The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-08
PONLEY The MAN,
SAYS EBERHARDT
Conductor Shot in S. A. /. Rob-
berry Visits Man in Boydton
Jail.
FATHER TO SONS RESCUE
William Powley Coming to Rich
mond 10 Sec Sons Lawyer
About Case.
Ispeclal 10 The Times Dis9atch. !

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BOYDTON. VA, January T-Captain
c. ". Eberhardt conductor on the held
up soaboard Air Line Pullman car. and
Porter Banks reached here this morning
on the noon train from Danvule In
company with Commonwealth Attorney
GoOde and your correspondent. they inn
mediateiy visited tho Jail 80 take "a look
AZ the prisoner. Powley was brought
out into the corridor. whore "a good View
- tho man might be- had powley
walked OUT and turned aud faced the
officers. They scanned h.n closely for
some time and then nodded 20 Common
weaitas Attorney Goode and walked out.
They said IN general appearance hs cor
res pended 70 the robber. and that his
hat coat and size also corresponded-
Porter Banks fully agreed with the
conductor. Taey both say the robber
had on "a long black coat Ike the ono
Powiey had on when seen to-day. and
also the hat. Conductor Eberhardt
is sim suffering with his wound, and
remarked that he had his wound dressed
while in Danville this morning. The
conductor said while 70 had boon reported
that many passengers were robbed. that
as a matter OF fact only one passenger
Was robbed, and that The whole robbery
was accomplished In about three minutes
Interest Increases.
The interest I'm -he Pow'ey case since
the arrest Of Charles Martin. in Hunt
iagton. W. Va. has increased here, and
the matter IS discussed by almost every
ono. Powiey has been very much en-
outraged by the newspaper reports that
seven men from Norfolk would testify
20 his innocence n the bold hoid-up on
tho SeabOard Railroad. The passengers
ou tho Seaboard are IN p ranlcky state
~ mind now. and are looking out for
loll-ups AT any time 4 gentleman living
here was on that road night or two ago.
when one of the passenger cars got out
~ order. which necessita ted The stopping
% the train. He says one - the pas
sengers Immediately sprang Up and yelled
out. Another robbery" and drew his
pistol and stood waiting for the robber.
This startled the passengers. but they
soon quoted down.
I showed Powiey the account I'm The
Times Dispatch Of the arrest ~ Charles
Martin this morning. He was reading IL
over carefully. and when ne came % the
part which said 'he (Martln) and his pal.
now in tail in Virginia, planned the rob-
berv while IN washington. ID. c." he
Involuntary said. That's he." and
then read on. When be had finished
reading the account he laid the paper
down 1 asked II he knew the man Mar
tn. he said no I then asked him II
he Rad anything TO say for the public.
iAF l~i'.t'4- AZ - Ao~ W. -i- =" -.i-N' '--'
then added ny counsel has instructed
me not 70 talk told him Il he was
innocent there could be 20 improperly IN
his c0ntradicdng II. He was greatly agi-
tlted while reading the account and bit
las lips nerVOusly. but this was but nat
uraI. for most any man in MS position.
reading such an account, duplicating him
directly with such O. crime. would have
been IN a nervous state Of mind
a satchel was shipped here Saturday
% the authorities. which is supposed TO
Dee the one heretofore referred e. AS hav-
ing been shipped 70 Baltimore from Nor
folk. and may have considerabla bearing
on the case and throw some light on q
guilt or innocence OF Powley.