The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-18
Rumors Of All Kinds Concerning
the Moveme Of Gross
and Gay.
A Big Find in the Sub Cellar
Under the Latter's Burned
House.
Meeting OF the Montans Press Association
at AnscOnda-The MissouiA River
on tho Rise Again.
speeial to Tho Independent.

LIVINGSTON, May N.-E. L. Boardman.
who will begin the publication of the Sweet
Grass and Boulder Blade at Big Timber
some tim0 In juno. returned from Castle
last night. He says the people Of Castle
are wild over the recent tragedy and all
so - of rumors are ahoat about Gross and
GAY. After the fight between the sheriff's
posse and the desper ADDE'S. in which Maokey
received metal wound. the sheriff and
his deputies went to Webster and Berry's
ranch to stay that night. Word came to
them thnt Gay and Gross had CALLED al .
raneheR's for food and afterwards went into
a ravine through which creek flowed TO
the Nusselshell river. Two men of the
posse. Cook and Linton. tried to induce the
sheriff to send ont the posse. but tho sheriff
refused. Cook then went alone and laid
on the rocks during the night and
guarded the pass from the creek
whore il emptied into the Nussel-
shell river, but the desperadoes
did not 90 that way. Linton then w'nt
home on account Of sickness In his family.
and Cook after vainly endeavoring to in
duoe some one to 60 with him in pursuit,
also gave mp Tho chase and returned to
Castle, whore he arrived az the funeral Of
Maokey was in progress. Tho funeral
services were conducted by Mrs. H. H.
Barnes. the postnaster's wife, there being
says that II was reported at CASTLE by tele-
pone from Martinsdale that last Friday
afternoon one of the desperadoes met a
man ON horseback. demanded The horse,
and upon the owners refusal to give The
animal up he was shot dead, and the horse
taken. When the funeral procession Of
Maokey was ON the way to the burial
ground last Monday report was also cir
culsted that one Of the desperadoes had
met a man near Red Lodge and killed him
under similar circumstances. but all sorts
of rumors are afloat. and neither Of the
above are credited.
Gays residence In Castle was burned tc
the ground and = man resembling Gay wal
seen 10 leave the place and disappear owe,
a hill back of the house. This person wal
shot At several times by the constable. bal
probably not hurt. Sunday morning afse,
the FIRE sub-oellar was discovered whore
Gays house had stood. filled with plundel
of various kinds. The house had been re-
peatedly sea- ehsd. but this cellar had es-
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badly one thousand dollars worth Of silks,
satins. dress patterns of various kinds. and
other plunder was found In this cellar.
Most Of these goods were stolen last winter
from Castle milliner, who identified her
goods. Burglar tools were also found In
the cellar, keys. saws, drills. slsdRes. and
two keys, inReniously oontrived. evidently
intended TO unlock jail doors with. The
FIRE was of ineend,sry origin without
doubt.
Sheriff OMAR is very much blamed for
the escape of Gay and Gross, by the people
OF White sulphur springs and Castle.
Tuesday morning he left the springs by
private conveyance for Townsend and there
took the train east for Billings. 1t is sup
posed that he intends to guard the Yellow
stone river and prevent Gross and Gay
from crossing. and will enlist the ssrvicsf
Of Sheriff Ramsey. Of Yellowstone county
in this undertaking. Al Castle IL is said
that Sheriff Deaton, of Fergus county. and
Ex-Sheriff Maurice Sullivan. now residing
at MaidsE, are both in pursuit Of the dos
peradoes who are evidently heading for ths
Big Horn mountains in Wyoming.
The families of Gl oss and Gay have beer
arrested on various charges and bound ovsl
in the sum of $500 TO the district court.