The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-16

Special % The Washington Herald
Richmond, Va, March l5.-Harry Drix-
coll. alias Henderson. and acknowledging
10 a dozen other aliases, has been re-
manded IN the courts at Chicago for ex-
tradition 70 Richmond. where he viii be
held 10 face trial on the charge OF being
a party with Miller. Allan, Rogers, Jack
son, and others in the theft Of 10000
worth OF valuable baggage from the va
riOus trunk lines OF the country. $3.50
worth Of trunks being stolen IN this
State. Driscon has been ordered held
until March %. by which time Baldwin
detectives, under Chief Special Agent L.
l. Scherer. OF the Chesapeake ana Ohio
Railway, viii be in Chicago 70 take
charge Of him
when Driscou was first informed OF the
charges against him he stOutly denied
his guilt expressing eagerness to come
10 Virginia and face his accusers- Act
ing on advices from Chicago 10 this ef-
feet, Scherer sent a man TO the Western
city TO claim the prisoner: but when the
Ofncer arrived in Chicago Driscon had
pulled in his bluf, refusing 70 come with
out the formally Of reQuisition papers.
These are now being prepared and will
be sent % CHICAGO as soon as completed.
Accused by Many Railroads.
Driscon. as well as Miller. evidently
have q series Of long spells in jan await
ing them even If they ara not convicted
n Virginia. as special agents OF the Penn
sylvania; the New York. New Haven and
Hartford; the Jersey Central, the Phila-
delphia and Reading the Southern, and
several other roads IN the East want him
as soon as the Chesapeake and Ohio has
finished with him As Driscou was first
captured on Information furnished by
Scherer, the Chesapeake and Ohio win be
given the first chance al him.
That the man has "A long criminal record
IS attested by evidence gathered by spe-
cial agents Of the roads interested in his
capture.
Arrested n Dozen Times.
According 10 this evidence. DriscoH has
been arrested in Little Rock, Ark, for
switching baggage checks; IN Detroit.
Mich. In October. 1885: in Erie County.
Pa. in 1896; IN New York City. IN IS99: in
Pittsburg, Pa, November 2. 1898: in IN
Gianapoliz. Ind. on September Is. 1870, in
New York in October. 1850: in Boston.
Mass. IN June. 1902. at which tine ne
served two years IN The penitentiary: IN
Erie County, Pa, on June =, 1904: in New
York on April 3. 1895; in Verango
County. Pa. on May l., 1875 for
short changing passengers on the New
York Central, FOR which Offeuse ne got or
Oh teChniCality. The Chicago arrest be-
ing the last. He has been arrested
under q great many aliases. His right
name is believed to be Henderson
Employs Best of Counsel.
In each case Of his arrest Driscou. or
Henderson. has been represented by the
best criminal lawyers. In this connec-
ton IL was stated today that when the
case Of Miller. trial OF whom has been
set Tor tomorrow IA Charlottesville,
comes 10 trial. ne VIII be represented
by Gilbert K. Pollock. OF this city. il
addition 70 the attorneys whom he has
already engaged. and that Pollock viii
also represent Driscou when he IS
brought here for trial
Rogers and Allan are now serving long
terms in the Virginia penitentary for
the same o4ense. Miller. after escap-
ing from the Tombs prison in New York,
while fighting extradition 70 Virginia,
went 10 Europe. his arrest being ef-
fected in London
Backed by Ample Capital.
All the special agents who have been
working on the baggage thieves capture
and records say that the gang IS well
organized and backed by unlimited cap
ital
There were two women arrested when
the original gang was rounded up In
New York. One OF these was released
for the want OF sufficient evidence 10
convict, and the other, the wife OF Allan.
was turned loose because Of her deli
cate condition of health, Allan and Rog-
ers confeSsing 70 the crime in order 10
shield her.