Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-05
CURRY OUTLAWS
Were the Gang That Robbed
 the Montana Train.
POSSE IS HOT IN PURSUIT.

A Cowpuncher Met the Outlaws with
 Sheriff Griffith in Pursuit-It is
 Thought That the Robbers Got About
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 Havre. Mont, July 5.-The train rob bers who held up the Great Northern flyer Wednesday afternoon near Wag- her have been recognized as the fam ous Curry outlaws. "Kid" Curry Is the leader.
 Another is named Long Bole and the third man is unknown. All use the Texas dialect.
 A COW puncher riding north from the Missouri river met the three bandits about seventy miles south of Maltan. They asked the cowpuncher to notify men following them that they were going south. The cowpuncher had on- Iy gone about four miles when he met Sheriff Griffith with q posse of forty five men. comprising the best gunman in western Montana. They were only about eight miles behind the robbers.
 The posse is growing larger con- stantly and their horses are being changed frequently The cowpuncher said the third man in the party had bandage around his head. This was probably caused by one or two shots fired by Sheriff Griffith. who was on the train. At present it is not known how much money was taken, but It IS CA1 mn
 Brakeman Woodside was taken to Great Falls hospital last night. It Will be necessary to amputate his arm.
 Great Falls. Mont, July 5.-The three aen who held up the Great Northern transcontinental train near Wagner, shot three persons, robbed the through safe of S7O.O00, and fled on horses, are surrounded by a posse.
 Sheriff Griffith. with twenty men, followed the robbers to ''Buck Alien ranch, about forty miles south of NagS ner. where the bandits are holding the posse at bay.
 The posse pursued the bandits all Wednesday afternoon, finding signs of the fugitiyes at ford on Beaver Creek and again where they crossed the Dry Fork
 The sheriff and his men came in sight of the robbers at 3 o'clock yester- day near the ranch. and. driving them in. surrounded them. It is probable they will not be captured without q se- were fight.
 Contrary to first reports, the men are not experienced train robbers lnfor- nation from Wagner is that they have been identified as COW puncherS eln- w.Fo of fhn MILE river.
 One is a halfbreed. He is known to be the man who boarded the express east of Wagner and forced the en- gineer and fireman to bring it to stop at the head of the ravine in which his confederates were hidden.
 Additional details of how the hold up was carried out were received here yesterday.
 One of the robbers boarded the "blind baggage" car at Hinsdale, sta ton about twenty miles east of Wag- ner. He appeared to be a tramp, but when the conductor discovered him at a stop immediately afterwards he drew a heavy Colts revolver and ordered him to return to the rear of the train on penalty of instant death.
 The robber then climbed over the To- comotive tender. and at the point of his revolver compelled the engineer and fireman to step the train at ravine a few miles east of Wagner, where his cOnfederates. two in number, both masked. lay in wait. The robbers then compelled the fireman and engineer to abandon the engine. and firing began on both sides of the train as it came to a stop.
 Passengers on the train began to look out of the windows. and a brakeman alighted on one side of the train. while Travelling Auditor Douglas alighted on the opposite side. Both instantly be- came the targets for Winchesters in the hands of the robbers. The travel ing auditor was shot through the left arm near the shoulder. and the brake mans shoulder bone was shattered by a bullet Gertrude 8I. Smith of Tomah Wis. who was leaning out of q win dow, received a bullet in her arm, but was not seriously hurt.
 All three disappeared in the ravine. mounted horses and started southward at furious gait the booty being visi- ble in sack thrown across the saddle bows of one of the riders.
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