The record-union., 1895-07-24
Was IT BRADY, THE TRAIN ROBBER?
Sheriff Johnson Meets a Man Who
Resembles Him.
Pursued Closely by the Officers, He is
Ferried Across the River.
Leaving His Horse.

Yesterday morning Sheriff Johnson
and Deputy Sheriff Schwilke went over
on the Rancho del Paso to exercise the
young bloodhounds the Sheriff recently
purchased for the county.
While SO engaged, a man on horseback
came along. who carried sawed off shot
gun and resembled very closely the de-
scriplion of Brady, the train-robber. AS
the officers were not looking for train
robbers just then. they had left the gun
they took with them in their buggy, and
it was hardly prudent for them, unarmed,
TO tackle an armed man. They fastened
to the buggy, however, and followed him
TO near the north end of the American
River bridge. He rode out on the Nico-
laus road and they followed him as fast as
they could, but the road was heavy, and
as their horse became too tired to follow
farther, when the man turned into the
brush they gave up the chase and returned
TO town for a fresh team, and taking
Under Sheriff Reese. went back TO re-
sumo the chase.
An officer and citizen, who had got an
linking of what had occurred, also pro-
cured horse and went out
johnson and his deputies, on their Sec
ond trip learned that man on horseback
had gone to the McClatchy ranch, about
seven miles up the river, and hired
woman on the ranch to row him across
the river. lie had left his horse and sad
die at the ranch. When they arrived
there, they found that the horse had
broken loose, but he was caught and
Under Sheriff Reese returned with il to
the city last night. Sheriff Johnson and
Deputy Schwilke continued the search,
and IL was hoped by them that they
would make capture by this morning.
y horse was stolen from Hatch u
Rocks fruit orchard, above Gridley,
three days ago, and it is thought it might
be the one that Brady, or whoever the
fugitive is, was riding and which was
abandoned by MIN. His anxiety TO get
across the river and the fact of his leaV-
ing the horse and saddle are pretty good
indications that for some reason he did
not care to make the acquaintance of the
Sheriff. AS he is on foot now the
chances for his capture are increased and
he may soon find himself cornered.
LATER.
A dispatch received from Woodland
late last night states that the fugitive got
out of the boat five miles below ElKhorn,
and was tracked from there to ElkhOrn
abandoned before he got into the boat has
been identified as the one stolen in Butte
County.
He is described as wearing flannel
shirt, blue OVeralls and slouch hat. He
had two weeks growth of beard and
carried a canvas bundle, supposed to be
a gun or rifle.
Sheriff Johnson and Deputies Schwilke,
Mcdonald and Hunters, as well as De-
tective Ahern and Enoch Dole, arrived i'll
Woodland about 5 p. NJ. They found
later in the evening that a man answer
ing the description of the fugitive took
supper at Doose's restaurant in that place
about o'clock. They were searching for
him, but up to nearly midnight without
success.
SHE SAYS IT WAS BRADY.
The woman who took the man over the
river in boat was shown picture of
Brady last evening, and she said it Is q
correct likeness OF her passenger.