The San Francisco call., 1896-07-29

tion of town. He said he had met a man
up the soad who stopped him and
ordered hi \ to turn around and go back.
This information led them TO believe that
possibly the man he met was the one they
were looking for. Soon a skirmish line
half a mile long was formed and men be-
gan securing the country in the imme-
date neighborhood. After beating over
about mile of rough, brushy ground and
finding no trace of any one they concluded
they had been sent on wildgoose chase.
Johnson was taken along to point out
the spot where he encountered the stran-
ger. He acted strangely and the officers
deemed 1t advisable TO arrest him. He has
been around town about month. When
the bodies of Sheriff Douglass and the dead
roboer were being removed to town yester-
day Johnson was present and seemed anx-
ious that the robber should not be ham
died too roughly, he getting into the
wagon to steady the body
Johnson was implicated in the stealing
of bicycle from Mayor Ellis at Marys-
vile some time ago, and was arrested near
this city and lodged in jail here. He has
bad record
1t was learned to-day that c. Meyers,
the dead robber, was an adopted son of
Theodore Winters, the noted horseman
and stock breeder. Meyers formerly fol-
lowed the racing circuits. but in the past
few years be has been reckless and disso-
lutte. He went from Merysvile to Grass
Valley about the first of July in company
with two men named Davis and jerks.
Both of these men have returned to
Marysville, jerks getting back about three
weeks ago, and Davis reaching there only
few days ago. They were seen at Grass
Valley by person who had seen them at
Marysville. The officers at the latter place
will probably detain Davis until he can
give good account of himself.
Detective Thomas Gibson of San Fran
cisco arrived tEis morning and positively
identified the dead robber as the man who
held him up two weeks ago to-day on the
San Juan road near this city while he was
driving from North San Juan in a buggy.
accompanied by Charles Sladky. Gibson
gave good description of the man at the
time of the robbery, and said his rife had
an ivory bead front sight. The rifle found
with the dead robber had an ivory sight.
People from different pars OF the
county have identified the robber. Sam
uel Cline OF Rough and Ready SAYS New
ers ate supper at his house on July 8.
Meyers said he was going to Oroville on
the 9th. Cline went 10 work in a hay field.
locking his house. When he returned he
found the house broken into and his rifle
and cartridge-belt gone. Heidentified the
rife found beside the outlaw as the one
taken from his place.
Meyers was buried here this afternoon.
Under Sheriff Pascoe returned 10 town
after II o'clock last night, and all uneasi-
ness as to his safety was dispelled. He
had taken different route from the other
searchers and went alone, coming back by
way of Grass Valley.
The funeral of Sheriff Douglass will take
place tomorrow afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
from Armory Hall 1t will be the largest
ever held here. All business places here
and at Grass Valley will close while the
funeral is in progress, and a special train
will be run from the latter town. To-day
all flags were floating at half mast in re-
spect to his memory. The funeral will be
held under the auspices of the Knights of
Pythias and Native Sons.
The Sheriffs widow and little son ar
rived this morning from San Francisco by
special train.