The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-13
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sonsae uas shot in the Arm.
soutrx's condition 10 mach worse to-
night :His lungs are filing rapidly and
the bassfis IL in great pain. necessitssins
occasio al doses Of morphine His ply
sscian 4. II O'Clock says it Is possible shst
he maysiive day or two and may die to
sight o. tomorrow Sontax wants 70 die.
The worry and excitement has made Nss.
Evans quite i'll, necessi.asing . physscian
tonight
At foso'elock tonight thorough search
Of the swans piacs Was made. bat the
bandit Sas not there. Half an hour la.er
news wss received by courier that Evans
was ioysted in WILCOX canyon. Two
posses 1T tor there. one II II and another
" just koing.
fchris $vans' end John sonsaz's crimes. 20 Tar
~ they reis:e 20 their California career, are
train rot$sry. the murder Of I've men and the
voaadira Of several otSsrA TIE men they
killed wire:
DsrrrZ rsrrrD STATES MARSHAL xeGiSSis
Ffcx a. SIIsoS.
Eicwa d oisss.
DRrrys BLACK.
GA ;he .sigh, OF August ;. 1890. three men. now
known ts have been Evans aad John and George
sontsx. bearded the south bound southern Pa
cine explsss az Coii.a. . small station on tina
southern Pacific. short distance from Fresno.
Cal. shirtiy after the train left that town two
of them ssens forward, ciinued over the tender,
and by Yie persuasive use of reyolyess brought
the e1xs seer aud fireman under their compete
control AFTER the train had pulled out abonf
eve mile; from Coils the engineer was ordered
70 stop . train This he promptly did. One OF
the fohl srs then fred a shot. which proved TO
- a. r. fS1V n = II
from the traia 10 aid in the work OF plnaderiag
tho expss:ss car. on his appearance the Gu
Kiseer AID fireman were taken 10 the express
car. No demand was rada on the messenger.
bit the bsndiss got right down 10 business
BY ?lAci3g \ dynamite cartridge on the sill! OF
tho door of the express car snd exploding
Is. Thif vas followed ty seven others. when
the d0p and door OF the express car
were Deity we'll demolished. During all
this tire Messenger George u. Roberts
maintaifSd his peace in the car. lying On tho
noos, In: readiness TO take . shot At the rob-
befs sbonld they show themselves At any OF
toe openjigs. but his intentions were foiied BY
the fore.ssoughs sud strategy OF the robber,
who did Got propose to take any unnecessary
chsucea- They used the engineer ~ a defense.
showing Sim into the CAT ahead OF them. This
enabled Giem 10 enter aud bring Roberts under
the iufHsncc OF .heir pistols. Hs was made 10
open the :iocsi treasure box and the ROBBERS
secured silver and gold coin variously esti-
mated st, rom from 5000 20 5000 They then
demsadeS that no open tbs through safe, which
va, knol:n to be flied with treasure, but this
he was liable % do. as IL had time Lock. set
to be o,tened az tie other end Of the run.
The ccsootcrs finally decsmpsd with their
plunder. without molesting any OF the paasen-
gers. Ths oniy person injured was the msssen-
ger. whG WAS seriously wounded from the
effects Of shs dynamite bomb explosions. From
these inijries he has, however. recovered. No
clue 20 sas robbers or their identity was OBJ
tanned unsii the morning Of August 5. when In
formation reached visalia which pointed 70 the
three moe named - bsin g the probable robbers.
