Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-15

SlZeu up the situation IN an instant
looked for an avenue of escape. The
thieves out numbered his total strength
even though the assistants were armed
to the teeth. He calmly resolved to
make an effort to save his banks
money If such a thing was possible,
but a sharp command from the leader
of the gang which had SO uncermo, :
iously interrupted the ordinary pro-
ceedings of the business life in the
small town, brought wildly to Mr..
Nixon's mind the fact that resistance
would be foolhardy. He therefore
obeyed the command of the robber,
who kept his gun cooked and and lev
eled in Il threatening manner. The
looters secured, about $40, 900 and in a
twinkling had mounted their horses
and were off. A posse, headed by the
bank cashier himself, started in pur-
suit of the robbers and for four days
the search was continued. Over noun
tain and through valley followed the
determined men of Winnemucca in
their effort to bring to bay the desper
ate characters who so cody wrought
havoc in their quiet and orderly town.
The robbers were we'll prepared
with relays of horses, and notwith-
standing the posse in pursuit got trace
of the fleeing outlaws at times their
efforts were in vain. Having followed
the desperadoes to the very threshold
of the "Robbers' Roost'' country the
chase was abandoned and another
outrageous, though successfully con-
summated, was laid at the door of
Butch Cassidy, and probably justly.
| Cassidy has Il long list of other
names, including those of George Cas-
sidy, and Captain Inger field his
true family and baptism name, how
ever, being George Leroy Parker
with Texas birth and Swedish Ameri-
can extraction. He is now about 81
years of age and is in the full prime
of his physical strength and criminal
genious.
Harry Longabaugh. Cassidy's right
most as dangerous in Grimm al courage
and intellect as the great Butch ,
himself. Harry Tonga baugh, alias
Kid Longabaugh, alias Harry Alonzo,
alias Frank Jones, alias Frank Boyd,
alias "The Sundance Kid opened
his criminal career with an 1S-months'
sentence at Sundance, Wyo., for horse
stealing, being then but II years of
age. In December, 1901, Longabaugh
associated with Bill Madden and
Harry Bass, held up at Malta, Mont,
q Great Northern railroad train
Madden and Bass are now serving
sentences for this robbery, but Longa-
baugh escaped. On June %, 1897,
Longabaugh as "Frank Jones,' to-
gether with Harry Logan, alias kid"
Curry; Tom Day, alias Peep O'Day,
and Walter Putney, alias 'Wat the
Watcher robbed the Belle Fourche,
S. d. Bank. All three of the bandits
were captured and. in the October of
the same year, Longabaugh and
Logan made a daring escape from the
Deadwood, S. D., Jail Long abaugh is
of Swedish blood.
O. c. Hanks, alias "Camilla' alias
''Deaf Charley,' is Texan and is
wanted in the Lone Star state and
New Mexico for murder. Hanks has
served a term in the Deer Lodge, Mont,
penitentary for participation in the
Big Timber, Mont, train robbery. He
was released from the Deer Lodge
'penitentiary April, 1901, and on July
3, of the same year, made one of the
gang robbing the express car of the
Great Northern railroad at Wagner,
Mont, and is subject to his proportion
of the $4,000 reward offered by the
Great Northern express company for
the Wagner robbery.
Low browed, mastiff- jawed and bull
necked, Hanks enjoys the distinction
of being the most bestial and truculent
scoundrel among his many noted Grim
inal colleagues.
Included in the latest recruits of the
great bandit gang are Albert G.. Smith
and Louis X. Swift, fugitives for bank
enlightenment at Lowell, Mass. Swift