Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-24
RECOVERED THE POUCH
Eearcey Guides the Detectives to the Express
Oompany's Valuables.
Found Buried I'm the Woods Near CAL
verton, -Fauquier Co., Va, Last
Nlght-MOrEnnfeld Identified.

The pouch containing the bonds and
money stolen at the Aqua creek train rob-
berry on October ~ was found in the woods
near Calverton. Fauquier county, Virginia,
at a late hour last night. The amount of
its contents would not be given Its hiding
place was revealed by Searcey, who made a
full and free confession, implicat ting all
concerned in the robbery. 1t Is expected
that another important arrest will lie made
today.
The published reports that Searcey and
the detectives had spent Monday night in
the bridge shanty near the scene of the
robbery were incorrect. Searcey remained
in Stafford, and, as indicated in yesterday S
dispatches TO The STAR confessed his par
ticipation in tn. robbery and agreed to
point out where the booty had been con-
cealed. y Yesterday morning they started for
Calverton. and after long search in the
woods the place was found where the
SpoilS had been cached.
Those who We're with him at the time
were Robert A. Pinkerton of New York
superintendent of the great detective agency
bearing that name; Commonwealth Attor-
ney Seymour White of Stafford county,
Sergt Charles Darlington OF Frederick sburg
and ex-Sheriff Adie of GarriSonVille,
Searcey said in his confession that he had
| known Morganneld for some time in the
south and west, and met him in this city
before the robbery. Morganfield, he says.
suggested the robbery, and 1t was some
time before Searcey would agree to it. He
finally consented and they went south to
| Fredericksburg. There were but two men
| concerned in the robbery-Morgantield and
Searcey. They hung around Fredericksburg
| for several days, staying most of the time
| in the woods down toward Demands farm,
several times going into Fredericksburg
| On Friday afternoon they left Fredericks,
burg and walked up the railroad to Brooks
station. AT Brooks they waited for the
train and hid behind a car.
When the train stopped they jumped be-
hind the tender, and SO rode over to the
scene of the robbery. After the fireman
| and engineer had been put on the embank
| ment, Morganfeld fixed the dynamite &c
| the car door. He used half a stick Of dyna-
mite, with cap and fuse in the end of 1t
! Morganfed alone went into the car, while
| Searcey remained outside and fired off his
| pistol. They got off the engine at Arkfndalt
! crossing and came up the road until they
| reached a road that led down to Aqua
| creek at Horizons landing. Here, finding
| the creek in front of them. they retracet
| their steps to the main road and started
| across the country to Calverton, as The
| Star stated at the time was likely. Mos
| theories were based on the idea that they
crossed into Maryland. Near Calvertor
| they buried in the woods some OF the booty
| they had taken from the express car. Th'
| rest they divided equally.
| A telegram was received last night a
Cincinnati from Chief of Police Flannigar
ut Neelysville. Mo-, saying that he recog
nized the photograph Of Chas. Augustus
Morganfeld. the Aqua creek express rob
Der. as that of Jim Morgan, gambler Of
lad reputation. who left that city severa
| months ago. -. ~
| Depot Waterman Wright OF Cumberland
Md. yesterday positively identified Morgan
field as the man whom he saw with Scarce,
| in Cumberland. 49,
Express Messenger Murray wanted frs
| to hear the mans voice. as he says III
| rntIl1 fnr hot faa 10 Mtrr
ray remained out in the hail, others go
Morganfeld to talking. Murray insisted
| there was no doubt about 1t being the voc,
that held him up. He afterw1rd fully iden
| titled the prisoner.
Morganfelds broken leg will compel thu
| authorities to carry him to Virginia on
| stretcher. The prisoner Is very unwilling
| to go. The coat recovered from Shields
| the one-leSSed man arrested at AiddletOwn
was identified by Murray as the one worI
by Morganfield at the time 81 the robbery
Shields had sold the vest andneyeralls, bu
they have been secured for the trial IL
! Virginia