The record-union., 1896-02-20
ALL WANT THE REWARD.
Those Who Sought for Brady Present
Their Claims.
w. a. Johnston and A. Mcdonald Tell
How They Captured Him Sheriff
Johnson Also Claims It.

Secretary Markley, for the State
Board of Examiners, yesterday took the
testimony of the claimants of the re-
ward for capturing train-robber Brady
which was offered by the State.
w. NJ Sims appeared as counsel for
w. A. Johnston who located Brady un-
der the bridge and captured him with
the aid Of Deputy Sheriff Mcdonald. c.
II. Oatman appeared for Sheriff john
son and Deputy Sheriffs Mcdonald and
SchwiIk
CamilIus Silver has put in a claim,
stating that while riding from Red
Bluff to Cottonwood he saw Brady sit
ting on the ground near his cart, and he
asked him (Silver) the way to Redding
They had some conversation, and he no
ticed the gold filing in Brady's teeth
When he arrived at Cottonwood he
went to the Constable and asked for
Brady's photograph, and when Il was
shown to him he told the Constable
that Brady had just passed through
the town and described him.
6. 3. Martin and w. NJ. Bowers de-
tailed their fight with Brady.
w. A Johnston testified that on July
26, 1895, Sheriff Johnson came down to
his house with his deputies looking for
Brady. Witness went in the buggy
with Deputy Mcdonald, and they were
informed that Brady had just gone
down the road. They drove down the
road to head him off. but could not see
him After he and Cannon had
searched under the warehouse of the
latter, he thought Brady might have
struck off across the country toward
Franklin, and drove in that direction
alone in the buggy.
He saw a man nearly a mile ahead Of
him cross over from one side to the
other of the bridge over the canal, and
he drove across the bridge to a
farmhouse a quarter of a mile beyond,
in order to lull any suspicion Brady
might have had that he was being fol-
lowed. After he arrived there he looked
back and saw that the man was out Of
sight, and was probably hidden under
the bridge.
He then drove back and got his gun
and Deputy Sheriff Mcdonald, and they
found Brady under the bridge and ar
rested him. He covered Brady with his
gun and told Mcdonald he was there.
His wife had told him the night before
that the Sheriff and his posse were look
ing for Brady. He claimed all the re-
ward, because when he made a propo-
sition to Sheriff Johnson that each take
half the latter said he intended to
claim it all himself He did not offer to
take one-quarter of the reward. When
he saw the man ahead Of him he was
sure it was Brady, because his track
was the same that had been pointed
out to him as Brady's.
AS far as the States reward was con-
cerned, he had never offered to divide
that with anyone, as he had been in
formed that the State would not allow
the claim of a Sheriff or Deputy to it.
Deputy Sheriff Alexander Mcdonald
swore that he went down with Sheriff
johnson to look for Brady, having re-
ceived a description of him at Free
port, and also been told by a tramp
that he had met him below Clarksburg
CT the road. They went to Courtland
and he came back to Johnston's house
about 10 o'clock that night and stayed
all night, having arrived there after
midnight In the morning he and
Johnston drove up the river to look for
Brady, but found no tracks They met
two men who told them they had seen
a man below Johnston's house. One of
Johnston's men also told them that he
had just seen and talked with Brady,
and that they could overtake him be-
fore he got to Gammon's warehouse.
They did not find him there, however.
Chinaman came along and told
them that he had seen a man go out
towards the Franklin road and a man
came along, with whom he started to
go out on the Franklin road. When
they had gone a short distance he met
Mr.. Johnston coming back, who told
him that Brady was under the bridge.
He got in the buggy with Johnston,
and they tied their horse some distance
from the bridge and each of them went
to one end of it and witness told Brady
to come out and arrested him.
Sheriff Johnson and Deputy Schwill1
were at Johnston's house that morning
and went down to Courtland, leaving
witness and Johnston to search the
country above. in the vicinity of John
ston's house After the capture john
ston said he would be satisfied with an
equal share Of the reward with himself.
Sheriff johnson and Deputy sehFiiK
Witness did not consider himself a
Deputy Sheriff, as be was appointed by
the Supervisors TO take charge of the
chaingang. He therefore did not con-
slider himself shut out from reward by
the rule of the Board of Examiners.
Charles Schwilk testified he with
Sheriff johnson and Deputy Sheriff Nc
Donald, were engaged in the search for
Brady and at o'clock on the morning
of the capture they all met at john
ston's house and it was agreed that
the Sheriff and witness should go to-
wards Walnut Grove. while Johnston
and Mcdonald searched near john
stems house. Fitzpatrick, from Sui
sun, was also in the posse.
Johnston, being recalled, testified that
he told Mcdonald that he would be sat
isfied to share with him equally all the
rewards, but he did not include the
others. and only meant himself and Nc
Donald. He thought that he and Nc
Donald were entitled to all the reward
between them. Mcdonald afterwards
refused to accept his proposition
Attorney Sims entered an objection
TO the claims of Sheriff Johnson and
Deputies Mcdonald and Schwilk, on the
ground that they were officials search
ing for Brady
Secretary Markley called the atten-
tion Of the attorney to the fact that
the reward was offered for highway
robbers and that Brady was convicted
of murder. He would allow them to
file briefs if they wished.