Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-06-24

stopped here before and after the Sill
cox, Wyoming, train robbery IN The
Union Pacific.
II arrived at Rocky Point on the south
bank of the Big Muddy three hours after
dark. Before reaching the Little Rockies,
| learned that Kid Curry had a half in
uerest in e horse ranch with one Jim T.;
that they owned about 500 head of good
horses. AS luck would have 1t, on
reaching Landusky, l made the acquaint-
ance of Jim T., through an accident.
In Landusky / played myself off for
an Old Mexico outlaw n became solid
with the worst people OF the community.
| had adopted the name of Charles l..
Carter.
Death of Loney Curry
II learned hat Kid Curry had killed
Pike Landusky for whom the town was
named, a few years before. !. Pike
Landusky's widow. Julia, still resided on
their ranch two miles out of town. One
OF her daughters was the sweetheart of
Loney Curry n I got a lot OF informa-
ton about him from her. In trying to
capture Loney Curry at Dodson, Missouri,
where he was hiding with his aunt, Mrs.
Lee, officials of my detective agency shot
him through the head and killed him.
Mrs. Lee was the mother of Bob Lee,
hildS bCD SuITy, Ouc VI bAc GuIIy gang.
Bob Lee was captured and tried at Chey-
enne, Wyo., for train robbery. A Kansas
City lawyer who was defending him came
to Landusky after evidence to prove an
alibi for Bob. l got acquainted with
him and learned all his secrets. Bob
was sent to the penttentiary."
The Mysterious StOckman
No one ever suspected Siringo of being
a secret service man and during his stay
at Landusky he cultivated the acquaint-
ance and confidence OF a certain stock
mar In that vicinity who used to CORE
spond frequently with the Curry gang.
Mail addressed by this man and posted
at Harlem was watched by government
detectives. This stockman. who since has
left Montana, showed q very bitter spirit
against the detective agency for h kill
ing of Loney Curry n the sending up"
of Bob Lee (altas Curry. Lee had been
captured at Cripple Creek, Colo, was
convicted and sentenced to serve ten
years in the pen~itentiary. This stockman
declared that Kid Curry would soon get
even with the Union Pacific Railway
company for the killing Of Loney. by
robbing another train. Siringo alleges
he was told by this stockman that
Curry wa at the time making prepare
tions for a job of that kind.
II found out many secrets OF past
crimes there" says Siringo. Il knew that
'Flatnose' Curry (who was not related
to Kid ant Loney Curry was of the
robbers at the Silcox, Wyo., holdup.
'F1atnose' was with a tough character
named Harry Smith somewhere in the
northwestern part Of the state Of Chi
huahua in Old Mexico. Therefore I re-
ceived orders to go with a United States
marshal to Old Mexico in search OF
'F1atnose.'
1--WE had decided that Kid Curry would
49, l.. %lN Z t<tla porHinc xu1Nnro
everyone knew him; but in this we were
mistaken. for, not long after I had left,
he slipped back and killed Ranchman
Winters who had shot Johnnie Curry in
self-protection.
'In the latter part Of August, I slipped
out of the country. No one knew that /
was going except the daughter OF Mrs.
Landusky. l told her that my partner
was being executed for a crime we had
both committed In Old Mexico, n that
1 feared he would confess and give me
away. In Harlem, my horse n saddle
were sold and l boarded a train for
In Mexico l o 0 found that we
were On the wrong trail, n soon after
this 'Flatnose' Curry was killed In Utah
while trying to resist capture.
Returning to Denver, l got the par
ticulars of a recent train robbery on the
Union Pacific at Upton, Wyo. 1t was de-
cided that Kid Curry, Bill Cruzan and q
man who might be Harry Longbough did
the job"
The Upton Holdup
This was undoubtedly the Job that the
stockman at Landusky had old Siringo
Kid was planning to pull. Siringo then
got the tip that the Kid had been seen
near Grand Junction, Colo, and he was
soon on the trail with q pack horse n
saddle pony. On reaching Paradox val
ley. h home of the notorious Young
boys, he found that Curry n another
man nae passed the place a week be-
ore. Following a hot trail, he reached
1he Blue Mountains of Utah and found
hat the outlaws were only a day ahead
If him. He learned as we'll that the two
rain robbers were broke" as they had
allied to get any money from their last
at Upton. He followed his
quarry to the Colorado river, where he
ost the trail in the badlands. His next
work was to make the acquaintance OF
! number of accomplices Of the Curry
rang, who gave him all the details Of the
sflcox and Upton holdups. He secured
practically all the secrets OF the gang
nd learned how they had q system OF
lind postofices all the way from the
tole-in-the-Wall in northern Wyoming
o Alma in southern New Mexico. These
were in rocky crevices on the
OPP OF round mounds OF dirt in the des-
TT. In passing these places, members OF
he Curry outfit would look for mail and
notes OF Importance. Also late
iews OF interest would be clipped from
and deposited In the post
nice" by passing members Of the gang
Capture OF the Kid
IN story Of Kid Curry's capture Is told
" 6iIingo as follows: During the sum
ner Kid Curry and his gang robbed q
treat Northern train at Wagner, Mon
mi back In their old stamping grounds,
'nd / found that Curry had been in