The record-union., 1896-07-28
But Loses His Own Life at the Hands
of a Third Party.
The Grand Jury at San Francisco Re-
turns Presentments Against Seven
rIembers of the Board of Super
visors for Reducing Assessments,
and Asks That They be Removed
From Office.

NEVADA CITY, July 21.-The dar-
ing and mysterious outlaw who has ter
rorized this section of the State Tor
the past six weeks, holding up travellers
s!ngly and in groups, in broad day
light and without any attempt at DIS
guise, was run to earth by Sheriff Doug
lass of this city yesterday afternoon
and in the duel which followed both
Sheriff and highwayman were shot TO
death.
Posse after posse had been dispatched
on the trail of the road agent, but ne
eluded them all and continued his work
of impoverishing the travelling puollc
day by day without molestation. Be-
coming discouraged over the failure
of his deputies, Sheriff Douglass deter
mined to hunt the robber single handed
Accompanied only by his dog, the brave
officer set out yesterday morning. Moth
ing was heard from him during the
day. This morning his dog returned
home. and the Sheriff's friends became
anxious. A search party was organ
tied. and in a short time the officer
horse and buggy were found by the
roadside a few miles from the city
Half a mile distant in the bushes the
bodies of the Sheriff and the outlaw
were discovered within a few feet OF
each other, both rigid in death.
The robber had been shot three times,
one of the bullets entering his heart
Upon examination it was found that the
brave officer had received his death
wounds from the rear, evidently at the
hands of the robbers confederate. The
outlaws camp was discovered, and
showed traces of having been occupied
by two men.
Fresh posses were Immediately organ
lied, and late this evening word was
brought to the city that the murderer
had been carefully surrounded in the
woods and would undoubtedly be taken.
Lynching is certain to follow his cap
ture, as Sheriff Douglass was an ex-
ceptionally popular officer, and his
friends are enraged and determined to
avenge the assassination
The dead outlaw has been Identified
by several of his victims, but otherwise
his personality remains mystery.
LATER-No further advices have
been received tonight from the nu-
merous posses of Deputy Sheriffs and
citizens engaged in the search Tor Sher-
if Douglas supposed assassin. The
pearance tonight, the streets being
thronged with crowds of anxious cit
liens, eagerly awaiting news from the
scene of the tragedy. The dead outlaw
has been identified by NJ. L. Marsh as
a man who worked in his sawmill dur
ing the month of May last. While in
Marsh's employ he passed as G. Meyers.
Under Sheriff Pascoe, who went out
this morning to search for Sheriff
Douglass, had not returned at IL
O'Clock tonight, and grave fears are
entertained that he may have been am
bushed and slain. A large posse has
been formed to search for him. 1t is
hardly probable that Pascoe would
have remained out so long if something
had not happened He is a son of the
late w. H. Pascoe, who was killed by
Fredericks three years ago while Sher-
if of this county.
DR.. Trickneu conducted a post-mor-
tenn examination over the bodies of
Sheriff Douglass and the outlaw to-
night. He said the men had been dead
fifteen hours
The rifle used by the robber was
stolen from Grant Dart of Rough and
Ready, eight miles from here The
dead robber worked for two days at
Marsh's sawmill in this town and also
worked for two days at Lords livery
stable In Grass Valley. He was seen
in this city last Friday evening. He