Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-19
Sc AR RCE is MU NJ.
The Evidence Is Strong, Though, That
He Is One Of the Robbers.
HE Is LEARY, THE NOTED.
Aeo--ue Is Less Jaunty Than
lie Was.


(Special)-That G. J. Scarcey. or Leary.
the man who was arrested in this city
at an early hour yesterday morning Is
a member OF the bold gang implicated In
the express-car robbery on the Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad sat
urday has been proven beyond the shadow
Of Il doubt. The clever arrest Of Searcey
in this city gave the expert detectives
who are working so theoretically on the !
case a very valuable clue, which will no
doubt lead to the arrest Of Scarcey's com
panions. and the leaders OF the gang.
who are still at large.
Asslstant-Superinten George &.
IIildt Of the Adams Express Company,
accompanied by +. n Hinde and j. II.
Alexander. ard Express Messengers
Crutchned and Murray, who were on the
car at the time of the robbery. arrived
in this city last evening. and were imme-
diately driven to the Jail, where they
held a long conference behind closed
doors with the accused man. Mr. Hidt
stated to your correspondent this morning
that he IS positive that Searcey is one
Of the men wanted. and that the com
pany will be able. with the assistance
Of valuable testimony. which they gather
ed in this city. TO establish his guilt.
THE MONEY EVIDENCE.
Il have carefully examined the bills
Of money found in Scarccy's possession"
continued Mr.. Hildt and found them 10
be pIncturcd I'm the exact manner done
10y the express company. In other words,
when we receive q package Of bills for
tr., ,fee
through the bills and tie the thread"
The bills which were found I'm Searcey's
possession. but which are now in the
Second National Bank of this city. are
all punctured in the manner described by
Mr.. Hildt and show plainly that they had
passed through the hands 81 the express
company pair of gOld-rimmed eye
glasses which were found I'm Searcey's
satchel have also been identified As those
which We're being shipped by the company
from Richmond. Va.
Searcey positively r,fused 10 talk about
the robbery or about his companion who
IS now believed To be in Parkersburg. ".
Va, with detectives hot on his heels. II
has also been learned that the man who
was seen in Front Royal. Va. in COM
pany with Searcey. and who Joined him
later at Shenandoah Junction, purchased
q ticket for Cumberland. while Searcey
procured one for Cincinnati. The two men
boarded the -. Louis express, and Nfter
that no further trace of the two men
was found until Searccy's arrest II Is
now believed that Soarcey left the train
here and sent his companion on 10 Par
kerSburg. and that the man who was
seen with him here Is another member Of
the gang. and il still in this vicinity.
Searceys strange action in this matter
was probably 4 dcruior resort to evade
the vigilance Of the detectives, whom he
knew TO be IN hot pursuit.
HE IS THE NOTED 'LEARY."
Detective Qu!udal. Of the Washington
CITY police force arrived in this city this
morning. Mr. Quiudal has been working
on the case since Saturday, AMI says
Searcey is none other than "Leary,'
noted train-rubbar whom the police OF
the far West have been looking for for
some time.
Nr Ouindal will leave FOR Washington
this evening 10 ascertain the name gwen
hy S.arcey when ne pawnei the r.ng
tho ticket for which WAS found upon his
person.
Searcey has retained Hon. BENJAMIN y.
Rlchmonf and John +. MacBlt th, Esq"
Of this city. as hiI counsel. AMI they have
APPLIED 10 the court for a writ oi haD"ts
corpus, the hearing Of which was - have
taken place this afternoon at i'ociock,
piled for and now await the signature
Of Governor O'Ferral. Of Virginia. the
hearing has been postpJned' until Sttut-
day afternoon next al o'clock. Govern
or Brown. Of Maryland, has teleerapned
- State's-AttOrney -. ". sloan, of thls
city. asking him 10 appear az the near
ing today on the part OF tie stale. am
en!ravor t. have the prisoner held
reasonable time for the arrival Of the
requisiuJn papers from the Governor oil
Virginia. At the hearing to-day Mt.
John j.. Thomas. u Baltimore, c0uisei
for the Adams Express Company IN thd'
civ. rose and asked the Court % postpone
tr. hearing for fOriY-eight hours, in or
der 10 allow th- Tcluis.;.on papers tiH'
10 get here This request Mas 8r"uteH.
SEARCEYS APPEARANCE.
when Sc,rcev was called Tor he wa
not In the courtroom. bat arrived shortly
afterwards. hlnic ned 10 Shcr.u hihE
/ and Deputy-Shrfin MacDona.i. IT, j.
not hy any means the same JOIlF i..""
n. appeared 10 be yesterday. iis IaCi
Nor> a do4seI look, ana he was GFi'nl'
pale. Whea Ee stood before the J"'S1
/ he would have fallen had IL not b-eh NM
/ be- was haulcunrd to Depuiy-She4'd MAJ
- nali.
When the postponrment was granted ne
sat down near me reporters desk. ana,
with one haud. covered his fnce lie uid
ruf move from this position uhuI INC
+ sheriff came to take lin BACK 10 gan,
. As hc W., leaving thr room b" was asH''
bv YOUR correspondent II he hat any thIIS
t. say. and replied. mo, n9imHS. ~
. refused o. leave his cell III t"c Jd" "''''
+ cornul9in. of feeling badly.
Seor.ev now realizes that he has heen
4 tr,rro1 and refused - talk t. eithrr
I tho r.uortcrs or detective after the tl"i.
,.roat excitement prevails in ths o'|
c.er the arrest and newspaper cor ,7-
T r,oo.,1tS and detectives ircm ail over 'H'
e,,--our1ing states occupied the c'ui',
room this evening, Searc'y. tnr a'V"S,
man ie "a very inaihsent-looNluS man.
or,ut six feet tail with "a dark. droop.ns
. ,,n,,-taoh- and dark hair III" wears
T nro suit Of clothes. ana hSnt .tdoIi
d hat II Is believed that b. is Il MARI l'p
man. as his cell companion h-ald MN
/ uDirmur something about DIS VIC am
children this morning. lie eats hut Ne'
Ilttle. and has not had his clothing OH
since his arrest.
SEARCEY NERVOUS.
cI.uprprAND MD. October IS
Scarcey, tine s"-ptcD IS a very "'' .,, 80
man Tonight. Sine. he was taken back
a. tb, county jaiI from the courtroom
/ mis- afternoon. his face has worn a
I troubled look. ana he has paced the cor
r,.,r restIessly. with lighted cigar al
was in his mouth. When appr lchei
bv a United Press reporter tonight. Scar
cey was iuclined 10 be grun ana non
! communicative
rs no square deal" he said, clock
ING me up here for nothing.
This observation re supplemented quick
~ bv asking II they hau caught any ol
the gang OF robbers. and his mind seemed
troubled by an anxiety TO know Just ""dt
the newspapers had 10 say about nm.
In reply 10 questions. ~ said Il was
for some time a cattle-daaler In Roanoke
Va. bu, business got bad. and went
back to my trade as n carpenter FOR
awhile / worked at Hdrpers Ferry anu
after leaving travelled about that section
OF the country doing odd jobs The money
fouud in my possession IS my own. l
earned it honestly. working. as | have
told YOU. at my trade az carpenter.
About that ring | pawned In Washington