The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-11

underneath. Two of the men wore brown
overslls and one had blue o~veralls"
Belle Smith tried to make her escap
from the back door. but was ordered
back. She was not compelled to throw up
her hands but was covered by the same
gun which covered Jack the Ripper
This ~highwayman demanded of her:
Have you anything in your sock?"
Belle blushed and denied the soft i'm
parchment
IT a left my purse and watch at
home" said Belle to a Standard reporter.
81 had on these rings. about 500 worth,
and 1 was afraid OF losing them. 1 covered
my hands with my handkerchief and quiet
ly slipped the rings of my fingers into the
handkerchief. Then i passed the hand
kerchief up to my face as IL to wipe my
mouth, and when / was not watched I
slipped handkerchief and rings down my
neck. / think there were four or five of
the highwaymen. The one by me kept
talking and the big fellow at the door
kept telling him to keep his mouth shut.
The mask of the fellow at the door part
ly fell of once and / caught a momentary
glimpse of his face. l thought Ii was all
a josh at first and ] ouldn keep from
laughing when / saw Billy Bell with his
hands in the air and with the cards drop
ping from them"
The rake-off from the Fountain was as
follows:
Cash from drawer ....................s 700
Cash from Jack Glass ................ $500
Cash from Billy Smith ............... 100
Cash from lie Wire ............. .a5
Total cash .......... ...........s l0i.9 IS
No watches or jewelry were obtained at
the Fountain. but two revolvers were Ia
ken. and also a flask of whiskey from
Billy Smith. They said they would drink
to his health.
Bell and lie vitre both thought the high
n~ar -~, . - 10 .A-y 49,. %. ~ -4-Aa
and familiar with the house. They sur
missed that they are race track follow
ers.
From the Fountain the h~ighwaymen
went westerly towards some old cabins
which have been abandoned since the Bell
smelter stopped operations. The men
were apparently on foot. Yesterday morn
ing Mr.. Bell found west of the Fountain
In at. o. u" for $12. so which the high
waymen had taken from him.
From the two raids the masked men
obtained s1s7 IS in cash. three watches.
three revolvers and a bottle of whiskey.
Instead of going out to the other road
houses out on the fiat, the hiGhwaymen
evidently made a circuit around the Re-
ception and struck across the fiat east
ward to the main road leading to the race
track. On this road. not far from the race
track entrance, is a new road house
styled the Glencoe house. 1t is run by
Reese Lewis. Mr.. Lewis was also alarm
ed, doubtless by the same men. He thinks
IL was a little after 10 o'clock that he was
awakened by hearing steps on the porch
and low voices. His house was locked up
but he had heard of robberies at the
track. and concluded to be on his guard.
He got up in bed, obtained his revolver
and went to the window. He saw three
men peering into the window. They did
not have masks on. Their hands were up
to their eyes and they were peering into
the room. One of the three was a big, fat
man. He got a good view of him and
thinks he could recognize him. When
they saw him the men sneaked off in the
arkness and he was not further trou-
bled.