The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-16
TOOK 1T PRETTY COOL
The Nan Who Held Up hr. Miller
Probably an Old Desperate.
He Went to a Hotel. Slept all Night
and Suddenly Disappeared
Mysterious Railroad
Surveyors.
Special To the standard.

SPECIAL Ia TIE Stanuiiu'
PHILIpsBURG, May ia great many
different opinions exist as to the course
taken by the desperate who held up Mr..
Miller yesterday afternoon on the Black
Pine and Philipsburg road. The most
PLAUSIBLE theory seems tn he that Of John
Kaiser Of the the Kaiser house, this city.
Last night about 10 O'Clock a man who
answered the description given by Miller
appeared at the Kaiser house and asked
for a room, which he got and paid for.
MIR. Kaiser says that the man. whoever he
was, had the appearance Of having had a
long walk, was muddy, and after taking
of his coat Kaiser noticed that his shirt
sleeves were wet. On learning that the
man who held up Miller had no coat on,
and observing that his lodger had a peck
ctful of silver. Mr.. Kaiser's suspicious
were aroused and he notified several OF
his friends and the officers. IL was the
general opinion that he was mistaken,
hut Mr.. Miller and his brother, who came
here during the night, concluded To wait
until the stranger got up this morning.
After watching until about O'Clock IT
was decided To go In his room and rouse
him. but on arriving at the room TO the
surprise Of all there was nobody there.
Spirit-likc, he had faded away, and the
most diligcnt search has failed to discover
a trace of him. and he was never seen by
anybody after retiring. Mr.. Miller feels
quite confident that he would know the
robbcr, and hopes are entertained that he
will not leave the country with the small
amount captured. As the officers now
have n good description il seems quite
probable that he will he captured. The
sherif's Office is leaving nothing undone,
and Sheriff Quiglcy tclegraphcd Deputy
Barnes authority To offer $50 reward. and
II is understood the Combination COM
pany, with their usual liberal and pro-
Rressive spirit, nave offered $50 additional
reward for the capture Of the desperate.
Deputy Stebbins with a special dep
uty are now at Georgetown. Deputy
Barnes has posted men at all of the sta
lions on the d. & p. branch and also on
the main line of the y. II. Conductor
Lamb Of the d.. a. y. branch said that
about "A week Y he noticed n man here
whom he knew i'm another state as n dcs-
perado and outlaw. Knowing the mans
past history, and fearing an attack upon
his train, which is well known to fire.
quently carry large amounts OF money, he
very wisely tool the precaution To place
several weapons on the train where they
could easily he grasped by his men in case
of trouble. Conductor Lamb feels certain
that unless extraordinary precautions are
taken an attack and hold up of the pas
sengcr and express train on this branch
can he looked for any day.
Lamb is an old officer of the law, having
served two terms as sheriff, and his opin-
ions are therefore entitled 10 some
weight.
Some little excitement was caused here
to-day by the arrival Of some surveyors,
who are running what seems to he "A pre-
liminary railroad survey. They evil
IDENTITY came from Anaconda. The
STANDARDS correspondent was unable To
find either h surveyors or anything def
mite concerning them, except that they