Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-24

KY. was his next stop. and from .ne'
to Pocha, only remaining about 'nIee
days in each place. Failing 10
work. ne determined TO visit Cairo. III.
but on arriving there found everything
dull. and in consequence departed ior
Poplar Bluff, Mo. where he stayed
week. NON
/ rhorasv,,Is Ga. was bis next location
| and obtaining work. he remalnen 'hvIe
Z four months on his departure Monuceho'
ups vas hig next destination, but after
,h.nn-davs' visit In that place he re.
turned 20 Hot Springs, and there spent
B TOO months for his health. Becoming re-
; cuuerated he decided 20 pay 1homasVlle,
/ a. another visit. Two weeks more Was
! snent there. and on arriving in savannah
no located for a month. JacksohVlhe'
/ F'la- was his next stop. Here ano'her
J month was spent. as was also three weeks
I M Idveoak In the same state. dupont
Macon, and Atlanta, Ga. Spartanburg, d
| G and Ashsyille. ~. G.. were also visited
/ spend!ng about two days at each place
| on leaving AshevrIe he returned for the
| third time 70 Hot Springs, Ark, stopping
| on the way for several days IN Memphis
| and Ldttle Rock. After a stay OF four
weeks more at Hot Springs he departed
| for Washington, ID. c., where ne spent
| fifteen days
This was in September OF last year.
! From Washington he visited Baltimore
! HAgerstown, Sheperdstown. and Harpers
Ferry, returning 20 Washington about
October LIST
THE ROBBERY PLANNED.
| II was al this time that the Aquia-creek
/ "ho.d-up" was planned. and having met
\ Morgan some time previously. they started
| for Fredericksburg for the purpose OF
| locating the best point along the road Tor
the robbery. This concluded his history.
/ and although It had held the attention OF
/ the crowd vet there was a sigh Of RELIEF
| when ne ended. All through his narrative
| he was closely examined as 10 the Occupa-
| ton he followed while on his journey,
| and nine times out Of ten admitted that
| he had not worked and refused 10 say
| how he earned his livelihood when not dt
! work.
| TROUBLE IN WYOMING.
! "Were you eyere in troubeY said Col
oneI Shay.
| II don't propose TO answer" he replied.
| III you want to know ask the detectives, |
| who have followed me so persistenty |
| "Wcn did you not have shooting !
| scrape in Wyoming before you lett for |
south America, and was not TINS the
cause of your departure"
| yes; | had trouble there. but 1t was
| not that which caused me to go away. |
| In response to intcrrogatives from COL |
| onei Shay as 10 whether he had ever |
been arrested. ever robbed any one or |
| ever was engaged in Il irain-ropbeIy De
| fore he replied mo
HIS ALIASES.
He also stated in response to inter-
! negatives that his right name was ChdrieS
| Jasper Searcey; but at Harper feIIy |
| he had given the name OF Barry az
| Washington the name OF VIVIAN. re hhi
also been known as Johnson NM ""N
| many other aliases.
me Anuia-creek robbery was here again
| briefly reviewed. as was also his ares
| I'm Cumberland, his arrival In fredeiIcha-
burg mig confession, and his trip through
| the country TO where the pouch was mo-
den. In speaking OF the coniessloh NJ
said he first made it 10 captain lIhue,
nj Cumberland. Md. On being examiner
al IN who was paying for the liquor he
drank while on the trip. his board IN
| trrcdericksburE and other expenses ne
| ,,nliad. The Adams Express Company,
suppose lie also admitted that counsel
had been retained 10 defend him. pu'
would not say by whom
MASKED.
| Colonel shay then took from ms poche'
| a large bandaua handkerchief am"
| nasgine il to him, asked that ne pace J.
| ON lust as he wore the one on lhe n's"'
| Of the robbery. After cutting Two holeS
| f,F u
| his entire face and neck being h'uu,h.
| 'rhe apuearance even in broad dayishI
| v,s nv no means calculated TO cause
| resistance. were he TO command one ~
| "bold-up." and il Is not surprising ina.
| with a forty-fve Colts revolver d. "
| secluded spot on the road thdt ne No.
t,ginoer gallagher and his fireman 90 ms
| Kidding. lie also denied that there W.,
80 tban him and Morgan. but
hen he smoke of their returning 10 INC
oneire ne said: IAN three Of us went 'o-
| gether.' OIL. ,..,ioliy said.
whats that 80. ,,,o,,o" ne
con that was slip Of the tongue he
| nervously replied. -, .hootiro
,.a d,d Won see anybody but Morgan!
'ycS air: | heard several shots Wh''e
49, ,,,era going to the eXpTesS-caf' anu !
| olso saw several persons, Dut w "0
| know who they were .o,,r,
Dinner hour having arrived the co"''
| took recess until @.'V'
WILLOWS TESTIFIES.
| ON reassemblng searccy was again
| 80, ,,,,,,, tho stand by the Commonwealth
| Tor The purpose Of Identifying tne leNo'-
| yer found on Morgan. ana "'so ,',
| clothes he bought in front hoI4| ""'
| concluded his examination anu MI, w.,
| W
| lie testified that MorGanheId ana con-
| ,arion spent several days in SepteinpeI
| :, rio Mace in Washington they ieSis-
| ,crinr AS G. Vivian and I. Aii"St .'
I'm nroof of this he presented SiP ~
naner with the said names. WIN"
| testified was that portion OF the 49,,
| -. tbcy had signed. THIS the u'lN"N0
W...,o5 90 on tho grounds that the regis
opJ' t.,,T ho produced The Court over
| r,1cd the objections, and MS cioS9
,,,,,,ti,n begau During this ne aunt"
| 90 all his expenses TO Cincinnati
S' u,as carried TO Identify Morgan' We.e
nsld hv the Adams Express Co''p""''
and that he got 81 a day as pay
OTHER IpENTlFICAToNS.
= = Troland. of Fredericksburg, tesu-
al ,b,t several days previous TO tue
rohherv he had sold two men some '', ',t
IN If whom resembled Morgan an"
, | Searcey. ..ot,v recognized
enc two as men who bought WHISKY ""'
e - he day before the "hold-up.
WWlam Johnson, Of Shenand'"h Jun
,,on identified the prisoners as H'' '""
b.en In his saloon nj tha' pl".e =" ~.
- ,,th In his cross-e&anlndllon
y s,ateb that the Adams Express C|r''"','
Maid his expenses here. ana '""' ~
urcfed compensation besiie9' .,....to,,
Mrs Julian NJ Johnston OF ''NO' ',,
,,','t,iie1 both MS having been given III
e ncr by her on the day following 'nG , ,9n
berry Her compensation Tor ', r's Sla he. ldes
$ III, AR rN g. 5. Triplctt, Of C9lpeper, saw ,,,
them near his place ON the 'n wa, ra1 sure G'
led Them to AmissVihc lie was w.,
o No. Noreanneld and Searcey we're 'i'0
30 men. - D,rDabaunocl(
,.sti6ed that both men were III ms ~
~, he lith. and that he sold theih so' SUI,
t mi TO eat For his visit to to- C c%GSnscs
: he received SO day ana All eH \,,vnrcs@
y | Company. ,..,.o,,rocl, Jaw
the two together az ms 49, ss,,cey and
. Moran were the men. p.,.,,
MI Mr. 49,: Harry smith Of Front Ere ma M0yf nc
n identified Morganaeid as, as tue n a ma" who
10 ." him a N0-gold piece in payment ~.
81 81 olso tdentined 4 suit shown MN as
y AZ 81