The San Francisco call., 1899-04-10
SEARCHING POSSES RETURN
WILL REST UNTIL A TANGIBLE
CLEW IS RECEIVED.
Believe the Fugitive Murderer Either
Has Got Out of the County
or Is Sheltered by a
Friend.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEVADA CITY, April 9.-The murder
OF Policeman Kilroy is still unavenged
and his slayer, Ed Moore. yet at lib
erty. The hunt for Moore in this vicinity
is practically at an end and the au-
thorlues have come to the conclusion
that their only chance to capture him
is TO rest on their arms until some re
liable Clew to his Whereabouts devel-
ops. If Moore is still hiding within the
boundaries of the county the authori-
ties feel that by this time he Will have
decided TO emerge from his hiding place
and make u break for the loWlands and
liberty.
The weather looks threatening to-
night, and should it become stormy 1t
Is believed Moore viii be forced to make
his way TO point where he viii be pro-
tected from the fury OF the elements.
once on the march Moore viii have lit
Tie chance to elude the officers. Photo
graphs and descriptions Of the man
have been posted conspicuously in
every town and hamlet in this and ad-
joining counties, and if Moore has not
already passed out of the county his
chances for doing SO now are small.
Sheriff GetCheI arrived at Chico last
night and Immediately joined the posse
which has been searching for d trace
Of The man answering Moore desCrip-
tion who was seen in that vicinity
shortly before noon yesterday. Up TO
q late hour last night no word was re-
Ceived from Sheriff Getcheu as to the
failure or success Of the pursuit. The
prevailing impression here is that the
Chico scent Will lead the posse on the
heels of q harmless Weary Willie" of
which species there are many travelling
at this time OF the year.
With the passing days wanes the
citizens nope Of aVenging the death of
hiIrOy. Moore has evaded pursuit so
long that the excitement has begun TO
subside and il is doubtful now il Moore
would be violently dealt with in the
event of his being brought in alive.
There is, however, Gne disadvantage
under which the murderer would be
placed in connection with the POSSIBLE
lty OF being lynched. There is a grow
ing feeling here that if taken alive and
given q Trial Moore would plead in
sanity, and II is just possible one man
IN a. jury Of twelve would consider the
plea. Moore has the reputation Of be-
ms q peculiar man, and If life depended
upon 1t his attorneys might attempt
to blossom his peculiarities into a case
of insanity in order to save him from
paying the penalty for his crime. To
prevent the success OF such a plan the
citizens might take the law into their
own hands.
There are only two theories now as
TO MOores Whereabouts which are be-
ing seriously considered by the citizens
and authorities and they narrow down
70 definite propositions: The fugitive
has either succeeded in getting out of
the county CT he has q friend some
where in the mountains close to the
scene of his crime who has supplied
him with food and shelter since the
night Of his flight. When Moore first
look 10 the woods general speculation
was overwhelmingly in favor of the
theory advanced by the searching
posses and others who knew Moore S
habits that Moore was hiding or being
sheltered by a friend somewhere in this
vicinity. Now there is a growing senti-
ment that the fugitive has succeeded
in placing many miles between himself
and the citizens Of this county. Still
scarcely anybody doubts that Moore
easily could have remained all this time
ia the SeclusiOn of the neighboring
woods and mountains if he had a faith
1ul friend to supply him with pTovis-
ions. The possibility of his evading
justice and remaining in this vicinity
without a friend is now considered quite
remote. Nine days have passed since
Moore murdered Policeman Kilroy, and
it is hardly possible that he could re-
main in hiding in this vicinity so LONG
without having received aid of some
sort from a friend.
1t is now generally believed that the
$1,000 reward offered for Moore, dead OF
alive VIII be the only successful fac
tor in bringing about his arrest OF
death.