Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-11
SMITH IS RELEASED.
The COld.Brick Man Once More BreatheS
the Air Of Freedom.
JUDGE HUGHES TURNS HIM LOOSE.
Tic Hns Gone 10 Parts Unknown
Another warrant sued Out for Him
nj the Instance of the Governor
Now I'm the Hands of the Officers.

Frank Lockwood Smith, the gold-brick
man OF many aliases. again breathes the
air OF freedom.
The strong arm OF the law. which has
horne on him for the past five months,
was raised temporarily yesterday. and
he was given chance to move about
The arm Will again fall on the 10Th Of
this month. when the County Court as
senbes for the purpose Of trying Smith
on the charge Of swindling A. w. With
crs out OF 5000.
But whether Smith will be under IT
when IL fails Is another question, and
ono about which there is just at present
much speculation. If he had remained
in the city a few hours longer than he
did he would have been rearrested. and
would certainly have been held here to
answer when his name is called In the
County Court.
AS was printed in Sundays Dispatch,
Smith was on Saturday granted bail IN
the sum of 5000 by Judge Christian, OF
New Kent He was then taken in GUS
toby by the United States authorities,
and. after spending Sunday in the coun-
~ iau as a United States prisoner, he
was taken early yesterday morning be-
fore Judge Hughes ard was released on
his own recOenizance in the sum or $lVt
ON HIS OWN RECOGNIZANCE.
Judge Hughes reached the city early
yesterday morning. and as soon as his
presence was made known TO Lawyer
T.. D. Wendenburg he consulted with MI
William Fleeonheiiner, who had been re-
tanned as associate counsel in the case.
and arrangements were made for bring
me their client ut once before the United
states Court. He was brought into court
AZ o'clock BIZ Deputy Marshal Janney
Peasants and Deputy-Sherin Lew Fus-
sell and Mr. Flegenheimer. in BRIEF
speech. submitted an application for bail.
Judge Hughes then wrote out and had
read the following decision which
brought Joy to the hearts Of Smith and
his loyal friend, Emery:
Frank L. Smith is under indictment
here for an offence defined by the act OF
Congress Of the 18th of APRIL 1854. max
ing IL a crime to falsely perSonate
an officer OF the United States in any
act committed in his official capacity
There is no minimum limit TO the pen
atty. The law allows the Court in It's
discretion TO make the sentence, after
conviction, merely nominal if the cir
Cumstancos of the case seem to justify
nlch action. 1t is stated at bar that
the accused is under indictment in the
County Court of Henrico county. Va.
for an offence against the State Of Vir-
g,nla. not capital: and that he has been
discharged by Judge Of this State until
the time Of trial on bail in the sum OF
500. do not deem ii neces-
sary 20 make the amount of bail
in this court more than nominal. and
the Clerk may let the accused go at
large on his own recognizance in the sum
Of 800"
SAID TO HAVE LEFT.
The form Of battling the prisoner was
quickly gone through with, and he left
court with Bookmaker Emery. The two
went 10 Ruegers, where they were
coseted IN the Lltters room for some
time Nothing is known of their move
ments subsequent 10 that time, though
It IS stated that Smith left the city on
the 2:2o o'clock train over the Chesapeake
and Ohio railway for the West There is
no doubt that he has left the city, and the
general belief is that he will stay away
unless brought back here by legal pro-
cess.
II Smith had stayed in Richmond few
hours longer than he did his trip TO
other parts would have been necessarily
deferred. Another warrant was issued for
MS arrest late yesterday dlteihooh'
charging him with being a fugitive from
justice from Illinois
WARRANT ISSUED TOO LATE.
This warrant was the result of a con-
ference between the Governor and Com
monwealth s-Attorneys Sands and Smith.
AS soon as the Governor heard of Smiths
re case he summoned these officials TO his
Office and consulted with them as TO how
Smith could best be held within the Dor
ders of this State.
II was o'clock before the officers
agreed with the Governor that Smith
could be arrested on eXtradition papers
without vitiating his bail bond.
AS soon as this agreement was reached
Justice Crutchfield was summoned ana
the warrant was issued. 1t was imme-
diately placed in the hands OF an officer
FOR service. but ere then Smith had left
the city. The Governor sent kilograms 10
Sherins in all parts of the State. giving
a description Of the gold-brick man and
instructng them to watch all trains and
arrest him If found, but at a late hour
last night no arrest had been reported 10
him