The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-10-21
Tommy Thompson Sought
for Murder of Mike Kennedy
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marck penitentiary He has been
chased out of Plentywood by Sheriff
Salisbury several times. Reports
from Raymond state that he STAYED
at John keller's place three weeks be-
fore the assault on Kennedy. He told
Mr.. Keller that he was charged with
bOOtlegging in North Dakota and was
a fugitive from justice there. He
made many trips out of Mr. Keller's
place and while in WeStbv stated that
that he knew a farmer near the Can
adam line who had a safe and a lot
of money in it. John Keller noticed
that he frequently went away and
came back and suspected that some
thing was wrong. Finally Mr. Keller
heard him make proposition to rob
Sophers Morsted, rich farmer. Mr..
Keller at once figured that he was an
undesirable citizen ard kicked him out
the Saturday night before the murder
Thompson Sought
Thompson and another man, who
used to hang around Kavon's garage
In PlentywOod last year, were recent
~ implicated in a Irvine robbery in
North Dakota and it is understood
that that was the reason Thompson
was hiding OUT near Raymond and
other places. The hotel keeper at
FlaXville reports that on Tuesday ev-
enlng two men bought rooms and
went to bed at about four o'clock.
They stayed in bed until about noon
the next day (day of murder). That
mght Wednesday, Mike Klaus OF
Navajo reported that two rnen-one
answering the description of Thomp-
son-called at his place Soon after
the murder the car taken from Ken
niedy yard was found in a haystack
IN the vicinity of Flaxville. 4 pine
belonging to Thompson was found
where the crime was committed and
was identified as belonging to the ac-
cuseG man by five persons. Sheriff
Salisbury sent out descriptions and
photographs to the authorities at Bis
marck, Crosby, Glasgow. st. Paul and
other hangouts of Thompson. It is
expected that he may be arrested at
any moment as he is a man well
known in criminal circles.
Car Given to Lang
The automobile, which was captured
near FlaXville and which the public
expected to be kept for evidence in
the case against the murderers, was
turned over to Ray Lang on a written
order on the garage man, signed bv
county Attorney Erickson. Lang
mas not been appointed administrator
and has no connection with the Ken
nedy family. 1t is understood. how
ever, that Lang wants to be appoint-
ca administrator of the estate and
Onstad, lawyer with a small prac-
tlce, wants to be attorney for the Is
tate. Mckee is also said to be on tba
lookout for the receivership and Fred
IoSen Is said to want to "horn in" on
the estate. There are evidences that
Lang owed Kennedy over a thousand
dollars on a note. Mckee is also said
70 owe the deceased large sums For
that reason the RAYMOND neonla
watched the assets of the deceased
very closely when the two above
named gentlemen appeared on the
scene and seemed to take more than
Ordinary interest in the assets of tba
deceased. The opinion of the neoDie
OF raymond is that anyone who has
Ilducary interest in the estate. 9th
er than the immediate relatives
should not be appointed administrator
People are watching this phase of the
situation very closely, also the use
which the car, which belongs TO fine
estate, viii be put to.