The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-03
THEY ARE HIS FRIENDS.
Clark Meore Refused to Betray Evans and
Sontag for Money.

FRESNO, Oct. 2-The Republican has In
terviewed Clark Moore, the friend and re-
ported confederate of Evans and Sontag,
for whom warrant was issued charging
him with aiding the robbers to escape. To
the reporter Moore admitted his friendship
for Evans. whom he had known for four
teen years, and whom he had never before
known to 60 wrong
The still more serious charge that he was
in the house at Young's when the bloody
encounter occurred. he says is untrue, and
that be can prove by not less than five
people that he was two miles from Young's
at the time of the shooting. He also says
that there Is no truth In the story that he
has been going over the trails wearing
shoes that make track like those worn by
Evans. or that he has been doing anything
10 mislead or hinder the officers in their
search.
lie says that the detectives and some OF
the officers have been particularly severe on
him because he refused to act as a decoy to
lead the robbers into the hands OF the off,
GERS. All such propositions he had rejected,
and those who made them seemed deter
mined to have II appear that he was In
league with Evans and Sontag aud was
assisting them to elude their pursuers.
Mr Moore says that neither he nor any
one else has seen the robbers since the kill
Ing Of Wilson aud McGiDnis, and that there
whereabouts are unknown.
Mr.. Moore made the following additional
statement: Constable Warren Hill offered
to give me $4,000 if l would locate Evans
and Sontag for him and lead him TO them.
he said that he would go to Fresno and
give me the money before we started. re-
fused to do as he had offered, and even II
l had been willing / could not do 80, be-
cause did not know where Evans and Son.
tag were. They formed ring around ME in
Coifey's house and pushed me up against
Detective Smith. l told them they could
Kill me If they wanted to, and United States
Marshal Wilson, who was afterward killed,
said: No. not now; but l hope we will find
you with Evans and Sontag when we get 90
them"
L. l.. Holingshead, the mining partner
OF Mr.. Moore, substantiated that gentle
mans statement. He said that he and the
Austin boys went 10 Moore's storeh0use on
the evening before the shooting. There
they met Moore, aud they spent the night
together.
About s o'clock next morning the party
subsequently learned the posse that en-
countered the robbers were only about
twenty minutes travel in their rear. They
passed Jim Young, who was on his way
home. Some twenty minutes later ouug
came back in gallop, stating he nad heard
shooting in the direction of his house. ihe
party suspected an encounter had taken
place between the posse and the robbers,
They went on to Coffey's, ana alier 9in-
ner HollIngshead and Young repaired to
the latter's house. the Austin boys and
win Parker remaining at Coffey's;; Young
| and Hollingshead, ON arriving at the former
place. saw the evidence Of conflict. and
| supposed the robbers had been captured.
| They found d note in the house signed by
| Sheriff Kav, requesting Young to come 70
| Visalia. Young left for that town. aud