The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28

was partner in crime of the man whom
Douglass killed. A brush tent occupied
by the men was found near the scene of
the tragedy.
The bodies of the men were brought to
town and taken to an undertaker's.
Robert Latta, who was stopped the same
day Policeman Gibson and Sladky were
robbed, near the same place and by the
same man, identifies the dead stranger as
the highwayman who stopped him. Ihe
man did not wear a mask while commit
ting the robberies, and identification Is
easy. He has been operating in this Sec
ton for some time, begging food from fam
lilies on the outskirts of town and asking to
have lunches put up before leaving, claim
ing that he was going on long journey.
This extra food was probably for his part.
ner, who kept out of sight. M. L. Marsh,
a lumberman, says the man went 10 work
at his mill on May % and worked four
DAYS. He gave his name as c. 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 ambushed and slain. A
large posse has been formed to search him.
1t is hardly probable that Pascoe would
have remained out so long if something
had not happened. He is son of the late
w. II. Pascoe who was killed by Freder-
icks three years ago. while Sheriff of this
county.
DR.. Tricknell conducted a post-mortem
examination over the bodies of Sheriff
Douglass and the outlaw tonight. He
said the men had been dead fifteen hours.
The rife 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,
four miles from here. He was seen in
this city last Friday evening. He drank
heavily. On Saturday a barber shaved
him. No one identified him then as the
toll-taker.
The murderer OF Sheriff Douglass had
robbed both his victim and the dead out
law OF all their valuables. The pockets of
their clothing had been turned inside out
and everything they contained removed. |
David +. Douglass was about 40 years OF
age, and his father for the past twenty-five |
years has been the agent and confidential
messenger of Wells, Fargo & Co. at Nevada |
City. The murdered man had been a
messenger in the employ of the express |
company. He was Deputy Sheriff under |
the late Sheriff Pascoe, who was killed |
about three years ago, and upon the |
Iatter's death Douglass was appointed |
Sheriff by the Supervisors of Nevada |
County. At the last election, although a |
Democrat the citizens of Nevada County, |
mostly Republicans, thought so highly OF |
him that they elected him Sheriff again by |
q large majority. Douglass was married |
and had several children.
Douglass was known as an utterly fear |
less man. A short time ago when gam
blers and criminals of all kinds were run
ming things with a high hand in Truckee |
and Nevada City Douglass determined to |
put stop 10 it. He said he had taken |
the oath of Office to keep the peace of that |
county and he proposed to do it, even if he |
lost his life IN the attempt. He went right |
in among the gamblers of Truckee and by |
arresting the ringleaders he showed he |
was not afraid of the hard citizens who in |
tested the town. 1t was not very long be- |
fore Truckee was freed from all the crln-
inal ella ses and everything was peaceful. |
The same state of affairs existed in Ne |
vada City after Douglass started in on his |
reform.
Sheriff Douglass was a prominent Ma.
tive Son. His parents and six brothers |
and two sisters are still living, and he is
survived by widow and q young son,
who were in San Francisco when The news |
OF the officers death was received.