The morning call., 1892-06-13
A THRILLING RIDE.
Berkeleyites Hunt for the Robbers
the Foothills.

Berkeleyites hunt for the Robbers in
the foothills.
The pretty little suburban town of Berke-
ley was all agog yesterday, although 1t was
Sunday Every passenger who alghted
from the trains at Dwight Way or Berkeley
stations was subjected to the scrutiny Of a
crowd Of loungers, who at once became
satisfied that the travellers mission was to
hunt tTaiu-r0bbeTs
The daring crime Of Saturday was the
only and all-absOrbing topic of conversa-
tion when a CALL reporter stepped On the
frst-named platform yesterday afternoon.
A diminutlve youngster, iDstlncuyely per-
haps, picked the reporter out OF the rest Of
the passengers. and approaching him asked.
"ATe you looking for the traln-r0bbersY p
Upon being assured that any information
concerning the sensation OF the day would
be welcomed, the young Berkeleyite yolun-
teeTed news # a party which had just re-
turned from the foothills, after long search
for the brgands or their booty.
Following up this information the re-
porter called at the Berkeley Livery Stable,
where he found II. NJ. Waterbury, the
proprietor, and G. }. Newell. They had
been a hours in The saddle, and had
secured the country necessarily from 80
P. NJ. on Saturday in the pursuit OF tie
robbers.
MIR. Waterbury told the following story
of the search:
81 was told by Charley Wagner, a son Of
Manager Wagner of the JudsOp Iron
Works, who is in the employ Of George NJ.
CrOpp, the butcher, that about i 30 P. NJ.
on Saturday he WIS out near the Deaf and
Dumb Sylum, and that two men with
bay horse and a buggy passed him at
rapid gait Wagner was delivering meats
and taking orders at the time, and his at
tenliOn TO the rig was attracted by his
observing that the horse was evidently
oveTdTiven, because Il was literally cogeTed
with lather, and that one of the men In
the buggy had his ears and neck blackened,
while his face looked AS if it had been re-
Gently cleaned from similar black colOTing
Gas soon as / heard young Nagner's
story / made up my mind to pursue the men
he had seen, feeling sure they were the
tTain-TObbers, aud Mr. Newell agreed to &C
company me. We got ourselves appointed
deputies to the sheriff and the marshal, and
procuring sh0tguns and TeyOlyers saddled
our houses and left
"It was about 80 P. N. when we took the
trail and started for the Fish Ranch In the
M0raga Valley. Al along the road we
talked to people WHO confirmed Wagners
story. Many people, among them number
of employees Of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum,
had seen the two men. the much-belathered
horse and the furiOusly driven buggy going
iU the direction of the hills.
"When we arrived at Judge GarbeT's
place we learned that the two men we were
looking for had passed through the grounds
several hours ahead OF us, and that is the
last we heard Of them. Judge Garber's
residence is on the foot Of Mount DiablO.
and at the beginning Of what IS known as
the Pine Canyon road, which leads into
Contra Costa County.
"Of course we had noopportunity TO learn
what the news in Oakland was, and kept
right on, riding fast in the hope that we
might b. able to overtake the robbers we
supposed to be ahead OF US. We expected
to have lively time If we found them. On
the way, Just as a matter of practice,
fired my shotgun at telegraph poles to see
whether l could hit them and to familariZe
myself with the use of the weapon.
AFTER riding all night we arrived at
Claremont Sunday morning and there we
found a MORNING CALL, which told US
that the horse and buggy had been re-
turned to Oakland. We then decided to re-
trace eur steps and here we are, after a
hours hunt for nothing
This was about all Mr.. Waterbury cared
to say voluntarily, but it soon became an
parent that the two men had something
else TO tell and it was left for Mr. Newell TO
complete the story.
I'VE know positively" said he, "that the
robbers drove out to the vicinity OF Judge
CARRIERS place and there secreted the money
they had stolen. After that one or both OF
them returned by the way OF Claremont
avenue to Oakland and left the rig On the
corner OF Filbert and Tenth streets"
mat Messrs Waterbury and Newell are
convinced OF the fact that the stolen money
IS seereLed 10 the foothills is quite evident,
for tired and played out as they were yester-
day they rested only few hours, and last
night returned to the locality where they
suspect the plunder lies hidden. TO find it or
to watch for the robbers, whom they expect
TO 90 after the plunder sooner or later.
Both men said they are prepared TO re-
main in the hills for any length Of time, and
that they will camp there until they either
make discovery or receive news that their