The herald., 1898-04-22

Sheriff Holcomb of San Bernardino coun-
| ty and posse hurried to Victor, and Dep
uty United States Marshal e. +. Pourade,
Special Railroad Officer John c. King and
A. p. McGinnis, claims agent of the Santa
Fe-Pacific, accompanied by Sheriff john
son and posse of Riverside county, took a
special train from San Bernardino and
went to Victor. He4e they investigated
things and went ahead to ORC Grande
Sheriff Holcomb had meanwhile been
securing the country south of the scene of
the hold-up, but failed to turn up any Of
the robbers He got back in the after
noon and then Joined Pourade, McGinns,
King and Johnson in council of war in
the private car. Pourade pointed out
the evident fact that the job had evi-
IDENTIFY been the work of amateurs, who,
having bungled so badly in the commits
sion of the crime, would be likely to be
bunglesome in effecting their escape from
the scene of the robbery. The officers
had discovered enough to satisfy them
that the partner of Jones would be found
to be living near Orc Grande. Suspicion
was early directed to Bennington, and a
trip was made to his home, but he was not
in. Bennington was known to have been
had been seen together a number of times.
The most important clue that connected
Bennington with the crime was the Win
chester rifle found on Jines when he lay
down on the side of the embankment.
a brother of the prisoner Clyde had been
seen in a saloon at Orc Granda about
1O:S0 o'clock Tuesday morning, and he had
coi1 hot bo
Later, when arrested Clyde denied hav-
ing had the weapon. The two robbers
were seen by one of the trainmen to ex-
change weapons, the shorter man giving a
rifle to the taller robber, while the latter
handed him a revolver. The rifle that
was found on Jones was taken to viii
Bennington, who identified it as his prop
erty, proving this by means of his name
which he had had engraved on the inside
of one Of the plates.
More Toothpick Shoes
In addition to this the officers discovered
tracks of shoes some distance from the
scene of the hold-up, and they led to the
Jones pasture. These tracks were made
by toothpick-toed shoes, and Clyde Ben
nington is about the only man in that
vicinity who sports such footwear. Clyde
succeeded in reaching his home, however,
after the officers had been there and on
being informed that they were after him,
went on to Oro Grande, about two and n
half miles, and surrendered himself to
Casner, who runs a saloon. This occurred
about $3.50 o'clock Wednesday night. Cas-
ner took him to the authorities, who sent
him to San Bernardino on the early train
yesterday morning. Another thing which
the officers demanded of Bennington, ana
which he has thus far failed to comply
with, is an explanation of his whereabouts
between the hours of 1880 Tuesday night
and about p. m. Wednesday, the day of
the hold-up. His sister, Ethel, told the Off
GERS that he had been at home. that night
but they have discovered reason for be-
lieving otherwise.
During most of Tuesday morning and a
portion of Wednesday the officers were try
ing to get some trace of couple of bay
horses which belong to Jones. Their ef.
forts thus far have not been productive
of results The robbers had at least a
couple of horses hitched near the scene
Of the hold-up. and the second man that