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FEARS OF ANOTHER FIGHT
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Fresno Alarmed Over
the Report of a
Fusillade.
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IT IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN
HEARD
NEAR SAMPSON'S FLAT |
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The Probability
Expressed That Sheriff
Hensley Has Had an Encounter With
the Bandit
Sharpshooters - The Yuma
Tailers Prefer Their native Desert
to the
Haunts of Aggressive Robbers.
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[Special to the Examiner]
FRESNO, September 15. - A message was received here
from Sequoia Mills today stating that a herder on the flume had heard a
fusillade in the direction of Sampson's Flat this morning at 10:30
o'clock.
The news caused great excitement here,
and it was at once concluded that Sheriff Hensley's posse and the robbers had
had an encounter.
Up to a late hour, however, no
further particulars concerning the shooting have been received.
The people feel very uneasy, owing to the vague
character of this report, and everything is being done to ascertain where and
by whom the shots were fired.
Constable Mat
Burton was at Sampson's Flat a few days ago with the officers who were
searching for Evans and Sontag.
On his arrival
here he was interviewed as to the country and the probable course the robbers
would pursue. |
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MAY CROSS KINGS RIVER |
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Burton is of the
opinion that Evans and Sontag will leave Sampson's Flat and try to cross King's
River to this side. His reasons for thinking so are that the robbers will find
it pretty hot for them on that side of the river and will naturally seek a
better place. The paths leading south will not be safe for them.
They formerly mined on Sycamore creek, on this side of
the river, and on Big creek, and are acquainted with many people who live
there, and can count on them as friends.
It is
believed that the two outlaws will soon be compelled to hunt a new supply of
provisions and ammunition.
If they are watched
so closely that they cannot get what they want on the other side of the river
they will have to come to this side, and they may next be expected to be heard
from in the vicinity of Burrough Valley, Watts Valley, Big Creek, Pine Ridge
and the Toll House. It is known that they have personal friends there who would
help them. |
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EVANS' VINDICTIVENESS. |
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In a recent
interview with Mrs. Evans Detective Smith was unable to learn why Evans felt so
vindictively toward him, but she said it might be because he was in the employ
of the Southern Pacific as Evans and Sontag got hurt on the Southern Pacific
trains, and never received any compensation for their injuries. She also stated
that her husband had been unjustly accused of committing the Collis train
robbery. |
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INDIANS ON "BAD MEN." |
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LOS ANGELES,
September 15. - Deputy Sheriff Burke of Yuma, with the two Indian trailers who
were in the recent encounter at Sampson's Flat with Evans and Sontag, arrived
here today on their way home.
Burke admitted
that none of the party, save the Indians, had their arms ready when surprised,
their Winchesters being strapped to their saddles. Detective Smith had no
Winchester, having lost it because of the bucking of the bronco he was
riding.
The Indians were much disgusted with the
company they had been in, which they described as "no good." One of them said:
"Men we with heap get foolish. Shoot all around. We more afraid of them than of
robbers. These men no savey how hunt bad men."
They said they intended going to Yuma, secure two or three good bucks, and then
return and take up the chase by themselves. They think that if they have no
white men to bother them they can perforate Evans and Sontag very easily.
"No good talkee those men. Shoot'em first, talkee
afterward." Was their announced policy. |
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FUNERAL OF M'GINNIS. |
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MODESTO, September
15. - The funeral of United States deputy Marshal A.W. McGinnis took place from
the residence of his mother this afternoon, under the auspices of Modesto Lodge
of Knights of Pythias, the fire department acting as an escort. The cortege was
the largest in the history of Modesto. People from all parts of the country
were present to show respect to the worth of the brave officer who had long
been held in the highest regard by all. |
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PLAYED
CARDS AT PIXLEY.
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How Evans and Sontag
Entertained Them-
selves While Baiting Their Horses. |
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R.W. Anderson of
Stockton is in the city. Mr. Anderson, as an attorney in connection with land
practice, has had occasion to visit the lower San Joaquin valley frequently. He
says that a little over a week ago Evans and Sontag, the bandits, arrived at
Pixley. The Constable of the place thought he recognized one of the men he saw
then as Evans, though he had all of his beard shaved off. He asked him if he
was right in his conjecture.
"You are," said
Evans, "and this gentleman is Mr. Sontag," said he, introducing the
other.
"I'm not looking for you," said the
Constable, obligingly.
"You had better not, "
said Evans. Then they put down their guns, and seating themselves at a table in
the hotel, played cards while their two ponies were eating their feed. When the
horses were done they mounted them and rode away along the railroad
track.
It is said that many people about Sampson
Flat, Pixley and elsewhere in the San Joaquin want the robbers caught, but they
are largely men with families depending on them, and they do not feel like
risking their lives in going out after them. They do not feel either like
venturing out in the mountains much. Two or three armed men together, even
though out for ordinary hunting, might, they say, be taken by the concealed
train robbers for posses in pursuit and be fired
upon.
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