The San Francisco call., 1909-12-28

Nv fFH dramatic suooehhess tne
W scene OF the hunt for the Ala
w media county bandits who at
tempted to blow the safe in the South
ern Pacific station at Alvarado yester-
DAY morning and later fought revolver
duels with Alameda county officers. was
transferred yesterday afternoon to san
Jose.
Suffering excruciating pain from two
dangerous bullet wounds inflicted by
Sheriff Barnet and Deputy Sheriff Bert
Brown. in his duel with them at the
Nnes station yesterday morning, the
member Of the trio who was injured
appeared in the very heart of the busi-
ness section Of san Jose in search Of
medical treatment.
The wounded suspect was half car
ried by loyal member of the gang Of
yeggmen into the Office Of Doctor Nc
Mahon in san Jose and an unsuccessful
effort was made by the desperadoes to
force him to extract the bullets and
dress the wounds That they did not
secure the much needed treatment
probably was due TO the presence of
several patients in Doctor McMahon's
snteroom and 10 the fact that they be-
came frightened by the sight of a
policeman and several pedestrians out
side the latter's ONCE.
Escape IN Buggy
Dr. Mcmahon, not having read of the
attempted robbery at Aivarado and the
man hunt which followed, did not con-
meet his visitors with the case but re-
fusea 10 perform the necessary opera
tions in his Office He probed the
wounds and then directed the two
raento hospital half block away.
Evidently becoming suspicious, the
bandits left the ONCE, climbed into a
buggy tied nearby and lsshed the horse
into a EaHop. The occurrence was re-
ported TO the police almost immedi-
ately.
sheriff Barnet was notified at once.
and with Deputy Sheriff Brown set out
from Oakland for San Jose in an auto
mobile. Prior TO their arrival. however,
one OF the most exciting man hunts
that the city ever knew was center
ing in San Jose Scores of armed depu-
ties secured the streets. lodging houses
and roads leaving the city last night,
while word was sent to every nearby
town and 10 all the hospitals and ply
sicians in the county
Discoveries made by the San Jose
detectives yesterday afternoon led TO
the belief that the wounded man was
taken into the city dressed as a woman
man with q companion. in woman's
dress drove into a stable in Bassett
street at o'clock Sunday afternoon.
The individual in feminine apparel was
almost hidden under a huge shawl, so
drawn as TO hide the face completely.
There was blanket in the buggy
bearing the initial and name,
which the supposed woman took pains
TO conceal
The rig was called for at o'clock
yesterday afternoons and taken out
about an hour before the visit of the
two bandits OF Doctor McMa hons Of
hoe at Third and st. John streets. The
man who called for the buggy answered
perfectly the description of the bandit
who accompanied the wounded man TO
the physicians Office.
In Critical Condition
It was expected that the injured
be ndit and his fellows would make an
other attempt to secure medical treat
nent for him some time in the night.
as be was in critical condition when
he left Doctor McNahon's Office. Both
men who visited Doctor Mcmahon were
heavily armed and have proved that
they viii not. stop short OF murder.
whether the man with the injured
bandit IS one Of the three who were
engaged in the Alvsrsdo safe cracking
is unknown, but he is believed by the
officers engaged in the chase 10 be
some other member of the gang Of
veggmen The bandits injuries cor
respond TO the blood stained bullet
holes in the overcoat which he dropped
in his flight after his pistol duel with
Barnet and Brown at Niles. He showed
unusual physical courage while in Doc
tor McMahon's Office and submitted to
the probing examination without
finching.
The wound in the mans leg was
found to be the more serious The bull
Jet had entered the limb opposite the
tip of the femur and ranged downward
along the bone. being DETECTED by the
groove Of the bone TO the inside OF the
leg and lodging on the inside next to
the profunda artery. From the course
of the bullet. Doctor Mcmahon stated
that the man must have beer running
with bis thigh raised to the horizontal
when hit. The second bullet had en-
tered the back just under the shoulder
blade. The missile was DETECTED by