The herald., 1893-06-13
ErFEor1vE WORK.
Further Details OF the Battle with the
HnndftH.


Further Details OF the Battle with the
Bandits.
VIsALIA, June l2.--United States Mar
shall Gard and his deputies, Hi Rapelje,
q deputy sheriff of Fresno county, Fred
jackson, an officer from Nevada, and
Tom Burns, who was with Black at
Camp Badger, when he was shot 10 days
ago, did effective work last night, II
miles east OF here. Eontag was shot in
the right shoulder and the shot entered
his breast Evans started for hill
near, and the ground was bloody where
he stopped. He left his two guns lying
there and his hat, all covered with
blood. Sontag lay behind small stack
of straw all night, and the posse that
went out this morning found him there.
Gard and party were camped on side
hill, waiting for daylight to see If the
desperGdoes had made any move, and
to follow their tracks.
GARD sHof soNTAG.
Gard thinks be fired the shot that bit
sontag. Sontag says he spit blood all
night. There is glancing wound along
his forehead and one each side of his
nose. He claimed that he himself in
fiicted these three wounds, though this
is denied.
Evans'a tracks ahowed that he started
toward Visalia, and his house will be
watched day and night. Being without
arms or ammunition and undoubtedly
wounded, and his partner in crime cap
ured, he must give up pretty soon.
soNTAG TALKS FREELY.
Sontag talks freely, saying the jig is
up, and he cares not for the future.
Sontsg deniea that he and Evans were
at Visalia week ago Wednesday. He
says they were here two weeks ago. He
admits that they shot Black at Camp
Badger. He says when he was shot
last night he thought he WAS mortally
wounded, and asked Evans to shoot
him dead and then make his escape.
When sontag was found this morning
he was covered with straw which he had
pulled out of stack. His beard was
matted with blood and dirt.
A reporter asked him if he had word
to aend to friends. He replied that he had
no friends.
In sack the despersdoea had with
them were bread and Jelly.
Mrs. Evans and daughter Eva called
at the Jail an hour after Sontsg was
brought in. Eva cried bitterly, but
Mrs. Evans looked determined and com
posed.
THE SCENE OF CONFLICT.
The scene Of conflict last night is nesi
the mouth of Wilcox canon, though 6
mile and half out on the plains. The
officers have been lowering around there
eight days, lying In ambush during tht
day along the trails and on the hills
where they had good view OF the roads
leading that way. One man was Away
on guard during the day, while thu
others slept.
Marshal Gard said today things werS
just reversed from Whist they were a
Young's cabin. There the desperado
had the drop on the officers, while at thu
Bacon cabin, the officers had the droI
on the robbers,
EVANS FIRED FIRST.
The first shot fired last night was b.
Evans. Deputy Sheriff Rapeljs of Fresn
was out Of the cabin just at Fundown
and he spied two men coming towar
the cabin. He went inside to wake n
the posse slesping there, snd thinks i
doing go he made a noise on the loos
floor that the bandits heard. and the
changed their ourseimmediatsly Jack
son went to the door and saw the me
were the ones wanted. The officer
went out OF the cabin, and one Of ther
looking around the corner, Evans 4ireC
Then iueilade commenced.
TWO HoUR's RATTLE.
Luke Hall, who lives near the seem
says the fighting lasted two hours and b
stood in his door until quiat reignet
Next morning Mt daylight he went {
the cabin to see what had been don,
and, the posse from Visslia having ju
arrived, they thought Hall was one
the bandits and commenced sesrchir
for their cartridges to commence fgh
Then all the posse started to stra
pile and found Sontag.
GARD LAY OUT ALL NIGHT.
Marshal Gard lay out all night wit
in 80 yards of the c9oin with To
Burns. AT O'Clock this morning