Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-01
c. A. MORGAN GUILTY.
YUdict Of the Stafford Jury In the
First Train-RObbePy Trial.
ascERrArsED ~ 2S MINUTES.
His Punishment FIXED nj Eighteen
Years In the Penitentinry-AH Hard
gumcnt and Incidents.

and whose trial began here one week aFo
yesterday. came 20 an end at - '"''
evening. when the jury. after D''ns
twenty-five minutes. returned WIN W.
dict Of guilty. fixing his punishment
elvhie-n years confinement IN the penn
tcntiary.
n. co~. ,b,oucbout has been the most
B noted ever hard In the courts VI "'s
q section. and ~ no time during the "'a'
4 has there been any Abatement oi "'''''S''
"a A LEGAL BATTLE.
81 From the very beginning It was eViden,
d ,.., g.. u,ouI be q great legal battle ana
81 .., mo- stone would he left unturned
,.,t., as the q fence or the prosecution.
,t,v harsh words have been uttered,
and sometimes almost sensational scenes
have occurred The Court has been
charged with leanlng TO the prosecution;
witnesses have ben accused OF receiving
i.ool-m0ncy for their evidence; the
Adams Express Company with being a
s1uucss corporation. the Pink rton detec-
tive fore. with being a hclrtess ana
it9od-thirsty set Of criminals, and withai
bt hy the robhing Of the prisoner In his
disabled condition he was not given me
opportunity TO prepare a proper defence.
srrh is a brief synopsis OF this celebrated
ta.e-ihe only one OF the Kind ever known
g. have been before a jury IN ms stat.
That thc prisoner has been ably ana
VII defended the least shadow OF doubt
d9cs not exist.
COLONEL SHAY RESUMES.
The court open at the usual hour to-
day. and Colonel Shay. who yesterday
was closing the argument for the defence
resumed II was thought that the worst
H.y said of the ADAMS
Express Company and the PiDkerton De-
tcctlNc Agency had been said. but follow
Ing his line OF argument IN that respect
tn rasplng he gave these two companies
today was even more severe. In reIeT-
ring to the remark of Mr.. Thomas as TO
birds of "a fe1ther Rocking together, ne
said. True very true, and II was ireely
q monstrated IN this case. for you hnd
the Pinkerton Detective Agency, the
Adams Express Company. ana Chafles ~
Sear,cv the seIf-confcssed criminal, all
hovolled up together. All through tbs case
this company and this agency are cling
ing to him. Inndc even sleeps hand
cuffed TO him ana remains with him DAY
hv DAY and night by night Ii is ali done
for n purpose. ana is IL because they can
rot trust him? why did not Hlnde or 'he
Adams Express peOp.e go on the stahd
Ihcy were afraid. and In Their place sent
their paid hireings. who with blOOd-inoncy
To swear away tHt iil' u dH 4i'iE'T
cent man McBeth. the Pinkertons ana
the express people were fearful that scar
cav might a. back on them at the last
minute and In consequence came 10 drill
and nurse him for th- occasion. These
are the kind Of witnesses you are called
upon 10 believe, and. by doing 50. CO. leinh
lin 10 death or a living sepulchre. Snch
manner OF obtaining evidence would re-
I've. as II should. the condemnation or
ell honest men"
RED WITH BLOOD.
That the Pinkcrtons had Searcey nailed
e. the cross there was no doubt anu II
IA. truth vas told there is much In his
...tarv vet to Toe revealed He Is to thfm
ILo clay in q yo'tcrs hand whlch can
D.. moulded to suit the case. SearceE .
hands we're red with human blood IL was
time enough when the Adams Express
t.tuuauy came with clean hands TO ask
the life Of a man that such Should DE
Given. but not as they came now. tolOnel
Shay then referred 10 Searcey's testimony
wherein he said IAN three OF us ask
Ing what did IL mean aud was ne not
shielding some one? Continuing, ne sald
n vae a sudden outburst of truth. but
Aearccy. realizing his error, sought 10
adj another crime 10y saying IL was
sim of the tongue. Here were the ear
marks Of Pin&etion and his cunning
and n,. firmly believed. az the testimony
dedicated. mat not ;wo. three, or even
four. committed the robbery. but tial
IL WAS an organized gang, ana Seatcry
WAS being made a tool of TO further the
Interests Of others. and for TINS he was
willing 10 have the life OF Charles a.
Morgan taken.
\ PREDICTION.
lie here predicted that Scarcey would
hot
trutn could be disclosed there was now
I'm existence a bond of agreement oither
between the Pinkorions or the express
,nu,uauy ana Searc,y tO the enect thHt
n, tscarccD would not be prosecuted
Is knew the people Scarc,y was deahng
VITA and they looked for everything c'So
,Ncept Justice. They were Ike the MaHas
of Italy and were devils upon caith'
lie then pictured IN eloquent and teehnS
terms Searcey wandering at liberty whie
Morgan was suffering In prsoh-ceii'
and i'm closing beautifully and patheu-
caIly called upon the jury to be governed
~ those solemn words, Judge not, lest
ye be Judged
At his conclusion there was sudden
outburst oi applause which the Judge
promptly qucilud. and admVnlshed the al
dience not To repeat It. The hour Tor
dinner having arrived court adjourned
Until o'clock.
THE LAST SPEECH.
On IT'S reopcning. Mr.. ". ). White. the
Commonwealth Attorney. began the
closing argument In the case. and Tor
Two hours he reviewed the case In most
able manner. In referring 10 the counsel
for the defence he said: They have en-
t,aVorCd to impeaCh every witness put
upon this stand and have vigorously at
tackled both the Adams Express Com
utuv ana the Pinkertons." For his part. !
l.. WAS glad that he had their AID, Tor |
IL WAS doubtful II without their as |
slstlulc these TWO criminals would ever /
have been brought TO justice. 1t vas at
his solicitation, knowing the medgre
means provided by the state. that their ald'
which hc believed 20 be nothing more th"n
rishl Was obtained lie then pictured
the two attorneys for the defence on
juicmcat-day. when the Archansei with
one foot on sea and one on land. IL View
ins ,he uprising. and in its midst the
voices Of senator Little and Colonel SHAY
saving. I'VE object" We object. lie
m.uutcly reviewed the evidence in all its
details ana In conclusion earnestly APP
p,alet 90 the jury 90 render "a verdict OF
death. Ills peroraton was probably
never clUSllcd IN the courts OF Stafford. |
\ QUICK VERDICT.
A. his conclusion the instructions and
Indictments were given to the jury. and,
after AN absence OF twenty-five minutes,
as stated, they returned with the above
verdict
When tue verdict was announced the
Commonwealth Attorney stated that II
was not in exact form. and that ae de-
sired 10 change iL This was done. and
tha Jury returned Co their rooms. and ten
minutes later returned with corrected
verdict. The counsel f,r the defence then
objected. which was ordered to pe noted
by the stenoRrapher.
\ STAY GRANTED.
The Court having overi'i,ed the objec-
tlus, stay Of execution OF sentence,
to The 5th Of April. at which time the
Gre az court meets. was asked FOR. and
hrauted. Judge Ashton then asked the
prsouer n he had any reasons TO assign
way sentence should not be passed. to
Wa.-h he replied;
NOT READY FOR TRIAL.
shay Il please your Honor. | desire 10
s-y that | have not been given a fair I
opportunity 10 procure the witnesses 5
o.1i.l My condition. both mentally and
pA}Hcal.y, has been such as u UNIT me
,g' q trial az this time | did not expect
'.al ny ease would come up at this term c