The San Francisco call., 1896-07-31
IDENTITY or TIE DEAD OUTLAW
The Man Killed BY Sheriff Douglass OF
Nevada County Had Many
Aliases.

NEVADA CITY, CAL, July 3O.-It
| transpired to-day that mistake had been
made in the name of the nighwayman
killed near this city on Sunday afternoon
by Sheriff Douglass. The stranger worked
four days at Ma-sh's sawmill, six miles
from here, where he gave the name of w.
L. Davidson Soon after the body was
brought 10 town NJ. L. Marsh identified ii
as that of the man he had hired and who
quit so soon Afterward. He said the dead
mans name was c. Meyers. An examina-
ton of the books shows that he gave the
name of Davidson. This difference in
name may be the means of learning his
real identity, although he doubtless had
many aliases.
The information that the robber was the
stepson of Theodore Winters was sent
here from Marysville and was based upon
statements made TO parties in. that place
by man supposed to be the fellow who
was killed by Sheriff Douglass.
Nothing new has developed in the
search for the other outlaw. The suspect
has succeeded in getting beyond the
reach of the officers. Some persons are
still of the opinion that the dead robbie
and the Sheriff were the only participants
in the shooting. One theory upon which
this belief is founded is that Douglass
came upon the robber unawares and or
dered him to surrender, that the latter
reached for his rife, when Douglass fired.
shooting him through the abdomen.
Seeing that the fellow was badly
wounded he ceased firing and approached
the PROSTATE man for the purpose of de-
termining the extent of the wound and
placing him in a comfortable position,
and that he made pillow of the robDer' s
coat and placed it beneath his head.
Seeing that the coat made very f1imsy
bolster he took off his own coat or duster
and started to roll it up to add to the pill
low: that while folding the coat he laid
his pistol down, and the robber, having
still considerable vitality left. grabbed the
pistol and fired at Douglass, the bullet
striking him in the hand; that Douglass,
finding himself unarmed and wounded,
turned to run, and was shot in the back,
receiving mortal wound; that the rob-
ber, realizing that he was himself fatally
wounded, placed the muzzle of the pistol
to his own breast and sent q bullet
through his heart.
The wound in the robbers side was
powder burned, indicating that it had been
received at close range. This theory would
account for the four empty cham bers in
Sheriff Douglass pistol when it was found.
The Coroner's jury il the case of the
robber rendered a verdict last night, find
ing that deceased was about 35 years OF
age, and that he came to his death from a
gun. shot wound inflicted by Sheriff Doug
lass.
To-day the inquest on the dead Sheriff
was continued. Numerous witnesses were
examined, but few new facts of any con-
sequence were eliciteo. This afternoon
the Jury were taken in four-horse rig to
the scene of the killing, and tonight the
taking of testimony will be resumed.
D.F. Roddan of Wheatland, agent Of
the Covenant Mutual Life Association of
Galesburg, ILL.,, was in town to-day and
states that Sheriff Douglass had his life
insured for $1,000 in his company. Mrs
Douglass is very sick and was taken to
San Francisco for medical treatment.
Saturday the Board of Supervisors will
appoint q successor to the late Sheriff.
The following have petitions in circula-
ton: Norval Douglass Sr., father of de-
ceased; j. II. Pascoe, present Under
She riff; d. McPhetres of Truckee. r.
Nor thup and II. Hogan of North San
Juan, ID. B. Getchell and ]. A. Rapp OF
Nevada City.