The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-23
TRIAL OF THE TRAIN ROBBERS.
voRGAN IDENTIFIED b. TWO TX
PRESS SIsssENGEEs.

A.. EncIci-iS, Won Are LIAR
When the Ftrst o. the Two swears
e., Iis IdeatIty-Tiic Second ues-
.euger Gives an Accurate Bescrip-
ton Linking Morgan Win the
robbery-senrcey Takes the stand
ana Testiaes Against Morgan.
stafford c. Il. Va. Feb. az.-The whole
a.. the morning season. OF court vas taken
cd, IN the examination Of three witnesses.
Washington. The fireman Of the engine.
-ss.ifed that two men neld up the train
Both were masked. He could not recog-
ME them again. He heard several shots
fred. The second man made iim cut the
engine loose and went off on it.
capt. Birdsong. the conductor. saw only
three men. one OF whom hred 4 shot in the
air and ordered HIM back on the train
Percy :. Crutchheld. messenger Of the
Adams Express Company. Identified the
POUCHES Of the company that were cut
open and robbed, and also the pouch that
was carried on.
Then occurred one Of the most dramatic
Incidents OF the trial. Mr. White. the
commemorative attorney, asked: Have
.ou ever seen the man who robbed your
Jar since the robbery"
Pointing at Morgan. who was lying on
MS couch, Crutchield said: That's the
man on that cot
Rising to a sitting posture, AIorganfeld
zlared at the witness and said, clearly
and emphatically; you are Iiarr'
When Crutchfeld left the stand the
court adjourned.
The afternoon session opened with
Harry Murray. an express messenger, en-
the stand. Mr. Murray gave a clear and
intelligent statement of the robbery. He
freely said he was scared told of his
conversation with the robber, and OF the
blowing open the door of the
car with dynamite. He idenu-
fed the leather pouches that be
had cut open by order q the robber: the
pouch that was carried off, and positively
Identified Morgan as the man who was
in the express car, by his build, general
appearance and voice. lie saw all OF the
upper part Of his face and knew he was
the man. ON cross examination he de-
scribed the hat that Morgan had on as q
soft. reddish brown bat and on the re-
direct examination by 1Ir. White. the
prosecuting attorney, asked him the red
dish brown hat he had been swinging ia
his hand nc said il was the hat Morgan
had on the night of the robbery, or one
exactly like il.
the stand and said he desired 10 call as a
witness Charles J. Searcey. who was con-
fined in the Stafford Jail, and that If nee
cssary he desired that a habeas corpus
and testitcandum be issued, there was
hustle Of expectancy. Messrs. Shay ana
Little We're on their feet AT once both
objecting, but the judge said the prisoner
was in charge of the court, and ordered
him to be brought in. Searcey came in
in a few moments, leaning on the arm OF
Sheriff Kennedy and smoking a cigar
He was dressed ia a neat dark suit OF
serge, and was clean shaVen. He took
the oath and walked on the stand with
out tremOr.
what Is your name?" asked Mr. White
I'VE object to the competency Of this
witness" said Mr.. Shay, and then followed
an. argument that Searcey was an accom-
plae indicted with Morgan, and, therefore.
not competent witness.
Judge Ashton decided otherwise and
Searcey began his testimony He said the
robbery was planned in Washington. that
Morgan and himself robbed the car and
that Morgan went into the car while he
held up the fireman and engineer He told
OF the fight; said he and Morgan bought
tickets at shenandoah, he q ticket to Gin
clnnau and Morgan one TO Cumberland
with tho understanding that the tickets
We're to be changed. They went to Cum
berland and spent Oct, l6 there He gave
Morgan the ticket to Cincinnati, and Nor
gan left him and Went on to Cincinnati
Here the court adjourned. Some sem
satfonal testimony IS expected tomorrow,
when Searcey resumes the stand.