The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-22

Of them would have gotten part Of the
spols II he and his companion had es-
caped. Moreanncld. said he had robbed
/ him after they had held VI the train, and
! that the money in dispute at Cincinnati
is a part Of tho haul at Aqua creek
TELLS ABOUT MoRGASFIFLD.
When questioned as 10 how he had
| learned that there would be larSe
amount Of money sent out on the tram
! held up at AQUA creek, and how the ROD
berry was planned by himself and Nor
| garfield Searccy said: 1--WE arranged our
plans in Washington. ! could not tell
Won how the plot was mapped out PIN
kerton knows. but the information viii
never be given to the public. / don't
think Il wise i'm me 20 tell you much
about myself. My acquaintance with
Morgauhold commenced IN Neiyvilie, NO.
where ! was engaged in the carpenser
| trade. Morganheld was there during my
stay Of two weeks running gambling
| place I saw little or nothing OF MIN
! then. but have learned a good deal about
| him since. lie is tho son Of Rev. Mr.. spears
who is still living near Bowling Green,
Ky, and who Is a preacher and farmer.
! The Spears family stands very well IN
! that section. When about sixteen years Of
| age young Spears ran away from home,
! and went out I'm Kansas. lie got into
! trouble there. and had 20 leave. He went
( to Albuquerque. New Mexico. Here he
| got into a difficulty I'm a poker game,
killed man. and skipped. He went over
| into Texas. That was about ten years
| ago. He was a member OF gang who held
up train on the Cotton Belt railroad
| and made a big haul. one Of the men
who helped to do the work is now living
| I'm Oklahoma. The detectives are onto
| him, and are still collecting evidence
| against him. l expect 10 hear Of his ar
rest before long. Spears was also q menu
| Der Of the gang who robbed a county
| treasury I'm Arkansas, and got $1,000 by
| Il. lie escaped the officers I'm the famous
| train-robbery on the Iron Mountain route,
| near Newport, Arkansas, about eighteen
| months ago. Spears is the man who Kill
ed Conductor McNully. who was I'm charge
! Of the train at that time. -Four men We're
hung for the offence Two escaped,
| Spears being one Of them. lie was en-
gagged I'm a number of other train-rob-
berries. and had TO move around pretty
briskly from place 10 place He was run
out Of Kansas. Arkansas, Texas. Missouri
and Florida. Detectives had been on his
track for years. but couldn't get enough
| evidence to convict him.
TO FORM A GANG.
'The second time l ever met Spears
was in NelascO, Texas. He was running
| a gambling saloon, and was going by the
| name Of Harding. That was about three
and half years ago. His partner IN
| business was a man named Davis Spears
wanted me to join him and another man
20 hold up train on the Mobile and
Birmingham road. / refused. Sometime
| afterwards there was a bad wreck on
| that road. I'm confident Spears had
something to do with IT,
1.-THE next time / saw Spears was at the
CDrbe;a-Nlitchen fight in Jacksonville,
Fla. lie bet heavily on the fight, and was
quite liberal with his money. He and a
man named Rennolds were running a
| gaming house in Jacksonville.
Last July ] was az Hot Springs. Arkan-
sas Spears was there for the baths. lie
tried to get me TO join him I'm holding
| up a train near there l refused TO have
anything to do with the plan. month
| later | met him at Harper's Ferry. lie
| and man going by the name cf Martin
were in partnership on gambling tour
| We had little 10 DO with each other, ano
| l did not meet him again until we planned
| the Aqua Creek robbery
Searcey stated that he would not have
told on his partner In the train-robbery
| had not the man treated him so badly IN
robbing him Of some OF the money lie
! expected that clemency would be granted
| him by reason OF his confession, though
no promise had been made 10 him by the
authorities. His confession was his OWL
| affair.
In concluding his talk Searcey told a
| story TO the effect that during the alb
sence OF the guard at the jail in Freder'
| icksburg Morganheld had attempted to 30
| up the steps 10 his cell and assault him
| with a paddock. II heard about it, said
| Searcey. II took up Stat and warned
] the man that II be came up l would XII
| him. He then went back"