The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-07-18
BANK ROBBED BY WHITNEY
Idaho Desperate Gets $500 From
Rigby Bank.


That it was Hugh Whitney, noto-
riousWyoming and Idaho desperate,
who held up the bank at Rigby Tues
day afternoon, escaping with $500;
that he eluded sheriff's posse by
swinging around by Willow creek and
back to the main line of the Short
Line at Firth; that he boarded train
No. 2, southbound, early yesterday
morning, alighting at Pocatello and
taking eastbound train No 6, bound
for his Wyoming haunts; that a sad
die horse left near the station at Firth
with a sack of silver tied to the horn
belonged to the desperado; that he is
by this time safe among his friends
somewhere north of Cokeyille, and
that it is useless to search further for
him, is the belief of local officers of
the law, who yesterday afternoon re-
ceived word from Firth that a saddle
horse was found hitched there yester-
day morning, with a sack of silver
tied to the saddlehorn No one ap-
peared to claim it and officers took
possession. From the station agent
at Firth it was learned that two men
boarded train No. 2 there, at 1927 a.
m, bound south. Sheriff Lowry tried
to get in touch with the conductor of
the train, but found he went north
with No. 8 last night. Until he can be
reached it will not be known whether
the two men stopped off in Pocatello
to take No. 6 eastbound, or passed on
through to Salt Lake.
Constable Burnett McGarvey had his
suspicious aroused yesterday when he
saw strange man, answering Whit
ney's description, ride past his resi-
dence on South Arthur avenue on a
heavy brown horse leading bay pack
horse. The packhorse carried nothing
but two side pack bags, with little in
them, apparently. Constable McGar-
vey called up all the livery and feed
stables in town and found that no
such man had stopped in town. He
rode through the subway and disap-
peared Both horses were very tired,
according to the constable. Mr. Nc
Carney intended to follow the man for
closer view, but lost him when he
entered his house for coat and gun. |
During the interim the stranger had |
disappeared
That it was Hugh Whitney who held |
up the Ribgy bank is now firmly be-
lieved. The job bore all the earmarks |
of this famous outlaw.
Two years ago Whitney shot and
killed Conductor Billy Kidd on board |
a southbound Short Line train this
side of Lima, escaping pursuit by
posse and winding up in the wilds of
the Jackson Hole country. Later he
help up and robbed the Cokeville bank.
He is one of the most desperate and |
fearless characters in the northwest |
and rewards aggregating over $4,000 |
are offered for his arrest
The robbery Tuesday, if committed
by him, is his biggest coup since the
holdup of the train.
Frank Ellsworth, cashier, and Clar-
ence Hart, assistant cashier, were
working in their shirt sleeves and
chatting idly when the bandit, effec-
tually masked, walked in upon them
He entered by the rear door, which
had been left open because of the in
tense heat. The front door had been
shut more than two hours before, as
it was then 5:25 p. M
Hold up your hands," said the ban
dit, as he covered the cashier and the
assistant cashier with two revolvers.
A fierce oath or two and threats to
kill reinforced his commands.
Back up into the safe, quick" he
added, and the two men hurriedly re-
treated into the vault.
Hand me out all the money you can
reach and be fast, or I'll blow your
heads off," he said with vicious
flourish of the revolvers. The cashier
and his assistant passed out gold and
bills amounting to about $3S0O After