The herald., 1893-02-25
THEY WERE EVANS AND SONTAG.
The Men That Robbed Murray's
Faro Game.
The Detectives on the Track of the
Train Robbers.
There Is Little Doubt About the Iden-
tity of tue San Bernardino Men
who Robbed the Gam
blers-The Story.

Since Jim Murray's faro game was
rsided at San Bernsrdino few days ago
by couple of bold highwaymen, there
has been a considerable amount of guess
ing on the part of officers who have been
devoting themselves to the case.
One thing and another brought the
Wells Fargo company into the investiga-
ton, and they finally became convinced
that Evans and Sontag had hand in it..
Since that time they have been working
like moles trying to get on the track of
the men.
Detective Thacker was in the city
yesterday on the business, but kept very
much under cover, SO that no one could
sac him. 1t was learned, however, that
the detectives working on the case are
of the opinion that the redoubtable train
robbers are the perpetrators of the San
Bernsrdino robbery
Very little has been said in the press
about the robbery, although the circum-
stances were of nature to give the
finest possible chance for the pen of
newspaper man.
The night of the robbery Murray's
about 10 80 O'Clock at night there were
IA people in the gambling rooms. There
are two entrances to the place, one in
front the other through an alley behind.
While the different games were running
two men suddenly appeared from the
rear entrance. They were clothed in
long canvas coats, and had sawed-off
shotguns. One of them was shorter than
the other, and when they ordered the
occupants OF the room to stand up and
face the wall, one man in the crowd said:
"Pll bet that is Chris Evans"
Hands up won the order and Murray
refused to follow the admonition. Tho
men covered him with their shotgune,
but did not pull the trigger. He kept
his position just as he was, and the 60
ing through process was achieved while
he was under the muzzle OF shotgun,
and the man who had him covered had
thrown back his coat 30 that the handle
of big six-shooter could be plainly
discerned.
"I'll bet, by God," said man who
had looked out of the corner of his eye,
THAT is Chrie."
"You be id" said one of the can
canvass covered masked robbers, and
the man shut up like clam.
who have you got working?" said
the taller man of the two to Murray.
The proprietor told him, and the fell
low planked out $35, saying:
The boys will get their money"
They backed out of the room and went
down the back way. They had with
them the $500 they had secured from
the room, and after they disappeared
the people who had been held up
plucked upscoursge and started in with
a scattering fusillade, but no one seemed
to be hurt by it.
The next morning while searching
for traces of the robbers 500 80 in silver
was found in the alley behind the build
ing, along the route the men had taken.
The men had masks, and their figures
were partially obscured by the canvas
suits they wore, but there were men in
the room who recognized the voice of
one OF them, and the voice was that of
Chris Evans.
AS soon as the intimations to this
effect leaked out, the railroad and ex-
pEess people were notified, and since
that time still hunt has been going on.
The boldness of the robbery and the
peculiar GOODNESS and methods charac-
teristic of Chris Evans and Sontsg were
present in all the proceedings, and
every clue that was left by the men has
been pursued diligently by the officers.
Up to yesterday, however, there had not
been q very hot trail.