The San Francisco call., 1906-10-22
Purchaser of Rig Identifies
Meyers Brothers as the
Men Who Sold 1t to Him
POLICE ARE SEEKING
TWO OTHER THUGS
! Mrs. Maynard Refuses to
Give More Evidence Until
They Are Behind the Bars

Though elated over the capture OF
the three Meyers brothers and Richard
Doyle, and firmly convinced that they
have evidence that will connect the
men with the murder and robbery at
the japanese bank, she police viii not
rest easy till they have landed two
more notorious thugs behind the bars
These men are confederates Of Doyle
and are known 10 be In hiding In this
city. II the vigilance OF the detectives
counts for anything. these notorious
criminals viii Join the other four be-
hind the bars within twenty-fOur
hours.
The chain of evidence the police are
fast welding round the three Meyers
was tfEhtened yesterday. Captain Duke
and his sIeuths found the man to whom
the brothers sold their horse and buggy
for SEQ few days after the shocking
crime. This Is the horse and buggy,
il IL said. that was left standing in
front az the Japanese bank during the
cOmmissfon of the crime and In which
the murdererS escaped. The name Of
the purchaser. together with other i'm
por4ant details, l. being wfthhelds but
the fact Of the sale OF the rig and its
Identification have been established
bevord = doubt
II er-Conriet Doyle had no hand IN
the crime, Captain Duke is sure that
he knows all shout it and that he
helped plot il. Therefore. the chief Of
The Detective Department. intends 10
use Doyle as medium through which
guilt may be fastened on the entire
E1nE.
DOYLE i A ~SoUEALER--
ThouEh a desperate criminal and a
man win a reputation for daring that
IS rot ezceIIed in the West. DOYLE IS
known as ~squeaIer~ among the
tahgs az his class. Duke found this
ont yesterday and unless the man is
possessed Of nerve that is even more
steady than the proverbial iron one 50
often referred TO. he bids fair 10 weak
en- under the voIIey OF cross questions
the upper Office men are continually
fring at him
Doyle as all readers of the daily
papers know. was a member OF the
notorious Barnes brothers gang that
terrorized the South and Middle West
for 50 many years and was finally
captured after robbing a train in Ken
lucky. Doyle was wounded in the fight
and It was through information fur
nished b him that the entire gang
was rounded up.
When questioned and sweated BY the
kentucky authorities Doyle broke
down and made fuH confession of
his long list Of crimes. He told Of the
stage robbery. exposed the Barnes
brothers and others Implicated in this
and other daring feats. and in fact
gave to the Southern detectives the in
formation they had been hunting for
years
when ms trial was ended Doyle re-
cefved seven years in the Kentucky
state prison, a very light sentence.
made so because he turned States evi-
dence against his confederates. He
served four years and was released and
since that time he has been known
in the world OF crooks as a natural
born ~peacher'' who IS liable TO break
down at any moment
Ex-CoNvICrS MISSING.
When the police made the roundup at
the Meyers residence in South Park on
saturday morning their dream was far
from being realized. For reasons best
known to themselves these sleuths were
convinced beyond a doubt that within
the portals OF the humble Meyers home
they would hnd in hiding two Of the
most notorious crooks and ex-couvicts
that ever visited this city. both inti-
mate companions OF Doyle
Rut for some reason or other the pair
was absent when the raid came OF. and
So was Doyle. Captain Duke. how
ever. had information that led TO the
.apture Of the latter without any diff
6crltv. but when he tried to round Up
the other two the> Captain found him
self bafhed.
Duke and his associates in the upper
offcc are straining every effort to ef-
feet the capture Of these men, Every
outlet 70 the city IS being watched. 50
it IS ali but an impossibility FOR the
pafr to escape. as the guards have ac-
c9rate descriptions Of both. They are
known to Duke. Gibson. Dinan and 9TH
ers in police and detective circles. and
unless they have already succeeded in
making their escape * IS a foregone
conclusion that they viii be rounded up
soon
DoyIe knows the whereabouts OF
these men He knows all about their
novements. but SO far has doggedly
Awithheld the information from Duke
and the upper Office men,
The detectives stated yesterday after
noon that they knew a5soluteiy that
the two desperate associates Of Doyie
rad been living az the Meyers abode for
some TIE. In fact the police are GER