The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-04-18
OCRADY ADMITS HE HIJACKED FIRST
NATIONAL BANK OUT OF S25O.OO
And Then Tries to Frame Deal Taylor-Case Against
Moe Was Absolute Fake and Was Dismissed on Demur-
red to Complaint.
N'KEE TESTIFTES HE DIDN'T SICN STATMENT

L4AG y VI cJOy 11dulCup on IaVIOf
and Moe blew Up in Judge Wheeier's
court Thursday evening, when John
O'Grady admitted on the stand that
the famous note which he had claim
ed Taylor had eXtorted out of the
First National Bank by means of
threats and divers other methods was
not IaylOr's note at all, but was a
note given by "POpbcttle Jack" him
self to that bank on which Tavlor
was an endOrser In other words
that Jack, himself, had used the pre-
carlous conditions existing at that
bank to get back his own note and
then IN order to hang something onto
Taylor, had accused Taylor of doing
this very thing himself.
Cashier Mckee of the First Ma
tlonal Bank also testified to the fact
that the note was given for money
which went to O'Grady and that Tav-
lor had merely endorsed on the
note with O'Grady.
The Court then upon motion bv
Attorney S. E. Paul dismissed the
case against Taylor upon the grounds
and for the reason that there was
not a scintilla cf evidence to show
that Taylor was ever connected with
the matter at all, ouside of endorsing
a note for O'Grady.
When the decisions were rendered
the gangsterS one by cne skunk awav
into the darkness, cOngregating again
at divers points talking over other
possible frameups, bewailing the
TACT that they had been stung. and
dlscredited by PopbOttle Jack.
THE MOE CASE
Ihe case against Moe was with
out foundation of any kind from
the very start. This case as near as
can be ascertained was brought to
please Burley Bowler, the gangs
publicity man. who has a particular
grudge against Moe, and was cal
culated to discredit him before Moe
can disclose certain very shady deals
OF BOwler's in connection with that
gentleman's lOOting of the Farmers
Publishing Company of Scobev. At
Corney Paul demurred to the COM
plant, on the grounds and for the
reason that the complaint disclosed
on its face the innocence of Moe and
Judge Wheeler sustained the denur-
FIGf' dismissed the case and freed
Moe. The connection of Moe with
the matter in any way was a part
OF the conspiracy to discredit this
young man in the eyes of the public.
Inc gang did not expect to make the
charge stick at any time. The con
necuon OF his name with the matter
was only a dirty attempt on the part
OF number Of notorious grafters
and gangsters to get even with Moe
and assist Bowler, because he has
played an active part several times
IN folling divers plots to rob the
taxpayers of Sheridan county.
MAKE MONKEY
OUT OF O'GRADY
The case against Taylor came ON
for hearings before Judge Wheeler
II thursday evening at seven O'Clock.
Inc court house was packed. The
gang was all there. A string of
witnesses a mile long had been sub
poenaed. namely: John c. O'Grady.
under arrest for the stealing of seed
grain money, Ray Lang, Leo Zeidler.
chm Mckee, cashier of the First Ma
tiOnal Bank, Sen. F. j. Fishbeck. Dr.
}. Z. StOrkan. Carl West, proprietor
OF notrious cafe, Art LANCER, pres
dent of the First National Bank
Oscar Collins, and County Treasurer
D. j. Olson. The defendant TavloT-
asked tc have all the witnesses sep
regated, which motion the court
granted and Sheriff Salisbury herded
hem IN his Office and brought them
IN one by one.
OGrady was sworn and went on
-he stand and testified in support of
5he frameup, that about the 10th of
asst June. he came down town and
met Mckee who told him that the
county money in ,the bank was low
and that the bank was in a precari-
)us condition and asked him to see
I he could get another deposit right
away. O'Grady told him that he
would talk to Taylor about it which
le said that he did That Tavlor
old him, that if he wanted him to
lse his influence to get him another
ieposit that day, he would have to
.ome across with a certain note in
he sum of $250OO, and that he went
o Mckee and told Mckee and Mckee
old him that he would sail: that he
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