Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-13

tention OF two nearby policemen. They
attempted to arrest him, and In the
hight he made TO avoid arrest, he shot
both officers, injuring them so badly
that for q time their lives were des-
paired OF. He then held up the pro-
prietor, his employees and others in
the saloon, who endeavored to assist
in the capture, and, backing out of a
rear door, escaped by vaulting over
a fence into a railroad cut 80 feet
deep. Logan was arrested two days
later in an exhausted condition from
cold and hunger. In his desperate
attempt to escape he had lost his
pistol. From n circular heretofore
referred TO. which contained his pho
tograph and description. the Knox
vile police were enabled to identify
their prisoner as the notorious lead
er OF the western wild bunch band
OF outlaws, who had been driven from
his western strongholds by efforts
made for his capture. Arrangements
were finally made to place a night and
day guard over Curry in the Knox
vile jail, to prevent his escaping, but
Notwithstanding this, he has made
two desperate attempts to break Jail.
Harvey Curry is a native OF Dodson,
Mo-, and for years has been n OF
the most desperate outlaws in the
United States. He has perpetrated
at least six murders and was leader
OF the gang who, IN June s, 1897.
robbed the Butte county bank at Belle
Fourche, S. d., for which crime he
was arrested, subsequently escaping
from Jail at Deadwood, S. d., October
81, 1897.
20. c. Hanks, alias Camilla Hanks,
alias Charlie Jones', alias Deaf Char
ley, another one of this combination
of criminals, was killed at San An
tonic. Texas, April II, 1902, while re-
sisting arrest for the Great Northern
express robbery at Wagner. lie was
Identified as a nan who entered a
Nashville, Tenn, store and made n
purchase. rendering in payment one
of the famous unsigned bills. The
| storekeeper had been notified of the
unsigned bills and he accordingly told
the police of the one rendered him.
The police quickly responded and at
tempted to arrest Hanks. but he. with
| drawn revolvers. held up the police
| officers and the storekeeper, backed
| out into the street, and there held up
| the driver OF an Ice wagon, forced
him from the wagon, and then drove
fu~riously to the outskirts of the city,
where, a leg of one OF the horses hav,
Ing been broken. he captured a horse
and buggy by forcing the driver there
from at the point of his revolver. and
then drove recklessly into the coun
try, with the police in active pursuit
Hanks. In his flight, threw away
quantity Of the unsigned bank notes
but finally escaped through the marsh
es and came TO the Cumberland river
and forced two negroes to carry hin
to the other side, where trace OF hin
was lost. Hanks was raised In York
town, Texas, and was a fugitive from
there for rape and shooting. and from
New Mexico for murder. In 1892
Hanks. with Harry Lo~ngabaugh, ant
other members of the famous bant
held up q Northern Pacific train neal
Big Timber, Mont, and robbed the
express. For this he was arrested
convicted and sentenced to ten years
In the Deer Lodge ~penitentiary. from
which institution he was released APP
ril 80. 1901, and Immediately rejoinet
his old associates, who were still
alive.
"Other members OF the wild bunch
accounted for by death or imprison
ment since our investigation, and no
mentioned In the foregoing, are
"Lonny Logan. alias Curry, ALA
Lee. a brother of Harvey Logan, Kill
ed at Dodson, Mo-, February %. 1902
while resisting arrest by a posse con
posed OF our detectives and officer
of the Kansas City police department
for the robbery of the Union Pac
fc train at Wilcox. Wyo., June
1893.
Bob Lee. alias Bob Curry a COZ
sin Of the Logan brothers. arrested q
Cripple Creek, Colo, by detective
and sheriff's posse, and tried in tn
United States court. was convicte
and sentenced to ten years In III
state penitentiary at Rawlins, Wyo
for robbery Of the Union Pacific e,
press at Wilcox, Wyo.
George s. Curry, alias Flat Nos
George another leader, was kille
April IL. 1900, by a sheriff's posse
about 10 miles east OF Thompson
Utah, while resisting arrest. He wa
concerned In the Union Pacific rol
berry at Wilcox"
Continuing. the report says that tn
Pinkertons are convinced that Georg
Parker, alias Butch" Cassidy, an
Harry Longabaugh, alias "The SUI
dance Kid" were concerned in tn
robbery of the First National ban
of Winnemucca. New. These two ar
both notorious outlaws, and are bot
convicts. as well as members OF III
"Wild Bunch" These two and WI
liam Cruzans are the only remainln
members OF the famous gang who ar
now at large. II is known that thes
three fugitives are no longer In tn
west, where for years. they were 81
cure from arrest. but are perhaps hi
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