The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-12-09
STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF
HELENA PAPER HITS
SOME HOT CLUES
(Helena independently
BY Staff Correspondent


ena more than one year ago by
Charles E. "Red Flag" Taylor,
state senator from this county,
and several others, is connected
in a. most remarkable way with
financial affairs of Sheridan coun-
ty, according to gossip ON the
streets of Plemtywood since the
robbery of the treasury last
Tuesday evening, when $106, 900
in cash and bonds were taken
from Treasurer Torstenison.
The STORY which is told among
the "whites,' or those who are
among what are Thought to be
THE more respectable element of
this county, is that the Pyradiun
company had borrowed" as high
as $4,000 from the treasury of
the county in the past year. The
stories further reveal, according
to rumors and underground infor
NATION, that a. former manager of
the concern had repaid ito the
county Golfers all but $4,000 of
the "loan' made to the company.
Senator Charles Taylor is said to
still be the moving spirit in the
company. The sheriff of Sheridan
county, whom Attorney General
Foot refused ito trust to return
Mig Collins to Plentywood, is a |
protege of Taylor's and stands in
with the crowd that has control
of the county government
Rumor goes so far as to say
that the treasurer of Sheridan
county would be- fearful of tell
ing the napnels of the robbers if
he knew them, because of the
"DoaHs" made by him to friends
of the council of action" The
treasurer admitted to the state
examiner that he had permitted
citizens ito deposit money with !,
him i'm large sums and such money
was mingled with the county
money, thereby making it idnpos-
sible for the examiner to learn
whether there was shortage inI..
the office which would have been
the case if the Pyradium company
had been financed with county
money.
1T is alleged by some citizens
that the gang" pulled the rob-
berry of the treasury to rehaIbili-
tate the finances of the Pyradium
and protect the treasury b
from shortage being discovered. b
in Daniels county and il
at Medicine Lake have come out D
almost openly in. accusing officials P
If Sheridan county and their po- T
itical friends in looting the treas v
Try. tl
Robbers in Plentywood ft
The state Officials were told BY a
.veryone they talked to, except al
members of the gang in power, Of
hat "you will find the robbers cl
'igIht here in Plentywood" and nj
'you needn't look on the outside X
BECAUSE this was an inside job" ct
The Daniels County Leader de to
lares that Sheriff Salisbury did W
lot notify either the sheriff of )
Daniels county nor the sheriff of hs
Roosevelt county of the robbery. aa
Not Trusted fa
Attorney General Foot distrusts fo
he Officials here and told the ci,
heriff at Minot, N. d., not ito per- ar
lit Sheriff Salisbury of this coun- "a
Y to take mig" Collins out of 20
ne Minot jail. Collins is still be-
lg held at Minot waiting instruc- -
ons from Foot. y,
Foot Remains There NJ
The attorney general is still in ~ ~
lentywood and is carrying on %
is investigation together with
of the National DE-
urety company. 1t is understood
nat the attorney general has dis CO.
,vered some very Important mat Tx
RS which are expected TO bring DR.
svelopments that may lead to eht
e arrest of several persons in
few days. af.
Couldn't Trust "Jail' ma
In the event of an arrest it is mi
rtain that tibet prisoners will tir,
. taken to some other county for his
fe keeping as the attorney gen. en-,
al has been advised by citizens the
re that there would be MO reas-
able assurance that prisoner
1uld be held in the Sheridan
unity Jail.
Asked for Help not
1T has become known that citi- Ntu
rs of this community collected Mr.
small fund to send represen Mr'
i've iof the community three as
ieks ago To the office of the att she
ney general to appeal for help Wo
the way of protection against 7
rglars and robbers that had in Hol
'tea tne morVneasO corner OF ber
! state for many months. This :
tive did see the attorney
neral at Helena and informed id
n of the local situation calling 7