The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-18

what would have been serious
wreck
In the meantime the robbers were
making their escape across san Pablo
bay where the Sacramento river emp
ties Into It. The 0nsh OF the robbery
had gone u? and down the line and
posses were forming
Just before fleeing with the sacks
OF mall the robbers fred four shots.
with the purpose OF frightening OH
any immediate pursuit. Even this did
not awaken the passengers The por-
ter heard the shots and locked all
the doors TO the sleeping cars, The
China-Japan mail lay englneless for
some tmN while an engine was being
secured ffom Sacramento. 1t then
was hurried into Sacramento, arriv-
lng at o'clock this morning
Railroad Men Suspected.
y fairly good description Of the ban
oits was furnished by man on the
Port Costa ferryboat who had observ-
ed them as they hung about waiting
Tor the train they intended to rob
Ihe men had the appearance OF being
railway mechanics, and from the Ia
miliarity which they showed with the
engine there Is no doubt in the mlnds
ot the officials that the men are for
mer railway employees
The trail OF the men has been fol-
lowed TO the rough hill country be
tween Martinez and Oakland and 1t
is believed that they are headed to-
ward San Francisco. and that they
have good chance to escape
u-h 10 lnf hn n
Sine road leads To the east bank
of the bay. The men ran down this
road to a rowboat they had concealed
they did not take with them were
found later by other trains along the
edge of the track They evidently
bad fallen from the engine after II
had been uncoupled from the train
Exciting Chase Begins.
From the point where their boat
was moorcd. the bandits rowed direct
ly across the bay TO Bulls Head
Point. one and a half miles east of
Martinez There they abandoned the
boat In climbing the bank one OF
the men slipped and lost a Colts re-
volver and pair of field glasses. This
made three clues for the officers to
work on in the Identification OF any
suspects.
From the point where the boat was
all trace of the men was
lost until Martinez was reached
Before daylight q horse and buggy
were stolen. supposedly by the rob
bers. from the stable OF a man OF the
aame of Hoagley
Between 8 and 1 o'clock In the morn
Ing George Frazer, a farmer living
three miles out of Martinez toward
Oekland. heard horse and buggy be-
Ing driven past his house at q wild
pace All this has lent definite dlrec-
Ion to the chase. which early In the
afternoon centered in the hills and
open country leading 10 Oakland.
Sheriff Veale of Contra Costa coun-
y, WAS the first official to start after
the bandits, With a posse OF men he
eft Martinez before l o'clock in the
morning They jumped into a launch
IN the west shore OF the bay and
,rossed quickly TO point near where
he bandits embarked for the west
shore. So swift and accurate was the
pursuit that 1t is thought tho bandits
and officers passed each other In the
darkness and the hunted men were q,
sept aware OF the whereabouts OF
heir pursuers by the noise mado by
he launch.
The oars were dipped quietly and
W tho time the officers found that
he quarry had escaped. the robbers
vere- crossing the open fields on the
Martinez shore and hunting for
lorse- .. t..
Heovy Rewards Offered.
SheTlffs' forces shortly after day
'reak began closing in on both sides
'f the county where the bandits arc
to be hiding.
Railroad detectives. postofice In
,pectors and volunteers. made up
evcra posses but at nightfall tho
earch had been fruitless.
There are ninoty-four separate
packages of registered mail missing
n each of these packages are several
etters, The railroad officials have
posted a reward OF $4,000 for the cap
ure Of the robbers. The United
States government has offered $1,000