The producers news., 1926-12-10
ton away from themselves.

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the expected scream, cOuched in its usual
ridiculous ''vernacular Billingsgate." in
which the editor, a well known criminolo-
glst, analyzes the situation here. No doubt
that gentleman is quite well acquainted
with the ways of the underworld. He is
very intimate with the deniZens of that
place 1t is commonly understood
The Wolf Point Herald was very suspi-
clouS because the reports of the Plenty
wood holdup was reported to the outside
world on such record time, and insinuated
that this looked ''fishy"-and then it works
itself into another suspicious frenzy be-
cause Sheriff Salisbury did not officially
and personally notify Sheriff Anderson Of
Roosevelt county and Sheriff Lawrence of
Daniels county-both men who would coon
crate with anyone and everyone in the
world rather than with Sheriff Salisbury.
boCh OF these men are now working with
the bonding company attorneys, aiding
mat o m pa any in setting up a defense
against the paying of the bonds. They
would be glad to see the Sheridan county
taxpayers lose this money if they could
only dlscredlt several people in the pro-
greSsive political movement.
But these people should be consistent
They should avoid blowing hot and cold
with the same breath 1t does not sound
reasonable to fair and impartial people.
The Wolf Point Herald Opines that the
Great Falls Tribune got the story too soon.
ana lnslnuateS that the story was sent out
DeIore the robbery occurred in order that
the enCerpnSlng reporter could get it into |
the "bull dog edition.
We answer that insinuation which iS ~,
a par with all the others, that the Great
Falls Tribune can furnish all of tbe facts
as the editor of that paper is not q "nro-
tege" Of the writer, and no doubt will tell
the truth about the whole affair.
1he facts, as near as the Editor of this
paper IS able to learn are these:
On tuesday evening, November 80. the
last day OF collection, at about quarter to
SIX, as County Treasurer Torstenson and
ms deputy, Anna HOvet, were putting awav
Che days cash, about $1,000, two bandits
appeared, one coming in one door and the
other, the other door. Torstenson was COW
ered and ordered to the floor and told to
he still or he would get what the man at
Wheelock got. The law requires the treas ]
urer TO keep his office open on the last tax
paying day until six O'Clock. There beino
no one present paying taxes, the DAYS work
being done, the clerks had left about five
minutes before. Miss Hovet had stepped
out. When she returned she found the
door locked She called to Mr.. Torstenson :
to let her in. The door opened and She j.,
found herself looking into the muzzle of
1lg gun, and was also ordered onto the
loor. The bandits rifled the safe which
hey found open, and locked Mr.. Torsten- !
son and Miss HOvet in the vault in which I
he time safe set and left. 1t took the I
treasurer and his deputy an hour to give I
he alarm and get out. e
First his little boy came, and he MANAGED l
o make him hear and sent him for his T
mother, but before she got there the iani- a
or came in, heard the call and released the G
prisoners. The county treasurer immedi- Il Il
-Cely called the sheriff who was at home y
atng supper. He responded Immediately 1
md at once notified the officers in the di- o
ectlon which he believed the bandits had
,one The road to Scobey was blocked. so a
-e concluded that they must have gone Z
outh IN which direction the road was Open. ,
he sheriff notified Officer Woods at Cul- >
ertson, the sheriff at Williston. Crosbv
nd MlnOt and others. He phoned REGINA u
Sklng them to broadcast the news, got his
eSk deputy and told him to answer the n
none ana send out calls, when he and I'm al
ersherlH RObke went out to make =
~ III AAAO uOOh uSpuIy QlQ not Know .
no had been called and understood that SC
9th Lawrence and Anderson had been no.
fled. The news was brOadcasted at once te
nd hundreds of people in the country had sc
ne news of the robbery before a quarter
the people in town knew about it and IT
9th Sheriff Anderson and Lawrence. ac-
ordlng to their own admission, had the
ews very shortly, having gotten it over 4
ne radio. So much for them. The Tri- a
une and Helena Independent got the news
YER the radio, and called Immediately bv ac
ng distance, the Tribune getting the story in
7ldently in time for it's mail edition. h;
Treasurer TOrstenson called VIM. Erick- co
on, cashier of the Riba State Bank. the nj
gent who had written the bonds protect tn
lg the county funds, at once, to check up re
le office, and they worked together check pa
g up until late at night The state ex- co
miner and the bonding company was no TT
fled at once. w,
The State Examiner and Manager Hart ii,
the bonding company, together with At ta
lney General FOOte and his assistant. ac- ne
by Mr.. Clausen, tt e bond WI
)use attorney coming at 0 c to Plenty er
Ood, were met at CulbertsOn by Sheriff to