The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-13
BUCKEYES DESPERATE CHANCES
70 OBTAIN FIVE DOLLARS.
BUT He Got The MONEY
Now in Jail with Strong Probability
Of Winding Up at Deer
Lodge.

sum Of money for possession Of which
to- risk q term In the penitenjary, vet
Ira l.. Buckley took the risk yester-
day afternoon and today finds himself
in jail awaiting such disposition as
the courts and the law may see fit
to make OF him.
Buckley has been a sheepherder in
the employ of Charles Huyck. A cou-
pie CT weeks ago he came to town to
spend his savings and after having
ing drunk and d%isorderly. He had spent
all OF his money and was sentenced
to five days in the city jail. While an
inmate of that institution he formed
the acquaintance cf q nan who, UNI
der the name of Allen, was serving a
sentence for vagrancy. Allen, whose
true name is John. Baker, told Buckley
that he expected to receive some mon
ey from his wife and probably would
find an order for it at the pcstofice
upon his release.
Allen, or Baker, was not set at lib
erty as soon as he thought he would
be, as he was held to await the arrival
Iof the chief Of police CT Helena to
identify him, as it was believed he
was an accomplice of the man Berry,
who was arrested with him and who
was taken to Helena last night on the
charge Of robbery. Buckley was dis
charged yesterday and late yesterday
afternoon went to the postiffice and
asked for mail in the name OF Baker.
Now it had h%appended that a few
days before a woman appeared at
the postofice and bought a money or
der for IS, payable at the local Office.
She said her husband had got into
some slight trouble and was serving
a short sentence in jail. She impress
ed it particularly upon Postmaster
Babcock not to pay the money to any
body except the man-hamed in the or
der, AIS she seemed to be fearful some
one else might attempt to get the
cash. To prevent such an occurrence,
if possible, Captain Babcock put a
notice into the general delivery for
Baker to call at the money order Of
flee, that an order was there for him.
Yesterday Buckley, under the name
of Baker, called at the general deliv-
cry and asked for mail. He was Civ
en- the notice and took it to the mon
ey order window and presented it to
Captain Babcock personally. He said
he had just got out Of jail and that his
wife had sent him word she would
buy an order for him. To make his
case stronger, he introduced a man
whom he said would vouch for him.
Although this man was unknown to
him, he told such a straight story that
Captain Babcock was satisfied and
paid the money to Buckley.
Shortly afterward something caused
the captain to become suspicious that
matters were not exactly as they had
been represented and he informed
Chief Calhoun, who gave orders to his
men to arrest Buckley. Later in the
evening Oficer Salisbury found Buck
ley in a southside saloon in q half
drunken condition and locked him up.
Search was also made for the man
who had identified him, but he could
not be found.
For reasons known to themselves
the authorities have decided to pro
coed against Buckley under the state
laws and he will be arraigned tomor-
row on the charge Of forgery, he hav-
ing forged Bakers name to the money
order SO that he could obtain the
amount it called for.
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