The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-18

lying down there on that cot''-pointing
with his finger at the prisoner, on the
floor below. Before the words were
fairly out of his mouth. N1organ6eld,
raising himself up on one elbow, shout
ed out in tones of rage that revciberated
through the courtroom: you're {:
d---n liar
1t was all done so quickly that for
moment there was absolute silence and
then followed an uproar that was quick
ly suppressed by the presiding Judge.
Tie incident evidently had tendency
to prejudice Morganfield's case in the
hands Of the jury.
After the adjournment Of court was
standing by Morganfialds cot outsidf
the courtroom Crutchf1eld was also
standing there, as he had been ore of
the cot-bearers from the Jail, but Nor
garfield opened on him with sucl. tor
rent OF abuse and profanity that he
quietly walked away. saying nothing
SEARCY'S EVIDENCE.
Perhaps the most interesting part of
the trial was the testimony Of Searcy,
who turned States evidence.
Morganfeld's lawyer in examining
Searcy, compelled him to give a record
Of his life for several years previous
to the time of the robbery.
S.arcy could tell for years back just
ary one year. How long he had re-
manned in a place, why he had left. where
he went to next and cross-examination
failed to shake him in the least or trip
him in the slightest detail
He described infinitely a trip he had
made to the Argentine Republic. STAYING
in Buenos Ayres, what he had done, now
long he remained, and Captain Hines OF
The Pinkerton Detective Agency. said;
that Searcy had evidently been there or
wa. frst-class liar with fine men,
Dry. as Hines had Just returned from Ar
eentine after a siX-months so1ourn.
cking for an American forger. ana
| Searcy's description of men and places
was absolutely perfect.
His whole attitude on the stand. Wnere
he sat complscently. smoking cigar,
| va. in entire accord with his ride in the
dynamite wagon.
During the entire ten days session ne
never lost his nerve nor his serenity,
| and to look at him one would have
! thought he had the least at stake of any
| man there.
The strain was more or 1888 ntense
OH everybody during the trial Of the
| case. but it was relieved by humorous
| incidents now and then, among which
were several furnished by witness the
| Commonwealth had brought from a
| lumber camp In Arkansas. but never
| found it necessary to call to the stanc.
GULL OF BRAG'
This gentleman was over six feet In
| height, built in proportion, and for a
few days full of brag and buster a bout
what he would do to Searcy If he could
! meet the latter face to face in the open
road in personal conflict.
The big fellow had been brought from
Arkansas to swear to Sesrcy's identity,
| If necessary, but the latter's turning
States evidence obvia ted that It seems
! that the lumberman had been held up
| at the point of revolver in his own
| State and compelled to disSorge all he
had. 1t happened almost in the streets
of a town, which made 1t all the more
mortifying.
| The pistol was so close to the Arkan-
sas gentlemans face that he was enabled
| to distinguish certain marks on the
stock, and it afterwards transpired, sc
/ it's said, that Mr.. Searcy was the holder
up, and the same pistol was used at
| Acquia Creek that did service in the
4 Arkansas village.
4 This Information was kept as quiet as
] the grave. but the big man liked to talk
! and he gave the snap away to news
paper correspondent on Sunday, two or
three days after the trial began, which
newspaper man had decided beat on
his competitors for Mondays paper. Mr..
| Arkansas man held on until within a
one night somebody started the rumor
1 that q slot OF the prisoners friends had
| gotten on the train at Broad Street and
were on their way to Stafford at that
time to break open the Jail and release
lEthen1.
The Joke was helped along later the
might by the exploslon OF some giant