Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-05
PAWLEY NOT ROBBER
DETECTIVES MAY HAVE ARREST
ED WRONG MAN.

RICHMOND. Va, January 5.-Evidence
secured in Norfolk yesterday indicates
that he detectives arrested the wrong man
when they apprehended Charles Pawley
the man who robbed the Seaboard Air
Line train at La Crosse, Va Pawley is
now in Jail at Boydton Va. in Mecklen-
burg county. He will be ararigned for the
preliminary trial next Thursday.
In Norfolk a number of witnesses were
found to establish an alibi for Pawley.
These witnesses all identified picture of
the accused taken since the arrest of the
prisoner. They declare Pawley had been
in Norfolk for five weeks, and go into de-.
tails as to the movements of Pawley in
Norfolk at the very hour of the train rob-
berry.
Mrs. Frederick Hustead of II Penchurch
street, Norfolk, declares that PaWley had
lived in her house several weeks and did
not leave there until Tuesday morning.
The detectives say, however. 1t would have
have been easy enough for PaWley to nave
left Norfolk Saturday evening and to have
returned on Sunday Mrs. Husteed says
that there are many men who come into
her house when she does not know II.
Pawley gave the correct names of num-
Der of his Norfolk friends. Mrs. Hustead
says Pawley left her boarding house owing
her two weeks board.
Pawley has been positively Identified by
Conductor Whtehurst and Porter Sparrow
as the man who held up and robbed the
passengers of the Seaboard train last Sun
day morning. That's the man as sure
as my name is Jim said Sparrow. He
certainly is the man." said Conductor
Whitehurst.
Photographs of Pawley taken yesterday
were sent to Superintendent MacQuade or
the Pittsburg police force to the head OF
the Baltimore police force and to detectives
in other cities in the United States and
Canada
Richmond Police Laugh
The Richmond police are to man
laughing at the idea that Pawley Is the
man wanted. 1t is true that people who
were on the train have positively identified
Pawley, but a great many persons believe
that at the time the crime was committed
they were too excited to have notlced the
robber at all closely
The detectives have worked up what
they believe is string of aliases Tor raw
ley such as John c. Anderson, L.. e. cox
and c. Pauley. AS he appears to resemble
the description of the supposed murderer
of James Agnew Mcmillan of Pittsburg.
an officer is expected from that city to
see the prisoner
Detectives Earl L. Norton and c. D.
Duke arrested Pawley under tree at
Acca Wednesday evening.
Harry NJ. Smith. ,jr;, of this city , mas
been retained to defend Pawley. The
prisoner will endeavor to prove an aiibl.
The efforts of the accused to get Harry
Kelly. VINO was Will INN dl tLS 'iih. "
the arrest to tell them how long they
had been sitting under the tree proved OF
no avail. Reilly had papers to show that
he was employed as an engineer on board
the battleship Louisiana, and was on
leave of absence.
PaVlev's father left Canada last night
for Virginia for the purpose of lending his
aid TO his son in his present trouble. He
will be in consultation with Attorney
Smith in the latters office In this city TO-
night. 1t is presumed from this that Paw
lev gave his right name in this instance
The father will probably remain In VIZ
ginia until after the trial next week.