The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-14
BOTHERED BY FALSE CLEWS.
Friends of the Bandit Who May
Be Brought to Brook.
CHRIS BOASTFUL MESSAGES.
Marshal Gard Has Not Joined i'm the
Chase, but He Is Wratby
Over the Escape.

FRESNO, Jan. 13.-Sheriff Scott, who.
with posse. has been in pursuit OF Evans
and MOrrell the past two weeks, returned
to Fresno this afternoon. None of the
posse came back with him. Scott had
little of Importance to communicate. He
says he lost all visible trace of the bandits
week ago last Thursday. but has infor-
nation and believes they are around Camp
Badger in Tulare County.
Scott has had Deputies Peck and Miles
with him and has seen nothing of the
other members of the posse since last
Thursday. when he separated from them
at Dunlap. Peck was left in charge of the
posse and Miles accompanied Scott back
as far as Reedy, where he stayed. The
members of the posse were TO meet to-day
in Drum Valley. where Scott left Peck
this mo rning. and the Sheriff will join
them at the appointed place Monday. He
stated that had he not been misled by an
old rancher near Pine Flat he would have
come across the bandits the second day they
were out
Scott says Evans wrote two messages
for him. Ore has already been men tioned.
The other was never received by Scott, as
Chris went back TO Hog Camp, where he
wrote it and destroyed il. 1t was full of
bravado, and Evans probably concluded it
would be unwise TO further incense the
She riff against him. A number of verbal
messages have been received by Scott from
Evans, all of threatening and boastful
character. the desperate claiming he
would hunt Scott instead of the latter
hunting him. The Sheriff has been him
dered 10 the pursuit by false information.
He would give no names, but will prob
ably attend to the fellows when the OPP
portunity arrives. He is determined to
run the desperadoes down, and will not
quit the field until he has done so.
VISALIA, Jan. 13-Sheriff ScOtt's posse
is now working in Tulare County, one part
at Auckland and the balance at Blue
Mountain, twenty-eight miles from vi
salia. 1t is rumored that Evans and Nor
rell are near there. Scott is stated TO have
had 10 positive information for ten days.
The boy Ed Demasters is with the posse.
Sheriff Scott returned to Fresno to-day.
Thacker and Guard arrived by team here
a: O'Clock this morning. They heard that
the posse had the men surrounded within
three miles of Visalia last night
This evening the Times prints the fol-
lowing: George E. Gard, United States
Marshal at Los Angeles, is in Visalia to-
day. Some Of his friends thought he was
after Chris again, but he says that the no.
torious outlaw fs not in his Jurisdiction
any more. The Marshal is deeply dis-
gusted over the late trial and escape of
Evans.
what good would 1t 90 to catch him
again? ?" said he. SITS little too much to
expect q man to take robber and then
act as Sheriff, iailer, Judge and jury be-
sides. But il looks as though I'd have to
do it that way if l did get Evans once
more. Now l wouldn't object to act as his
Coroner. however, but Pm not In the hunt
any more" Marshal Gard also stated that
the two toughs. Reynolds and Lopez, who
were arrested at MADEIRA yesterday for the
Fowler robbery. are not the right men.
He and Detective Thacker questioned
10Th of the men closely yesterday, one at
time. and their stories of where they spent
the whole day Tailed exactly. He says
the two suspects will have no trouble in
proving conclusively that they were in
Fresno all Thursday evening. 1t is thought
by the officers the work was done by
Evans aud Morrell.
Sheriff Scott, Deputies Bedford and Mer-
rift. Constable Shaw and Deputies Sugel
and Russell left Fresno tonight on a
special engine for the south. All were
heavily armed with Winches,ers and pis-
tolls. l. is believed they received some
positive information con corning Evans
whereabouts.