The San Francisco call., 1896-06-13
He Begs for Food at Mammoth
Tank, on the Colorado
Desert.
IDENTIFIED FROM PICTURES.
Positive Statement of a Man Who
Fed and Clothed a Hunted
Stranger.

Murd erer Dunham is now across the Mex
lean border, secure from pursuit. He was
seen in this oasis of the desert over week
ago and has had plenty of time to make
his way to the boundary and across. The
person who saw Durham is a Southern
Pacific employe, we'll known to Southern
California railroad men. He is opposed to
what he considers unpleasant notoriety in
connection with the case and would con-
sent to give to The CALL complete
account of his encounter with the Camp
bells butcher only on a pledge that his
name should not be used in connection
with the story. However, he is ready to
give the authorities all the information in
his possession.
Several days ago." said he, II received
a CALL containing likeness of Dunham.
1 recognized it at once as that OF a man
who stopped at Mammoth Tank on the
night of June 8. 1t is gift [ have
that when 1 once see face never forget
it, as [ have proved on two occasions since
coming to California persons |
had known as boys and recognizing them
at once, although had not met them for
thirty years. They did not remember me
until [ brought certain things to their
recollection. This is why am so positive
about this man, if this is true picture of
him.
1.-The stranger came to the side of my
house and asked for something to eat. [
could not see him, as it was a dark night,
and told him to go around to the front
door, which he did, and stepped inside.
He tried to hide his face, and more pitt
able looking object l never saw. His
clothes were all in tatters and his hat,
which was a dark soft hat, was very
shabby. His coat also was black and his
shoes were we'll worn. He said that if we
| had anything left over from supper he
| would like to have something to eat, as he
had not eaten anything in two or three
| days, and [ noticed he was very weak and
scarcely able to walk. l told him to go
around to the side door and gave him a
box to sit on I started to get him sup
per of fried bacon, coffee and crackers.
| He wanted to eat the bacon raw, but did
not wish him to. / thought he must have
been awfully hungry. [ handed him out
some crackers until had supper ready for
| him.
"He ate hearty supper OF bacon and
eggs and drank two large bowls of coffee.
| gave him some crackers in paper bag
and a can of corned beef to take with him.
| | also gave him shirt and two pairs of
socks and a light spring oyercoat-as it
was quite cool-and offered MIN black
derby l was not using, but it was too
small for him. never SAW man more
profuse in thanks. He almost broke
down.
II had a good look at him, and my
| wife remarked that the man looked
! hunted, as ii some one was pursuing him.
! She said: He must have been up the
mountains somewhere, as his clothes are
all in tatters.' He was very polite, and
spoke like man of some education. My
lie said: There is something wrong
wi tn that man. He is no ordinary tramp
| said to her: Il think it looks like Dun
| ham who murdered whole family; and
| went and got paper and examined the
likeness; but the picture looked too hard
for the man who had just left, and after
talking it over awhile we dismissed the
| supposltion.
II asked him which way he was travel
ing and he said Toward Los Angeles
| have reason to believe he was going East
| and went to Yuma on a freight train q
few hours later. He went in that direc-
ton when he left, although he told me he
was going west.
"When | got THE CALL of June wa.
at once positive that l had entertained
Dunham unawares. The picture of tine
murderer that it contained did not at al
resemble those published soon after the
murder, but it was an exact likeness o
the man whom my wife and | had fed ano
clothed. | am convinced the man was
Dunham. l had been away from home
for few days and it was only yesterday
that [ saw this picture. | happened te
pick up CALL and saw the picture, and i
was such good likeness that | made NJ
my mind to at once inform The CALL
that it might send correspondent to ge
this information"
Mammoth Tank is on the Colorado
Desert, about fifty miles from the Yuma
reservation and that distance from th
Mexican line. How Dunham could hav,
got this far from Campbells in less than.
week is a difficult problem to solve. Th
story here given, if it's author was no
mistaken, bears out the theory that Dun
ham was fastening toward the borde
while posses were still chasing up ant
down Mount Hamilton.