The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-29
BRADY CORNERED At LAST,
George E. Gard Says He Is
Hiding In Happy Valley,
Shasta County.
Under Pretense of Being an Officer,
He Got Food From a Rancher.
Not Wounded.

Ex-Marshal George E. Gard of Los
Angeles who is now at the head of the South
ern Pacific Company detective bureau, re-
turned yesterday from Shasta. where he had
been for nearly two weeks hunting Brady,
the highwayman who is supposed to be
the murderer of Sheriff Bogard, and also OF
Stage at the Ingleside some time ago.
Mr.. Gard was sunburned and travel
stained, and his hands were severely torn
by the thorny, dense underbrush of the
hillsides around Happy Valley, Shasta
County.
After attending to various matters re-
curing immediate attention he returned
on the afternoon train to the scene of his
chase after the dangerous outlaw.
al am convinced. said he, ''that Brady is
in Happy Valley. Shots were exchanged
with him half mile below Clear Creek
bridge, four and half miles south
from Redding on the railway, little
more than a week ago, but after
that he disappeared in the chaparral and
none of the officers caught sight of him
since. Off that place is Happy Valley.
When 1 arrived there and looked over
the ground I concluded at once
that Brady had not left the valley. l
talked with City Marshal Hecker of Red
ding about my belief, and then we de-
cided that if Brady was going to leave he
would stay by the creek to have water and
break UP his trail should bloodhounds be
put upon his track.
$50 Marshal Hecker and I started off
ley about eighteen miles. We got
off there and followed the creek down
on foot hoping to meet Brady, but we
were disappointed: Finding no trace of
him along the creek we looked around for
another hiding place.
AFTER organizing crowd of searchers,
who interviewed the farmers OF the valley
for the purpose of learning if Brady had
applied to them for food or assistance, I
was told that he had not shown himself
I then put twenty-five men watching
the houses, and also horses that were
staked out at night. If Brady tried to get
out of the valley he would in all probable
ity steal horse and gallop off during the
night. But he neither took horse MOI
went near the houses. Evidently he was
lying low thinking he might tire us out
and when we had withdrawn he would es-
cape.
is patch of chaparral fully twenty miles
square, and 80 dense that man might re-
main there for years without being found
1t is full of creeks, and game of all kinds
aboundS there, so a man could live in il
indefinitely and have plenty to eat and
drink. am convinced that Brady is there
to-day.
~ started twelve good men out to beat
the chaparral. Two went from each cor
ner and one from the middle of each side
with instructions to go right through and
If possible work toward the center The
men who left in pairs were placed 10(
feet apart. Naturally one would think
they might meet in the center, blu,
they beat straight through, follow
| ing for certain points. Not a single
man saw another from the time
| thew entered the underbrust
| till they got clear again. That will give ar
| idea of the density of the chaparral
| believe that Brady saw one or more O