The San Francisco call., 1896-05-31

one another from every point of the COM
pass reporting that Dunham had been
seen, sometimes on foot. again on horses
of various colors and again on bikes.
Every traveller of an unfrequented road
has become suspect, and in the mind of
the anxious denizens of the community
through which he passes wears the like-
ness of the desperate fugitive. Instead of
stopping these suspects, however, the
people allow them to pass on, and then
hasten to the telegraph Office and notify
the Sheriffs Office, fifty miles away, ''that
Dunham passed through this place two
hours ago." Under Sheriff Benson looks
shade unhappier than before, warns
by wire the authorities in the path of the
suspect and places the telegram on file.
The reports from the mountain have
furnished nothing sncoura ging to-day,
whatever. The number of the searchers
has increased, for volunteers have been
going forward from all points every hour,
and it is literal truth to say that the woods
are full of them. They are searching pa
tiently and energetically and with consid-
erable method, but they have found moth
ing.
The excitement in this city has consid-
erably abated under the long postpone
ment of the climax, bur the interest is as
quick as yesterday, and it would only re-
quire word of hope of the capture to fill
the streets with people.
The streets have been full of people, to
be sure, but ii was a Memorial day crowd,
and the banos of music constantly pass
ing, served to divert their thoughts from
the one thing that has occupied them these
several days.
| 1t is accepted as reasonably certain that
| the fugitive has passed the guard lines and
under especial surveillance about Smiths
| Creek. Still. until something definite is
! learned In proof of that, the Sheriff will
keep his forces centered there.
Since the abandonment of his horse by
the murderer men on bicycles have taken
on new interest in the eyes of the resi-
dents along country roads around. The
mystery of Dunham's bicycle also assumes
| importance. Dunham was an expert
rider. He had two bicycles and neither of
them can be found. Up to the very day
of the murder the bicycle formed a large
figure in the routine of Dunhalh's daily
/ life. be was going or coming somew here
upon it or tinkering with it in the barn.
Two weeks before the murder he took a
! wheel to NJ. IL. Osgood's cycle establish
ment on First street to have the pneu-
matte tire replaced with new one. The
tire was sent TO the factory and Dunham
has since then been riding another wheel
supposed to have been borrowed from a
friend. On Tuesday morning he came to
the cyclery and asked Mr.. 0sgood about
the tire and learned that it had not ar
rived. He said, Every WE'LL" and made
no other comment.
Jimmy Wells was in the cyclery at the
time, and Dunham helped him to put a
pedal on a tandem belonging to Wells.
After they had gone Mr.. Osgood noticed
that Dunhams wheel had also disap-
peared, and was much surprised, as there
was no tire on the rear wheel. He asked
his clerk and the latter said he had
noticed Dunham taking the wheel away.
He had come to the cyclery on another
wheel. L. G. Ross, a neighbor, either on
the day of the murder or the day before
assisted Dunham to re pair his wheel.
The reports of bis having two wheels
probably come of his having borrowed an
other. At any rate, neither of those
wheels can be found. They were unques-
tionably taken to some place which he
thought would be convenient in his plan
of escape, providing, perhaps, against con-
tingencies by placing one at one point
and the second at some other in differe nj
direction, and there hid them.
On the morning of Tuesday, the day oil
the murder, Dunham went to the San Jose
Bank and drew all the money he had
there, something over $1,000. This fact i:
Known and has been known by Sheriff
| Lyndon since the morning after the crime
These circumstances taken together prove
the premeditation of the crime, while they
also show the resources at the command o.
the fugitive IN making good his escape.
1t is this circumstance, too, that make:
the flying wheelman over each remote roao
so much an object OF interest.
A wheel on Mount Hamilton is not a
much use, perhaps, but if there is whee