The herald., 1896-06-21
HIDING IN THE MOUNTAINS
Wss Accidentally Discovered by Pas
adenan and Companion
Who Discover Him 10 a Small Canyon Wild
and DesoIate
A Conversation With Him-Hs Looks itred
and Travel Worn but Was Positively
Identified by q Man Who
Knows Him Well

Sheriff John Burr and Deputy Whlte
,sft this CITY on the o'clock train last
evening their destination being the Nv
tie town of Caliente, about thirty miles
south of Bakersfield. At Caliente they
will be met by Deputy Sheriff Barnhiil'
who is on his way south from San Quen-
tin but has been stopped by a tele-
gram and will await their arrival. From
Calente the posse will start out 'liiS
morning on a search for Murderer Dun
ham. reliable information or whose
wherea bouts has at last been received
Thurs ,ay morning last Frank Pm
ney of Pasadena. who has claim away
up in the Sierra Madre range sixty miles
nearly due east. met the murderer race
10 face and had a conversation Win hliii'
Pinney and companion were walking
along a trail on their way from Plnney 5
claim to another some miles distant ana
tn save distance concluded to take Wnat
tbey thought would be short cut.
They PASSED over the crest of Knoll
and down into a small side canyon or
arrovo. in the bottom of which small
s+r.n of water ran. 1t was a wild and
rugged place. and one seldom visited by
white men. On reaching the bottom tney
aspied a horse hitched to tree 1uiiy
saddled. and with brace of revolvers
hanging over the horn NO one was N
sight. and Pinney remarked to his part
ner that it was peculiar that the animal
should be hitched there, and he wonder
cd where the owner was, that he could
hardly be far away. AS he said TINS,
man partly rose from bunk under
tree about thirty feet away and gruilly
inquired who they were and what they
wanted. They replied that they were
on their way to make visit, and were
hunting along the trail After he had
made his interrogations as to their busi-
ness and destination, they in turn asked
him what he was doing in the place
He said that he was out on fishing eX-
pedition. AS he seemed to be very non
communicative the partners left him and
proceeded on their way down the can
yon.
Pinney had at first sight been impress
ed by the looks of the man, and recog-
nized him in spite of changes in his ap-
pearance since he last saw him. Dun
ham lived in Pasadena at one time, and
Pinney had seen him on many occasions.
On the way down to where they were go
ing, Pinney told his companion of his
suspicious, and they resolved to return
home the same way and see if the man
was still there. They did so, arriving at
the spot perhaps half or three-quar-
ters of an hour later. The fugitive was
gone with all his paraphernalia, and all
that remained was his small bed of
leaves under the tree.
Across the stream the footprints pf
his horse were trailed and straight on UP
the mountain side, following an old and
disused trail that was hardly to be dis
cerned They did not pursue and mere
ly noted the direction he was taking
then posted back to the little hamlet OF
Havilah, the nearest settlement. There
a photograph of Durham was shown
them and their conviction became GER
tainty. They had seen and talked with
the hunted murderer.
Pinney recognized the peculiar droop-
ing or drawing back of the chin as he
talked, and claims he could not be mis-
taken, although about a months growth
of rough, scraggly beard covered hi:
face. The general appearance of the
fugitive was careworn and tired and he
looked as though he had travelled Ions
and far. His horse was large fine
bay and the saddle was a new one. Be
sides the brace of revolvers strapped tC
the saddle he had Winchester rifle il
his hands while talking and possibly
side arms on his person.
AS stated, the point where he was seer
was thirty miles south and sixty miles
east of Bakersfield, and he is now ap
parently travelling southward along tn,
Sierra Madre range. having crossed owe
from the coast mountains. The poss
Will be able to travel by wagon roa,
some distance east from Caliente ant
must then take horses. They will go di
rect to the point where he was las
seen, take up the trail and follow it I
the finish. Pinney will guide the part
to the spot and forced marches will b
the rule until the fugitive is overtaker
Sheriff Burr regards the information a
authentic and has strong hopes of bring
ing back the much wanted man insd
of a few days.