Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-06

Chris Evans house and asked George
Conant, alias Sontag, to step up to the
sheriff's Office, as we heard he was on
the train when it was robbed, and we
wanted to question him. John Sontag
was in the house at the time. We
brought Conant to the sheriff's Office,
where he made statement, and was
afterwards arrested and charged with
robbing the train.
sMr. Witty and / then returned to
Evans place. While we were hitching
our horses we saw John Sontag enter
the house. We asked little girl in the
house where Sontag was, and she said
he was not in the house. just then
Chris Evans entered the house from the
back door. The house contained a sit
ting-room, with bedroom on the left
side. In place of door To the he'd
room there was ~ 4Urtiere. There was
another bedroom next to the sitting.
room. Evans was in the latter bed
room. He said that Sontag had gone
up town. told him that Sontag had
just entered the house. stepped into
the house and pulled aside the portiere,
and there stood Sontag with double
barreled shotgun. stepped to one side
and attempted to unbutton my coat to
reach my six-shooter, when I saw that
Chris Evans also had shotgun.
THE OFFICERS PREFERRED WITH SHOT.
'Witty and I then ran out through
the front door. He ran through the
gateway and / went over the fence. I
turned to the left of the road and Witty
to the right. We left our team, as we
did not have time to unhitch it. Evans
pursued Witty and Sontag pursued me.
looked over my shoulder just as Evans
fred at Witty. stopped and fred two
ahots at Evans, when Sontag stopped
and fred at me. AS he pulled the trig-
ger crouched and the charge went over
me. But he fred again, his shot strik-
ing me in the back and hands. The
charge was double B shot.
ESCAPE OF THE ROBBERS.
As Evans and Sontag continued their
pursuit they threw out their empty
shells and reloaded their guns; they
then took our wagon and drove off, but
as one of the horses is stiff, think they
will be captured soon.
''I found in Chris Evans home the
material from which the masks were
made, and also found that the team
which the robbers used two nights ago.
was hired here by John Sontag.
"After Evans fred at Witty, the latter
fell and Evans stepped over him with a
gun to fire again, when Witty asked
him not to shoot again as he was killed
already"
| A POSSE IN PURSUIT.
Half an hour after Smith and Witty
| had their encounter with the robbers,
one hundred men were in pursuit, but
up to the present moment the robbers
have escaped.
Witty was shot under the right
| shoulderblade, the bullet coming out
side of his face are we'll sprinkled with
shot.
The cavity of his chest was not pene'
trated.
Detective Smiths wounds are mere
| scratches.
! mta opinion is general that if Smith
\ bad awaited the arrival of Sheriff Cum
Dingham md Detective Thacker, the
1 men woEi3 have been arrested. Evans
il well SEQ uainted in the mountains
{ cast 1f haTa, and the chances are that
! apoh reaching the timber he will es-
cape.
roASlTY OF THE DEsPERADoEs.
I E7ans hesa wife and seven children
here. sontag has been paying atten-
Ion TO evans oldest daughter. Sontag
has been railroad engineer. The two
lner, yesr ago, kept a livery stable at
Modesto, which was destroyed by fire.
songsg hae bean under the surveillance
OF officers Tor Home time.