The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-07-05
SHERIFF IS SLIGHTLY WOUNDED
Owl Saloon Robbed By Couple Of Masked Men, Who
Kill Officer While Trying to ~
Arrest Them.

the back dor, scaling the fence in the
alley and across to Twenty-eighth
street, to the city hall. In the office
Of the chief Of police he saw Sergeant
Hannah, to whom he hurriedly told
what was transpiring in the saloon,
at the same time asking for gun
that he might assist the officer.
Unfortunately there was no extra
weapon about the place, but man
was there who had revolver. Mr..
Clifton asked him for it, but the re-
quest was denied. The man was a
Northern Pacific detective, named
Hineman, who said that he would use
ii himself
The three ran out of the office, Hine-
man going north to First avenue,
thence east to the alley between
tween Twenty-seventh and Twenty
eighth streets. He crossed the alley
and took up a position at the east
corner, between the sidewalk and the
fence back of the court house.
Sergeant Hannah turned south from
the city hall and crossed Twenty
eighth street into the alley between
Montana and First avenues When
back of the old Rademaker saloon he
turned north and was at the end OF
the fence running into the alley be-
tween the Rademaker saloon and the
Owl, when he was shot.
RiddIed with Bullets.
By the time the sergeant had reach
ed the place indicated the robbers
had secured all the money in sight and
marched the occupants of the saloon
into the alley. Here they halted them
and forced them to lie on the ground,
face down, with arms extended in
front of them, their heads pointed
to the west. One of the desperadoes
was at the north end of the line, while
the other was near the south, standing
close to the head Of Morris, who was
the last man of the row at the south
end.
He heard Sergeant Hannah ap.
preaching and partially raised his
head to see who 1t WITS. He recogniz.
ed the officer and heard the latter call
out, halt" and then heard the fel-
low who was standing guard over him
reply. keep back, you - -
Mr.. Morris saw the sergeant shoot
once, but thinks that he shot at the
further one of the two holdups, as
he is positive the officer had not
seen the one nearer to him. The
latter was only a few feet away from
the sergeant and fired four shots at
him with revolver, while the other
robber fired at him also with the shot
gun. Morris saw Sergeant Hannah
fall and then saw the two robbers
hurry up the alley.
The bullet fred by the sergeant
struck the ground at the feet of Morris,
and went SO close to one d. them
that when it imbedded ITSELF it the
earth it moved the heel ofs> one OF
his shoes.
Detective Shoots at Robbers.
AS the desperadoes ran up the alley
they passed Hineman, who opened
fire on them. All of his shots went
wild. One entered telegraph pole
a few feet north Of him, second
one grazed the pole, while still
third struck pole IN the north side
of First avenue and on the west side
of the alley
They Make Their Escape.
When the men emerged from the
alley at the intersection of First ave-
nue. they crossed the latter and ran
east on the northside to the corner
of the Grand hotel. Here they hesi-
tated for moment and then ran
back west again and when once more
at the corner of the alley ran north
through 1t and disappeared.
Recognized by Morris.
Despite the fact that he wore a