The San Francisco call., 1905-03-24
Sheriff Barnet Locates the
Vehicle Which Siege High
waymen Employed When
Leaving Scene of Hold-Up
CLEW CONSIDERED
VERY IMPORTANT
Man Who Gives His Name as
Russell Hires Conveyance
From Stableman Who Says
Fellow Acted Suspiciously

OAKLAND, March 23-Sberiff Bar
net has found the missing horse and
buggy which were used by the second
robber in the fight Monday morning
from the scene of the Siege cross
, ing hold-up, when John e. DAILY and
Frank K. Roche were relieved of
$4,000 in transit from the Central
Bank to the Bank of Richmond. DAILY
has identified the horse and buggy,
which were located tonight in Aber-
nethy Bros stable, 1918 San Pablo
avenue. This rig is the one that Daily
noticed standing hitched to a. fence
on Railroad avenue. east of the cut,
as he started to drive across the rail-
road tracks.
Edward Abernethy, one of the pro-
prietors of the stable, rented the
horse and buggy Sunday night to a
man who gave the name of G. Russell,
who answers the description OF the
second highWayman. He said he de-
sired to go to Berkeley Monday morn
ing to look at some real estate. The
bargain was made and Russell paid
81 so for the use of the rig. Monday
morning at 6:45 o'clock Russell took
out the team. Between IL and IL
o'clock that morning he returned with
it, 1t was covered with mud and the
horse showed unmistakable signs OF
having been driven hard.
WHIP is A CLEW.
The team was returned with the
whip broken, another mark of identl-
fication. Several persons on the San
Pablo road who noticed the second
rig driving in Monday morning re-
marked that the horse was being hard
pressed and the driver was using a
broken whip.
The horse known as Fox" is a fair
sized chestnut sorrel. The buggy is of
Epiano-b box type, red running gear. red
shafts and a noticeably peculiar high
back seat DAILY from the outset con-
tended that the horse was sorrel and
was hitched to such an appearing bug
gy as that he saw tonight at Aber-
nethy's stable. His practiced eye on
horse flesh and vehicles-for DAILY is
sta blernan of many years experience
detected little peculiarities that con-
WINGED him almost positively that here
was the missing rig.
Miss Mabel Perry. who saw the hold
up through field glasses, said the sec
ond buggy that drove away behind the
stolen DAILY rig after the robbery was
OF the piano box style. She was posi-
tive ON that point. That the second
rig was hitched to sorrel horse has
been declared by several persons who
saw it on the San Pablo road.
FURTHER IDENTIFICATION.
DAILY and Sheriff Barnet feel further
satisfied they are on the right track
because the description Of Russell SO
closely fits that CT the short. stout rob
ber who covered Roche with pistol.
I,xyM Derry vyhan he
slid down the railroad embankment and
went toward the spot where Daily had
seen the buggy standing.
Russell wore a cap Monday morning
when he left Abernethy's stable. The
second robber. according to those who
saw him driving in town, wore cap
When DAILY was asked to look at the
horses In Abernethys stable stalls. he
said he would know the animal as soon
as the blanket was pulled from IT, and
he did.
I'D almost stake my life on it,, de-
clared DAILY, as he examined the sorrel.
THAT horse and the one / saw stand
ing on the avenue are Identical. L am
practically sure of it"
Daily did not see the buggy when he
first stepped into the barn, but in few
minutes his eye caught the identical
rig and he exclaimed:
Iidl IuuSI NC tiiC OuSs
Sheriff Barnet, to make sure of his
ground, will send for people who saw
the rig Monday, in order to nave them
identify it If possible.
Abernethy described Russell as un-
der average height, stout and stocky,
with dark mustache, otherwise
smooth shaven. He was between 40
and so years old. On the right side of
his face, under the eye, was blemish
of some kind, the exact nature of which
Abernethy was not sure. The stable
man said Russell wore a black slouch
hat on Sunday afternoon, but on Mon