The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-20
A CLEH TO, THE ROBBERS.
Evans and SOntag Seen Near San
BernardinO.
They Bought Supplies at Store in the Desert
and Headed for the Ferry at
Ehrensburg.

oheriH Il. Z. Seymour of San BernardinC
Is 10 The city on business, and he brings IN
tale OF two men, supposed to be Chris
L'ans ana John Sontag III they were the
vu'ia"s they are well out of reach of their
.neole'leaI pursuers by this time. Last
N1ohoay' ne says, Evans and Sontag bought
Soihe provisions at small store in the
uesert, about As miles northeast of San
Derhardino. Both men were on horsebacl,
anu heavily armed. They did not tarrv
iohg after making their purchases. Int
pushed OIL In the direction of Ehrensbnrg a
small town in Arizona, about I20 miIas
north OF Yuma. While trading at the store
the robbers did not declare themselves nor
give out by word or sign that thew were
0ther than peaceable. law-abiding travellers.
but one OF them walked with a limp in
moving about the store, and from the pub
IiShed descriptions Of the two men the
stOrekeeper readily recognized them. The
place where they stopped is only small
settlement comprising a few scattered
A DESERTED OFFICE.
AT the time the robbers called there was
no one IN the store but the proprietor, and
he was too discreet TO attempt the arrest of
the outlaws single handed.
by the time he could safely undertake to
spread the news of their arrival and gather
they were we'll on their way to the river
1hey rode good horses and started off after
short delay. Tie superstition is that
they are heading for the river at Ehrens-
S SuLg: 1t IS only at this point that the
colorado River can be crossed between
una and The Needles, and is the
IaVorile route taken by criminals in getting
OUT OF that section of The country. Fbrens
DuIs IS out smail place with population
mace up principally OF greaSers and indians
and 1t is probable that no one there would
recognize the robbers If they did come that
way. In Seymour's opinion they are max
ing for Oklahoma to join the Daltons, who
are at present located there and engaged in
the train-rObbing business.
KNOWS EVANS.
Seymour has known Chris Evans and his
works for several years past, but did not
know until lately that he was Evans. He
had known him only as ''Chris," who passed
for an honest hard working man in the San
Joaquin Valley Since. establishing the
identity of the man Seymour told the
Southern Pacific detectives that he believed
Evans TO have been at the head of the gang
that robbed the Waterman mine several
years ago. In that robbery they secured
a quantity of bullion and started across the
desert, but the swag was too heavy, and
they had to leave it behind and save them
selves
The Sheriff thinks that the proper course
for the purSuers Of Evans and Sontag would
nave Deeu W ttS NOluEduO dL
Enrens burg, The Needles and at Yuma.
Had guards been placed at these points it
is more than probable that the robbers
would now be in custody, or they would
have made more work for the Coroner As
il is, they secured a good start and are now
sleeping sOunder at night than for some
time past. They undoubtedly crossed the
river at Ehrensburg and are now travelling
across Arizona.
The route from where they were seen at
the store lies along the base of the San
BernaTdino, where there is plenty of pas
turage for the horses. There are ranches
scattered along the mountain, at which
they could get a relay of horses without
much trouble, much easier in fact than
their pursuers, IL there were any.