The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-07
Consolidation of Outlaws of the
Northwest for Business.
THE GANG is A BAD, BOLD ONE
Story from Rock Springs, Wyo., Re-
Iates Preparations of Hole-in-the
Wall and Robbers Roost Gang for
the Summer Campaign.-Some No.
torious and Familiar Characters.


of Rock Springs, Wyo., indications
point to a thorough reorganization of
the famous Butch" Cassidy gang of
robbers, murderers and thieves which
has terrorized the west and north
west for so many years.
Mr.. Harper is authority for the
statement that the gang has increas-
ed and strengthened it's forces and
power in numerous ways ana that it
has in contemplation the wholesale
raiding of the country about it's ter
ritory during the coming two years.
Mr.. Harper states that Butch"
Cassidy was recently in Rock Springs
for the purpose of communicating
with the outlaws who have promised
70 organize under him as leader.
The last few years have seen the
capture and conviction of number
of the most efficient and noted mem
bers of the gang. Among the more
or less famous of the bandits thus
retired from criminal activity can be
mentioned Tom Tracy, now in the
Oregon penitentiary; Eliza Lay, serv-
ing a sentence in Arizona; Bob
Mneks, convicted for participation in
the Montpelier, Idaho bank robbery;
seeHarvey Logan, alias kid" Curry,
now held in Tennessee Ben Kilpat-
rick, "the Tall Texan" now in a
I southern prison; Bill Carver, killed
at Sonora, Texas, while resisting ar
rest for murder and Bob Lee"
serving a sentence in Montana.
In addition to the above the ban
alt gang is short the services of
Sure Shot SAM" or Sam Liant, Sure
Shot being the captain of a gang of
American-Cuban highwaymen and
cutthroats now terrorizing the Cuban
province of Santa Clara.
The present active leaders of this
great gang of western bandits are
Butch" Cassidy captain, with harry
4ongabaugh, Lewis Johnson and o.
G. Hanks as lieutenants-the gang it.
self now displaying a total strength
of about 80 members.
The record accredited to "Butcl''
Cassidy is as long as the moral law
Cassidy has made money at his
wicked work and he and his men
the daring and lawlessness OF his
acts. He has been the organizer and
leader of the various train and bank
robberies, his latest noted exploit be.
ing, in association with Harry Lon.
Pabaugh and others, the robbery on
Sept. 10. 1900, of the First National
bank of Winnemucca, Nevada.
In that instance the daring thieves
in the light of day rode into town,
which is located on the Southern Pa
cific railroad. Deliberately dis
mounting within short distance OF
the banking house, located in the
very heart of the town, the thieves
entered the establishment with draw
drawn guns. Three customers were
at the paying tellers' window trans
acting business, but soon realized the
situation and were content to line
up against the wall with upstretchet
hands. Bank cashier George S.
Nixon, nervy, shrewd and thorough
ly fearlessly man, sized up the situa
ton in an instant and looked for al
avenue of escape. The thieves out
numbered his total strength ever
though the assistants were armed tt
the teeth. He calmly resolved tt
make the effort to save his banks
money if such a thing was possible
but sharp command fro the
leader of the gang which had so un
tremendously interrupted the oTdi
nary proceedings of the business life
in the small town, brought wildly tt
Mr. Nixon's mind the fact that re
sistance would be foolhardy. He
therefore obeyed the command of thu
robber, who kept his gun cooked ant
leveled in threatening manner
The looters secured about $4,000
and in twinkle had mounted uhei
horses and were off. A posse, head
ed by the bank cashier himself, start
ed in pursuit of the robbers and 10
four days the search was continued
over mountain and through vale.
followed the determined men of Win
nemucca in their effort to bring t
bay the desperate characters who 81
coolly wrought havoc in their quie
and orderly town.
The robbers were well prepared
with relays of horses, and notwith
standing the posse in pursuit got
trace OF the fleeing outlaws at time
their efforts were in vain. Havin!
followed the desperadoes to the yer.
threshold of the Robbers Roost
country the c-ase was abandoned AM
another outrageous, though success
fully consummated, crime was lai'
at the door of Butch" Cassidy, an
probably justly.
Cassidy has a long list OF othe
names, including those of Georg
Cassidy, and Captain Ingerfield'-
bjc trlIa family and hantiSmal name