The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-26
LOCAL POLICE
GONPL linen Ed
sergcants Bailey and Wren Have
Exllausting Experience
i'll Travelling.
MANY MORE TRUNKS FOUND
Commemorative Attorney Folkes
and Mr.. Harry Smith Will
Go to New York.

Sergcauts Bailey and Wren. of the
Richmond detective force. experienced a
trip that demanded almost the limit of
human endurance and perseverance in
their recent journey to New York, to
secure the prisoners being held in that
city for alleged completely in the robbery
of baggage from several large railroads
OF the country. The two detectives did
not return with their prisoners, as the
counsel for the latter secured an issu-
unce OF a writ of habeas corpus, after
the detectives had got requisition papers
for the prisoners. and the Richmonders
We're recognized to appear before the New
York Supreme Court on January 3lst.
The two officers left Richmond Satur-
day night on the SEQ train over the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad The trains were greatly de-
layed outside Washington, and * was not
until II O'Clock that they reached New
York Their late arrival caused them to
miss connection with tho Hudson River
Railroad train, and they We're unable TO
leave New York for Albany until 1;OG
o'clock Sunday afternoon Arrived in
Albany, they at once proceeded to the
Governors offices, where railroad counsel
had prepared the way for them to get the
necessary requisition papers. During the
parley which interviewed, the Governors
y
10 New York, as a snowstorm was brew
ing, and the trains might be snowbound,
putting them in New York too late to
effect any good. They took the 1:io
o'clock train back Sunday night and ar
rived in New York at o'clock the next
morning. Only a few hours We're left
them FOR sleep, as they had TO appear III
the jefferson Market Police Court at
IL O'Clock the slpie ':,y There Justice
Keenan, was ready 70 let them have the
prisoners but counsel for the latter re-
fused TO permit them 10 sign the WAIVER
and got out a writ OF haDeas corpus
Justice Keenan, had allowed two of the
women to 90, as nothing could be brought
against them. bat the others. Harry Al
II .lias Harry Vance; Edith Allen, alias
Edith Stein; and Charles Miller. alias
r. L. Lewis, We're remanded TO Jail for
their appearance again on January Slst,
Many Trunks Discovered.
All the railroads Interested in the mat
Ter are bending every effort toward Sc
curing the conviction of the alleged bag
gage thieves, and a strong array OF coun-
sci will he presented when the case is
called the next time. Assistant District
ATTORNEY George Johnson is handling the
case for New York and Virginia; Cont
1nonwealths Attorney Mlnetree Folkes
will appear in the interest of the city
of Richmond, and Mr. Harry Smith VIII
he present for the cheasapeake a ana ohlo
Railroad. The chesapeake ana ONO mas
also, it is understood, secured t.Ae sV,-
vices of q local lawyer. among 'ae fhH,
roads who are interested in the case and
who will be represented by counsel are
the Pennsylvania, the thesaPeakG anu
Ohio, the southern tna Nv,
Hartford and Connecticut ana ate nv my,
York and Hudson RIVER iatiiloiu NJ
accused VIII be represented os s.,p,,5
counsel. having, 1t Is unaeistooa' se s,,'ss