The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-18
THE POSSE HAS RETURNED.
No Clue to the Roscoe Train
Robbers.
It Is Likely That They Are in This
City.
The Ondcers VIII Again Start in Pur-
suit This Morning-Inquest Upon
tho Bodies of Masters
and Daily,

the OalaDaea6 section Tor the Roscoe
train robbers returned to the city at s
o'clock last night, having been out 80
hours. The posse consisted of United
States Marshal Gard, Sheriff Cline. De-
tectives Insley, Bowler and Marsh, Dep
uty Sheriffs Will Cline and Botello.
Others who were out yesterday engaged
in the search were Detective Lawson,
Detective Thacker of Wells, Fargo & Co,
and Detective Will Smith. Thacker and
Smith arrived in the city early yesterday
morning, and Immediately joined in the
hunt.
There were hundred rumors yester-
day concerning the robbers. Some of
them were to the effect that the two
principal bandits had been captured by
Marshal Gard and his posse. This
proved false, as did the other SO reports,
with not the slightest foundation OF
truth.
The most ridiculous rumor that gained
currency WAS to the effect that one OF
the officers in the search WAS one of the
robbers, and that he had been arrested.
The rumor that had the most reliable
foundation was one that said Manager
Pridham Of Wells. Fargo & Co.'s Office
here had received a telegram that the
men would be brought to this city by
daylight this morning, and that sit
wouldn't be necessary to place them in
IRONS" Just how this got out is not
known, but Manager Pridham made a
similar statement, which led many to be-
lieve that q telegram had actually been
received to that effect.
Detective Insley stated last night
that there was positively no clue whic h
would lead the officers to suspect any
one, and that it cannot be Recertained
which road the robbers took after
reaching the region of the Cahuenga
pass. 1t 10 probable that they scat.
tered the tags taken from the stolen
money sacks as decoy to the officers.
The tracks OF the robbers, who had one
horse and a team and buck board or
buggy, were not visible after they left
the forks of the road, and 1t is only sup
position as to which direction they
went. x
The most plausible theory lie that the
robbers came through the Cahuenga
pass TO Hollywood, then into this city.
They would certainly not come in the
direction they did from the former rob-
berry. 1t is known almost positively
that the men who robbed the train last
December came directly into this city,
and were probably asleep by the time
the alarm reached the city. The belief
that the men are in the city was
strengthened when no clue was found
intthe Oalabssss region
The officers will start out again this
morning fully vequipped to stay until
something definite is known one way OF
the other. 1t is now believed that al
least one good clue is discovered and
that something will be known today.
It is positively known that severa
thousand dollars were stolen by the
robbers.
THE INQUEST.
An inquest upon the bodies of the
men killed in the wreck was held by
Coroner Gates yesterday at the under.
taking parlors of Garrett & Samson.
1t took hard work to provide room fol
the throng who filed the rooms to see
the bodies and hear the testimony.
The first witness examined was George
Daily, who testified that he had viewed
the remains of the supposed tramp vino
was found under the cylinder on the
right Of the dereiled engine, and thai
the hody was that of his 18-year-old
brother, Harry Daily. whose home was
in San Francisco. The last time the
witness saw his brother alive was on the
afternoon of Wednesday last, at theil
home, No. 742 Wall street, this city.
James r. Pacey, also of San Francisco
who accompanied young Daily on his
ride on the engine on the night of the
horror, testified that they got on the
engine at the San Fernando-street de.
pot. He knew Daily by the name o.
Arthur Granger. Pacey was thrown of
the engine when it left the track, and
was rendered unconscious, 30 that he
saw but little of the occurrence, and
knew nothing OF the facts until after the
robbers bad gone.
DR.. Ainswofth, the surgeon OF the
Southern Pacific road, was witness
DR.. Ainsworth's evidence was to the
effect that both men bad been killed by
the derailme1t of the train, but thai
neither body showed marks of gunsho,
wounds.
Conductor H. G. Odell stated that tn,
robbers took things very coolly, and &C.
cupied fully so inmates in working the
express car and the messenger and extrf
fireman.
Henry Foster, the brakeman W no rode
to Burbank and sent the 6rst news O.
the wreck to this city, corroborated hi,
conductor on that point, but knew little
else OF the robbery, as he was forced in,
eide at the muzzle of a gun in the hands
OF one OF the wreckers whom he met out.
side the smoking car.
The testimony of Engineer Thomas
could not be obtained, for he is sick in
bed. The extra fireman was not present
to testify either, having had to 60 to San
Fernando.
The jury then retired to make up its
verdict, which it was not long in doing
and it is to the effect that both men
Arthur Masters and Harry Daily, mel
death in the wreck, which wreck was
caused by misplacing switch at Roscoe
for the purpose OF robbery, and that the
deed was done by persons unknown tc
tie jury.
The jurors we're e. d. Barber, W. B.
Hager, W. B. johnson, John Conley
James Wise, Leslie Newton, G. W. Reed
and Fred Giese.
SUPERINTENDENT FLINT.