Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-10-22

All they found with her were two orna-
mental candles that had been taken
from the Joughin home She professed
complete ignorance Of the crimes.
Going on to Spokane, Sperry and
Joughin found that the two Andersons
had taken their father and mother into
Spokane with them from Bonners Fer
ry and had rented house in the city.
+, The officers had taken from
them four guns stolen from the
Joughin home, also fur piece, a silver
chain, a string OF beads, and gold
watch belonging TO Carleton Joughin
and which he did not know had been
stolen until he saw it there There
was also found % rifle belonging to
Elmer Stevens, an old photograph
stolen from the Smithberger porch and
photograph stolen from the Troy
school. They confessed 10 Joughin that
they had taken a shotgun from his
place and cached it near the Joughin
home in Libby, but to date it has not
been found.
In the Anderson house in Spokane
was found the package that had been
stolen from the A. A. Wood auto, nu-
merous compacts ard similar articles,
and sheets, blankets. silverware, and
Supernade aluminumware that had
been taken from the Wall house in
Libby.
Draw Map for Officers.
In confessing TO the burglaries here,
the Andersons drew map to indicate
where they had cached some of the
stolen articles near Libby. Returning
to Libby, Sperry had difficulty in find
ing the cache but later 1T was located
by Chief of Police Green some dis
lance from the end Of Dakota street,
east of the city limits, the articles be-
ing hidden in a pile OF leaves In this
cache were the three guns stolen from
A. M. Hoffman and large number of
pens and pencils taken from the Troy
school; chaps belonging to Elmer Stew
ems, a packsack containing empty fruit
jars and some silverware belonging to
the former Mrs. Wall.
In their confession to the officers
the Andersons admitted five burglaries
in Occur d'Alene, one in Boomers Fer
ny, two in Troy--the school house and
the Talmadge basement where they
SLblC M ldlIS vi HUT, lIipsl III which
has been recovered. and seven 4jobs"
in Libby, the Joughin, Hoffman, AL
Hennessy, Smithberger and Wall
homes, the MRS. Irene Stevens garage
and the bundle Of laundry from the
Kedzie porch. Sperry said a blue
laundry bag belonging to the Kedzies
was among the loot he saw. They de-
MED the theft of the typewriter from !
the Ver1niculite company plant and the
rifle from the G. N. signal maintainer's
station in Libby
Money All Spent
None of the money they had stolen
could be located, Bion having only
SIS on him when arrested II is thought
he got that from the Bonners Ferry
Job Bion said he bought Chalmers
car in Spokane with the money he got
from the Joughin home, making a small
payment OH the Car, and spending the
remainder.
1t is said that the young boy, Wayne.
Is years old. is either escaped or par
oiled from the Oregon reform school.
He will probably be committed TO the
Idaho reform school, while Bion UNI
doubtedly will be given stiff term
in the Idaho penitentiary.
The following tells how the two
burglars were apprehended at Occur
dAlene, as reported by the Spokane
Spokesman Review:
COEUR D'ALENE, Oct. 17-Thirtyl
after four homes had been
of property valued at more
than $1,000 officers arrested a man and
his 15-year-old brother, secured con-
and regained the stolen jewel
~ and goods.
The four homes were entered last
night In three homes residents were
absent. but at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. O. Tfndall the two calmly
second floor rooms while
Tindall and his wife listened to the
radio downstairs
Jewelry In Loot.
Several hundred dollars worth of /
ewelry was said to have been taken
rom the Jack Zilka home and chill
dren's clothing from the II. D. Wilson
residence.
AT tie home Of Burl Hagadone and
MS bride all Of the brides lingerie,
inen, silver and several dresses were
AIKEN
Notified of the robberies by Mr..
dagadone. Sheriff r. N. Kilborn and
Chief of Police Mike Roche immedi-
ately started search and found a car
n which man who gave the name
If Bion Anderson and his young
brother were seated.
Some of the stolen goods was in
he rear seat of the machine. After
the two led officers to other
aches II
Says Spokane Home.
Anderson claimed to live in Spo-
.ane. The boy, who weighs 95 pounds Il