The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-23
He GiVos q Detailed Description Of Tho
lQUai Train Robbery
MORGAN CALLS CRUTCHPIELD A Liar
When tho Latter identified the Former ne
tho Robber-Morganf tHhbits ~"
Coneern over searcey's Recital

prosecutor. was she last witness on the
stand. and contrary 10 predictions made
auec Dis arrival here, chat he would
refuse 90 testify uubosomcd himself iul-
Is. JUS story Was Interestingly told and
were Dee mot the man Doe Is. Ms manner OF
rotating 10 would carry certain conviction
70 AN who heard him.
Tho first witness called when count con-
Ncucl w1s William Washington, the cot
orcI Lrcmau. who was with I.hsIh'tI
Gallagher ou tie night of the robbery
ibis testimony Was corroboratlVe M al-
most ,rtry particular Of the engineer. lie
said he was tle first 10 scc The mon lney
came on tine tneiuc with drawn pistols.
dad tho train stopped and himself and
Tire cncIuoer were ordered TO get of. The
men followed them. AND told them 10 SIT
down. tic heard a uouLdins ON the door
of The express car ami The man bon charge
OF them tolj ihe man at She door 60 hur-
~ up. lie htaId the explosion and the
door open ru0rly. The man at the door
entered tHe car. lie heard pistol shots.
lut diJ not know how many. man came
out of thc ear with It pouch in his hand,
and had Ams,T and Mr.. Gallagher go
with them to fhc engine and uucouplc 70.
ThrB were permitted to talk, their iuti-
N.iual property from the cusine, and
just as the robbers Wore leaving they
threw pistol oft. saying they might have
30 Hc would NOT pick 40 up, as he was
afraid TO do s.. Some one Of the pas
sengcrs got the pistol later ON.
cArgAw BmD-oNG IIsuIEs
Captain NJ. a. BirJsong, the conductor
in charge Of the train at the tme was the
next witness Ha stated that hc was iu
tae smoker making up his report for the
TIP wh.I the train came 10 q sudden
stop. hc started 10 Investigate. and as
he opened ,be door the porter spraug in,
cNciaimlue as he rushed by: Rob
ltIs.' AS soon aa he gOt ON
the platform he SAW man stand
ing 900 thc side of the ear, Who at the
sight ~ him raised his pistol n the air
aud t:od Tie returned 10 tie train and
aekod u amy passenger had q pistol. Some
one FHNc him one ana Dc Immediately
entered Tire ladies' car uud stationed
tlWscf there. as he thought they should
be protected at an hazatd, Tie heard the
SLOTS fired ana the eNploDon when the
express car door was demolished and
t'outut there were eight or ten. and
probably twenty shots fired. lie saw
three men iu all-the one who fired the
shot 200 the air and TWO others. lie
Threatened 20 shoot Gallagher supposug
ilW tp h" robbtr. hut upon his cXelalm-
ih@, don't shoot. Cap, J ana Frank,
lowered his pistol he knew that Tie
INST man he SAW was White. ass hc saw
Sire lu tb- aIr ,rc MIR Tt,t. ,,, ,,,sg
examination ha said d.. ,,,,,,l e,,, ,Ior-
lanneld uutl lac .a,,,. b.r. and tbo,,,,rt
him a y.,.,. ,.,,,l. f,,l.t,,,, r..i,,,,.
NE. cEtIammlDs STORY.
Fc.cy S.. CrWchncld. one of the ok
press uD Ds7custrs. WAS called next. lie
related DIS experience ou tndt oVcutful
HLni IHe defence interpos,t many ou-
J''u'H7 i' ana subjected hm 10 rigid
~ "s9- i''''u'l'oH' hHt i1.Ied to make him
vary lh ms testimony. Ills account of the
"I-iIl "' 'o lue coming "l the robber go
''t uo'I "l lhr express car was the same
a7 ihdt tod hy the preceding Witnesses.
continuing, hc SAID ma, as Dee opened
h.s door some one told him to hold up
ms hands. lie pulled the door 10, anu
1usi a. h' did $50 the shot was fired from
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Dc ef,.u thfrfv s,con5t 20 d, a." .',J "
ne did moi the car ,,,nr5 H..
blown up "or.u or win ,1'..
Nou and vou' d-m CAR to 1,,
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th,u followed and p. dan. ,... No.,
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and I'm going to do u M, .n.,,.3 a..
door and tha man .nyfsiI. ,,b... f,..
WAS covered win "a b3r,Il,,,.bi.f f,.,,,
Hls uo5c down ordered bip, D., h.lI ,-,'
h.s hands which b. rrnrrtlv f.. H.
ordered NtIrra,. g., como t..,',..,l .,, -
It.u-iso ybi.b i. iit ,rs'. In. tt.,,
entered me CAR ana saiI.. ",;iya u,, ,II ,t.
money Won have eot or + Min IIovy ,..,II,.
brains out" Tie ordered Aiurr.,, ,Dn
had the KEY of the safe. to omen Ir u.
dbl 500. and the money and yafuablss v,,r,
taken from through pouches and uut I'm
"a smaller one. re then backed out. keep
iug them covered and, AS ne iump,I to
Ghe ground ordered them 10 close tbetr
hOors and not 10 opcu them again .rhov
obcyed. and remained i'm the car until
they heard the passengers talking outside.
Murray, the other express messenger
followed Crutchhcld, telling pretty much
the same story. he, too, was pat through
severe examination by the defence, but
stood u well and adhered 90 his story.
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Nybite raplied SAVING tt,t DE- 5i5 r,t
L,n,y 49, So, g,o,,iT ,...t.g.. tl' no, io,
II he refused no come into CONT ~. ,,o,,lj
ask tte rs5.I rrocess is.,eJ d.. -,
hin ~ Jo so ~ ''''p''
Searcey. after being sworn, said: "My-
self and Morgan robbed the train. The
crime was planned in the city OF Wash
ihston. "hefe We arrived early in the
inohih or octoptf' we stopped al
house ON pennsylvania avenue. near Ham
cocks restaurant j registered as Vivian
az.