The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-06
BLOODHOUNDS FOR BRADY.
The Big Dogs From the South
Failed to Find the
Outlaw.
HE rs CLOSELY FOLLOWED.
The Fiasco That Was Reported as
Desperate Encounter With
Firearms.
HE rs CLOSELY FOLLOWED

George E. Gard, chief special agent of
the Southern Pacific Company, returned
yesterday from Redding, where he had
been hunting Jack Brady, who is wanted
for train-robbery and murder committed
recently in that vicinity.
He said that the two bloodhounds taken
up there by himself had failed to find
Brady's trail, though they had been run
all over Happy Valley and the country
where the outlaw was supposed to be hid
ing. Since the hounds were tried Mr.. Gard
learned in the course of his search that
Brady had succeeded in getting away from
Happy Valley and was probably working
toward the mountains.
II have men following Brady, who is be-
lieved to be accompanied by one OF his
pals" said Gard, land I'm quite confident
/ will hear very soon from them where
Brady is located"
The veteran outlaw-hunter stated his be-
lief that had the pursuit of Brady been
properly conducted when virtually sur
rounded near Redding he could not hBve
escaped. In this connection new story
is told of the fierce encounter between the
highwayman and Deputy Constable Martin
and saloon-keeper named Rogers, at An
Jacksonville.
Martin and Rogers, having heard of the
offers for the arrest of Brady, went out in
search of him. They knew that Brady
was on the road over which they We're
travelling in a light cart, Martin with
shotgun and Rogers armed with big re-
volver. When they rounded turn IN the
road near creek they saw horse eating
oats from bag and cart standing near
by, about 200 yards from the roadside.
Brady lay under little knoll, resting
while his horse was eating The two
sleuths, still sitting in their cart, drove
over to where Brady lay.
II am an officer" said Martin, "and l
place you under arrest"
Brady turned half around, lifted his
head and fired at them with shotgun.
The constable's horse received one charge
OF shot in the shoulder and dashed off just
as Martin jumped from the cart. Then
Rogers was thrown over the opposite side.
While this was happening Brady got be-
hind his horse. Martin hid on the lee
side of bank while Rogers fired his pistol
at the outlaws legs and succeeded in
hitting the horse. Presently he ran out of
ammunition, whereupon he scurried off in
hot haste for shelter. Brady had also ex-
hausted his shotgun and took to his heels,
never stopping until he disappeared in the
brush.
Rogers and Martin hitched up Brady's
horse and, after gathering his blankets and
other traps together, drove into town,
while the outlaw had to tramp off through
the brushwood.
This was the skirmish in which Deputy
Constable Rogers had thumb shot off-in
the Geographic reports. But Rogers
thumbs are still on his hands as large as
life. 1t was stated at the time that Rogers
got Martins gun and fired at Brady, but
the weapon was found in the livery stable
at Redding with shell in each of its bar
rels.
While on his last visit to Siskiyou
County, Gard was informed that Brady
was seen with two other men near Red
ding few days before the crime was COM
mitted, and that fact puts an end to all
doubts about the identity of the desperate
robber