The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-13
ANACONDA NEWS.
CLARK STILL At LARGE
FRIENDS ARE HIDING HIM
Authorities An Confident That He Has
Not Len the City-Believe He Il
Being Kept In the Dark Until
Escape Ii Possible.

me whereabouts of Ed Clark, the
alleged pal of Hoid-up Joe Sullivan, is
az much OF a mystery as it ever was.
The police have benz every energy to
locating Clark, but have not yet been
successful in doing so. They are moral
ly certain, however. that Clark has not
left town and that he is being kept out
of sight by his friends.
Joe Sullivan and Ed Clark, 1t will be
remembered, are the men accused of
attempting to hold up Joe Gangner, pro-
pSietor of the North Star saloon, on
East Third street. two nights ago. Sui
Ivan was captured by Joe and Fred
Gangner. he former of whom received
a bullet from S~ullivan's gum. Clark
made his escape and has since been in
hiding. The police are confident that
Clark has not escaped from the city
n that his capture is only a matter of
a day or perhaps an hour.
. Two men were arrested yesterday by
the police on suspicion of being impli-
Gated In the North Star AFFAIR. They
were found in a box car in the railroad
yards. Upon one of the men was found
an enormous revolver, A charge of
carrying concealed weapons will be
placed against him, while the other fell
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Their trial has been set for nor
in police court. The two men protest
their innocence of any implication in
the Gangner holdup and declare they
had nothing whatever to do with 1t.
Joe Sullivan is still in Jail. He de-
clares that there was only one person
besides himself in the attempt. Ac-
cording to Sullivan's story. he was per-
suaded by his companion to go into the
AFFAIR. He says that on the evening
before the attempted robbery, he was
on his way to work with his dinner
bucket in his hand. when he met a
friend. The latter invited him into a
saloon to have n drink. One drink
called for another. and when Sullivan
next thought of going to work. he found
IL to be 5:45 O'Clock, too late for duty.
So he cached his dinner bucket under a
sidewalk crossing near the Our Store"
corner, on East Park avenue. and ne
and his companion put in the night
drinking at various places In the city.
The companion then suggested the idea
Of the holdup. Sullivan at first resisted
the proposition. but finally yielded and
thus IL was that Instead of going to
work he found himself In jail, charged
with a felony. 49,
Yesterday. Assistant County Attorney
Self filed COMPLAINTS. against Sullivan
and Clark In Judge Kennedy's court,
and the warrants were issued. Clark Us
said to be of excellent family. and has
the reputation OF being a Woodworking
young man, but of late IL is said he has
been a~ssociating with evil companions
and has rome somewhat astray. He has
two or three brothers and n sister. all
of them eminently respectable and hon.
ored citizens. His relatives feel deeply
grieved about the affair. Sullivan has a
mother. who is also esteemed and re-
spected in the neighborhood where she
resides. She is an honest, hard-work-
ing woman and the blow of her sons ar
rest comes to her with cruel force.
The condition of Joe Gangner yes
terday was reported as being favorable,
and II is expected that he will be all
right again in a short time.
The would-be robbers picked out two
pretty husky men when they ran up
against Joe and Fred Gangner. Not
only are they big inc strong men. but
they have the courage of trained police
officers. o was formerly sheriff of
Flathead county and has the distinction
OF hunting down as desperate a set of
thieves, highwaymen and robbers as
ever terrorized a community. Fred was
ON the local police force for a number
of years, and has seen much of such
things as took place two nights ago.
1t is the general opinion that, had
Clark had the nerve of Sullivan and
stood by his pal instead of running
away. he could have killed both Fred
and Joe. and possibly make good the
escape of both himself n Sullivan. 1t
IL fortunate. therefore. that Clark did
not possess the necessary courage to
shoot, in which case the law would
doubtless have had to deal with W
cases Of cold -blooded murder instead Of
an attempted murder.