The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-13
The New York Detectives
Yield Their Claim to the
Virginia Authorities.
BAILEY AND WREN
MAY GO FOR HIM
Chesapeake and Ohio Special
Agent Will Accompany Officers
to London and Assist Them
in Bringing Back Man
Believed to Be Dan
gerous Crook.
gerous Crook.


2 Police authorities in New York City
have waived their claim on Miller. tha
alleged baggage thief arrested in Lon-ss
don day before yesterday. and the man
Will be brought to Virginia for trial.
either in Richmond or at Orange Court-
house, there being Indictments against
Attorney Williams, of Orange county,
Will be in the city this morning, and
conference will follow between Mr..
Williams Commemorative Attorney
Folkes. of Richmond; Chief of Police
Werner and Special Agent l.. l.. Scher-
er, of the Chesapeake and Ohio Ratl-
road. to determine tile future mode Of
procedure. 8
Already, however. the wheels of JUS
tive have been set in notion. Owing
to the absence from the city of Cow
ernor Swanson, no official action could s
he taken, but his private secretary,
MIR. owen. has prepared the papers for
his signature, and 1t is anticipated that
a reauisitlon will be at once signed 1
on his return to the city.
a Simple Matter.
notwithstanding the fact that there
Is some red tape in the departments at
Washington to contend with. 1t is said
here that extradition under tho treaty
with Great Britain is simpler matter
than was the rcquisition of the pris-
oner when Miller was arrested In New
York. When the lawyers agree on
which Indictment the claim for Miller
will he made the atiovernor will then
issue "a claim on the State Department.
in Washington. which will take the
matter up with the British embassy.
When the papers have ali been signed
it will become the duty of Governor
swanson 10 appoint one or more otticers
to go to London and bring the prisoner
to this country for trial. Already
there is considerable discussion among
the Richmond police as to- who will
have the honor of making this trip,
Grief Werner was non-co1nmittal last
night. merely saying that the appoint-
iuent did not rest with him. The chief
added, however. that Detectives For
rest Bailey and Tom Wren Were the
only two men on the Richmond force
who had ever seen Miller, and could
positively identity him. These two
special officers went to New York for
Miller and Allen some months ago. and
were in New York awaiting the action
of the Court of Appeals on the extra
dition fight when Miller made his SEN
sational escape from the New York
Jail. Whoever is appointed. the ex-
pense of the trip will be borne by the
State of Virginia.
c. ana o. VIII Send Man.
Mr.. l.. l.. scherer, special agent OFT
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. who
has been working on the case against
Miller, Allen ard Rogers for a year or
more past, said last night that whoever
was appointed ny the Governor as spe-
cial officers IN the case, he expected to-
go over and help to bring the prisoner
to Virginia Mr.. Scherer regards Miller
as most dangerous and desperate
man, who will stand back at nothing.
He is known to have practically un-
limited money behind him, and the
detectives believe that he will hesitate
at nothing to secure his liberty. as was
shown by his murderous attack on a
turnkey in Mulberry Street Station,
New York
In answer to questions last night
Mr., Scherer said that he did not antici-
pate any difficulty. in convicting Miller
on the evidence in his hands, being
very much the same as that on which
Allen and Rogers, now in the State
penitentiary We're convicted.
New York Valves Claim.
1t was at first feared that the New
York authorities would make a prior
claim on Miller as an escaped pris-6
oner from the New York City prison.
and also for his assault on the turnkey
at the time of his escape, but ChiefFof
Police Werner received a telegram last
night from Captain OF Detectives Me-
Cafferty stating that they would waive
their claim and assist the Virginia au-
thorities In securing their prisoner. s
Special Agent Scherer states that has
does not think there can be any doubt
as to the identity of the man held by
the London authorities. since Miller
was man who was not hard to posi-e
lively identify. ns
Alillcr's Description.
On the Bertillon records en- which
Miller's record and picture are entered
in police headquarters all over this
country Miller is described as going
under the name of Robert Lewis alias
Robert Miller. To the police he gave
the name of Lewis Miller, and he iss
known in New York as Albert Lewis.
He has an old police reeord. having
bean arrested as far back as 1909 on
the charge of being a pickpoeket and
was at that time registered for the
"Rogues' Gallery" He was entered as,
being thirty-three Years old, tive fest
four and one-eighth inches high. ana
weighing 1876 pounds. He is somewhat
stout, and has brown eyes, with medium
complexion,
The marks on which positive idnn-
tification can be made are three scars
q mark over the right brow, scar
over the bridge of the nose, and Il scar
on the right side OF the nose.
Scherer Gave Zip.
The arrest by the Scotland Yard off,.
cials in London was made on iEforma-
| ton furnished by cable from MIR.
Scherer, who learned over d week aR5
that Miller had left New York for llon-S
don. Baldwin detectives under dirac-S
tions of Mr.. Scnerer, have been close
| on Miller's trail for three weeks or
more, and 1t wns a disappoihtment 90
1.-THE officers when he slipped through
and secured passage for England.
Miller, Allen. Allen's Wife, a woman
| claiming to be MiIler's wife. and two
other women were all arrested in Nav
| York on the night NJ January l7th.l
when Mr. Scherer, WIN two OF nm