The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-24
IDENTIFYING MORCANFlELD.
Lawyers for the Prosecution Wearing a
Complete Chain Of Evidence.
SElRCEY'S CROSS EXAMINATION.
He Gives the Lawyers as Good "a They
sepd-1Ir Litiie's Spat Win the Court.
Tho Testimony

yesterday everybody here to-day Is on the
qui vive for a repetition. II is very evil
dent that Morgaa's counsel propose TO
take searcey through such cross-e>aih-
nation as will bring 10 light every GROOM
ed transaction in the life OF that ho'o-
rious criminal. Ofncer Panel, OF SharpS-
burg. Md. who attempted 10 arrest Nor
ran scarcov and the third man near
that place i'm September. where they were
located prospecting for a good place ioi
a hoId-up. has gone home very Wucn
disguised. He had carefully prepared
atory. which. failing to get IN the RECORD
Of the court. owing 10 objections oHereu
ny the defence. and having, as II does' tHe
merit OF originality. The Times Ieauers
are given the opportunity to fedI What
Mir. Panel has TO say
81 was informed OF the presence OF
these men near my place, and OF their
suspicious conduct. As there were more
than one man. and believing they were
destcrate characters. / summoned as
sistance and went after them. They re-
fused 20 allow any investigation OF their
quarters. ana when ! undertook TO ar
rest the leader Of the gang fred on US.
which / returned. His pals then came TO
his assistance. when ] ordered my FORCES
which were held in reserve to advance
which they did, and for a few mirutes
.he battle ragged furiously They were too
many for US. and being repulsed. we re-
treated in good order. l returned later
with a larger force. but ttey had fed,
leaving many of their effects behind.
among other things four or five sticks Of
dynamite and thirty cartridges, and
masks and cloths.
sy4HCEY CROSS-TTAMINED.
The court was little earlier in get
ting 10 work this morning. Mr.. White,
who had arrcunced that the direct exam
NATION of SeaIoey closed yesterday even
ing said:
with your Honor's permission and
with the consent Of the gentlemen for
the defence. / would like 10 ask Searcey
a few questions concerning pistol have
here" Judge Ashton replied that he was
willing, If the defence would agree TO H.
Mr. Shay smlingly replied:
I'VE are always magnanimous, your
Honor. and readily acceCe to Mr.. Whites
request"
The pistol was handed to Searccy, and
lie said ne recognized it as the one That
Morgan had with him on the night Of the
train robbery. The witness was Their
taken in hand by Mr.. Shay. OF counsel
for defence. for the crosJ-eXaminatiOn
lie took his stand i'm the aisle immediate
~ in front Of ana facing Sear,ey the
jury TO his right. Searcey braced himself
against the side railing OF the witness
stand, as if preparing for a trying or
deal. His face was toward tie lawyer.
and for an instant they looked each
other unfiinching!y in the ey-. Mr.. Shay
began as follows:
what is an oath?"
IAN oath is promise to tell the truth,
and nothing but the truth. n II IS to
curse" said SeaTceY.
II mean an oath taken when YOU kiss
n book: do you know what book you
kiss said the cIoss-exan'iner.
The Bible" said the witness.
MIR. Shay then asked: "Do YOU believe
~ the Bible and the Christian religion
-eaucs>N>9 ,,'..Ssssed: Il Do sir"
lie was Men askea' MS MANS. and time
and place Ct birth. He answered. Chas.
ia 'per Searcey; was born in Palopinto
county Tex, December the T., 1888.
Mr. Shay made Soarcey give an account
of the many places he had been i'm in
his checkered career, the probable time
he remained in each place. what he did
while there. and the names. if possible,
of the people for whom he worked, or
with whom he lived. His trip embraced
the greater part of the United States and
Central and South America. He made
him admit that while in Wyoming he had
shooting scrdpe, for which he had to
leave that State
what did YOU do at Dodge City, Kan. p"
asked Mr.. shay.
go to the court records of that city
and find out for yourself, or let your
hirelings tell .he story. | was tried and
acquitted Of any charge against me
there" said Searcey.
When the court met afte: dinner Scar
cey was again put on the stand to an
swer a few questions put by Morgan's
lawyers as to the number of times the
Pinkertons visited him. and what they
came for. He claimed they came tC bring
him information of his family.
oTHlR WITNESSES.
The next witness called was Mr.. Thos.
Willows, of Washington city. He testified
that Morgan and Searcey stopped at his
house on the 9th and 18th OF September
last year. Scarcey registered as {. T.
Vivian and Morgan as &. Arlington:
that ne went to Cincinnati 10 Identify
Morgan; he got fare AMI expenses while
there. and seven dollars per day for the
time he lost from his business.
Robert T.. Troland. of Fredericksburg
was the next witness He testified that
he had seen Morgan I'm Jail at Fredercks-
burg, and that het looked like a man that
came in the store of Burruss q Brannan
whore he was employed. and made some
purchases. but could not positively say
that he was the same man.
|. +. Jones was the next witness His
testimony was a repetition of Troland's
William NJ. Johnson. Colored, was the
next witness. lie has charge of his moth
er's eatirg house at Shenandoah Junction
ON the 10th Morgan came 10 his mothers
eating house and ordered meal He was
shortly followed by Searoey. The pair
were served by himself. After eating they
left his place, and he saw no mere OF
them until he recognized them in Clncin-
natl.
MORGAN AGAIN IDENTIFIED.
Mrs. Julia NJ. Weaver, of CaVerton.
was the next witness. She is the only
female knowing anything OF the train rob
bers. and as such her appearance on the
stand caused the curious TO stare. Her
story was modestly but convincngly told
and wove closer the links in the perfect
chain OF evidence presented by the prose-
cution. when asked II she had ever be-
fore seen the man lying on That cot she
said:
Yes. At my home. near Calverton, on
Saturday. October the 18th last"
Her Identification of Morgan and Scar
cey was positive. Here. for the first time,
Searcey called Morgan by his right name.
There were some five or six witnesses
examined after Mrs. Weaver had finished
who saw the robbers between Calverton
and Front Royal. Their testimony was
all on the same line Each one OF them
positively identified Morgan and Searcey.
Mr.. Harry Smith. OF Front Royal, was
then put on the stand. MIR. Smith Is the
clothier who is said TO have sold Morgan
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