The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-27
SHERIFFS POSSE
ON SOMERS' TRAIL
Searching for the Ne
Vada City Assassin.
FUGITIVE Is WELL ARMED
LIKELY TO RESIST ARREST IF
CORNERED.
Officers Sent to Bring In the Man
Who Ambushed and Badly
Wounded Tavern-Keeper
Gailbraith.
FUGITIVE is WELL ARMED
LIKELY TO RESIST ARREST IF
CORNERED.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEVADA CITY. June 26.-Frank Som
ers, miner, rancher and woodChopper,
with a weakness for other mems wives. is
hiding somewhere in the mountains he-
tween this city and Washington. He has
a large-bore Martin rifle with him and
plenty Of cartridges. People who have
known him for a long time say that if any
Of the Sherins posse that has been out
since dark last night trying to round him
I'D find him there VIII be a story Of
bloodshed TO chronicle.
Somers IS wanted by the authorities for
having Just before dark yesterday am
pushed Christopher Gaiibraith, a tavern
keeper and ditch tender ON the WaShlns-
ton Ridge, ten miles above mere lie
pumped q handful of small shot from a
double barreled bird gun into GaubralJn ;
face head. stomach and hands at q as
lance Of thirty Feet. Inc W9uhueu MAJ q
made a dash toward his assailant ana the
w1uld-be assassin fed. his gun being
empty. Gailbraith followed till the blood
from his wounds blinded him. Then he
turned back and, jumping into ms sulkE
sent his horse spinning down the Toau
toward the Central House three-quarters
of mile below, where he lives with his
wife.
S0mers sprang from the roadside ana,
leveling a rife, fired at his victim Tor a
third time. the bullet just grazing Gail
braith a sudden turn in the road at that
point took Gailbraith out or slgnt
Gailbraith hurried home. got ms own
rifle and started back afoOt TO settle
scores with his enemy. He had gone but
y hundred feet from the door when he
sank to the ground. fainting from the loss
of blood and unable 10 continue the
chase He was taken into the house ara
g doctor and the officers AT the county
seat were telephoued for.
Sheriff GetcheU. Deputy Pascoe and city
Marshal Tompkins went up and stayed
out most of the night, without nndlnS the
fugitive The Sheriff and other officers
then returned and this morning sent up
Deputies Waters and Schmidt to continue
the chase At a late hour this evening
their efforts had not been rewarded.
The physician removed part OF the Shot
from 1Iailbraith last night. To-day he
was brought to the county seat and most
Of the rest was removed y few went so
deep that they could not be reached.
Gailhraith is painfully muulated, but X
is believed he Will recover, although he
suffers much agony.
S0mers had worked for Gailbraith a
long time till last year, when Gailbraith
came to the. conclusion he was nursing a
viuer in his household and sent him away.
The young man and his brother, Thomas,
have since occupied q cabin on their little
ranchsa half mile from the Central House.
Frank SOUerS received notice from Call
braith after his discharge TO stay away
from GaLhTaith's place, but he did not
heed il Yesterday afternoon he went
there drunk and armed. and wanted TO
fight. Gailbraith would not take up the
challenge. Somers then FASTENED up the
line Of the ditch, raised a waste gate and
what the trouble was with the water sup
ply. As Gailhraith got out Of his sulky
SomeTS sprang from his hiding place in
the Chaparral and opened fire.