The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-09-15

was made returnable at 1880 o'clock
this afternoon and directed S. F.
Morse to have the body OF Carey P.
Snyder in court at that time.
Sheriff Hubbard was entrusted with
the duty of making service on the
chief of police and at once started
70 look for him. Although he made a
careful and diligent search he was un.
able to find the chief and was COM
PEELED to make service by posting. He
posted copy at the home OF the chief
hall, first, however, trying to make
service upon Sergeant Hanna and
some of the police officers, as repre-
sentatives of the chief. None of these
would accept service, all declaring
that they had absolutely nothing to do
with the case. as Snyder was not in
their custody and that they knew moth
ing regarding the matter.
Snyder Is Kidnapped.
BY this time it was almost II o'clock
and soon thereafter the train from the
west arrived. On board was Detect
i've McAnany and he had the requi-
sition together with Governor
Toole's vice, at least it is said he had.
Before anything could be done to stop
the proceedings Snyder was taken
from the Jail and led toward the de.
pot where he was held in the shadow
of the library building until the train
was about to leave for the east. Then
and in a few minutes was headed for
somewhere, supposedly Huntley, where
it is believed he was held until this
morning, and then was placed on the
Burlington train and is now on his way
to Kansas City
Although they claimed to know moth
ing about the case and are said to
have professed ignorance in every re-
spect, yet the officers were not wholly
without some knowledge, especially as
to where the keys OF the Jail could
be obtained. for they are said to have
been of considerable assistance to the
detectives in getting Snyder to the
depot and holding him until the time
arrived to place him on the train.
Hearing On the Writ.
Although the writ issued last night
was made returnable at 1870 o'clock
this afternoon, Judge Loud was not in
court. at that hour, probably having
taken cognizance of the fact that Sny-
der was no longer within the jurisdic-
tion of the court. At 2 o'clock court
convened as usual and the mater OF
tie writ was called to his attention.
In reply he said that he would not take
it up until after the Shaw case, then
on trial, had been submitted to the
jury.
Chief Morse was on hand ready to
make answer. What that answer was
to be can only be surmised. 1t was
said, though, that his plea would be
ignorance of the law and ignorance OF
the issuance of the writ, not having
been duly served. 1t is also said that
he claimed to have been in his place
of business when the sheriff was MAX
ing search for him and that he did not
wilfully conceal himself or attempt to
evade service.
This may all be true, but there are
many who believe that his ignorance
is not so great as he would now like
to have it appear and also that he
made it convenient to be where the
sheriff could not make personal SER
vice on him and that throughout the
entire proceedings, from the start to
the end, he was determined to help
the Missouri officers get opssession
of Snyder and place him beyond the
jurisdiction of the courts OF the state.
Chief of Police Morse's explanation
to Judge Loud for disobeying writ
issued out of the district court will be
awaited with a great deal of interest.
The decision of the court in respect to
Morse will close the Snyder Incl
dent in Montana.
A Boys Wild Ride for Life.
With family around expecting him