The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-24
SEARCEY TELLS HIS STORY.
He and MOrganlield the Only Men in
the ACqHia Creek Job.

morganheld Blew Open the Express
Car Door With Dynamite and Secured
the Booty While Searcey Remained
on the Outside and Terrified the Train
men and PassenRers-He Goes Over
the Route Followed After the Robbery
and Aids in Recovering the Portion Of
the Plunder Buried in the Woods.
Calverton, Va, Oct. 23.-Before being
brought to fredericksburg Charles j.
Searcey. the Acquia Creek train robber,
made confession which was taken down,
put into typewritlng and is now in the
hands Of the proper authorities
There were but two men concerned in
the robbery, Morganleld and searcey.
They had known each other before and
had talked of a scheme of that Sort but
Searcey for some time refused to go into
1t. They finally met in Washington and
arranged their plan. From Washington
they came down to FredericksburE and
hung about there for two or three days.
staying in the woods most of the time.
out coming into Fredericksburg several
times On the afternoon of the day of the
robbery they walked over to Brook sta
ton from Fredericksburg and there waited
for the north-bound train. They got on
the train at Brooks in the darkness be-
nina the tender, having been hidden near
the pickle factory under box car Thev
mad no particular reason for seleotinpe
Acquia Creek as the spot for the robbery
Morganheld blew open the car door with
dynamite, using a half stick with a fuse
cap IN the end Morganfeld also entered
&C.
terrorlzed the train crew and passengers.
After the robbery they got off the on
glne and struck northwest over the coun-
try road, going to Calverton station. in
Faquler county, and then to Midland and
Balstoh' and on by the Faquier White
sulphur Springs. following the telephone
ilne to Front Royal. Near Calverton they
ma IN the woods some of the goods they
mad gotten from the express car.
After being brought here Searcey agreed
TO go and show where these things, con-
sisting mostly of bonds and bank drafts
were hidden.
Yesterday he was taken behind a team
IRON Fredericksburg, with Robert PinlSer-
ton Of New York. Sergt w c. Edrinr-
ton OF Fredericksburg, and Seymour
Whlte' commemorative attorney for
STAFFORD county, on the route Travelled bv
him in trying to escape, to endeavor to
locate the spot where the bonds were hid
| den Monday night the party spent with
eX-Sherin Hugh Adie OF Stafford After
breakfast with Mr. Adie the party set ont
to find the place where Morganfeld and
Searcey divided the money and hid the
express pouch containing the bonds and
drafts. Up through the Stafford road
they went by Staffords store on to Bris
| towsburg and to Calverton, Searcey try
ing to remember the road he and his pal
Travelled and the place he left the road.
From Calverton the party drove to Cat
lett, and from there back on the road to
Staffords store.
About three miles from Catetts' Scar
cey identified the place where they left
the road and took to the woods Drivine-
into field, the horses were tied behind a
hay stack and the search for the bag be-
gan. The shades Of evening were falling
and Searcey was handcuffed to Mr.. PIN
kerton, with Sergt. Edrington, ex-Sherffe
Adie ana Commonwealths Attorney White
spread out through the pines Searcev
had described the spot exactly. bur an
hours search failed to find 1t. 1t was
getting quite dark, when Mr.. Adie called
out that he had found the spot and ALI
parties hastened up to where, under the
roots OF blown down tree, just as Scar
cey had described, the bag was taken out
Its contents were not examined The
party drove at once back to Calverton.
where the bag was sealed and shipped to
the Adams Express Company at WASH
ington.
Inc party VIII bpenu the night mere and
drive back to Fredericksburg in the morn
Ing.
Stafford Court House, Va, Oct o.
Sheriff Kennedy has gone to Cincinnati
armed with a requistion for Charles A.
Morganfeld, under arrest there with a
broken leg.
Cincinnati, o., Oct. 23.-This afternoon
Depot Watchman Wright positively iden-
tilted G. A Morganheld as the man whom
he saw with Searcey in Cumberland Md.
Messenger Murray wanted first to hear
the mans voice, as he said he never would
forget that voice. While Murray re-
mained out in the hall, others got Nor
garfield to talking. Murray insisted
there was no doubt about II being the
voice that held him up.
He afterward fully Identified the prIs-
oner.
The sheriff of Stafford county, Va. will
be here tomorrow. Morganhelds broken
leg VIII compel the authorities to carry
him TO Virginia on a stretcher The pris-
oner Is very unwilling to go. The coat re-
covered from Shields, the one-legged man
arrested at Middletown was Identified bv
Murray as the one worn by MorganheId at
the time Of the robbery. Shields had soId
the vest and overalls. but they have been
secured for the trial in Virglna The
visitors think Searcey has told Pinkerton
everything, and that he will soon have the
plant Of the gang. Agent Alexander, of
Charlottesville, Va, and general officers
Of the Adams Express Company, accom-
panied Wright and Murray.