The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-22
Mr.. Rogers Camp Was at the Disposal
Of the Gentlemen.
THEY ARE STILL AT SAMPSON FLAT
Evans and SOntag Have Not FOrSaken Their Old
stamping Ground, and 1t Does Not Seem
That They Are Likely To.
Special to The MORNING CALL

FRESNO. Sept. 21.-Constable Warren
Hill OF Sheriff Hensley's posse returned to
town this afternoon, wearing evidences of
his rough experience, but bringing little
news.
de says that Evans and Sontag are still
in Sampson Flat, and that they intend to
stay there. although they may pay brief
visits to Eshman Valley and other places
Hill will return tomorrow and will take
posse with him. He has no intention Of
giving up the chase.
There is young man from San Fran
cisco." said Constable Hill, who has joined
in the hunt. He is small. but he is a per-
feet daredevil He says that if he was
born to be Killed by train-robbers he will
be, and If he is not born to be killed he will
not be. When they come to a cave or a
house where there is danger Of the robbers
lying hid, this young man runs in to look at
the place. So far he has escaped but the
chances are that he will find out some day
that he is predestined to be killed by train
robbers"
reliable citizen who lives near Sampson
Flat was In town to-day. His account
shows that neither Evans nor Sontag was
wounded at Young's house; that Evans did
not lose his gun, or IL ne did that he got
OF ammunition. although they have lost the
zoo cartridges spoken Of.
The day after the officers were killed at
10ung's place Evans aud SOntag came to
the camp or man named Rogers, who
keeps horses and cattle This camp is
about three miles from Y0ung's. They
came to his camp and asked him for some
thing 10 eat He pretended not to know
them. aud replied that he had nothing
cooked. but II they would wait till he could
cook something lie would get them dinner.
They said they would wait, and he pro-
ceeded to COOK dinner and make coffee.
Evans and SOntag each had a double
barreled shotgun and each carried two re-
voiyers in his belt and Sontag had a sack
Of cartridges strapped on his back. Neither
of them showed any sign of having re-
ceived wound in the encounter with the
officers.
This camp Is nearly north from Youug's
cabin, where the fight occurred. Rogers
prepared dinner for the men, setting both
plates on the same side of the table and
poured their coffee for them. Evans picked
up his plate aud coffee and moved to the
opposite side of the table so that he could
command a view of the country in one
direction while Sontag could look out for
danger in the other.
They ate their dinner without anything
unusual occurring. Tnen Evans took out
$40 gold peco and offered it TO Rogers in
to take ii. saving it was too much, and be-
sides that they were welcome 10 the dinner
without pay.
Thereupon Evans turned TO Rogers and
said. Maybe you don't know who we are"
Rogers answered that he believed they
were strangers, and then Evans continued,
wv ell, am Evans, and this man is Sontag."
Rogers replied to that if they wanted any
thing he had or about the camp they could
take it.
Evans said they didn't want anything
except their dinner.
When they were ready to go, Evans
picked up Winchester rifle lying in camp,
and, examining it, said, II see this is not
loaded"
Rogers replied that it was not, but il they
wanted it they could have it.
Il don't want il" said Evans, "but if it
had been loaded | would request you to
walk few rods away from it while we are
leaving. Since it is not loaded you need not
mind" and with that he laid the gun down
again.
They talked few minutes more and took
their departure, going the same way they
had come and disappeared in the woods.