The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-06
BLUFFED BY BANDITS
1t Is Evident That Prosecuting Wit
nesses Have Been Terrorized.
PAT JOYCE WAS JUST FOUND
George Smith Weakened on the
Stand; Farley. Another Victim.
Makes Himself Scarce. and
Still the Thugs Move Along.

There are indications that the
strength of Butte's banditti has by no
means been dissipated by the placing 4
of the long and short man and some OF
the others of the band behind the bars.
There seems to be an effort on foot to
terrorize all persons who would ven
ture TO testify against the long and
short man, or any others of the gang.
full
Twenty-four hours before Omcer
Grant attained distinction by captur-
ing two noted highwaymen, five foot
pads entered the cabin of George Smith
near the dump, and gagged and robbed
Smith of his money. Smith, going
about with the police. identified two
fellows about town as having been OF
the gang, and he identified the long
and short man, subsequently arrested,
as two of the others. His identification
of the four was positive.
The date of the trial of two OF the
men accused by smith of having held
him up, arrived. Smith did not appear.
Finally Chief Tebo drove two miles to
get him and brought him to court to
testify. But Smith fell down on his
testimony completely. He ives no long,
er certain that the men were the ones
who held him up. 1t was very evident
that threats had been made OF Ill
usage probably of death, II he opened
his mouth to testify against the men
he had accused. He lives in lonely
cabin in the outskirts of town and he
knew Ii would be easy for the gang to
murder him If they chose to do so.
Now it seems there is an attempt to
| terrorize in a similar way old Pat
| Joyce, who was robbed and nearly
n n. 10 t~lrt q
| George Howard and Frank White, the
long and short man, caught redhand-
| ed, dripping with blood, by Officer
| Grant near the scene of the struggle,
waived their preliminary examination
| and went direct to the district court.
| But now that the date of trial Is ap-
| preaching Joyce seems to have disap-
| peared. Apparently he too has been
| terrorized by the portion of the ban
dit gang which is at large and roam
| ing about the streets of Butte. Judge
| Speer on Saturday issued an order 70
| the effect that IL appeared satisfactor-
lily to the court that Joyce would not
appear to testify in the case unless Sc
curity is required and that therefore ne
| Is required to furnish an undertaking
with two sureties for his appearance
as a witness at the time so ordered By
the court.
Joyce has not yet been found, but tbs
4 deputies are out hooking for him. ane
when found he will be kept behind th'
bars until he testifies, unless he car
furnish a. $500 bond for his appearance
County Attorney Wines had stronf
reason to believe Joyce was about Il
leave town to avoid testifying agains
the long and short man, and SO asket
the court for an order under which h
can be held.
1t is not conceivable that after tn
| ~. .xxrflI
ing to testify against his would-D
murderers unless he were completed.
terrorized. Being terrorized 1t Is
| | question whether he Will have tn
nerve to testify positively as to his as
sailants. He has already posttvel,
, identified them to the police but, hk
. Smith, he may not be so positive on tn
stand There are no indications, how
ever, of Officer Grant weakening, an
his testimony as to capturing the me
bloody from their struggle viii go
long ways toward convicting Their
alone.
There is another mysterious circum
stance which comes in line with thes
other mysterious circumstances. o
Christmas morning F. G. Farley wa
held up and robbed on Arizona stree
Two men were captured by the polic'
! accused of the crime. Their prelimin
ary examination was set for Frida,
I Farley did not appear and the case ha
to be postponed. 1t was said that b
: had left town. A bench warrant wa
{ issued for him.
It is evident that by some mean
probably terrorizing, the bandits
: Butte are still endeavoring to baffie IN
: authorities. The police should not RI
/, lax their efforts because they have
: few of the gang behind the bars.
e seems clear that a large part of n
e gang is still at large. and that II hs
great influence yet. 1t is a good tin
to break up the gang and some wa
should be found to protect Witness
: who offer testimony against u
q brigands.
: Joyce was found by the officers la
I evening, and will be kept close track