The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-04
MORE THEFTS ARE .
CHARGED TO GANG.
Four Additional Warrants Issued
Yesterday Against Jerry Morano
in Railroad Gases.
IN POLICE COURT TODAY
Extent of Systematic Robbery
Amazes Officers, Who Have
Dug Up Evidence.

Further investigation into the theft
of goods from the Southern Railway
has disclosed systematic robbery OF
large extent and long duration, and
yesterday morning Special Agent j. C.
Seagle, of the Southern, and City Po-
liceman Wiley, who has been detailed
especially on the case, discovered cvi-
dence enough for four more warrants
against Jerry Morano all charging
him with receiving cigarettes and che
roots, while knowing them to have
been stolen from the road Already
under $4,000 bail, Morano was taken
before the Hastings Court after his
arrest and the bond was raised to
$4,000. The specific charge in the war
rants is that he received three cases
of Piedmont cigarettes, valued at $3.50
each and one case of cheroots.
Wholesale Robbery.
Since they have been working on
the case. Special officer seagIe and
Policeman Wiley have unearthed a
fence" which has been in operation
for some time, and the extensiyene ss
OF which was not dreamed of when
the robbery was first gone into. Four
men have been arrested so far-Jerry
Morano, Joseph Mosby. clerk in the
Southern Railway offices; Ashby Duke.
q former magistrate, who has skipped
his bail, and Earnest Morris, negro
go-between. According to the evil
dence which will be submitted to the
court, Jerry Morano received the goods
from Duke and disposed OF them, shar-
ing the profits with the whilom JUS
tice of the peace; Morris carted the
goods away from the freight offices.
and Mosby got tips for allowing the
robbery to go On under his eyes.
Others are implicated in the thefts,
but as yet not enough evidence has
been produced against them to war
rant arrest. The fence" did not limit
Its operations to cigarettes. It dealt
as largely in whiskey, flour, tobacco
and groceries.
How much other stuff was stolen is
not yet known, but that enough was
taken to make the thefts vsry profit
able to those engaged in the traffic
has been ascerta!ned beyond doubt.
The loss to the railroad companies
will probably reach into the thousands.
The Chesapeake and Ohio has also be-
come interested in the matter, the
case of cheroots referred to in one OF
the warrants Issued yesterday, hay-
ing been stolen from that road.
When Special Agent Seabie first be-
gan his, and saw how en-
tensive the fence was, he went tc
Major Werner and asked him to de-
tail an officer from the city force tc
help him. The chief picked out Pc.
liceman Wiley, who has proven him.
self to be one of the most highly sue.
cessfuI sleuths in the department, anc
to him Mr.. Seable gives a great dea
Of credit for the success that has at
tended them both. They have beer
working night and day. and piece bs
piece gathered evidence that was sen
sational in the extreme. When Ashb,
Duke was confronted with the warran
for his arrest, he threw up his hand.
in despair. exclaiming, MY God. man
cigarettes don't even start 1t.
Then the officer knew that he hat
opened up one of the biggset whole
sale robberies Of It's kind ever pu
in operation In this city. Duke was re
leased on $500 bail. and that nigh
skipped out of Richmond. 1t has beef
discovered since that he Is more deep
| " implicated, and 1t Is not likely tina
he will soon return.
Case Comes Up To-Day.
w. s. Connolly, of Alexandria, an
J. r. Williamson, OF Greensboro, spe
cial agents Of the Southern, were her
yesterday in the interest of their com
pany. The work will probably, how
ever, be left in the hands of Seagl
and Wiley. as they have proven them
selves so capable of handling the case
The case comes up for trial In tn
Police Court this morning. Many bust
ness men have been summoned as wit
.