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VOL. XV.TUESDAY1903NO. 209INCALIFORNIACROSSES COLORADO ON LAST SAT URDAYBelieved to Be Headed for His OldHaunts in the Mountains ofThis County.1/Jim McKinney is on California soil once more and is headed for his old haunts, ofther at Randsburg or Por-tervillel/ncl it is not unlikely that even now he is once more in Kern county. On Saturday last he crossed the Colo-rado river at Needles, about 160 miles from Randsburg. At that time he had with him two horses, a gray and a bay, and if he crossed the lower end of Death Valley there is no reason why he should not have reached this county by this morning.McKinney has many* friends in the mountain, sections. At Randsburg he has a brother anti other relatives, and through the Kernville, Linns Valley and Porterville country he is not only well known to the people, many of whom have known him since boyhood, but he Is connected by blood and marriage with more than one prominent family in those sections.The Arizona officials are active inpursuit of the outlaw and a posse was on his trail before he crossed into California, . Whether they followed him to this side is not known.♦Sheriff Kelly today received the following dispatch from Kingman:“Look out for James McKinney. Hecrossed the river at Needles last Satur day, possibly heading for his old haunts. Has gray and bay horses with him.“WALTER BROWN, Under Sheriff.” -.......
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Daily Californian
Bakersfield, California, US
Tue, Apr 07, 1903
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Kern C.
CA, USA 18 Sep 2020
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