The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23
CERTAIN TO BE TAKEN.
Hundreds of Armed Men Sur
round the Hunted Out
law.
AWAIT THE COMING OF DAWN.
With Daylight the Lines VIII Move
Upon the Murderer's Last
Hiding Place.

REDDING, CAL.,pune 22-This city is
in high state of excitement tonight, and
armed men are seen on every corner. At
10 o'clock this evening four carriage loads
of officers, detectives and Sheriff's posse
left here for Bandit Brady's hiding place.
Ever since the fatal day in Nav when
brave Sheriff Bogard fell before the deadly
aim of the murderer, Brady has made his
hiding place within radius of four or five
miles from the scene of the hold-up and
killing at Wheatland. Only once has the
desperate robber left his safe retreat near
the scene of his exploits, and this de-
parture will be the means of placing him
in the hands of justice before many hours.
To-day at II O'Clock Brady appeared at
the house of a colored family named Johns
living on Spring Gulch, four miles from
the scene OF Wednesdays fight between
him and Bowers and Martin, and eight
miles from Redding. The Johns family
were away and their daughter was the
only occupant of the house when he ap-
peared and asked for dinner. The girl had
heard of him and at once recognized him.
He was lame and nearly exhausted. A
dark slouch hat was pulled we'll down over
his eyes and while devouring the meal
which the frightened girl provided the rob-
ber kept his hat on and his eyes hidden. He
said he had travelled many miles that day
and told the Johns girl he was hunting for
the robber. He talked very little, but
asked if many men were hunting Brady
and inquired of her if any had been there
lately. She told him that three had left
about a half hour before he came.
On being told i'll which direction they
went Brady arose and, without letting his
face be seen, started from the house in an
opposite direction, going west. Word was
at once sent to the officers nearest the
place, and in a few minutes the Johns
homestead was alive with man-hunters.
Tonight 200 men surrounded a piece of
| land some four miles square, and at the
breaking of dawn will close in on the
murderer and capture him.
Brady has all along been in close hiding
within a radius of three or four miles from
the scene of his latest exploit. Clear Creek.
He has eked out an existence by eating
fruit from the orchards of the farmers in
the vicinity. One farmer in the neighbor-
hood has been missing blackberries and
other small fruit the last two days, and at
night the watchdogs were uneasy and
showed by their actions that some one was
lurking near. The theory of some, that
the wounded man who is now being run
to earth is not Brady, has been quashed,
for it has been proved without doubt that
it is he.
This morning the three Apache Indians
who trailed Sontag and Evans arrived on
the overland and were taken to the scene.
1t is said they trailed Brady to the spot
where Eow the hundreds OF armed men
are preparing to close in upon him. Spe-
cial Officer Britton and posse of two men
arrived at the Johns house to-day, just
half an hour before Brady got there.
letter from the posse at Johns, re-
ceived tonight, states that Brady is in a
bad condition, and that he will, without
doubt, be captured by tomorrow. Mar
shall Gard and posse left this morning for
| Whiskytown. from which place they are
| following down Clear Creek. A report that
Brady was headed up that creek caused
| them to go there.