The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-07
HIS PLEA is GUILTY
Fanslau Says BE Stole and Killed
Other Mems Cattle.
NEWS FROM GREAT FALLS
A Bank Robbery at Clasgow-No
Robbers Caught - Belt VIII
Build a School House
Notes.
NEWS FROM GREAT FALLS

Great Falls. Nov. s.-F. E. Fanslau,
who pleaded not guilty to stealing,
killing and selling range cattle. in
connection with the late ]. w. Albers,
who committed suicide few days ago,
withdrew his plea to-day and pleaded
guilty to the charge. AS published ex-
clusively in the Standard of Sunday.
Fanslau made a voluntary confession
of his guilt to County Attorney Free
man and Sheriff Dwyer some time ago.
and lit was the knowledge of that con-
fession that is alleged to have driven
Albers to kill himself. There were
four men arrested-C. w. Hanneman,
J. w. Albers. E. Samson and F. E.
Fanslau on the charge of steal
ing and killing cattle. Fanslau's
confession completely exonerates
Messrs. Hanneman and Samson, and
states that the late ]. w. Albers orig
mated and carried out the conspiracy
of killing and stealing cattle with
Fansiau alone. He further alleges
that the parties to the crime had been
guilty of the act on several occasions
and that they had secured cattle most
ly in the Sun river territory, one time
going as far as Monarch to gather I'm
stock. The document is very severe on
Albers and accuses him of different
violations of the law regarding hand
ling stock. 1t is but lust to state that
the confession was made several days
prior to Albers' death. Fanslau was
remanded to the county jail and will
be taken into court Saturday for SEN
tence.
The train from the East due here
at 1880 o'clock this morning, was IL
hours late to-day The delay was
caused by the mishaps Of some kind
on one Of the Minnesota divisions.
Gold T. Curtis. president of the First
National bank Of this city, Is back
from a hurried business trip in the
East
Mrs. c. z. Stanford. the venerable
mother of Vice President Stanford of
the Northwestern National bank, is in
the city, the guest of her son. Mrs.
Stanford can very properly be classed
as an old resident or Montana, having
arrived at Benton from the East nearly
20 years ago. All old residents will
be pleased to greet her.
The Salvation army people switched
a number of new recruits tonight, and
the bass drum sounded louder and the
shouts of glory more emphatic than
for some time. Major Friedrich was
the officer comma nding.
A little fire in the store OF String
Bros. brought the department out, but
the damage was slight and the flames
promptly subdued.
The great cattle range north of the
Marias river was badly damaged by a
prairie fire started by some one
The trustees of the Belt school dis
trict did not follow in the footsteps of
the national administration by going
abroad to dispose of bonds. They were
recently authorized to issue $500
worth of bonds to raise funds with
which to build new school house to
keep apace with the increased school
attendance of Belt. 1t was not even
necessary to send outside of the county
TO float them. F. II. Atkinson, CASH
Ter of the Cascade bank of this city,
took the entire issue to-day at pre-
MUM.
A special Just received at this office
from Glasgow confirms the dispatch in
this mornings Standard of bold
bank robbery at Glasgow in daylight
The special saws: "A dastardly at
tempt was made to rob the banking
house of r. P. Lewis at o'clock Mon
day evening by three masked robbers
who entered the building and covered
the employees and several citizens. The
time lock had Just been set in opera
ton and the robbers were baSied, Sc
curing only $780, which was kept in a
wallet. r. NJ. Lewis. the cashier,
jumped Through a window and gave
the alarm. In 30 minutes the town was
up in arms and a large posse of citi-
zens, on horseback. gave chase, but
lost track of the robbers about three
miles out on the prairie. From their
actions and appearances, they were
amateurs. and a reward of $500 is Of
fered for their capture. Hunting par
ties are securing the country, and Ii
is believed that the men will be cap
tured before reaching the Canadian
boundary line"