The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-18
TRAIN ROBBERS CAUGHT
Three of the Virginia Bandits Now
Behind the Bars.
SOME OF TIE MONEY! RECOVERED.

A Man Arrested at Cumberland, Md. Had
over Thousand Dollars of the stolen
Money in His Possession The Others
win soon be Captured.
CUMBERLAND Nd, Oct. is-A man
answering the description telegraphed to
the chief Of police Of this city by Governor
O'Ferrell was arrested as he was about TO
take train for Pittsburg He gave the
name of G. j. Searcey, and claimed to hail
from Kansas. He admitted having been
in Front Royal, Va, on Tuesday. He was
heavily armed, and attempted to get rid Of
his revolvers when arrested. He was com
mitted to jail to await action of Richmond
authorities
As soon as the officer attempted to arrest
Searcey he started to run, but was soon
caught by the officer He claimed to have
been stopping at one of the hotels in this
city, and upon being taken to each Of the
hotels in turn claimed that 1t was a differ
ent one.
No further doubt can possibly exist that
one of the Aqua Creek train robbers has
been caught in this city A web of circum
stantial and convincing evidence has been
woven about the prisoner BY the first
train from Washington after the report of
his capture party of Pinkerton detectives
arrived, including Captain II. f Hinde
who had just arrived from the scene of the
robbery. He was accompanied by Crutch
field, the messenger in charge of the car at
the time of the hold up.
In the prisoners possession was 81, ,051. so
in cash, of which 1897 was in greenbacks
When Mr.. Hinde saw the roll of green
backs he held them up to the light and ex-
amined them closely, finally declaring
there was no further doubt that the pris-
oner was one of the robbers. He showed
that every one of the notes had small per-
forations. In every package of money
shipped by the Adams Express company
the notes are stitched together, leaving
when separated, tiny holes which person
could not fail to discover upon examina-
ton Every note contained these holes in
the places whore they would be made by
the person making up the money package
Mr.. Hinde also closely examined a mem
orandum book which Searcey had in his
pocket. In this book was a row of figures
in which $500 had been divided by two,
besides quantity of other valuable infor-
nation which the authorities refuse to
give out. The book contained a diagram
which is believed to show where the greater
has been hidden.
NEW YORK, Oct 1S.-Of the seven Guam
tico robbers the Adams Express company
believes that three are now under arrest
President L. G. Weir, of the Adams Ex-
press company, says the Cumberland dis
patch agrees with the advices received by
him. The Cumberland suspect, he believed,
was one of the three men under surveil-
lance who passed through Front Royal, Va,
Monday night. The sheriff lost track of
them, though he was advised of their com
ing. They bought new clothes at Front
Royal, and were traced to a Norfolk and
Western train. Subsequently two of the
men were apprehended at Cherry Run and
sent to Jail at Martinsburg.
The third escaped, but was overtaken at
Cumberland, and is now under arrest
there, where the only money, so far as is
reported, was found The memorandum
book which this robber carried, showing
where the entire booty had been divided,
had not yet been reported by the company's
agents, but it should prove valuable clew
Four more men implicated in the robbery
have yet to be accounted for Mr. Weir
was positive that the total amount stolen
would not exceed 100000, and that even
that amount would likely be reduced by
further reports.
The express officials and detectives are
delighted at the captures, and now feel
sure that the apprehension of the re-
maindor Of the gang will be accomplished