The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-24
MoRGANFILD BtTTrE
SRAROI,S CONEHSSION,
Only IwI Men Committed the Tran Rob-
berry

I
| The train robbery at Aqua creek last
! Friday a week ago Is no longer shrouded
! in mystery The daring deed was com
/ mttted by &. j. SCaTcy and Charles 4.
MOrgau1cid. They had no other accom-
/ pfiCcs. BOth are western men. SearCS'
| who is q carpenter by trade, halls from
Texas, ana at one time lived Ia SCUM
America. His partner Ia crime, Nor
ganfeld. IS a native of Missouri, and the
| robbery had been planned by them about
year ago. IL was thought at one time
that another person "as connected Win
the crime, the Cne-legFed man who went
20 see MOrgaRaeA in Cincinnati after the
latter had broken his leg, but he was
let 60 after the officials ascertatned that
he had nothing to do with the aHaI;
! However, his Whereabouts are Wen
known, and at any time the officers would
| be able 70 iay their hands on him.
Both Searcy and Morganfeld nave been
identified bv NNpTcrs Messengers tTutCh.
field ana MErry. Searcy was ne one VINO
remained outside of the train and COW
cred Win one revolver lugineeF Gal-
/ iaEhcr, while with a similar weapon IN
mis- other land, he threaiened 10 shoot
any person that would leave the train.
Morganheld blew open the express car
and afterwards entered the same, forcing
Express Messenger Crutchiield to open
the safe and hand over the booty.
The Honduras lottery tickets found ia
the possession Of Searcy have been idcn-
titled by their numbers az those sent by
the lottery company through the express
company on the train robbed AT Aqua
49, ,is -,ilgLs W Gll!c' ',,C,'' 'y,'ir j - -
,., .,.C =" 3ta', Ne m"S "a. ~
tined by the lady who sent them by tE-
press on that train.
He MABFs A confession.
When Searcy was held in Cumberland,
~, az ''1 ",,tis oi me "a" IS aSIeF'
,1itt"I cl,I ,,t 90 ,,, W. I'm ,,i
,ai,en vrhere n vas biddan ntc' Su
80 a. 8I( ",TI' 4 h '' ~ " @ @',','7
80, So, $50 -, '''''I i ~ ~ ~ a. - ~. ~
vfthdrcw from the Dasr and Scare, Scar, ''t. 8r,
ol'',gd Lt. ra,ij,., ' .itb ~,
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a. % oS' a 'o ttlS htyIls ia
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fl has Eern state3 n, r,,}uc ,rtn, that
nm L., 80 ~, 80 - 90 - Pii'C tIat az
wniIg ir. detained a. thaa CltX %e4rgy had to
f,f.tiyas ana exrr.ss Ia',,ia L"{ ,tjs -
..rtia, he siSra boon ,,.sitt,,ol,, 4.,tna T..
persons i'm Authority mo r6Ife..i6| 6f
Segrev WIS n19de IL hin, ,,IlIrta,.il, 10,
fore he ever reached {Vachingtor '''
The facts mentioned bv him in bls writ
ran etatsH,ent f,i1y "a ia ~ yyi,b u -.
demo, gat6ere5 bv me 5etsctiVes ana OK
nrest fantIa a., eI,nn oI bor ,,'. r. a.
lftnce SOAR u,"ulI ,Lu t8ac, Va VII
ciothes ne " ire before raachinar t'rnnf
ROYAL where he eduIpped himself anew,
The clothes found in his satcheI answered
his description. and were also identified
hr the eVpless messengers as worn by
him on the night Of the robbery
,.,,,,,.r,.,, l.,.r nm. .,,,,-
''' mn N'"i'
Beiore SeareY, was taken to the stat
80 "a ,p"'lSS 80 Ja't ne NiSlttu Win ol''rttA
berry took piace and nointe5 Gut me
hiding places. As 10 the details Of Scar
cy's confession the officials In possession
Of the facts stiii observe the stricteSt
silence, but the above statements have
been obtained from a thoroughly reliable
source, and viii all he corroborated by
the court proceedings. II Scarcy should
repudiate his written statement there
Wodit sun remain suitlclent evidence
against MIN ana Morganiicld without ad-
hitting ms confession Searcya IS not
aware OF me l8ct ihat Morg8hiea res
been caught ana ne latter is Kept in me
daIh as TO the steps '%heh against ms
c1,mtpdIl"u. con, ,,o,-.,.
IN, ne Eira'vst "tHStgtty fof the, ueItc-
1ine9 ie a. ~ ~, a NV ol SViile utH.I'P
iou tt,t - ne " men tney StafIci
on,,id ho go, Ia ~ "fCeN %So no one
,""'N ,to ~ I'm ~ St'S " r. a,S mr''llD-
obtained md Nm III af} tbe aynre, g'ue ,, W.
along the line ware ralled tagetbor' '','5 o'5
the prompt action on the part or GoyerI