The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-06-13
STORY OF THE BATTLE.
Lively Shooting in Which the Bandits
Were Worsted,

Were Worsted.
VIsALIA, June 12.-Following is the re-
port of the fight, which took place last
evening between the officers and the
bandits about twenty miles from this
city, just on the edge of a foothill. Dur
ing the conflict that took place an officer
was shot in the leg and he was brought
to this city tonight, badly but not seri-
ously wounded. He is now at the Palace
Hotel receiving medical attendance.
Hi Rapelje, Deputy Sheriff of Fresno
County, and Fred Jackson, an officer
from Nevada, have been in the mountains
week hunting for Evans and Sontag.
They were accompanied by Thomas
Burns, the man who was with Deputy
United States Marshal Black when he
was shot while in Camp Badger three
weeks ago.
These officers have been travelling over
the hills looking for the bandits. Sunday
morning they encamped at vacant house
about one-half mile from Stone Corral.
about eighteen miles northeast of this
city and about six miles west from Will
cox Canyon.
O-A'SSAo
with their weeks hunt. and they entered
the deserted house to take a good days
rest. They spent the day in sleeping and
making preparations to continue the hunt
tor the outlaws.
About twenty minutes before sunset
Rapelje went to the rear door of the house
and saw two men coming down the hill
and toward the place. On closer obserya-
ton it was discovered that the men were
no other than Evans and Sontag. the
fugitive desperadoes.
Rapelje turned around to his comrades
in the house and said: Hello. here
come two men down the hill" He did
not know positively who they were. but
judged from their appearance and the
arms they carried that they were the out
laws.
jackson, the officer who was shot, went
to the door where Rapelie was standing
and said "They are the men we have
been looking for" The two men woke
up Burns and United States Marshal
Gard, who were asleep. They jumped up
quickly and grabbed their guns and pre-
pared to make fight.
Inc Officers Went out OF the front door
of the house and as they went around the
back corner Evans saw Rapelie and.
throwing his Winchester to his shoulder.
took deliberate aim and fired.
Just then Jackson stepped around be-
hind Rapelje and opened fire on the ban
dts. One of the men was seen to throw
up both hands and fall backward.
Then the firing became general and tba
unwounded man returned the shots with
vengeance. He got behind an old rub
bish pile, out of sight. but kept up a terri
BILE raking fusillade.
Jackson went around the far end of tie
house to see if he could get better place
from which to shoot, and as he went
around he was shot in the left leg. be-
tween the knee and ankle. He limped
back to where his comrades were and Law
down on the ground. He told Rapelie he
was shot, but told him to keep up the fight
and not give up.
About forty shots were exchanged be-
tween the officers and the bandits. but the
sun went down and darkness ended the
battle.
The wounded man was seen to crawl on
his stomach from behind the rubbish pile.
and Rapelje again opened fire upon him.
He then rose to his feet and ran toward
the hills, followed by Rapelje, who con-
tinued firing, but the man in a few min
utes was out of sight.
Rapelje returned to the house, and pro-
curing a wagon he brought Jackson to
this city.