Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-26
SUSPECTED CAR
ELUDESC0RDON
MAKES ESCAPE
Machine Believed Stolen Re-
fuses to Wait for
Inspection.

What we're described by Sheriff Bob
Gordon as two tough looking hombres
eluded close questioning regarding a
Chevrolet roadster in which they were
riding Tuesday morning by ducking up
Second avenue, evading the sheriff ana
burning the wind 'ou of town. when
last heard of they were just beyond
Genou, heading north and still travelng
fast. Sheriff Gordon gave chase, but
lost the trail of the car he was following
q few miles north of Great Falls.
The sheriff said that he was driving
east on the Vaughn road alone IN his
car about 9 o'clock Tuesday morning
when he met n roadster bearing Texas
license numbers. Two young feilows
were in tine car and they didn't look
good to him, Gordon said. He turned
his car and followed the roadster into
Great Falls. When the leading car
arrived at the intersection of First ave
nue. north and Park Drive its driver
turned north on Park Drive. The sher-
iff circled the block, meeting the car
on Park Drive at Second avenue north.
He motioned for the driver to stop
and questioned him regarding the car.
The men in the car said that it belonged
to them and said that they were tour
lists from Texas. Sheriff Gordon said
that he wanted to check up on the mum
bers and asked the men to drive around
to his office. The driver said "all
right, and the sheriff turned around,
requesting the driver Of the roadster to
follow him. The sheriff met Alex Rem
meas. clerk of the district court. and
asked him to ride with him. A half
block later Remneas glanced back and
saw the roadster dart up Second ave
nue. and proceed at top speed up the
avenue.
Sheriff Gordon whirled his car into
an alley to cut off the car. Half way
up the alley he attempted to drive be-
tween two cars and the hub cap of
the wheels of his machine caught in the
wheel of one of the parked cars and he
became temporarily stalled. When
Fifteenth street where he stopped to
the sheriff emerged from the alley the
roadster had disappeared. He turned
into Second avenue and drove II to
query q passerby regarding the direc-
ton taken by the Chevrolet roadster.
He was told that the car had turned
north over the Fifteenth street bridge.
Although he had nothing on the
men in the roadster, Sheriff Gordon
said Tuesday night he believed that
they were driving a stolen car and that
their flight strengthened that beilcf.
He was unable to catch sight of the men
again, but inquiry along the road to-
ward the north revealed that he was
on the right trail. A few miles out
his car became sc hot that he had to
stop and fill his radiator. delaying him
several minutes and afew miles farth-
err he had to stop at a ranch house for
gasoline. The meeting had been who'll
ly unexpected and the chase developed
out of curiosity rather than a planned
pursuit of criminals he said so he
was not prepared for a lengthy chase.
Believing that the car had followed
the main highway toward Fort Benton.
Sheriff Gordon telephoned to Sheriff
Hammakker of Chouteau county to
send a car out on the road to meet it..
Gordon met a deputy from HANNA
ker's office at Floweree, who said that
he had not met the roadster. After a
little more scouting the chase was aban-
doned. Late in the afternoon Sheriff
Gordon learned by telephone from &c
nou that the men in the roadster had
gone through Genou without even stop
ping to say hello.