The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-22
HOW THEY STUCK HIM UP
Mr.. Bells Story of a Desperate
Fight With Highwaymen.
IN A FURIOUS BATTLE
The Police. However. Happened to
Know q Thing or Two About 1t in
Advance of Mr.. Bells Recital
Of His Troubles.

william Bell, a miner employed at the
Colusa-Parrot mine, furnished consider
able amusement for the officers at po-
lice headquarters yesterday morning by
relating a thrilling story of having
been stuck up" which. as it happened,
the officers knew TO he a fairy tale,
hence the amusement they found in
the story.
About 2 o'clock in the morning Jack
Durgin, a popular young miner at the
Colusa-Parrot, came to headquarters
and inquired If he was wanted. Asked
what for, he told of Bell having been
drunk and imposing on him till he was
compelled to give him a good thrashing.
As he supposed Bell had made complaint
he wanted to give himself up.
Durgin was informed there was no
charge against him and left. but he
had hardly disappeared when Bell came
in, very drunk and looking as though
he had had an encounter with Bob Fitz-
simmons. His face was covered with
blood and he showed unmistakable evil
dences of having been licked good and
plenty.
1--WE been stuck up, gentlemen" he
announced as he entered the ~jailer's
office.
rs that so? What is your name?"
inquired Jailer Levy, excitedly, noting
the visitors battered condition and not
knowing who he was. An audible smile
was barely depressed when the new
conner said his name was Bell. for then
everyone among the group of four or
five was on.
Bell did not note the smile that went
round. but went on to tell of his thrill
ing experience.
Yes, sir. 1 was stuck up while / was
going home" continued Bell. There
were five or six in the gang and they
came pretty near doing ms up, but /
got away with two Of the gang and the
rest ran. You see what they did TO
me- exhibiting his blood ain
How much did you lose?" inquired
Jailer Levy.
'rOh, they didn't get much. 1 only had
81, and that's all they got. Three of the
gang held me and the others went
through me, but before they got away
l liked two of Them
Where did this all occur?' asked
Sol. holding his hand over his face
lest Bell should detect the smile he
could not wholly keep back.
over where Kroeger was killed. on
the identical spot" replied Bell.
Have you any idea who the high
waymen were?"
Il only know one Of them. His name
is Dungin. He was the leader of the
gang and he is the blood-thirstiest devil
l ever ran against"
Jailer Levy promised the matter
woul be looked into, but that did not
satisfy Bell He demanded protection
and wanted 20 nave an officer sent
home with him. Jailer Levy told him
the officers were all busy just then and
the thing for him to do was to swear
out a warrant in the morning. Bell
left the Jail cursing the police for the
kind of protection they afforded law
abiding citizens against the operations
of desperadoes.
After Bell was gone the police inves-
tigated the matter and found Dungin
had told the truth and had simply
given Bell what he needed for heaping
~unprovoked abuse upon him.
The case was accordingly dropped.
Commenting on the incident. Captain
Dawson said: That is about the size
of two-thirds of the hold-ups reported
to us. Some fellow gets the worst of
a racket of his own seeking and Their
comes and says he is held up, thinking
to make trouble for the man who gives
him what he deserves. In consequence
we are put to a lot of trouble. some
times expense. for nothing. and there
is nc way 10 get back at the fellows
who are the cause of il. If Dungin had
not come in we would have gone out
after this ELBOWS hold-up and might
have worked a week or two on the case
before finding out the truth"