The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-11-24

Bank of Deaver at Deaver, Wyoming
last Monday afternoon about one
o'clock, held up the cashier, E. NJ.
Beaver, robbed the money tills of
about $500 and fled out of town in an
awaiting automobile. Mr.. Beaver i'm
mediately called up the Sheriff's Of
flee at Basin, county seat of Big
Horn county, Wyoming, who in turn
notified Sheriff John Albert of this
city, that the robbers had taken a
northerly course out of town. Mr.. AL
bert concluded that they were prob
ably headed for the broken country in
the east part of this county or the
Indian reservation beyond, and he act
ed accordingly. He lost no time in
notifying his deputies and also the
various towns on the east side and in
the Clarks Fork valley, to be on the
lookout. He also notified Pryor, where
guards were awaiting the bandits in
the event that they escaped from this
county into the reservation, and with
ln 80 minutes after word was received
here every possible avenue of escape
was guarded and patroled, particular
attention being given to Pryor Gap,
through which, it was thought, they
would try to make their escape and
elude capture.
Immediately following the robbery
Cashier Beaver had the presence of
mind to start man in a fast WHY'S
Knight car to trail the robbers and If
possible keep in sight of them and
due to prompt telephone service the
sheriff's forces on both sides of the
state line and the posses under the di-
leetion were thus kept informed as to
the course the robbers were taking
and plans were made accordingly.
The town of Bridger, being on the
main road north, was we'll prepared
for eventualities and much credit is
due the citizens there for the assis-
tance rendered the sheriff and for the
reason that many Of It's citizens were
members of his posse. Much credit
is also due the sheriff of Big Horn
county, Wyoming, who lost no time
in organizing his forces to assist
Sheriff Albert and he and his deputies
are to be commended for the efficient
manner in which they assisted in the
capture.
Due to prompt action and good or
ganization on the part of the officers
he robbers were surrounded by three
o'clock Monday afternoon and as far
as getting out of the county in an
automobile, they were cut off from
escape. Realizing their predicament
they abandoned their car near Pryor
Gap, east of Bowler, and at the ap-
proach of officers they were seen
hurrying towards a clump of willows,
skirting Sage Greek and fire was
opened on them, when they refused to
submit to arrest. Several shots were
exchanged but because of the distance
none of them took effect. Seeing that |
they were surrounded and that es-
cape was impossible the three men
gave themselves up and when search
ed every cent of the money taken
from the Deaver bank was recovered
and accounted for. Two 45 Colt auto
matte revolvers, one 38 automatic
revolver and a 30-30 Winchester rifle
were also taken from the prisoners.
When questioned by their captors the
men gave their names and ages as
Roy Murray, aged 40, Earl White
and Tom Kirk, each aged 20.
At the time of the robbery it was
supposed that the bandits were from
Thermopolis, but the sheriff at Basin
gives it as his opinion that they are
Rom outside the state and that they
are the same men who have been sell
ing magazines throughout northern
Wyoming, during the past several
months and raising checks given them
in payment therefore. If so, they are
the same men whom the officers of !
northern Wyoming have been trail )
ing for more than two months in an !
effort to capture them and break up
that practice. |
Reports are that the three men
captured are trying to implicate
fourth man, whom they claim owned
the car which was abandoned, but the
officers give little credit to their
statement to that effect. The car
bore Montana license number
1880 and the records in the sheriffs :
office here indicate that such a car :
was the property of Jacob Aller of T
Billings, from whom it was probably :
stolen. :
After their capture Sheriff Albert 7
turned the men over to the Big Horn h
county authorities from whom he re- n
ceived thanks for his assistance in
the matter and the prisoners waived n
extradition and were Immediately S
taken to Basin, Wyoming and lodged n
in Jail awaiting court action. They S
admitted their guilt and it is probable h
that they will receive long terms in a
the state renitentiary for their i'll ad- f
vised attempt to flaunt the law. G.