Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-10-31
about $3.50 in the afternoon.

On further questioning MIS-. Luxfnrd
stated that the stranger who had for
several days-since about October 2l-had
occupied a shack not far from the Logan
place had been over to their
place several times and incidentally, in
conversation had stated that he was &C.
quainted in Plentywood, having work. d
for George OVERLY in 1923. He also men
toned that he was acquainted with Mrs
Andrew Hansen.
The acquaintance With Mrs Hansen
proved to be especially valuable in run
ming down further clues. Mrs. Hansen
when questioned, stated that their ac-
quaintence was confined to one incident
few days ago when she gave the man
q ride in her car from a short distance
out of Bainville to McCabe; and from
another instance when Andrew Hansen
had given the stranger SIS loan on an
automatic.
The report of the loan led the author
tiles to check up on local hotels and it
was learned that the stranger had stop
ped at the Grand View Hotel on the 18th
and again on the night of the murder.
Stranger in Town Saturday Night
A search. Monday evening, Of the room
occupied by the stranger showed that ne
had left his personal effects behind him
these being taken over by the sheriff 5
office. Among the articles taken was,
what appears to be, the same bag OF
| matches purchased at the Daieview store
Phil Bourassa, proprietor of the Grand
View Hotel. stated that the stranger. who
registered as "Jack Smith of Whitehall,
had told on his arrival that he was a
coyote trapper. He paid his room rent,
however. Bourassa stated, and left the
next dav
T.. M. Jackson, depot agent at Flaxville
and deputy sheriff of Daniels county. stat
ed that stranger answering the discrp-
ton of the man wanted, had come there
the 18th. He had received some express
awaiting for him on h;s arrival and had
asked the agent directions to the Ray
mond Logan place.
Identified as Wanted Man
| George OVERLY. when questioned, stated
that party named Jack Smith had
worked for him in 1923. He stated fur
| ther that the man was an escaped con-
vict identifying a picture Of him on
reward poster sent out from Nc
Neil Island Federal Penitentiary,
:: where he had been sent up on a mar
cotic charge.
Murdered Long Distance from Town
Ii is an almost established fact that
Logan was murdered long distance from
town, that the wagon containing the
oody, was driven to Pentywood and the
team then turned loose. The theory is
based on the boys report who met
The team at the coulee between Daleview
and Outlook, and is strengthened by the
fact that the horses, ordinarily lively
team in good CO ndition, we're almost
spent with exhaustion when found. Their
harnesses, lathered with sweat, showed
plainly that the horses had been driven
for several hours at a high rate Of speed.
No clues have been unearthed as yet
that would shed light on the whereabouts
Of the missing man since his disappear
ance Saturday evening or Sunday morn
ing, He was in the Hotel lobby Saturday
evening and talked with several Of the
guests before retiring. No one seems to
know when he left.
Mysterious Car
| A resident in the south part of town,
however. observed party answering the
description of Smith. walking along the
street past his place about seven O'Clock
Sunday moroing. He seemed to be in
haste md turned every once in awhile
as if he expected someone to overtake
him Suddenly q Chrysler coach drove
up along the street, thu door opened to
let the man in without stopping the car
and the car sped away on the Reservation
road south of town.
! Motive Not Established
Nothing definite by way OF motive has
presented itself as yet The idea Of rob-
berry is secuted, although search of the
dead mans body revealed nothing more
than few matches. and stub Of pen.
Gil. Both Of the men. were implicat
ed in stealing episode number oI
years ago which was prosecuted in Dan,