Acting Org this knowledge Detective viii smith.
accompanied by Deputy sheriff Witty pro-
cceded ta Evans house in the suburbs OF Visa
Lilo. whess, the three robbers were. and sue
csedcd IL inducing Gsofgs S3ntAg to accom-
pany the u to visalia. on the representation
that they understood he was on the train that
was robbed, and that his testimony In regard to
the afy4i, ;;was wanted by the sheriff A. soon
- they r.Nched town George Sontag was placed
in jail Khe two ofiicers then went back. ex-
pecting 4 effect tho arrest Of tho others with
out any tSouble. On making THAR appearance
the two Esndits objected to having any further
commun s;ation with them. and drove them
from TIE premises, seriously wouuding
Witty ,nd slightly injuring Smith by
death Was due only to Evans hasts TO
escape f.om the vicinity Tho robbers thea
fed towa1d the mountains. taking the Officers
team A. soon - the news OF the encounter
reched VtsaliR poxse OF 100 men started In pur-
cult 1t Eas thought possible. however, that
the fugitive might return during the night, and
guard. consisting OF Oscar Beaver. = special
deputy serih. aud Constable Charles Hall was
sent to watch Evaus' home. This surmsso
provedt, have been well founded. The bandits
did retura % obtaia food for Themselves and
horses. their presence was detected, aud In en-
deavorir& 70 make their escape desperate duel
In the drVk took place in which Beaver was
moftaliysw ousded by Evans. The robbers again
made gid their escape without suffering in.
jury; bug they had 70 go afoot. a. their horse
had beet sho; by Beaver. Beaver died o; hIs
wounds during the afternoon Of August Il
Pursuit IL the bandits was now taken up with
rene weds yigor, but without Any result From
this timr the robbers wese reported to have
been see in various parts of the southern por-
ton of ise state. and II was only after some
weeks ttsst reliable news OF them was obtained
They hail turned on their path and had ap-
pcared at N.salia since then they
were Iyported at various towns north
OF Visssa. and the pursuing party had no
trouble "a following their trail. as they made
no enost.o Disguise their identity nor to con
zeal theit course of travel. Owing TO the excite
ment created by the killing OF Beaver. George
sonsag xsss removed 10 the Fresno Jail. where
he is eth; conhuei. About q month after the
robbery reward OF $4,000 was offered Jointly
by the southern Pacific Company aud the Wells.
Fargo & 10. for the capture OF the bandita The
robbers ga made their way 10 the Sierra Nevada
fooshills.and went into hiding in the neigh
horhood of sampson Fiat. thickiy wooded,
rough ooxiniry in tie mountains, where they
could est,iy secrete themselves ia case OF a
close pa ssui,. They kept within a radius of a
few milsY aud were repeatedly seen by parties
knowing them. Having heard OF their where
about VIII smith and party of SIX white men
and twoh adisn irsilers. who had been specially
brougat'tom Yuma. Aris. for the purpose of
cklue Abe rob5cTs. started Tor sampson Fiat
They we:s proceeding lsisurcly ia Indian file
tlek G.: wilson, deputy United States Msr-
shal ri sTucsoa. leading. with Frank burke.
deputy tkeriG 81 Yuma. next neputy United
States N,ar sha Neti.nuis was next. then Rich
sri olssa. mountaineer. followed by Warren
fll}, olss OF SanEsf's coastsbles After him
came NIL saith ana fred WHY, a hfoshcr OF
the saAn wounded near Nisslia by kvans early
Ia TIE pursuit Then came TIE two Iudlan
tailers from Iuma-men selected for great
experts s. 81 tracking When they arrived
al Noaigs calm Wilson aud Mct,Inui.
went Njth!n the fence aui were within ten
ieei r.! ;ac fT1ns door, when the door ws~
suddenly thrown opea sai Evans AMI Soaia,
sprcsTe' "a the doorway aud aaick as .
cash oi,nei q regular fasiiAie ga the PARTY !,
W..ses aud Metannis, begore they could turn
found i reach theft aruls. were Killed in their
tracks. ,ttthe tine that the saois were red az
Wilson ynG AC,slnuis wsfren itlll va. tyIec
bis ho,,S aud ths PACK animal ,o tho fence snd
sai'h =, as Standing s.ongs.de II Warren Hli.
sssooasas Wt.soa and NoDtauis ie,i tie lsur-
2Ssers alrtcl tae.r stteGt.6n 10 tina rs,t
ct tao partF aud gNoDresf saaf sf.es sAo;