Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-12
SMITH WENT NORTH.
THE G0LD-DRICK NAN AND SPORT
EMERY DRIVE TO ASHLAND.
They Took the Northern Train
There, and Are Probably I'm New
York Ere Thts-Police Had Several
Warrants for the svvindier.

Frank Lockwood Smith. the gold-brick
swindler, who left this city Monday after
having been released from the custody OF
the Sheriff Of Henrico. and who is now
wanted on n warrant gotten out by the
| Governor, charging him with being a
| fugitive from justice. has not yet been
| apprebended, nor is he likely to be.
! Ere this he is in another State far
distant from this, and the belief among
those who are In position to know Is
that he will leave for some foreign coun-
try within the next few days.
Smith left this city about noon Mon
! day in a double-drag with his friend.
Emery and the two drove to Ashland.
| where they took the north-bound train
! over the Richmond Fredericksburg and
Potomac railroad about s o'clock at
night.
The Governors telegram to the Sheriff
OF Hanover would have intercepted them
had Il not been that the Sheriff lives out
IN the county, and hence the message was
not delivered to him until yesterday
morning. some hours after the swindler
had crossed beyond the borders OF this
St1te.
KNEW OF THE CONFERENCE.
There Is no doubt that Smith was made
aware OF the conference between the Gov
ernor and the two Commemorative At
torneys for he was seen standing leisure
~ on the corner of Ninth and Main
streets at noon Monday. and he then
said that he would remain in the city for
several days. Shortly thereafter he and
Emery went hastily into Rueger's saloon.
a nd had HnTcn Or x.-tChaS
up and hurriedly embarked in the vehi-
Gle which bore them out of the city.
Since Smiths departure II has been as
certained that q number OF warrants were
In the hands of the police for his arrest.
all OF which had been sworn out by
Granger-Detective John r. Norris while
here Any one OF these would have been
sufficient TO hold him. but the police SEEM
ed TO overlook them, and while the Gov
crnor and liessrs. Sands and Smith were
discussing the propriety OF getting out
another warrant. they being unaware Of
those already in existence, Smith made
good his escape
THE TRUST COMPANY SECURED.
II Smith does not return to stand trial.
and very few people have any idea that
he will do so. the Virginia Trust Com
pany. which went on his bail bond for
500. will not lose anything. That
amount Of money was deposited with the
company before the prisoner was taken
before Judge Christian last Saturday
Ii will be remembered that when Smith
was taken over 10 Petersburg some two
months ago under habeas corpus pro-
ceedings, Mr.. Mann s. Quarles Of the
trust company. went along and II was
then understood that arrangements had
been made for giving the bond III
security was allowed.
The trust company has never sought
business of this kind. but when counsel
for Smith approached Mr.. Quarles he laid
the matter before his executive committee,
who decided that there was no reason
why such a bond should not be given.
II would have been easy enough TO get
an individual to take the money and be-
come bondsman, but the friends OF Smith
thought their money would be safer with
a company.
The Commonwealth has been subjected
TO very great expense In connection with
the persistent efforts 10 get bail for Smith.
None Of the judges before whom the man
was taken would assess any part OF the
costs entailed for the attendance of wit
nesses against him. II seems rather
strange that so many other judges should
have been applied to when Judge Wick
ham has never been asked to hail the
sold-brick man. Another strange thing is
that Smith, has never denied his guilt di-
rectly or indirectly. Nor has he admitted
il.
The fact that Smith buncoed Il we'll
known Portsmouth gentleman out OF sl.eoD
by the same game worked on Mr.. With
ers has Just come to light. That victim,
however, kept the matter quiet
HE WAS in THE SLEEPER.
The following special was received from
the Dispatches correspondent at boswell
last night:
Frank lockwood Smith. the alleged
swindler who was released on bail by
Judge Hughes passed through here last
night en- route to the North on the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
train, No. rs. Smith and his friend
Emory drove from Richmond to the farm
OF Mr.. j. j. Carroll, in Hanover; thence
TO Ashland, where they boarded the
sleeper. Smith wore light checked
suit of clothes. and on the lapel OF his
coat was pinned a flower