The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-07-05

the sheriff that he had been shot.
Sheriff Hubbard was bareheaded
and requested the mayor to 60 up
stairs and get hi shat, which he had
dropped in the melee. In response to
an order from Mr.. Foster one of the
girls in the house lighted lamp and
went with him upstairs into the room
where the sheriff and the others had
been. He found the sheriff's hat, also
couple Of others, two or three soft
shirts and a shotgun lying on the
floor. He picked up all of these arti-
cles and then made hasty survey OF
the apartment and observed two bullet
holes, one in the floor and the other
in the ceiling, and then returned down.
stairs.
Injury Not Serious.
Examination OF the sherifr's person
revealed a gunshot wound through
the fieshy part of the right hand, with
some cuts and bruises about the
head.
| Mr.. Hubbard said that when he en-.
tered the room upstairs he saw ED. =
Grady and Moser there. Grady had
a Colts automatic pistol in his hand
and held the weapon above his head,
at the same time ordering the sheriff
to throw up" his hands. Instead OF
complying, Mr. Hubbard jumped for
ward and grabbed Grady by the wrist
of the hand holding the pistol and
attempted to wrest the weapon from
him. He also secured hold of Grady's
other hand and pulled both downward.
1t was while in this position that Mr..
Hubbard was shot.
The sheriff secured the pistol and
using it as a club, knocked down
Jim" Grady and then Moser, both OF
whom had jumped onto him. Mr..
Hubbard attempted to shoot, but the
weapon refused to work, although he
pulled the trigger three or four times.
Because of the wound in his hand
and the little time he had, together
with the fact that he was kept busy
defending himself the sheriff could
not draw his own revolver, which he
carried in the band of his trousers
near his right hand. To this chain OF
circumstances is probably due the es-
cape of the two outlaws.
Jim" Grady was brought up town
and placed In the county Jail, where
his head was sewed up by the county
physician. The blow given him by
the sheriff had laid his scalp open.
Moser's Marrow Escape.
Among those who went in search
OF the murderers was Under Sheriff
Sayles. Thinking that Moser would
endeavor to 60 home, his parents re-
side a short distance up the Blue
creek road, the other side of the river,
Mr.. Sayles secured a team and drove
in that direction.
When near the bridge he saw Moser
riding horse and ordered him to
halt. Moser put spurs to his animal
and made dash for the bridge. Be-
ing unable to reach him, the under
sheriff jumped out of his buggy and
taking hasty aim at the fugitive with
a rifle pulled the trigger. The wea-
pom failed him and again he tried to
shoot, but with no better results.
After swapping the trigger several
times more, Mr.. Sayles re-entered his
rig and started in pursuit.
AT the Moser mouse he was told the
young man had been there, but had
remained only few minutes and had
ridden OF ON his horse.
clifton's Fast Ride.
Having learned that Grady and
.Moser had separated, armed men were
sent in several directions to look for
them.
Among those dispatched was Wal
ter Clifton, the man who gave the
alarm to Sergeant Hannah. Sheriff
Hubbard secured Northern Pacific
engine for him and he was given
record breaking ride as far as Silesia,
on the Red Lodge branch, as it was
thought Moser was heading for the
mountains in that direction.
1t being reported that Grady had
crossed the Yellowstone east OF town,
the sheriff started men in the direc-
tion of Junction, near where the fugi-
tive has relatives, as it was believed
that he would endeavor to reach them
and secure a relay Of horses and try
to get out Of the country.
Haul Made Not Heavy.
AS their reward for the robbery and
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