Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-10
ROBBERS GAME
BY LEWISTOWN
Valley County Man Says Tive Of the
Highwaymen Passed Through
the Judith Basin.
POSSES ARE EMPTY HANDED
Identity Of the FcllowsN Net YetProven
Ma Not be Members Of
the Curry Gang.
POSSES ARE EMPTY HANDED

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newspaper intimates that one OF the
Great Northern train robbers may be
n man who Is n well known resident
of Saco,' said a Valley county man
who was on the held-up train. The
man referred TO was one Of those ne.
cused Of robbing Lewis Bros bank
ut Glasgow several years ago, but
he was not in the Great Northern
robbery, | am sure, for | know him
well, and Ii he had been one OF the
robbers, everyone who heard him
speak would be able To identify him.
"When he was tried for the bank
robbery, the fact was impressed upon
the Jury that he has n voice so pecu-
liar that anyone who had onceheard
it would know ii again, under any
circumstances, and that Is true: but
Judge Leslie, who defended him,
talked the jurors ont OF that idea.
II he had been in the robbery, every
description of him would particularly
mention his voice, for 1t Is the queer.
est | ever heard. Furthermore,
Engineer Jones knows him well, and
would recognize him easily.
THAT man Is nov n prosperous
cattleman; SO far as anyone knows
he is perfectly straight; he has the
confidence Of the leading business
men Of Valley county and lie Is In
such a position financially that he
could not afford to take the risk con-
nected with robbing IA train.
Besides, II Long Henry" had
anything to do with the train rob-
berry, 1t Is a cInch that this man did
not, for. although both were accused
OF the bank robbery they arc now
mortal enemies.
II will say this, however: The
men who robbed Lewis Bros bank
had prepared to hold up a train. and
II they had not been so closely pur-
sued after the bank robbery, a train
robbery would have followed.
1.-THE detectives who are working
at Glasgow will find, | am satisfied,
that the men who instigated that
bank robbery are the men who In
stigated the late train robbery.
Everything points to that conclusion
and II the reputable citizens OF Valley
county will give the officers the In
formation that many OF them pos
sess, the robbers will be deprived OF
friends who have protected them for
years. The robbers are not strang-
ers In Valley county; they are men
who have had a long career OF crime
there, and the only difficulty Is In de-
Gliding which three Of six men were
concerned In the late robbery, for the
methods and the description satisfy
me that the work was done by part
OF a gang Of six men who have COM
mitted many crimes, two OF whom
were recently released from the peni-
tiary.
"These two men were In Great
Falls a few days prior to the rob
berry, and were later seen near Malta.
III neither Longabaugh orThomp-
son Is one Of the robbers, another Is
a man who foremerly drove "a hack
In Great Falls and who was In aplot
to hold up the Belt train a few years
ago, in completely with several
Others. One Of the descriptions fits
him perfectly; he vas around Malta
all winter and a few days before the
robbery he left LEWISTON for Malta
with several saddle horses. including
a buckskin and "a white.
"'kld' curry IL not one OF the rob-
bers; | have talked to several persons
who were ON the train and know
him, and know him myself, and we
are all certain that he had nothing
whatever to do with the crime.
"The robbers are not Of his gang,
but they are men who are In league
with Glasgow men. j believe the
stolen money Is now In Glasgow and
it will come to light In time. 1t j.
plainly marked with the charter
number ~ the bank. j,GTl. and II pc1,
pie Will wntc! for that number nr
tens and twcnties. they will DO able
to help the officers"
Up to II late hour last night nom
Of the telegraph offices In Whitley
county had received any report ~
the whereabouts oi the robbers, wh0
are probably safe In some Of the
robbers retreats In that section.