Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-13
the alley where the blood trail had SO

the alley where the blood trail had so
quickly ended.
Dunnum aided in this search and the
young man displayed absolute fearless
ness when he entered dark stables. but
he also showed how quickly a cowboy
soldier can draw his revolver when
danger threatens
NO sign of the bloody trail was found
after the men entered the alley. This
gave rise to the theory that the men
had rig hitched there and had lifted
the wounded men into it.
A point here puzzled the officers
greatly. Indications were that the
men lifted the bleeding robber into
buggy and drove to the northward and
assisted him out of the vehicle at the
seward end of Westgate boulevard.
AT that point the trail of blood was
again taken up. 1t led downward
along foot path running northward
toward the railroad bridge across Santa
Monica canyon.
Find She'll from Thugs Gun
Here again the crimson stain on
pebble and grass showed that the
stricken burglar was again on foot and
making his way toward the chaparral.
This trail also led toward the Port
Los Angeles pier This gave instant
rise TO the suspicion that the man
might have had confederates on board
some ship at the wharf where he might
be smuggled aboard and hidden in the
hold of the vessel. Revenue officer
Charles Sheldrick was on the spot and
searched every ship in port. He worked
all day on the case and does not believe
the man took to the water.
Near the bridge the blood spots
ceased again, indicating that the rob-
bers had again taken precautionary
measures to stop the hoow of blood.
Beside the path, where it descended
toward the beach, a gunny sack was
found. 1t was covered with blotches of
red, but these proved to be paint spots
and it is not believed the robbers ever
had it in their possession.
Beyond the bridge no blood spots
were found. An important clew was
picked up quarter of a mile north of
the bridge where a 3S-calibre special
revolver cartridge was found beside the
rail. The powder stain on the inside
was still soft and the shell was fresh.
Hide in Small Canyon
The officers at once decided that the
bandit who did the shooting was stay
ing with his wounded COMPANION and
that they We're making for some little
canyon running through the foothills
where they might be near a running
stream and conceal themselves in the
thick chapparal, where man to dis
cover their whereabouts would have TO
get within few feet of them.
Working on this theory Deputy
Sheriff Aguirre and Deputy Tom Quinn
took charge of two parties. The posse
now numbered about sixteen men, all
armed with weapons capable of great
execution. The deputy sheriffs, in ad-
dition to their revolvers, all of which
We're Of a calibre and capacity for
trajectory almost equal to rifles, car
ried sawed off double barreled shot
guns. Each barrel carried a heavy
charge Of buckshOt These guns are
considered to be the most deadly short
range weapons in existence.
Beat the chaparraI for Big Game
Detective Frank Benedict, from Los
Angeles police headquarters carried a
30-30 rife and was confident IL things
We're properly started he would get In
the game to the extent Of about six soft
nOsed bullets per second. His disap-
pointment was great at nightfall, for
he worked hard, trailing throughout the
entire day without a chance to show
that his reputation as a crack shot at
running game was we'll merited.
A report that a large pool Of blood
had been found near a camp where
some Mexicans were digging a we'll
three miles up the canyon proved to be
worthless as the blood was found near
where a hog had been butchered.
BY daylight Patrolman A. G. Ramsay
and Patrolman Randall Of the Santa
Monica police force were riding through
the brush on horses, trailing and comb
ing out the toughest country between
the canyon and the mountains.
Woman Hears Shreks
Patrolman Ramsay reached the home
Of Mrs. Bowers, who lives about a mile
from the canyon back in the hills,
about a. m. The woman had heard
nothing Of the attempted robbery and
the duel with the officers. When asked
if she had heard any one passing in
the night she said:
yes, l heard some most unusual
sounds about 4 o'clock No one ever
passes here in the night. The dogs
awakened me by barking at some one
passing down the trail. l arose and
quieted the dogs Then / listened and
heard cries as II some one were in
great pain. They came In means and
cries at regular intervals. Between the
cries subdued voices came to me dis
tnctly. The cries \ ,uld cease and
then break out afresh.
1T was awful and l stood there shud-