The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-20
ATTEMPT TO ROB AND KILL
YOUNG TRAVELLING MAN NEAR
MANHATTAN, MONT.
SECTION BOSS TO RESCUE
Victim Is Struck Down From Behind
and Money Taken From Him-Ho.
boes Interrupted as They Start to
Place PROSTATE Man in Madison
Rivsr-Assatlants Are Caught.

Bozcman. May l3.-tSpecial) Resi-
dents of Manhattan and the northern
part of Gallatin county were reused
to high pitch of excitement last
night by one of the most cowardly
robberies and attempted murders In
the history of the state. and 1t was
only through prompt work of the
sheriffs office. coupled with wise
counsel by cooler heads, THAI pre-
vented the lynching OF George Will
1iams. Guy Bowlder and Clyde Cush-
man. three tramps. Albert Heiser, a
young shipping clerk, whose home Is
In New York, was the victim of the
hoboes and 1t was by the merest
chance that his assailants were caught
rcdhanded in their job, just In time
to save him from death. Today the
tramps are held In the county Jail
awaiting trial on charges of highway
robbery and first degree assault
Heiscr rests In a local hospital where
he Is being treated for his wounds
1t was about o'clock that A. Her
zog. section foreman for the North
ern Pacific, who had been sleeping
In the brush 100 feet from the rail-
awakened by loud voices
Peeping through the bushes he saw
four men, three standing and one
prostrated; the man on the ground
was gagged by rag on, which blood
stains were dscernible. One OF the
men standing was arguing that the
body should be placed on the railroad
track and the other two were declar-
ing a rock should be tied about the
PROSTATE ones neck and his body
thrown In Madison river. few yards
away. The two were about to have
their way and started dragging tn"
body of the man toward the water when
Herzog jumped from concealment and
went to the rescue. The tramps
turned on him and the section foreman
was badly cut about the hands and
arms.
Life Saved.
The act of HerZog. however. saved
the life of Heiser, for the section
foreman's cries brought help and the
tramps fled. Hurrying to Manhattan
Herzog gave the alarm and Justice Of
the Peace c. j. Odell quickly organ
i"'u IL poH5S' was louHh w Dt
unconscious. with nasty wounds about
the head. In less than an hour Dave
Johnson of Manhattan came upon the
tramps near the rivers edge. They
tried to escape by crossing the stream
but Bowlder and Cushman could not
swim and after wading out to their
waists they returned to shore, where
at the point of Winchester rifle,
johnson placed them under arrest.
Williams swan to the otne: side.
Thirty minutes later he attempted to
cross the bridge south of Logan and
was captured by Kid Reynolds base
ball player. and John, Frazier, trav-
cling man. The three tramps were
held until officers from Bozeman
could arrive. But Sheriff Sales and
his deputies arrived on the scene IN
time to prevent trouble.
Confession.
The prisoners were taken before
Justice Odell, and Cushman broke
down and confessed the whole story.
Cushman. Williams and Bowlder fell
In with Heiser not far from Helena
The tramps learned from Heiser, that
he had been visiting an uncle In Seat
tie: that he was now headed for the
east, riding and walking by alternate