot got away from US" said
Mr.. j. .. \. Herring. We have the best
detectives t. be had. and enough OF them
,c watch every poiut. 1t makes little
difference whore they 20, they Will have a
re-, option: they will be- hunted down"
The express officials are working with
the heads OF police departments in every
city. aud the law officers In every section
Cf the country where the train robbers are
liable 10 APPEAR. Mr. Herring, when asked
about the failure Of the express company
u 0ner rewards for the arrest Of the
robbers. replied tnat he id not think
reward would secure their arrest "You
cannot catch thieves by reward" he said.
we have already begun = pursuit which
will land them and il Will be expensive
enough without paying a reward when
they are caught. ii costs money TO catch
thieves, and in this case the difficulty is
greater than in many other sections.
There are many ways for them 10 es-
cape. and besides, there are So many
places for them to hide. There are many
miles Of river and places where there is
no telephone connection. and many creeks
inlets, and uninhabited sections where the
men may secrete themselves. 1t may take
tim- 10 get these robbers, but we VIII
find them"
OFFICIALS RETICENT.
The investigation has reached a point
where the officials are very reticent as to
l-at I.. .f
robbers j. q. \ Herring head OF the
Phiad lphia Division Of the Adams En-
press COMPANY has been at the Office
here receiving reports that are coming in
from the detectives who have been fol-
lowing The various clues on which the
company il working
Some criticism has been made because
the rewards are very small. and the fact
that the express company, which Is the
heaviest loser has of red no reward at
all for the apprehension Of the robbers.
This is explained by the statement of the
police authorities that the express COM
pany doubtless has employed PlnkeTton
detectives, and that the Pinkertons ope-
rate as a firm Of attorneys. getting a
retainer and regular fees for work done.
Several Washington detectives have fol-
lowed up what they thought was a clue
They went down the river and examined
large sail-boat moored above MI Yer
non. This boat had been used by gang
Of men who have been together more or
less i'm the vicinity. and some OF whom, II
is said, were convicts. The apparent
leader was familiar with the country
where the robbery occurred and with the
railroad
The boat was found practically aban-
doned, but there was nothing about II
that indicated II had been used during
the recent robbery. except that there
was a shotgun slowed away in it. lnspec-
tor Hollenberger who examined the boat.
says that there Is nothing In the clue
that could be pursued further. The men
vino own the boat have not been near 1t,
but have not left the country. 1t is Hoi-
lenberger's theory that II this boat was
used, II was merely to connect with an
other In the river, which carried away
| the train-robbers.
PINKERTONS AT WORK.
1t Is understood that Pinkerton men
are watching both sides of the river, and
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