The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-13
ANACONDA NEWS.
WATCH FOR DESPERADOEs
Sheriff Conley Warned to Look
Out for the Train Robbers.
THEY MAY PASS THIS WAY
Will Try to Find a Refuge in One Of
the Northern States or British
Columbia-Posse May Be
Needed
THEY MAY PASS THIS WAY

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desperadoes who held up and robbed
the Union Pacific train June will try
to find refuge in this state or pass
through it on the way to British CO.
lumbia. To that end sheriffs in the
Montana counties through which the
bandits may pass have been warned to
be on the lookout for them
Sheriff Jack Conley Of Deer Lodge
county yesterday received long tele-
gram apprising him of the rewards Of
fered for the men and requesting his
assistance in their capture. If the men
come this way Sheriff Conley will or
ganize posse and go in their pursuit.
Il doubt that they will come through
this county" said the sheriff yesterday,
though there is no betting which route
they may take. Personally, I believe
they may go through the National park
or else along the Big Horn, in either
event passing far to the east of us.
There is a chance, however, that they
may come this way and seek to cross
into Idaho. If they do we may have to
take some action toward going after
them.
You would be astonished at the ia
"
TO travel through some of these western
states. Many settlers who otherwise
are peaceable and laW-abiding citizens,
seem to think there is nothing wrong in
furnishing food, ammunition and even
horses to the blackest-hearted murder
ers unhung, aiding them to escape and
then doing all in their power to throw
the pursuing officers off the SCENT
The telegram received yesterday by
Sheriff Conley is as follows:
Omaha, Neb., June 11.-Sheriff Deer
Lodge County: Sixteen thousand dol
lars reward for the Union Pacific train
robbers. On Friday morning, June 2,
1899, a party of masked robbers held up
the first section Of train No. of the
Union Pacific Railroad company about
10 miles west of Rock Creek station,
Albany county, Wyoming, and after
dynamiting bridges, mail and express.
cars and robbing them, later disappear
ed. The second section of this train be-
ing the overland limited passenger fol-
lowing 10 minutes behind, was FORUM
ate1y stopped by the brakeman of the
first section, who escaped from the rob-
bers. Three of the robbers went north,
mounted, and were followed eight hours
later by a posse The robbers crossed
the Platte river at Casper, about 8
o'clock Sunday morning and We're fol-
lowed from Casper by another posse
from that point, who overlook them
IS miles northwest of Casper, where a
{ running fight ccurred the robbers
shooting three Of the horses of the pur-
suing party and escaping to a point
about Is miles further on, where they
We're again overtaken the following
Monday morning by both posses, at
which time Sheriff HaZen of Converse
county was shot and killed from am
bush.
In the confusion which followed the
robbers eluded the posses and are sup
posed to be somewhere in johnson or
Big Horn couties and are being closely
followed by the pursuing parties. A de-
scription of these three robbers is as
follows: One man, about 81 or 80 years
of age; height, 5 feet s or 9 inches.
weight, 1856 pounds; complexion and
hair, light; if mustache, likely to be
long but heavy; blue eyes; peculiar
nose, fattened at bridge, and having a
point; round, full, red face; walks
slightly STOPPING; may be bow-legged:
bald forehead; when last seen wore No.
cowboy high heel boots. Two men,
look like brothers; smaller, 5 feet 8
inches; age, about 49,; weight, 1856
pounds; largest, feet S inches; age,
about 80: weight, about las or $50; may
have slight growth of whiskers; COM
plexion of both very dark; one-quarter
Cherokee Indian; smaller man some
times wears mustache; both have dark
Hdll, lIlulcdlluS the lnuldH, eyes dark.
When ,oVertaken about 40 miles
northwest of Casper, where Sheriff IIa-
zen was murdered. their horses were
captured, described as follows: An
American horse, weighing LOO or 1000
pounds; strawberry roam in font, shad-
ing lighter to the rear; ruinp and back
white, with small black spots; has col
lar mark on right shoulder; short name
and tale, distinct brand on right shout
der Second horse, dun co,or or clay
bank. with white name ana tail; weight,
about LOO pounds; is branded spade or
or heart j. on left shoulder; has worked
in harness. Third horse, small Sorrel,
well shaped head; weighs about $50
pounds, white face and white hind legs,
white ring around right foreleg knee at
joint; several indistinct brands on left
shoulder resembling the letter H; an
other resembling flying diamond; also
three perpendicular bars: long bar in
center. These horses are now in safe
keeping at Cheyenne.
1t is probable that these three rob-
bers, when driven from their present
hiding, will make for the north into adj
joining states or possibly British CO.
lumbia. Have not up to this time sue
ceeded in locating the other three men,
but it is probable will be able to do SO
soon. In order to prevent the escape
of the robbers who are being pursued
it is important that posses be organized
without delay IN your state and .1at
they be dispatched at once in the diree-
ton of the present supposed hiding. in
north Wyoming to capture them If they
attempt to cross the line. The Union
Pacific Railroad company and Pacific
Express company have jointly offered
81, 600 per head, dead or alive, for each
of these men and the United States gov
eminent has also offered a reward Of
81 900 each, making $4,000 per head Tor
each of these men. Any information
concerning these bandits should be
promptly forwarded to the Union Paci-
fc Railroad company and the United
States marshal of Wyoming at Chey-
enne.
..uNION PACIFIC RAILROAD co.