The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
One Breaks His Arm and Pre-
vents Him From Returning
the Fire.
MAN.HUNTING IN MEND0CINo.
Posses Of Deputies Are Believed to
Have the Outlaw in a
Trap.

DOO 0AoI0iCJY IHc nOlSu IlicI- LAhSI vi
this State, was to-day shot and severely
wounded by man he was trailing through
the brush and whom he supposed to be the
robber of the overland stage few DAYS
ago.
Word reached here yesterday that a
couple of suspicious characters who had
lately arrived in that part of the county
were camping on the summit of the Hot
Springs grade, about eight miles from
town, on the road leading from this place
to Mendocino City. There were several
cabins in that neighborhood, all occupied
by wood-choppers ard men who work
about the woods. These cabins can be
reached by a short, but mountainous trail,
leading to them from the scene of the re-
cent robberies. The trail runs through a
country cut up by gulches and intersected
by numberless ravines. down which more
or less water flows all the year round.
J. L. Johnson, deputy sheriff, came to
town day or so ago and appeared before
Justice of the Peace G. w. Critchfield, who
at DeputY Johnson's request issued a
search-warrant permitting the searching
OF a couple of these woodchoppers cabins.
After a thorough search nothing was found
to incriminate the persons occupying two
of the cabins, but the occupant of the third
had suddenly left for other fields. John
son, who is an expert trailer, Immediately
followed the track of this man, and at
dark had located him somewhere in the
neighborhood of what is known as Rattle
snake Canyon. The fellow was heading
south and east.
Darkness compelled Johnson to abandon
the chase, and this morning Doc Standley
received information that caused him to
believe that the robber or robbers were
close to town and heading southwark.
These were no doubt the same persons
Johnson had traced the previous dav.
Standley left this morning, having re-
mained at Calpella last night. Deputies
Johnson and Alex Burke left this after
noon, and Sheriff ]. r. Johnson was soon
in the field, and a thorough search of
what is known as the Bethel campground
was decided upon.
Standley, accompanied by John Starkey,
resident of Calpella, set out in search of
the robber, followed by Arnold Ford,
rancher OF that part of the country. A
thorough search was made of all the brush
In that neighborhood, and the officers were
about to abandon the hunt for the day
when, as Standley came around point in
the trail, he was suddenly confronted by a
rough-looking man, who, without warning.
fired at him. AS the shot was fired, Star
key, who was close behind, started for the
tall timber as fast as his horse could carry
him. The attention of Ford was called to
STANDBY by the shooting, and running to
his aid he found him lying by the side of
his horse with bullet wound in the left
arm. Three shots were fired by the bandit.
The first shot broke Standley's left arm.
and when he attempted to raise it to shoot.
1t fell helpless at his side. Standlev was
armed with Winchester, while the robSer
had revolver.
Word of the shooting was at once
brought to town by Isaac Burke and doc
tors were dispatched to visit the scene, but
before they could start Standley was
brought into town and he is tonight rest
ing easily at the home of his mother.
Standley regrets his injury, as he is i'm
patient to join in the chase of the robber.
Besides his broken arm he is suffering from
flesh wound in the right leg, above the
knee. The bullet that broke his arm
struck midway between the shoulder and
elbow. Standley gives good description
of the man who shot him. Arnold Ford
who was close behind Standley at the
time, describes the bandit as a medium
sized, heavily built man, weighing about
155 pounds, round faced, with prominent
nose and his face adorned with about two
weeks growth of beard. He was dressed
in a dark suit of clothes and wore a sack
coat
AS soon as the news reached town a
large posse of deputy sheriffs, armed
with Winchesters, left here. Twice the
robber was sighted, and the posse trailed
him through the brush, across the road
leading from this place to CalpelIa and
back across the road again over a knoll
close to where he shot Standley. The
trail was followed by several parties this
evening. it leading from the scene of
the shooting through several fields and
hopyards in an easrerly direction until
Russian River was reached, and the tracks
led down the bank of the river as far as
Bailey's bridge. At this place the steps
were retraced toward the north for a short
distance and then across the river, it is
supposed, as the tracks were there lost.
1t is thought, however, that the robber is
still near Camp Bethel, as that place is
very closely guarded by officers. Bailey's
bridge is closely guarded. as is Clark
bridge, further south.
The bandit cannot cross the river at anv
place except on the bridge, as the river is
high and extends along the entire western
end of the valley and closes the gap a the
south. Escape is impossible on the east
except by the means mentioned. 1t is
thought the bandit will remain in hiding
where he now is until a favorable oppor-
tunity presents itself to escape to the coast,
which is the only way open. If he comes
south he will be apprehended. and toward
the north escape is as impossible as it is
toward the east.
The officers discovered a cabin where the
suspect had been living for the past day
or two. A large coon. recently dressed,
was hanging in the cabin, and it is sup