The San Francisco call., 1896-03-22
'V|SAL|A'S DEAD
BANDIT BURIED,
Dan McCalrS Brothers the
Only Mourners at
His Grave.
BITTER TOWARD LovREN
They Declare the Saloon-Keeper
Planned the Attempted
Robbery.
STORY TOLD BY AN INEBRIATE.
Boasts While Intoxicated That the
Accused Men Made Him Their
Confdant.
STORY TOLD BY AN INEBRIATE.

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of Dan Mccall took place from Locey s
undertaking parlars at 10 o'clock this
morning. The dead outlaws two brothers,
Frank and James Mccall, who arrived
here from Santa Cruz last evening, were
the sole mourners. Joe Arana, an old
acquaintance of the family, rode with the
brothers out of respect to their feelings.
The interment took place in the city
cemetery.
| The two brothers are bitter in their de-
nunciations of Sy Lovren and Ardell, and
declare that Dan Mccall was led into the
attempt to rob the Soathern Pacific over
land by these men and used as tool by
| them. The last time Dan visited them at
Santa Cruz he told his relatives of two fast
| friends he had here. The description of
| these friends and their place of business
tallies exactly with the Lovren saloon and
the two men who presided over it.
| Sheriff Merritt, his men and Special Off
Ger Jim Meade of the Southern Pacific are
| working day and night securing evidence
against Sy Lovren and his partner, Charles
Ardell. After Ardell closed the saloon
Wednesday night he visited the places
that were open with friends. They were
at the Visalia House bar when boy
opened the door and shouted that train
had been held up and Earl Daggett shot.
Ardell said, "Let US go to the Palace
and get facts" This they did, and some
time after one of the party, a piano-player
at Lovren's saloon, returned and reported
that the boy spoke truly Ardell, instead
of waiting for the train to arrive with the
body of Mccall, went to notorious resort
and was found there by the officers.
Ardell's friends overdid themselves in
trying to fix up an alibi for him. The evi-
dence against Sy Lovren seems conclu-
sive. The red cheesecloth he bought for
the lantern will be the strongest evidence
to hang him.
The officers have another frequenter of
the deadfall under surveillance. The
morning after the robbery he said: IT just
missed getting in that hoid-up. Sy knew
was game and would stay" He boasted
that he knew enough to hang the whole
outfit. The fellow is good workman, but
at present is on spree. On being ques-
toned closely he denied ever having made
such remarks, but the fact is he did make
them.
No arrests have been made to-day. Sev-
eral frequenters, or rather hangers-on, at
Lovren's have been run down and m ade to
explain their absence and doings during
the past week. Two of the principal ones,
George Henshaw and Fritz Stumpf, left
here few days ago in buggy with three
guns. On returning last night they ex-
planned that they had visited the Burris
ranch, about six miles from Traver, TO
hunt coOns.
They did not hear of the hold-up until
Friday evening. After freeing and cap
turing coon they came to town and were
informed that the officers were looking for
them. They in turn found the officers
and after announcing their whereabouts
were not arrested.
Frank Davenport. young man who
works but visits Lovren & Ardells place,
was invited to the Sheriff's office this
morning and explained his ride of last
Sunday morning to Goshen in company
with Dan Mccall.
"About o'clock last Sunday morning
Dan Mccall drove by our place with a
horse and cart" said Davenport. "On
seeing me he stopped and started to talk
about going over to Alma HalIs about
horse trade he had in view. 1 asked him
If he was going to town and he answered
YES I asked him to wait until changed
my clothes. We then drove to Halls,
but he did not stop there. I asked
him why and he turned it off
with the remark, Sunday is an unlucky
day; some other day will do; would
rather go to church. Just as we were
passing the Kaweah Flour Mill his horse
ctr m laH nd Co1I i,,to
He said to me, i will give him a good,
long drive; don't you want to come?
Having nothing else to do I accepted.
I'VE drove through the main street of
Visalia and out the Linwood lane. On
nearing the Southern Pacific track. instead
of turning around for Visalia he drove on,
turning north toward Goshe en-. I wanted
to know why, and he said, That all right;
we have plenty of time When we reached
Mill Creek crossing (near the scene of the
attempted hold-up Wednesday night he
got out and walked short distance toward
big oak tree. When 1 looked around
later he was not in sight. / called, but
there was no answer. Some minutes after
ward l called again, waited and called the
third time. Itwas almost half-hour be-
fore he showed up. / told him [ was afraid
train would come along and frighten the
horse. He said nothing, but now / re-
member that he was in deep study. We
drove on to Visalia via Goshen.
~ have gold watch and chain and
ring worth about. $50 belonging to Dan
Mccall. They are in pawn to me. will
deliver them to the Coroner"
Davenport was not arrested. Everything
is quiet, and there is no talk Of lynching.
McCalps Career 5n Santa Cruz.
SANTA CRUZ, CAL, March 21.-The
rumor that Dan Mccall had killed his
man in this county seems to have been
based upon a fimsy foundation. Mccall
some years ago saved his mother from abuse
by his stepfather, and the old man died
shortly after the alteration, but the
blame was attached to Dan. The Mccall
boys in Santa Cruz have always borne
good regulations. The mother is pros
trated with grief over the death OF her boy.
Santa Barbara Attachment.