, 1908-06-10
ROBBERY is
THE LATEST
SUMMERS BELIEVED TO HAVE
BROKEN INTO DOYLE BUNK
HOUSE AT PLAINS SUNDAY.
Blanket Used by Bath and Fully Iden-
titled by Owner Found Under
meath Bunk-Rear Window Bro
ken and Building Entered From
an obscure Corner by Burglar.

A large number OF citizens went to
Plains this morning, In search of some
clew leading to the arrest of Summers,
wanted here for the murder of Sheriff
Bath. That Summers was at that
place a few days ago seems certain.
AS stated in The Republican yester-
day afternoon, the saddle blanket used
by Bath at the time he was killed, and
taken from his horse by his supposed
slayer, was fully Identified by the
young man who owned it, named How
ellis. The blanket was on a horse I'M
der a saddle when Howells was shown
it by Gordon Wright yesterday, and
he unh~esitatingly pronounced it as
his. He refused to claim the blanket
found a day or two after Summers
was lost sight of, and believed at the
time to be the n Bath used.
Robbery On Sunday.
The %robbing of the bunk house at
Plains is presumed to have occurred
early Sunday morning. The trainmen
returning from Centennial with their
train hat afternoon noted the break
ing of a window ON the west side of the
clubhouse, but paid little attention to
it, as windows in unused houses are
often broken. On Monday morning,
however, it was discovered that the
house had been broken into and rob-
bed, John Patterson, employed by W.
w. Doyle and using the clubhouse to
sleep in, losing a pair of pants and a
suit of underclothing. In their stead
the blanket was found, thrown under
the bunk, and a common leather belt.
The burglar had also secured some
food left in the house.
Window Into Pantry.
The window is a single sash window,
consisting of six panes OF glass, and Is
in a secluded wall OF the house, away
from observation. The window opens
into the pantry and is several feet
from the ground. In order to gain
entrance through 1t, the burglar would
have to draw himself up from the
ground by his hands on the window
sill n then jump down inside.
Summers Was Alone.
1t is the belief that Summers was
there alone. How he came there Is
not known o where he went after
ward. He is believed to have spent
only a short time there, taking the
clothing and food, discarding his blan-
ket and the belt and then making his
way either to the railroad or back to
the mountains without being seen. 1t
is not believed he had any accomplice,
as no trace of the second nan was
found, the clothing missed being the
p%antaloons and the underwear.
Identification Mas Positive.
The posse which went to the coun-
try this morning, to investigate the
find, was led by County Attorney Dow
ney and others. Mr.. Wright tele-
phoned yesterday afternoon that the
Howells boy had positively identified
the blanket, which furnished 6 clew
that Summers had been at The scene
of the robbery, for it is not considered
likely that he would have given the
blanket to anyone else. Sheriff Their
kildsen did not return from the noun
tains yesterday.
Jury Awaiting Developments.
The coroner's jury in the Bath case
has completed the taking of evidence
and awaits the return of word from
this new clew before rendering its YER
dict. believing that something may
be added that will affect the finding
in some way. The matter is attract
ing the attention of the officers anew.
A new lot of postal cards describing
Summers is being mailed by Deputy
Sheriff Stirling this afternoon. con
tanning some new data concerning the
missing man. The reward of $500
remains.