The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-06-22
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.
by S. s. Miowera.l
Evans and sontag Run Down at Last
Victoria, B. c., June IA.

Evans and sontag Run Down at Last.
John Sontag was brought to Visa
liza and placed in the County Jail at
1890 O'clock on June 10 by United
States Marshal Gard, Los Angeles,
assisted by Deputy Sheriff Rapelje,
Fresno; Deputy United States Mar
shall Jackson and Thomas Burns, the
man who was with Black when the
latter officer was wounded at Camp
Badger few days ago. Evans is
supposed to be wounded also, for
when he left Sontag he also left his
shooting outfit except his revolvers.
Sontag looks like man who has
had hard time, his appearance re-
flutes the charge that the bandits
had been we'll cared for by their
friends. An United Press reporter
early that morning started for the
scene of the battle of the previous
night. Five miles out of the city
he met wagon coming in with
Sontag who lay on lot of blankets
and sacks wounded and begrimed
with dust and blood and one side of
his face and nose filed with powder
marks. Hardships and neglect were
pictured in his general appearance
and his black hair and beard were
long and unkempt. He looked like a
sheep-herder just returned from an
all summer job in the mountains,
overalls old and faded, patched
in several places and covered
with grease. He had on pair
of new shoes that looked as if
only worn a few days. He is more
spare and attenuated than when he
made Visalia his home a year ago.
He had evidently bled considerably
during the night. Dry crusts of
blood covered with dust were about
his neck and face. He evidently had
bled from the mouth from an inter
nal wound. He is shot through the
arm with Winchester, the bullet
passing into the body. When met
by the reporter the wagon was halt
ed in the shade of tree and can
teen of water was brought. Sontag's
head was held up and the wounded
man drank freely, saying he felt as
though he never could get enough.
He declined whiskey and seemed to
be in great pain from the internal
wound. On the way into Visalia the
officers endeavored to keep the news
from reaching the town in advance
of them; all persons passing on the
road we're stopped and told not to
precede the officers, probably, be-
cause they feared an attempt to
lynch Sontag. No one talked of
lynching, the crowd at the Jail being
: very quiet and orderly. Shortly af-
{ ter he was carried into the jail Mrs.
Chris Evans, Mrs. o. P. Byrd, and
Eva Evans were admitted to see
him.
Constable English, one of the
posse who went out and found Son
tag, says that just before reaching
the battle ground, they met Burns
and Gard who had lain out on watch
all night. The whole party pro-
, ceeded to straw pile and found the
bandits guns. In the straw stack
, they saw the head of Sontag who
) was apparently dead. He was al,
most entirely covered with straw
, The posse uncovered him and found
a revolver in his left hand, which
} they took possession of. Near by
lay two shot-guns and rifle and
about 30 yards away in the direction
} which Evans had gone, another
Winchester rifle, quite bloody. Evans
| had dropped it as he was making
) his escape and after several shots
being fired at him. This is strong
5 evidence that Evans is badly wound
) ed, as he would never have left his
: trusty rifle behind if his arm haG
3 not been broken. Sontag had laiC
: all night in the pile of straw at the
l spot where he fell at dusk the night
r before. Only one shoe and his face
4 was visible. He had heaped straw
4 over himself with one hand. 1t wa!
a cold night and when found he was
9 stiff; the straw had become clotteC
1 in the blood and presented ghastly
s appearance. When taken from th'
straw he talked frequently. He sale
@ he was shot through the arm an(
,. inside. He said that when he fel
r he was hurt too badly to get ava,
i and told Evans he had received hi
y death wound and urged him t.
# make his escape and leave him t.
3. his fate.
l, A reporter interviewed Sontag a
) 3 o'clock, at which time he was YER,
i weak. He says that 200 shots wer
d fired, the battle lasting over al
e hour. He was disabled at the frs
firing and lay in the straw with bul
lets whistling over him for the bal
ance of the fight. He says that h
N begged Evans to shoot him befor
leaving, but Evans declined.
Physicians decided that it was i'm
possible to save officer Jackson's leg
g shot by Sontag, and therefore ampu
r. tated it.
- Great Destruction of Catholic Pre-
,s perty at Montreal.
10 The Vile Marie convent, at Cot
y St. Antoine, four miles west of MOI
10 treal, caught fire at noon of June
: Several engines from the city br
y gade were soon at the scene, bu
l. l. there was little water and the builo
IL ings went to destruction. Their
;, were several hundred inmates, nun
7 and pupils, but all escaped in safet,
70 Chief Benoit was overcome wit