New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-13
A DESPERATE FIGHT WITH BdNDiIS.
EVANS AND soNTNG HAVE ANOTHER ENCOUNTER
WITH OFFICERS -soNTNG Cultured.
SFprOr->Ty WOt-N -NDED

SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
san Francisco. Jure "a dispatch from Nlfaha'
Cal, says Another fight brivcch officers aud Evans
and Sontac the Coils train robbcrs, took place
sunday evening. During the conflict an oineer ""S
sho, in the leg. Sont9g Is probably mor,ay wounded.
Evans escaped and took To the hills, followed h'
heavy fire. which, II Is believed did no, iniurc htn
p, II was dark and hI. rcireaiing form could not b"
seen H. J. Rnrcc. dcputy-shern Of Fresno County
and Fred Jackson. officer from Nevada, have h'''
in the mountains week hnriing for Evans "h"
sontae They were accompanied 10y raom's Burns
the man who was with Deputy United States War nal
ploc, when he was shot while In Camp Badger. three
weeks ago on sunday they cfcamp'd NJ a vacant
bonsc about eighteen miles northeast of this ciiS
and about six miles west from Wilcox Canyon. Ahoni
twenty minutes before sunset Rnpelje went I" III"
rear door Of the house and saw two me- coming
down the hill. They proved Ia be Evan ana ~'h'aS'
Evans wns In the lead and carried rifle nnd shE'h
while son,ag carried rife. The officers went out
OF the noat door. A. they turned around ,hc rear
corner Evans saw Rapcje. and throwing MS
Winchester TO bis shoulder. took delih"rn'" aim ana
fired just then Jackson stepped around ana ho'h
officers opened fire the midlts Hon'ag threw
up both hands and fell backward Then III" ming
became general and Evans returned the shots Win a
vengeance. Jackson went around the FAR end oi th'
house 10 get "A better pl &C. from which 10 Shoo''
AS he stepped around he shot in the left leg
vcre excLanged and darkness ended the battle.
Later Evans was seen to crawl from behind pile
NJ rubbish and RI pcc aean opcrcd Ire on him. Evans
then ran toward the hills, followed by RaprJr who
continued firing Evans did not return ia" fire ana
was soon out Of sight. Raprje returned I" the house
secured "A wagon and brought Jackson to this city.
telegram has been sent 10 Sheriff scott. OF Fresno,
nshiu. him q send ont posse and onc"rs VIII :"
frnn mis- CITY 10 the scene of the conflict.
Visalla Cal. June l2.-John sohihs on % "l,
notoroi, train bandits, was hrought 10 ms c,E AZ
i0 :g5 uis morning lie Is seriously wounded There
Is gnncine wound along nlS n, s ,nni,a % ,hn,
wounds himself though this IS hcn.eh. Evahs ' ;
tracks slow tina, he started toward Nisaiia ana IL
home WIN be watched day and nght. >olthg uIh'
freely lie says that does for IN" fuiuI'.
II * po,silc that he may recover from his woinI-
though the attending physcans will 'Npre~s n" NJ my
In the hope Of finding Evans and completing NJ o"'e
the chase. .,,.
The train robbery. which the beginning of ms
nnar Fresno. cal August 3; I-9e. An express ear
was blown up with dynamite. and me rNPf',o1 o,i M
senrcr. George D. Roberts. Nrron'y injufr % ~
Chris Evans. In his city. lie was ailer"nfn trla, 81
ana sent TO The pcnitcntfry for life. When IAN hn
| attempt made TO arrest Evans, h' 'nn '"., @
-rniag opened fire the officers. wounllne ''ro'ge
| Wiity In "A second encounter oscar Beaver, ' a'
oinccr was killcd IN 'front.' OF E,anS's house. ~.
s,,pcmbcr a. Andrew Mcfnness and Victor {.
and two other officers were wounded. On NAV ~ ~
| = J. Black another officer, was wounded by 'h'
Tn nrcvors criminal incident In the history OF Call
| fornIa has occasioncd greater public in,cIct ,nn
| the train robbery occurred Evans Ian pornr & So'
reputation. and great surprise vas ie't Wien me NAM a,'
native If Canada and 1t Is said that ms cary
schooling 10 ~ him for the pi''n,%"d' rh ~,
t"o eontac bro hers lived In Minnesota, coming Il
| this state fcW years ago.