Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-22

lot long trip. Gravel1e had evidently
reached the cabin about two hours be.
fore keown. He had eaten something.
shaved, and then he had proceeded to
pack his clothing, some eatables and
bedding, on a new horse, having evil
IDENTIFY determined to change his camp.
He was just about ready to start with
pack animal when the posse arrived.
Gravelle was put on a fresh horse,
and with belongings was brought to
town, arriving here at about 7:SO.
On the way in he would not talk
about himself. He was asked if he
had ever been at Townsend, and at
first said he had been, but afterward
denied it. One thing he persisted in,
and that was he was not Gravelle.
Arriving at Helena he was taken
first to the Britt & Sil1er stable, where
the horses were lett. Here he was
recognized and called by his proper
name, and he again denied his iden-
tity.
When Gravelle left his cabin with
the men he had but one spur. At the
stable Supt. Boyle and Detective Nc
Fetridge met the party and McFetridge
asked how many spurs Gravelle had
on. He was told one, and when he
looked for it 1t had disappeared. Ora
vele said he had left it with his sad
die. A search failed to reveal it.
Finally after hunting all over, the
spur was found in pile of shavincs
used for bedding.
The reason the spur was wanted is
a simple one. 1t will be recalled that
about two weeks ago there was found
in a haystack near Townsend about so
pounds Of dynamite tied up in sack.
The morning that was found the man
who was working at the place on ar
irving there found man in the hay
eating cold lunch. The man said he
was hunting for horses. Soon after he
rode away. After the man had gone
there was found spur where he had
mounted his horse. Shortly after the
dynamite was found, and then the mat
ter was reported to the railroad COM
pany. An investigation was made,
and the spur was turned over to the
detectives. The spur Gravelle wore
yesterday and which was found in the
shavings, is a mate of the one found at
Townsend. The ranch hand at Town
send had a conversation with the man
him distinctly. He was shown Ora
velle's picture a few days ago and he
said it looked like the man he talked to
at the ranch.
: At Townsend the man who ate the
cold lunch rode a horse that answers
the description of the one Capt. Keown
trailed yesterday. The man who put
the dynamite on the track in the Helena
yards some weeks ago rode horse
that left the same tracks the Gravelle |
horse did yesterday. The man who
put the explosive on the track near
Clasoil Friday night rode a horse
leaving the same tracks.
Capt. keOwn and his men did not
make thorough search of the cabin
Gravelle occupied. They brought
down some of his effects, and that was
all. ~ t h orough inve tigation
w l made, however. Keown,
Latta and Reynolds rode 20 miles, and
during the week they were out they /
rode all the time, for three days and
nights not changing their clothing.
Supt. Boyle and Detective McFctridge
are convinced that in Gravelle they
have the ringleader of the gang of
blackmailers. There may be others
in the gang. but they believe in him
they have the head of the conspiracy.
Gra>vic is not unknown in Helena
and vicinity. He lived for Il number of
years in the vicinity of Rimini, ana he
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