The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-15
STATION AGENT HELD UP
Two Masked Men Rob the Warm
Springs Depot.
HAVE NOT BEEN CAPTURED
The Desperadoes Get 1915 in Cash-O--
hcers Are on the Lookout.
Not Believed They Can
E-cape.

Holdups, robberies and depredations
of like nature are not only becoming
numerous in this section of the coun-
try, but the perpetrators of these crimes
are becoming more bold. The last, and
by long odds the most serious hold-up
of the new year, occurred last evening
at about 7:3O o'clock. when the station
agent at Warm Springs, I. S. Eldred,
was held up and robbed of $275,
The robbery occurred at the depot
and was committed by two men. The
exact details Of the robbery were not
learned. but in general way it was
stated that at the hour named Agent
Eldred was busy in the office, when sud
denly some one walked into the room
and commanded him to shell out"
Looking up from his work quickly. Mr..
Eldred found himself staring at muir
derous looking revolver, backed by
man with mask on his face, The sec
ond man. also having gun, remained
outside. He, too. wore mask.
Seeing that there was nothing for
him to do but to comply with the rob-
ber's emphatic request, Mr.. Eldred
turned over to him all the money in the
office, amounting in the aggregate to
about 1915. The men then left and dis
dppCdI Cu III tiiC ut1 hllesS.
AS soon as they were gone, Mr.. Eldred
notified Sheriff Conley in this city and
Deputy Sheriff Robinson at Deer Lodge.
Mr.. Eldred gave to the officers as good
a description of the men as possible
AS soon as the news of the hold-up
was received here every officer was fur
nished with copy of the description.
couple of extra deputy sheriffs We're
added to the force to watch the roads
leading to Anaconda from the valley.
Sheriff Conley and Acting Chief of Po-
lice O'Brien went to Stuart on the S:15
o'clock train and are now on the spot
Deputy Sherffs Burnham and Walsh
are also securing the valley. All of the
guards who could possibly be spared
from the penitentiary at Deer Lodge
We're turned out, and under the leader
ship of Deputy Sheriff Robinson are
closing in on the men from the north.
All of the guards and attendants at the
asylum at Warm Springs are also on
the hunt. The city police of this city
nave stationed men in the eastern part
of the city to watch the avenues leading
into town. The officers of Butte have
been notified to look out for the robbers
IN case they succeed in eluding the Off
GERS now in the valley. There seems no
possible way for the men to escape as
they are surrounded on all sides. They
cannot take to the hills with much hope
of evading capture, owing to the deep
snow. 1t is altogether probable that
they Wiilsbe captured before morning
1t was suggested at first as being a
god idea to put the penitentiary blood
hounds on their track, but telephone
message from Deer Lodge was to the
effect that the dogs We're not in shane.
II the men are not caught before morn
ing it is possible that, in however poor
condition the dogs may be, they will be
made use Of.
The money taken from Agent Eldred
was Northern Pacific freight, ticket and
express money, and probably included
some of the postoffice money. Mr.. Eldred
being also postmaster at Warm Springs.
At o'clock this morning no word
had been received from the officers who
are on the hunt. The search will be re-
neWed as soon as daylight breaks