Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-20

dered 10 return Immediately to Wash
ington to give his version of the
hold-up.
In the meantime. search for the roh-
bers has been instituted BY special
agents of all the railroads running into
Richmond. by the Pinkerton Detective
Agency and by county constabulary arpl
by the police OF all towns between here
and Washington. The Washington no
lice are also engaged In tho search.
Though the aid of the Richmond Po-
lice Department has not yet been
solicited. Major Werner and Captain
Mcmahon yesterday Issued general
bulletin warning, Informing the men of
this department Of the robbery and
instructing them to pay especial atten-
ton to all suspicious characters who
enter the city.
KOBnERS BOARDED
TRAIN At ALEXANDRIA
The first section OF train No 81 left
Alexandria on time, at 9:37, and was
followed shortly afterward by the sec
ond section OF the general train. known
az the Florida Flyer. 1t Is the gen
orally accepted theory that the robbers
boarded the train in the yards in Alex
andria. and chung to the iron step and
guard rail attached to the side of the
car The step hangs directly beneath
and is flush with the car The rail
runs up the side OF the door so that
man with n good head and n strong
arm might be able to hang on for Dos
sibly an hour before becoming tired.
Ii was at Franconia, n short distance
from Alexandria. according to the gen
eral understanding. that the robbers
thrust their revoivers through the
glass window at the top Of the door
way and aroused Chambliss from his
packing case. He was too close 10 the
door TO seek retreat. Williams was
TOO far away to be of assistance
Turning either way he was confronted
by revolver. He opened n door. and
then watched the breaking open OF the
safe and the cool work of the robbers
In throwing it from the open doorway.
lie was not bound nor was he gagged.
MADE NO OUTCRY WHEN TRAIN
STOPPED AT FREDERICKSHURG
at Fredericksburg the train made its
usual stop of several minutes There
w. +. Robertson, hagman, living at
2l17 West Taylor Street. walked back
to the rear end of the train to see that
all was we'll, and saw no suspicious
sign. There was no outcry from the
express car. and he Tagged the engineer
that he could proceed. Conductor
James Southwark. of 10 North Plum
street. also got off the train at Fred
ericksturg, and there was no sign
given him that n robbery had occurred
aboard his train. AS a matter of fact,
he says that he knew nothing of the
robbery until he had reached his home.
and he was Mt n loss to understand
now the robbers could have jumped
from the train between Alexandria and
Fredericksburg
Sydney Whitehorn, baggagemaster. of
2S North Lomhardy Street. opened the
side door OF his car and gave q pacli-
age TO the station agent at FrcderIcks-
burg The station agent told him that
there were two men "up I'm front"
They were riding blind baggage" But
Mr.. Whitchorn paid no attention to the
remark and rolocked his door
ENGINEER ARNOLD WAS NOT
INFORMED or ROBBERY
Engineer Napoleon Bonaparte Arnold,
of ,529 Hanover Avenue, says that he
did not learn of the robbery until he
reached the roundhouse. The first in
formation OF the robbery came through
John IL. Lumpkin. Il clerk in the local
plltc W lile NOulucTu f.NprtSS COM
pany. who opened the door OF the car
on its arrival In Richmond.
Neither messenger in the car was
bound nor gagged. Why they did not
sound an alarm between fredericksburg
and Richmond, or did not pull the bell
cord Immediately after the robbers
jumped from the car Mr.. Michigan IL
ut loss to understand. and he could
explain II only upon the theory that
the two messengers were so badly
frightened that II mover occurred To
them to give warning TO the train
crew.
In such cases. when the conductor IL
Informed of an express car robbery, the
train is invariably stopped. an investi-
cation Ia made on the spot, and an
alarm Is Immediately given out and the
officials OF. the express company are
informed The first information that
Mr.. Michigan had OF the robbery was
conveyed to him by The Times ID ispat ch
shortly after = O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. soon after The Times ID ispatch
had heard and verified the story OF
the hold-up.
The messenger was under the direct
charge OF Walter Ruckncr, OF Whining
ton. y. c.. agent there OF tho Southern
Express Company. He Is also quoted
as saying that there was no money
In the safe. 1t contained only u few