The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-06
THE ROBBERS STILL At LARGE
fought to Be Afo0t in the
Rincon Hills.
4 ,ther Report That They Are Bound
for Mexico.
Z sdman and Conway Prove to Be Bad
Men, but Are Innocent of the
Bank Robbery -Sichops Clue.

he robbers OF the Ontario State bank
q te not been captured, and from pres
an indications they may never be ape
blended. Edward Steadmsn and
rank Conway, who were caught by the
20 detectives on suspicion OF being
tos robbers. were seen yesterday in the
Il Y Jail BY Cashier Stamm. He said
pasitivelv that they were not the men
who committed the dastardly deed.
But the capture was good one, new
sYiheless. Steadmnn proves to DO an
O. raped convict, and has yet five years
4 eerve in San Quentin for robbing a
js selry store in Stockton six years ago.
a., also escaped from the Joliet peni-
,si.isry whers ne has seven years more
e serve.
S.eadmsn admitted those fac'n to
ref Glass Yesterday whom questioned
ncerning the robbery.
III you srreated US for robbing the
,tario bank" he said, you arc wnst-
,ag your time l might just &c veil
knowledge that I am an escaped con-
vet, hut ~ ior your belief that eu the
rank rnnher, there is nothing in it"
When the police informed SteedmHn
mat they would take him back to san
Quentin, he said that bo .waa FAR from
Ding back, icdicatiug that he wou d
AXE desperate chRncs to escape.
A MsrAxr All RIvER;1DE.
The nan arrested at Riverside alao
sirned out to DO innocent OF the daring
rime. One was e. former partner OF j.
". Nance III The real estate business on
bird street. His name is George Feu-
ard. TIC other was +, @. Christie, a
,etirsd minister. alec vi TINS city.
They were IN Pomona at the time OF
he robbery erd npoA receipt OF the
aews esarted ont to search for the per-
nstraters. landing in Riverside. Tho
oke ia on thn OraAgs city officers.
Two MOLE CLUES.
T.o ciuss wers found late yesterday
afternoon that nsy lead to the arrest Of
he highwaymeu The most important
me came from tbe Riucon hills. eight
niles from south Riverside. A dis
latch to THE Hm'.ALD last night from
ontario stated that thers soetn7 to he no
loubt thss The officers passe5 the bank
,atch continues:
"a Mexican esw &.fis turn ireo small
anon between Rincon and Sonth River
lde driving at Eslloo. Tbs po7se was
mile behind. Alter the posse lost the
p. rail it KEEP: on south. The buggy was
sund rear where tee Afexic can saw it
1--we tho road The horse was found
ear Olive. The Ontario fonrtables
Id deputies are oil back. They went
4 to get fresh horsea aad hloodhoundo.
hte adviceH are 60 the etfsc. that the
bbbers are on loot in thu hilla."
HEADED For MEXICO.
Sherif-elect ]. c. Nichols OF Santa
sna is said to be working on clue
rhich now turns out to be the ono
tientioned in ths dispatch. He ia al
lost certain that the horse found at
live is the one used by the robbers. Ii
ichols' belief ia trus that tne men
assed through the h.lis between Rim.
On and Olive citation, they are no
1oubt on their way 10 Mexico, end will
70 long be across the border
CASHIER STAMPS STATEMENT.
Cashier Stamm. who was in tbs vaul,
1.-THE bank, came to the city yesterday,
rrested on suspicion OF being the rob
pre-, told again the story OF the crime
wing that in ronnd numbers the rob-
1ers secured $4S75. ell OF which WAC il
Did or currency notes. There were
,yersl thousand dollars in silver in
10 casss and and on the desks, but they
ould not touch it, "At the Tina they
altered the bank" continued MI
tamm, II was making some entries in
10 ledger. and when | looked up TO aet
" hat was wanted. | looked down tht
, aiuzzle of revolver; at the same timt
was told 20 throw up my hands. Be-
, ore | could comply with this demand
the emaler of the two men struck m(
with sandbag. telling me to the floor
There is no abrasion of the ecalD whers
the sandbag hit me, but there is large
lump there, and why my skull WAS no
crushed in is almost miracle. While
was knocked to the floor, | was only
TUNED, end in a few minutes attem ptet
rise. In the meantime the rohne-i
ad entered the vault and taken ell the
old and currency they could find.
t"As l started to rise one OF the meI
licked me up, forced me into the vault
nd, closing the door, locked the COM
nination. AS they did this. r. P. Sib
sy. one of our customers, entered the
nank and was Immediately pounceC
upon and pounded over the head anC
iorehead with their revolvers. Hi
lands aud kpuokles are also badly in
iured by being hit while trying to pro
sect his head. When | left home thi
morning he was considered in very &c.
iors condition.
..The men, % I afterwards learned
altered up the loose gold and bill
wing around, and. ntuffing them int,
heir sacke. left the bank and drov
way in leisurely manner. but NOR
,apid!y az they left town.
"Mr. Sibley wac fully 20 minutes il
recovering, aud whom he did he raiset
IN alarm az once. i was released iron
he vault &c SOON as possible, | givin
he combination to Mr.. Sibley by yelling
At the top OF my voice. | Was greatly ex
iausted and could not have stood
much longer. 1t was ore OF the bodies
.obberies that have ever heard OF, an
consider that both Mr.. Sibley and my
self may be thankful that our lives wer
spared.
'The large man was about feet l
inches in height, with black, or yer
lark hair, eyes, moustache and abou
,hree weeks growth Of beard OF Gam
color. His beard Was OF very scrsgg
order and looked as though it would no
be very heavy should he allow 1t to gro'
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