The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-08-25
THREATENED
TO SQUEAL
Pals of Curry and the Train Robbers
Had a Falling Out.
MAN WHO FURNISHED HORSES
For the Wauner Band to Get Out of
the Country With, Killed Because
He Had Threatened to Squea on
Walsh, Another Accomplish.

The following article appearing in
the current issue of the Searchlight,
a paper published in Valley county,
the rendezvous of the Curry gang
prior to the Great Northern hold-up
at Wagner, throws additional light
on murder committed in that neigh
bOrhoOd:
Shortly after the killing of TruaX
by Walsh it was announced that the
trouble originated over the supposed
branding of some calves owned by
Walsh. Everybody accepted the the
ory as correct and there was some
evidence introduced at the trial to
That effect. It now turns out that
such was not the case. The cat has
eXtricated itself from the bag and
the real reason for the murder OF
TruaX has come to light, although
trife late to mete out the right brand
If 7astica to the guilty party. A
good many people will remember that
when the Great Northern express was
held up at Wagner some two years
ago last July suspicion pointed to
several parties in this county as hav-
ing assisted the bandits out Of the
county and recent developments
have confirmed the suspicious.
It appears that for nearly a week
prior to the hold-up Deal Charley,
Kid Curry and l4ongbaugh had been
Ewing in an obscure out of the way
Ln -ini,, of T1slqV'S
Walsh's ranches, While there, they
had frequent interviews with these
two parties and it was finally agreed
that Walsh and Truay were TO fur
nish the horses with which the ban
dts were to ride out of the country.
After the hold-up was effected it
was generally supposed that the rob
bers had gone to the Little Rockies
and the theory was accepted by near
ly every one in the county 1t prov
ed false, however. as they are known
to have spent their first night out in
the vicinity of the Truax ranch and
in the darkness of the following night
they rode south and crossed the rive
at the First point of the Missouri
river That was about the last heard
or seen of them in the county. Later
IN a woman stopped at Glasgow and
inquired for certain party that was
to meet her in town and drive hel
out to some ranch in the Larb hills
She hired a single rig, drove out past
the bridge and got lost returning
home in a binding rain storm. Sub
sequently she walked to Tampico and
took the "slow" train for Hinsdale
There she secured a team and drove
to some coulee in the vicinity Of The
Walsh ranch and lifted" cache
supposed to have been the booty Sc
cured by the robbers in the hold-up
In due time Walsh's horses were
returned, but it is not known whether
he was ever reimbursed for his par
in the play. Truaxs horses wer
never returned and after askin'
Walsh for an explanation on severa
occasions their previous friendly re
lations were severely ruptured.
A week before Truax was kille'
he called at the home of vel
known ranchor living on the mort
side of the river and told of the trans
action. adding ''that he believed
was his duty to give Walsh away il
this matter as he had not acte
square with him. Walsh got win
of what TmaX intended to do, an
it is said purposely provoked tn
quarrel that ended in the killing @
the latter.