The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-16
WHAT WAS THE LOSS!
THERE IS 4 LARGE DiFFEhhAoN
prrwgry THE Two ESTIMATES
ia, 100000 ~nd Richmond
.o,ooo-rhor' is Yet No o''"
Kobbsr.' whci esbou'

g. ,r,,, robbers at Aqua Creek ho.d-
nm o., The Richmond. Fredericksburg anu
g.'a e,,a Ter amount Is the one named
H., Mr. Andrew WclCh, the hS"IlJ"
lent He las made such inNesuSau3n
80 he limited tine would allow, ana ne
ls strongly OF the opinion that ohiy "st
& uJJ Ia currency or 5000 at the "''''
was occurred by toe robbers 80. from
The 5000 in bonds Whl.h Hs,t b.ys
this city. and we're supposed W not
been scoopcd by the bandits, Wtic
taken. HAIRY Murry, the assistant asV ,1o
eays that when he was lndHt ~ Sias Of
pouchcs he took oHi lmn.oo,,d ne other
bonds containing NVVV a"u ai'b DINER
s.. yp.8ud pitched them along WIN 49,, 80,
80. ,,,Iupe.s ln "A basket lie rs It aIn
from Inc thinuces Of ne packhastS,, an
that they contained very ~, as me first
Mr. Alurry SAYS that as soon az Iv,.b
~ .frsa shots we're lTtl, ''u'''
Fci5 ana himself realized lt'st a. 80
1oid..p aud prepared lot 1,,d,l,E,
They locked the dooIS "I ' oyJ Of the car.
.,GI have made HsHt ioF ~ u
w.. ,,s#ar ana lead were used, Dut
~ q p fc. flaE 0"H'iutN'1 . Oh n iS,.t ~
''''.'., .. AGAINST the door was ter
rr. a,I threw them against the SIDE OF
The car ....o,, ., onenino I'm the
'.. ra.ters threatened TO throw
49,. .4rfr.sec into the car and bio"
ta,. lr-y says the man who entered
o.. .r bad q dynamite cartridge IN ms
'..,.,. .. "a Iudicrous side 10 every situa-
t.I and MIR. Murray's fellow clerks
,r..F many "a Joke at his expense. Inc
,.sa..r..r- and the rObber kept mp run
Ming ,.uysrsation during the operdtion
that had a vein Of grim humor running
through b..
rnosv rZvoLyERs,
Tho robbers cursory examination Of the
rH.--engeIs small rcvolvers, win lHe
question. Are these the best the com
Iauv furnish your" followed by a con
i,mptuous toss of the weapons out Of the
car Is a sample er
When chided by the messengers ior
uTomutly offered them position lh rs
line OF business. When one OF mem r.
piled that they want brave chouEh lot
that Kind of work. the rohhel pa'I lneu
The compliment 10 say thai u I'"h "
brave man 10 b" am EXPIRE NHliH. t.
Murray in describing the mailtI ,J,'5
larlv To his associate said 'Iu,'n"tgn .
stood In the end Of the car "ilI "a
hands mo like an angel ABOUT 10 -,
what were you doing an ihl' tho
ne was askei 81 was working Tor inc
robbcr" ne replied. , ~, tho
Mr. Murray spent some 'L"'gg -, The
scene sunday with detectives from 49,, ~
Pinkcrtou agency ana d,it.un'7 ''
employ OF the express e""hS'"S'
A.rfe.tu u> .UsIrIoN.
A man who gave his name ne NIilah F..
Gushing was arrested AT the Inlo1 L'tSe
yesterday afternoon ON 'hc aIllNd', ttlcv /
IRAN from the NoIih by S tl b,3 ii,a,,oCts,
TomlinsOu as a suspicious 'Hdl 49, /
and IL now confined az the Secohu sld
ZION ON that charge. For some reason no. !
Iy,Istu.I Iy the police 70 IS thought ln"l
he may have been connected WIN - /
tr1in robbery lie Will give an account vi
himself al the Police Court TINS Iholi'"e'
40 cLCF.
A special 10 yesterdays Baltimore
%ot the shadow Of tangible cue ~
Tho identity Of the men who acCoihp.i57ncu
The remarkable feat OF Tram bil5',,, ,, in
iu Virginia Friday nisht mas Se' ''''''
me little town Of Quantico, when con ,5n-
ll1ts Of half % dozen houses aIiI'o1' IN
iaf,d from civilization. is oNeIiuH W.
