The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-11
IT WAS A LUCKY CATCH
The Counterfeiter Proves to Be a
Much-Wanted Criminal,
.HEROBBED THEPOSTOFFICE
He Also Held Up a Train Near Ogden
and Has Been Twice in the Salt
Lake Jail-Officers We're
After H m

Gus Schrickengost, the man arrested
Wednesday night by Sergeant Leyden
for having in his possession Sc coun-
terfeit silver dollars and other evidence
that he was a criminal. was before
United States Commissioner Wood yes
terday and was bound pIe" TO the dis
trict court in bonds Of 81 800 He was
returned to Jail and it may b. wei. if
the officers keep an eye on him.
1t may have been only coincdent
or it might have been an illustration of
the Partially Of fate in its dealings
with Uncle Sans officers. but it came
to pass that all unexpected and unlock
cd for fugitive was ushered into the
presence of Postotficc Inspector j. e.
Bennett of Wyoming, who happened to
be sitting in United States District At
turney Rodgers office when Deputy
United States Marshal Meiklejohn took
Schrickengost into that office where
Commissioner Wood heard evidence in
the counterfeitlnS case. The prisoner
proved TO be the man on whose trail
Pustuttice Inspector Bennett has be- n
for several months. Mr.. Bennett is in
the city in response to Il summons to
appear as a witness bAfnra the United
States grand jury now in session He
was sitting in the Office of the United
States district attorrry talking with
Deputy Attorney English and some
other gentlemen, when Commissioner
wood took his seat preparatory to con-
dGcting the hearing If the counter
fei.er After few minutes the plis-
8ncr was ushered into the room and
there and then Mr. Hennett saw his
man.
After the prisoner had been sent back
to jail. Mr.. Bennett said: That was
indeed a lucky catch the police of Butte
made when they arrested that fellow.
Why. that man is wanted in Utah and
Idaho in the former fay Jail breaking
I've been looking for him fufr months.
Ec got out of the Salt Lake Jail twice.
He held up the posto!fice in Montpelier,
idaho, and held up a train near Ogden
not 50 many months ago. The govern
lnent has offered a reward for his ar
rest on the charge of breaking into the
MOntpclier postoffice
He went to Montpelier several
months ago and represented himself to
be Mormon bishop, He hobnobbed
with bankers and other citizens of high
standing in the community. After he
hurglar2ed the postOiiiCP. he started
across Wyoming with a team of horses
and a wagon, a spanking good outfit.
On this trip he represented himself to
be a deputy United states marshal.
In the Montpelier escapade, he went
under the name of Snider. and before
that he was known as Wilson"
Mr.. Bennett left fer Helena last
night. Just before He left, Sergeant
LeydEn, who arrested the crook, asked
him what light he could throw on the
matter with reference to the reward the
government offered for the capture and
while Mr. Bennett could not assure the
officer, he told him that he believed he
was entitled to the $500.
The Montpelier postoflice was lobb-
cd in 1897 of a considerable sum OF
money, the exact amount Mr.. Bennett
did not rememher The prisoner was
positively identified by Mr.. Bennett.
Two Ct the fingers on one hand arc off
and section If the thumb on the same
hand is missing. As soon as the pris-
oner saw Mr.. Bennett in the attorneys
Office yesterday he covered his crippled
hand with his rat. and cndeHVorcd to
keep it hidden from view. Later Nj.
Bennett and Detective Murphy went II
the county jail where the prisoner was