The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-19
Conviction Depends Upan Identification Of
Lottery Tickets In His Possession,
EXPRESS co. WILL SECURE NUMBERS.
The Whole Valley Of Virginia n Network
OF observation-disclosures ed TINT the Train
Looters Cannot Possibly Escape.

writ OF habeas corpus. At the request OF
state $ Attorney Sloan and Mr.. Thomas
counsel lOr the express company, the
nearing Of the writ was postponed until
saturday afternoon at O'clock. The time
between the arrest Of SeaTcy and his
nearing had been Of suspense and ankle
his lawyers. Messrs. Il. A Richmond and
j. 70. Macbeth. he was very cool and col
iected. He had been in consaltation with
them several times during the day and
entered the courtroom as though he
knew ne was going TO be freed.
AVOIDING KODAK rIENDs.
lie was handcuffed to a deputy sheriff
~ the JAN, and was conducted through
me curious crowd by Sheriff Charles
hIhs. number OF kodac fiends were I'm
the crowd, but, anticipating their pres
! ehce, nc attempted TO avoid them. The
! crowd followed him into the courtroom,
| Whers he took HIS seat between his coun-
After order had been restored Mr.. w.
| ). Thomas, Of Baltimore, counsel for the
! Adams Express Company, opened the
| case by stating that the company was
| greatly interested, as was web known,
| ana asked the judge that the time set
Ior the habeas corpus be extended for
ty-eight hours, so as TO allow the requi-
sition papers to reach this city.
Mr.. Thomas was followed by States
Attorney Sloan, who asked the court,
that as he would. in case the papers did
not reach this city within the forty-eieht
hours, ask the court for another exten-
sion, he would like the court to postpone
the case until Monday afternoon at 4
O'clock
Mr.. Pearce. another attorney for the
state, said in substance about what the
above gentleman had said.
THE PRISONER 10 ,s'7 OBJECT.
-. Mr.. 3. A. Richmond, who represented
the prisoner. arose and said that they
did not object to the granting OF an ex-
tension by the court, and said in fact. his
client was perfectly willing that the case
should be postponed until Saturday after
noon, but not until Monday at O'clock
as he thought IL unjust to the prisoner,
VINO had been confined already about
thirty-siX hours.
Mr.. Richmond then took his seat.
Whereupon Judge Hoffman said that as
there was no objection the case would
again be brought up Saturday afternoon |
at 4 o'clock.
The prisoner in custody Of Sheriff |
King and Deputy Mcdonald. was then |
conducted to the jail, followed by large |
crowd.
-HDSF pr SENT II COrET
In the courtroom we're Messrs J. II.
Alexander, route agent Of the express /
company for the Norfolk and Western
and the Chesapeake and Ohio; q. c. Hidt. |
assistant superintendent OF the express
company; Captain Thindt Of the Pnker-
ton force; f. S. Crutchiield and Harry
which was robbed. These gentlemen
watched SearCy closely during the pro-
ceedngs After the hearing was CON
rluded the party went to the Valley city
Hotel, where they are stopping here
They held consultation, ana after send
ng and receiving several kilograms,
Aessrs Alexander Thomas and Murray
oOk the o'clock mail to Washington.
The party Of express officials was in
reased this morning by the arrival Of |
Mr.. W. S. Thomas, Of Baltimore. who Is
he son Of Mr.. John /. Thomas. at one
IN E 'ITIr h, /
cumberland district. He came on I'm an
wer to a telegram from Mr.. Uillt. lie |
vas met In Washington by Mr.. Murray,
Who then came to Cumberland with Mr. |
Thomas. The first consultation was held
t the breakfast table, and about
'clock the party started for the Jail.
H:yUIsiG.uN .XtE.IIr.
About o'clock this morning Mr.. Hndt &
'aptain Hindt, ana Mr. Thomas cal!sd :
/ State Attorney SlOan's TO see If he | J
ad received any information of the {
equisitiOn papers. He told them he un- '
erstood Virginia officials had left Rich c
lQre bearing the requsition papers sign !
by Governor O'Ferrall. This Official I
as expected In Cumberland at 4 o'clock :
MS afternoon, but did not arrive. The :
arty then went TO the jail, where they ID
ere closeted with Searcy for nearly an 6
our. Captain Hindt who IL noted for :
is shreWdness in ss-eXamining crimi- | u
ais lead the questioning. and Mr.. Muir y
|
)nfronted them with bold face and
Fused to answer any questions He had | a
zen advised TO do this, he said, by SIR. | :,
ichmond, his counsel, and he would an X
yer no question without his advice u
He stOutly denied having been con-
ected with the robbery, and iGsisted
g name was G.. j. Searcy, and his busi- p,
,ss was carpentering. He told the OH a,
ais he was carpenter looking for | y
ork. Toll as they would the officials a,
uld not screw any definite information | H.
cept that he came 10 Cumberland from -,
Junction Yesterday morning ! =,
did not know. and where he went he a.
uld not say. After they had questioned c.,
m closely. the officials left and returned ro
the hotel Although they received no NJ
finite Information from him, CAPTAIN ~
ndt caught enough to build up a theory ~
the case, and Immediately set his
rec OF detectives, who are scattered
roughout the country, TO work. All the
ernoon, with the exception Of the time 80
was in the courtroom, Hmdt was u
lding and receiving kilograms from diff a. a.,
ent stations. an
No doubt exists in the minds of the bil
cials that Searcy 10 the man who led eh
robbers. They would not say WhCth- | "a
the messengers identified Searcv In tho | ~
,rt room or not although Mr.. Hillt ra ~,
i they had nothing to complain Of. IN
is certain that CrutChefeld has iden- an
sd the trousers as the ones worn by T0i
leader. II was reported that he had | inf
1tiied a pair of spectacles. and some the
'nted pocket books as having been | plO
lped by that train. This Is not true He
ne did not see any Of the stuff, and | ira
Id not have identified them, at any for
;, as they would have been In sealed the
Sages.
TIE EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM.
le evidence against Searcy are the sh.
'ry tickets, the holes in the money,
iece OF a wax express seal which
found on him. and his old clothes. +
at he Is one OF the men from Front | Spe
al is beyond doubt. and his voice cOu
tched high, just as that Of the leader Of
le train robbers. The Pinkerton men | has
a history of all his movements from | the
lime he left Front Royal. and expect | AqJ
ave II from tie time OF the robbery inyt
he reached Front Royal. foul
HIS MOVEMENTS @ vi
? of the express officials described the
theory OF his movements after the ter
cry as follows: Front Royal is I'm disg
ALLEY, on the Manassas branch of the they
lern road. 1t is a small town. quiet, coul
an easy town TO catch train from. then
is only mile and a hall from the Nh
DIX and Western road. Riverton. with
e they boarded the train. is two com
from Front Royal he
robbery occurred on Friday night | rivel
$3.50. The men arrived at Front | slow
with their shoes stained with yell the
mud. and several days growth of easil
on their faces. Front Royal is has
zen sixty-five and seventy miles west by u
Aquia creek. The roads are good thor,
he men could have crossed the Blue | resui