The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-18
Posses Are Out in Every Direction Near
( Benicia and Battle With the Outlaws
is PosSible=--Tmee Men Supposed to
Have Taken Part in the Robbery

San Francisco. April lS.-Up to noon
today no clue 10 the present where
abouts OF the daring bandits who held
up train No. 10, Southern Pacific. q
few miles cast of BenIoia, SATURDAY.
night. securing five sacks OF through
registered mail. had been discovered
although the hills of Contra Costa
county between MARTINEZ and Oak
land. In which they are thought to be
hiding, arc swarmlng with armed mon.
REPORTS received from the Associated
Press reporters. who are securing this
section In an automobile. state that
the pursuit is convergiuS toward the
base OF Mount Diablo, east of the hills
behind Ooakland The country toward
the bay has been thoroughly examined
by posses heading west from Martinez
and east from Oakland. but no signs
OF the bandits nor of the buggy stolen
Nat MARTINEZ has been found
IN Constable Ollen OF Fruitvale report
nd today that the man whom he saw
near there last Thursday, and whom
he followed because of his likeness to
Il. e description of the San Francisco
v'triol thrower. also tallles with the
description Of the larger bandit From
tbs report. it Is figured that the ban
dts may have planned their route of
escape as carefully as they did the
crime itself
There seems little doubt that tho
unknown man who lived near Mar
tinel for three weeks prior 10 the hold
up. and in whose cabin dynamite fuse
was found, are the bandits. Two sus-
poets are under arrest at Benlcla
awaiting Identification by the train
crew. but they tell straight stroles,
land the detectives don't think they
were implicated in any way.
Nothing definite has been learned rs
TO the eNact number OF robbers en-
gagged In the hold-up. The railroad Of
hclals think there wore three. the en-
ira man taking charge OF the engine
on its Wild ffteen-mite run, while his
companions escaped with the booty
Confirmation of this theory Is lacking
however, and only the Martinez pair
arc definitely under suspicion
With the coming OF daylight this
morning fresh posses set out to sur
round the section In which the Mar
tincz suspects arc believed to be hid
Ing. Sheriff Veale OF Contra Costa
county Is leading several posses west
ward toward Oakland, allowing no
body to escape observation.
From Oakland Sheriff Barnet is
working eastward TO meet his fellow
sheriff. directing the movements Of
several posses. 1t is believed certain
that the net is being drawn about The
bandits i'll such a way that they can
not escape. Every outlet TO the thirty
mile section of country Is carefully
guarded. Carmen on all the suburban
lines and all trainmen running through
or near the section have been fur.
nished with good descriptions and the
officers are on the alert in every VII
lage and hamlet Benicia the two men
arrested yesterday in the vicinity Of
tho scene OF the hold up, Fred Schole-
man and James Scott, ere still held
awaiting the arrival OF Engineer
Marsh TO look al them. In size and
general appearance they answer the
description OF the Martinez suspects
in this city. Oakland and all places
itout the bay the police are guarding
tho approaches In such a manner tliut
The tandits can hardly hope t. enter
their lines.
Provided they did not make their
escape by train I'm the early hours If
Yesterday. IL Foems certain that tho
daring pair are hiding in the wild
country around which the posses arc
steadily drawing the net.