The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15
Ex-Marshal Gard Confident That
He Is After the Right
Man.
Has Been Working on the Case Cen.
tlnuously Sine, the Campbell
Tragedy.

e. Gard and Detective Harry johnson OF
Los Angeles, Deputy ]. J. Ward and De-
tective o. ]. Ellsworth of San Diego, and
a stranger supposed to be L. E. Hickok of
Los Angeles, left for the Mexican line on
the search for murderer James Durham.
They intended boarding the National
City and Otay train and riding as far as
Tia Juana, but changed their minds and
took two stout rigs, driving from this
city. They intend to drive most of the
night. Their destination, as nearly as can
be learned, is Dunham's bee ranch,
thirty-ive miles east of this city, on the
Mexican line.
The men were supplied with provisions
for week. and each was 'armed to the
teeth" Detective Harry Johnson. as
well as Sheriff Lyndon, took pair of
will capture Durham alive, in order to Sc
cure the $1,000 reward offered by Governor
BuGd.
Before the party left an interview was
secured by a CALL representative with
Marshal Gard. On account of an old
friendship between the two Mr.. Gard was
more confidential than he generally is to
newspaper men when on an important
mission.
81 came down here,' he said, "in re-
Spouse TO request from Sheriff Lyndon
of San Jose, who inclosed a letter from
Detective o. ]. Ellsworth of this city.
"Ellsworth recited how his brother had
been in Mexico, about thirty miles below
here, and how two Mexicans had told him
they had seen Durham and talked with
him. They knew him well, having worked
for him on his bee ranch. They watched
him and found that be paid visit to his
ranch one night. He Is now hiding not
far from the ranch.
This, taken together with the fact that
Dunham's brother was here week before
last and also visited the ranch, is decidedly
suspicious. Well, have interviewed Els
worth and his brother and picked up sew
eral other points. Meantime Sheriff LYn-
don wired me that he had secured
other independent information. When
he got here last night we
talked the whole thing over, and
we find that his information ana mine
dovetail in so that both are strengthened,
if not positively confirmed. There is every
probability now that we are on the track
of Durham. and that we will have hard
time getting at him. l can't tell you
where Lyndon got later information. L
can only say it is very important and
feel sure we will get our man.
I'VE are going to try and get Durham
alive. You know the Governors reward
of $1,000 is for the arrest and conviction of
Durham. Now, if we have to kill him,
does that convict him2 You see, to get
that reward We must bring him in alive.
Aside from the Governors reward there is
about $1,000 offered for Dunham's capture.
This story OF $4,000 being on his head,
dead or alive, is all rot. If there should
be $1,000 clean cash given as reward I
would be surprised. But the idea is
abroad that there is $4,000, and this has
led every man, woman and child in the
country to figuring and sticking in his oar
and trying to get a finger in the pie. So
we have to move very cautiously, or some
body will leak and Durham will get
wind of the thing.
I'VE will leave at soon as we can get on
the trail of this man who we have reason
to believe, Is Durham, 1t isn't very far
away. We will not be gone more than
three or four days. Now, if you see me in
this town alone you can make up your
mind that HI is to pay and that he have
located him. l will hurry back
here and keep the wires sizzling to
the City of Mexico 10 President
Daz, General Torres and Judge
Sepulveda, and within twenty-folr hours
we'll have every rurale in the lower coun-
try at our service. I've done that before
in the State of Chihuahua. There is a
way % bring man out OF Mexico with
out a requisition. if 1t is handled right.
So if you see me here alone you can take
that as tip that we've got him located
and that the man is Durham. If We
come back here alone you can make up
your mind the jig is up"
Then Durham is below the liner
"Well, he may be before we reach him."
replied Detective Gard.
'iBut there Is telegraph Office at En-
senada.''
Yes, 1 know there is an Office there,
but San Diego is nearer and has the adj
vantage of being on American soil. We
don't want any Mexican red tape
blocking US when we get into
action. We have picked out our
men and every one is a brave and ex-
perienced officer. We know Durham is
desperate and will fight to the death be-
fore being captured, but we hope to get
him and alive at that. OF course we shall
not hesitate to kill him if we find it neces-
sary."
"But you are apt to find trouble with
the Mexicans if you enter Mexico without
permission"
"Oh, that's all fixed; don't worry about
that. We have been working on this
Dunbar business for six months, tooth
and nail, and now We are on the right
track. We don't intend to be stopped by
the Mexicans. They will help US when
we want them In the meantime they
will keep their hands off and let us work"
1t was learned late tonight that Elmer
Ellsworth, the man who saw the two
Mexieans below the line, and learned
from them regarding their talk with
Durham, that he was then at Guadalupe
Valley eighty miles south of San Diego.
He was in charge OF a ranch there at the
time.
HE is now in the country and cannot
be seen. His story was that two Mexicans
nrTn han, told him hot fhov