Show THE TBAIN ROBBERS I I I Three Indicted Pothering I hams Chance of Escape POINTERS FROM GAY PARIS Koaated Alive James Henry Falnea TVill Kobbed by His Friends On Bond to the Grave Etc THE TRAIN ROBBERS Three Indicted JFotherlnghrjins Chances oE cape ST Louis January 3The Grand Jury towhich the cases of the robbers were presented today have it is understood under-stood and publicly stated indicted Fred Witrock Thomas Weaver and I W W Haight of robbery in the first degree The criminal court does not meet until tomorrow morning and indictments cannot therefore be returned until that time It is stated on the authority of the law officers that the prisoners will be broueht into court as soon as indictments are returned re-turned and will plead guilty receive sentence and go immediately to the penitentiary If this proves to be the case the charges against Messenger Fotheringham cannot manifestly be sustained for robbery lin the first degree is highway robbery and if the messenger was implicated in the robbery tho latter crime was not committed On this I point Manager Mair said today Witrock says Fotheringham is innocent I inno-cent I hope he is but he was indicted by the grand juay you know I dont i know what the evidence against him was but it must have been sufficient and evidence that is sufficient for an indictment in-dictment is sufficient for trial The men now under jndictment however may be able to explain away what may have appeared as criminating ANOTHER SrOEY ST Louis January 3It can be definitely stated tonight that the grand jury did not today indict Witrock Haight and Weaver the three express robbers The jury is examining their cases however and in all likelihood will find indictments against them in one or two days but for whab specific I crime is scarcely more than conjecture It is pretty well understood however in fact the men b we said they will plead guilty to v eyer charge is brought against the Robert A Pinkerto left for Chicago tonight having been called back to that city by the illness of his mother |