The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-06
MORRELL IS MORE VIGILANT.
Bandits Tell How They Put the
Two Officers to Flight.
BOLD ROBBERY CONTEMPLATED
The Fugitives i'm a Plot to Break
Into the Vaults of Tulare
County's Treasury.

account of the meeting OF Evans by Ex-
pressman Ed Bradley created a sensation
here to-day. The story has many be-
levers. Evans visit here was to meet a
Fresno friend. The Magno lila stable is
only one block from the County Jail. and
an alley runs through the stable yard to
opposite the courthouse.
When Bradley first told the story he
stated that he thought Evans came out of
the bic. There is no doubt that Evans
sent John March in with a story for the
purpose of getting the Tulare County
officers In the bills. There are two reasons.
The first one was TO enable the four-horse
team to get into camp with the provisions,
and the other was that last Tuesday even
ing the officers were notified that the
vaults of the County Treasurer's Office
were TO be cracked. The job was to be
done by FIVE men; the leader. an outside
man. had arranged the details. Two local
men, assisted by Evans and Morrell, were
to do the work.
Sheriff Kay did not doubt March's
story. but Was satisfied Evans had mo-
tive in being so bold, and when the news
came Sunday evening that the officers had
exchanged shots with Evans he did not
seem surprised
d. I. Curtis of Oakland is owner of
ranch at Sand Creek. II is rented to
Frank Pugh. Evans and MorrelI came to
Pugh'S in a cart al s o'clock P. NJ. Saturday
and asked il they could stop. On Pugh not
recognizing them Evans asked, Don't
you know c hris Eyans?" Evans and Nor
relI got out of the cart. handed their Win
chesters to Puzb, fed the horse and went
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had supper.
The two bandits occupied room by
themselves. and slept soundly. having re-
tired about o'clock. Saturday morning
they rose with the rest before daylight
and ate hearty breakfast with the men.
All became acquainted by this time and
everybody asked and answered questions
and laughed heartily together.
The men declared afterward that Evans
did not seem to even notice them going or
coming. but Morrell kept sharp look out
on their movements. Chris told them he
had got horse and cart at Perkins
ranch. when my wife wanted the rig
some time ago they asked her 500 for it,
but they made no such demands on me.
l got it for nothing" he said, with an
extra twinkle in his left eye. de also told
Pugh that he felt sorry for Sheriff Scott
and that this chase would bankrupt him.
He hinred that ScOtt's deputies were play.
ing their chief. Instead of trying to cap
ture him and Morrell, they managed to
let them know before they got too near, so
that they (the bandits) could move on out
of the way.
Evans said he had no fear whatever of
the officers. His greatest fear was that
some overgrown boy might run foul of
them and get the drop on them by acci-
dent. The two outlaws lief. Pugh's Just
before sunrise Saturday morning in their
cart, going north up Sand Creek.
James B. Weathers and hunting party
left here ten days ago for the hills beyond
Camp Badger. On the return trip to-day
they stopped at Auckland for dinner. G.
S. Sweet, proprietor of the general mer-
chandise store, told them that Evans and
Morrell came to his store Sunday and
purchased jumpers and overalis. Evans
sat down and asked for the Visalia papers.
He read leisurely for half an hour. After
ward he talked with Sweet and then went
away.
Evans said that at Slate Rock a man
came along ina cart and another man on
foot. MOrrell called out to the man driv-
ing to hold up there. Upon his refusing
to stop, Morrell fired over the drivers
head. The man whipped up his horse and
got away. Evans fired in the direction of
the other man, who proved to be sprinter
and made his way in safety.
&None of the party thought of asking the
names of the officers, but from the descrip-
ton the driver was Boyd and the other
Timmins. Evans and Morrell came back
to the store. Evans told Sweet that they
did not wish TO harm the men and only
wanted to disarm and advise them to 90
home. Evans and Morrell went toward
the mountains and arrived at Pendola's
store, seven miles distant. about sundown.
party met Sheriff Scott aud posse there
at o'clock this morning.
Evans told Sweet that when he killed
Tom Burns and Will Smith he would be
even.