The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-11-09
Longabaugh, G. N. Bandit,
Arrested at St. Louis.
POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED
He Has Bad Record, Having Been Pre-
viously Convicted of Horse Stealing
Is Well Known in Montana.

st. Louis, Mo-. Nov. S-Harry Tonga
baugh, arrested here yesterday in con
nection with the circulation of Helena
bank notes stolen in the Great Northern
several months ago, was today positively
identified by the former prosecuting at
torncy Of Cook { ..Aty, Wyoming who
conducted the states proceedings against
Longabaugh, and convicted him of horse
stealing in 1887. The attorney request
ed the authorities to withhold his name
from the public.
Longabaugh was one of a gang of
of Sun Dance, Wyoming, and whose cap
ture was only effected by Sheriff Swish
cr at the point of gun and after the
sheriff having first shot and killed Bill
Minor, one of the gang.
! Following the arrest last midnight of
Harvey Logan, alias Harry Longabaugh
alias Harry Alonzo, charged with com
pliclty in the Great Northern express
last, Lille Rose was arrested in the
waiting room of the Lacede hotel this
morning. In two grips in her room
were found $500 in currency of the
Helena National bank, known to be a
part of the proceeds of the robbery.
The couple had been at the Laclede for
a week, registered as Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Rose. The woman is about % years of
age, five feet five inches high, weighing
about 12O pounds black hair, brown
eyes, with long lashes. snub nose, av-
crage sized mouth, sallow complexion,
dressed in cheap tailor made dress of
tan, white fedora hat, two cheap jeweled
hatpins, black shoes small opal ring on
left hand
When she was taken before Chief of
Detectives Desmond she at first denied
that her name was Rose, giving her
name as Young, Granger, etc. She at
first said that she was from Kentucky,
where ii stranger, a man whose name
she declined to give, had presented her
with the money found in her grips, but
subsequently she stated that she was
from knickorbocl1er Iey., and l4aI met
Logan, or Longabaush, ,,irst III Hot
Springs, Ark, a few weeks ago. Chief
Desmond presented to her attention sew
cral watches which had been taken from
her valisc. She admitted they were
hers. Then her purse was taken and
from it were taken several rolls of $50
and $40 bills. She admitted they were
there when she was arrested From
her valise great rolls of the new bills
were taken She Admitted having
them in her possession. All of the bills
in her purse bore signatures purporting
to be OF the officers of the bank to which
the bills were issued. When arrested
she told Detective Sheveielin that She
forged the names of the bank officers.
She finally confessed that Logan name
was Harry Longabaugh, and thai he was
one of the men who robbed the Great
Northern express. Further than max
ing the confession the woman refused to
talk, but the detectives kept at her.
Chief Desmond continued sweating the
woman and when she said that the man
was one of the train robbers he was
brought to Desmond's office.
This woman says that you are one of
the train robbers and that your name is
Longabaugh," said the chief.
sShe lies said Logan,
She claims that you gave her the
money, but that she signed the bills"
said Desmond.
Yes, l gave her the money, but |
found it out west. l had nothing to DO
with the train robbery" said Logan.
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