Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-21
SUSPECT SEARCEY.
Hlbsls Corpus Proceedings In Els
Case Dismissed.
he WILL CONE TO VIRGINIA,
Ne VIII Stand Trial in This state for
Alleged Completely In the GUAM
tico Train-Nobbcry.

CUMBERLAND, MD, october eo-At
4 o'clock this afternoon Charles D. scar
coy, the suspected train-robbcr, was
brought into court before Judge HOFFMAN
An habeas corpus proceedings. Searcey
looked pale, and was plainly nervous
After a short consultation with his law
yers. Niossrs Richmond & McBeth, the
latter arose and asked Judge Hoffman TO
dismiss the habeas corpus proceedings.
stating that requisition papers would be
here tonight. and Searcey had been ad-
yised by his attorneys TO so TO Virginia
with the officers and stand trial there.
Judge Hoffman dismissed the haoeas cor
nus proceedings, and Searcey was taken
back 20 the county 5ail, where he VIII
await the arrival of the Virginia officers
and will 50 with them TO Richmond ieaV-
Eng here at IL o'clock tonight
This morning. Governor Brown. VINO Is
In Cumberland investigating alleged I'M
morality and mismanagement IN the
Western Maryland Home and lniirmary'
received the following telegram from 'ne
Governor of Virginia:
RICHMOND. october 10.
"Goyernor Frank Brown. OK Mary """'
Cumberland. Md: r..
s'IIayc lust signed rcquisition papers ior
Searcey. Officer viii ileave pore 'his
morning at Z o'clock for Cumoeriahu'
with papers. ,.-,
lSlcnct) CHARLES T. O'FERRALb'.
Governor OF Virginia.
Governor Brown Will be here to-night'
and will sign the requisiuon papers u',
rectly they are handed him on the ar''N"'
Of the train at O'CLOCK g..
This settles the Searcey case IN |uin-
ecrland and the many detectives *
orcss representatives and others. VINO
have been here all the week. VIII follow
the suspect farther South. ana enueaNo'
20 prove his guilt and put him where ne
belongs. IL he is the bad. bad man they
think he is.
DETECTIVES DOUBTFUL.
WASHINGTON. d. G.. October 3.-Ihe
local detectives to-day profess 10 pei'eNe
that Searcey. arrested at Cuinoeriahu i1'
compllcity In the Aquia-creek 'raih ROY
bery. and Morganheld. the suspect helu ia
S,ncinnau have nothing 10 do with the
S.nrnss yohbery. but obtained the money
found on them by a recent robbery IN
baltimore The officials or the ADAMS
Exprcss Company diner with the ponce
an these views. and claim that SearCey
and Morganfleld were with the Aquia"
creek gang. a.,
To-day the express people received in-
formation which showed that arucies
found on Searcey were taken rom tno
,xnress-car. He had with him, for eN-
annie. n number of bars OF soap. and the
manifest OF goods In the car snow that
eoap similar TO that found IN his Valise
was among the stolen goods.
There is one thing the express company
officials do not explain. however, ana mat
As how Searcey and Morganheld came
into possession Of so much silver money
in view OF the statement OF the express
COMPANY that there was no silver IN the
looted car.
DOUBT AS TO MORGANFIElD.
CINCINNATI. o.. october CA morn
ing paper publishes an elaborate state
mont holding that Morgsnfield WIS not
In the Aquia-creek. Va. robbery. but that
ne and his pals. who are believed to he
hiding In and about this city, recently did
another lob equally atrOc!Ous That VIII
soon be developed. Ii Is conceded that
Morganfeld and Searcey are partners.
md were together at Washington cum
berland. and other places, but that MOT
canfeld's gang was doing one Joo "hlIe
Eearcey's gang WAS doing another. II
was claimed that this is the reason the
authorities contested the action Of Man
srer Fogg yesterday in trying TO attach
the $500 for the Adams Express Com
pany. All the authorities and detectives
refuse 10 disclose the other job.
A ONE-LEGGED SUSPECT.
PARKERSBURG, W. VA, october %
a one-legged man, suspected OF being the
party who. 1t Is alleged. carried OFF the
puantico train-robber's (Morganiield's)
bundle 1T Gin lnnati. has just arrived
here. He gives several names, and tells
many different stories regarding where
he is from and where he is going. He
is closely guarded while investigation of
his identity is in progress.