The evening times., 1898-11-17
The Postofice Department Is
Deyising Plans.
WORK OF THE BANDITS
Commit Many Depredations and
Secure Much Money.
Qhe Government Offers "A Reward of
$50 for the Apprehension of
Each Man.

John p. Clum, chief of the division OF
mail depredations of the Postoffice De
partment, is laying deep plans for the eN-
termination of the Currie gang. As told
in The Times yesterday, this gang has
been so active In robbing postoftices, mail
coaches and postmasters in Wyoming ana
Montana that service was actually sus-
pended on several routes.
The latest depreciation of the gang, so
far as known by the authorities OF the
Postoffice Department, is the hold-up OF
stage coach and the looting of the mail
pouches on star route No. 6,4S5 between
Meetetse and Red Lodge, Wyo. There is
no telegraph or railroad station within JOB
miles Of the scene of the robbery. Ii Is
not known, Of course, with certainty that
this crime was committed by the Currle
gang, but the evidence points that way
as the robbers were last heard of near
the northern border of Wyoming, not far
from Red Lodge.
The robbers, SO far as known, are
George Currie, George Dickson and Tom
Dickson alias George Jones and Tom
Jones. and who are also known as the
Roberts Brothers.
During the year. these men have rob-
bed the postoffice at PowGerville, Mont,
where they shot Postmaster Barnard;
looted the Butte County Bank, Of Belle
fouche, S. Oak; opened the postoffice al
Walton, Natrona County, Wyo-; the post
Office at Big Piney, Wyo-, and the office
at Granger, in the same State. They are
alleged TO have terrorized whole districts
in Wyoming and Montana.
The bandits secured $4,000 from the
Butte County Bank and this depreciation
was committed al noon.
They secured $3.50 from the postoffice
at Big Piney, Tintah County, Wyo. This
crime WAS committed on August 20. Post
office Inspector Waterbury, Of Denver,
and Sheriff Ward. of Evanston, Wyo-'
with four cowboys took up the trail OF
the robbers along Green River, TO the
head waters Of the eros Nentres and
thence to the divide between Green Riv-
er and the Big Wind River. The trail
fOrked at this point, one part leading TO-
wards Jackson's Hole aud the other to-
ward Wind River. The posse divided anc
one section while passing through a de-
file was DHtQ on lEtlA hll4oNNl anu 80
Huston. was so badly wounded that MS
right arm had to be amputated. The
yoIley was so great "A surprise 10 the pur'
suers that the robbers escaped. HuStor
was compelled 10 travel thirty-nYe miles
before he could receive surgical aid
A stronger posse went TO the scene o
the encounter and followed the trail o
the hold-ups to the ShOshone Indian Res
eryation. forty miles from Fort Washakie
1asr~ cod he
Wind River. thirty-five miles above For
Washakie. Thence they crossed the Belle
fouche River. near the Missouri Buttes
and passed across the eastern border o
the State The pursuers rode 500 miles i
four DAYS In their flight across the Stat
the robbers stole thirty-three head o
horses from the ranch Of Col Torrey, o
Torrey's Rough Riders. and thirty-seve
head from Preston's ranch, near Gillette
The trail was followed into the Short Pin
Hills. between the Little Missouri and tn
Little Powder Rivers, in Custer county
Montana, not far from Miles City.
George Currie was well known a fe'
years ago as a Wyoming cowboy, his pa
rents and sister being at present respect
ed citizens of Crook county. From COW
punching he took TO cattle rustiing, an
then developed into a horse and cattl
thief bandit and all-rOund outlaw. 1t
alleged that he has committed murde
several times.
The Dickson boys were born in ArapahO
County Col. Their father was an old
time freighter and their mother a Ut,
or a long time they Were members q
Butch Cassdy's gang, with headqual
tiers in Hole in the Wall" in the Bl
Horn Mountains. This was a shelter fC
desperate characters for many years. bu
the sheepherders and stockmen have taI
en- possession of ii now, and the bones {
many outlaws rest there.
Currie is the tallest Of the gang. II
Is about feet 10 inches in height an
weighs about $50 pounds. His build is d.
scribed as athletic. He uses good Ian
guage and appears to have had an educs
tion, and he converses in a pleasant ton
of voice His shoulders are square an
he carries his head erect His feet an
hands are small. He is twenty-fOur
twenty-five years old.
The Dickson boys are small and darl
and are between twenty-four and twent!
seven years old.
A reward of $50 is offered for the al
prehension OF each man.
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