.Iet.'tit.s t1-1ay-Otncors from Ne" {
NorI, Philadelphia, Baltimore ana N%9n
iurtou. There are almost as many N,
Ii,s aaoat as there are u'tv, ~, ,rc
~. ,ni, potuts ON which the theories az
'.ti'.u, L4ruouious are that the ron
icrv was a carefully planned MOIh' 80
Autcd by experienced pioi ts7l"II"ln -, ,',,
tha. the men are probably lar en- w Ma
from their field of operations p'Iol' - |
- Most uarties agree thdl a. b""t /
ulAvcd "a part In the tS'dp'' q, 1,' ~
strange crafts were seen ON lut 1919,
me theory that the men crossed 20 'ng
Maryl4uI shore Is being Wedhehtu ""
second thought boy tn" iacl lhat, 49,
were so trains BY when they y'"." ,T.Lt +
esranhi within reasonable reach AT nlsHL
E,yrTy rod of ground between thr Nv
ma The scene of the robbery mas ~ [
threshcd over. With the result wa, ra,I-
remains of a camp fire. win ;l,l Pas Vas Was
ing tn label of "a w aShlhslol p'"''''
discovered ia the WOODS.
rho Washington pollce-boat dropped
, Ma p,tofnac this morning, win
I,,.t.,tor U0lIIuEbcrgcr ana TWO u''''
lives ON board. AT the NOUN OF NHu"
creek Tie two detectives were pun "' t,Vr
and made "A thorough eNpiuihuoil o a., 80,
49, nf the Potomac for "A long distance
Tb.v returned this afternoon, p"I t /
fused 10 make any sld'tn,"I .ny
whether their efforts resulted IN ,trIif
I,a To-uight they are employed d"u"'
- ,,ty making an investigation 10
ana Al POSSIBLE, clues ',saIuN5 a"al,
i,ls Characters who hay stopped lI' 'o""
IeJe emu, Moore. the chief of police says
~, t,v, of his detectives LETT the tlty /
NlnrI,uE ON a clue when thtN HoIr W.
,..Id results, although ne Is H'' -"
itrIy sauluine OF success, ana htHCNt7
thai the gunty parties are far away ny
man arr4.4tri ON suspicion lASt Hlbilt
man arrested on suspicion last H'sHl
,luu uu "a charge of Nasrancy as no
evidence lies against HIM, and he pIon"uIy
has not the intellect of "a tram Iobber.
1uE REWARDS SMALL.
While the Jurisdiction Of the Washing
ton officers Is bounded by the ten miles
square of the District of Columbia, they !
would not hesitate 10 make arrests, II
hey found the men outside oil the city. !
Their only duty IN the case, however, Is
10 find whether the robbery was planned !
here, or whether amy one Is hiding In the
District Their Professional pride is
a. ouSpd, however, so they are looking
INTO outside territory. The rewards Of
cleI for tie apprehension Of the bandits
are considered small, m View of the inn | !
5grtFLge OF the case, and the amount OF q
money said to have been taken. They are =
but fraction Of the rewards held out f
uI the discovery Of the robbers who | II
eId up IL California train Thursday. and /
made way with q much smaller sum than II
hat seized by the Virginia gang h
The express officials. accompanied by i
lesSeuter tTut,hheld from whom the eX- Il
fess FUNDS were stolen, returned here at i
O'Clock tonight The detective who ! fl
al gone down the line with them earlier |
, the day ala not return. They will re- 4
ii.u lU the neighborhOod Of Ouantico ! Il
ytsss have been provided with which the /
Ulcers viii push their search along the |
.gil'r roads aud into Maryland L
Ihr express officials were very reticent / \
Hlg there were no new Developments. f
.'trutendent Moss, OF the Adams EN- I II
'ss said he had received no additional H
.'m hgn. Another Official who was
. ~. detectives down the line. said no H
l'l even trau Messenger Crutch- \
lined 20 Talk Of the robbery. I
No orrvs At rnrpvRrcKspuuo. /
T.. tEbERICKSBURG. VA, Oct Ia /
lIl..7I detectives we're here TODAY II
,.N.It iDr clues TO the rotIrood roi ber,S Il