Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-17
SUSPICIOUS PERSONS
More People Than Would Be Supposed
Have Money.
Local EndeavOrs to Find the Aqua
Creek Train Robbers "A
Trip to Laurel.

Local officers. saloon keepers and keepers
OF other public places are on the alert for a
clue which might lead to the capture of one
or more of the train robbers, and every
suspicious person found is arrested. The in
vestigatior has developed number OF per-
sons with more money than the police or
any one else would ever suspect. Some of
them have been in the Division and
actually thrown away some of their money.
Hardly a lay has passed since the robbery
that report of some spendthrift being
about the city has not been received by the
police. Early this morning word was re-
ceived by Precinct Detective Helan that
two men had been spending money freely
about bar rooms and, as in all other re-
ports OF the kind, it was stated that one of
them answered the description given OF the
train robbers George w. Livingston, the
young man arrested in the Division" by
Policeman Sutton yesterday because he had
been seen spending money, was released
later in the day.
The strange young man arrested on a
Baltimore ana OHIO train at an early hour
yesterday morning on suspicion, as pub
lished in yesterdays Star. was arraigned in
Judge Aliler'S court this morning for con-
cealed weapons, TO which charge he plead
guilty. He was also charged under the
VaSrancy act, with being Il suspicious per-
son.
Detective Green of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, who made the arrest. produced the
hirty-eight-caliber pistol and two rounds
of cartridges taken from the prisoner, and
he also showed the note book found on
him.
The officer tod the Judge of the circum-
stances under which the arrest was made,
and told of his conversation with the pris-
oner on the car. lie was found on the
front end of the express car, as stated yes
Told hA nIrf hot
the glass in the car door was broken, al
though he could not say that the prisoner
did it.
Judge Miller did not believe the man had
given his right name. but the prisoner de
clared that John Smith IS his right name.
He told the judge that he was born in
Auburn Me-. and he has lived at Lewiston
and Bi1defOrd. Although he claimed to
have lived In these places most of his life
he was unable, he said. to give the names
of acquaintance.
Then he said he didn't know what his
life In Maine had to do with his conduct
here. But Judge Miller told him he would
give him an oppoT tunity to give good ac-
count of himself If he cared to do so, and
he could do as ne thought best about it.
According to Smiths statement he has
not relative in the world. nor has he any
friends.
The keys found on him. he said. were for
doors of a shop where he had worked, and
there was alss key to his post office box
IN BlIue1OrQ.
Judge Miller imposed sentence of four
months in Jail in the pistol case, and sus-
pended sentence in the other case.
Prosecuting Attorney MUllowny will COM
municate with the postmaster ut Bidde-
ford to ascertain the truth of the prisoners
story concerning the key to the post office
box, and the response will have some bear
ing on the final disposition of the case.
A RumOr.
Last evening Ii vas rumored that several
suspects had been arrested at Laurel, Nd,
and the little country town was visited
last night by n number of reporters, who
learned from Bailiff Rohey that there had
not been an arrest made there for several
days. Four reporters, who reached the
town about 0 O'Clock, stopped at the news
paper office to get some informa ton, but
the editor had gone home, and there was
not even a light in the office.
On the second floor of the building, how
ever. The reporters walked in Oh the Off
GERS of the building association, who were
counting .he cash of the association. and
the appearance of the clerks indicated that
they thought the strangers were probably
the train robbers, and that their funds
would fare the fate of the express COM
pany's money.