Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-09-08

door and turn to the left, also Impress
ing onnMr. Tone that he had better
act naturally. AS they left the bank.
Lander held his gun concealed be-
meath the bib Of the overalls he wore.
AS they were walking east, they met
young Cannon LaLonde and upon
Tones speaking to him, the bandit
ordered Tone in a brusque voice to
keep his mouth shut Tone asked him
If he could look at his watch and the
robber replied, That's all right but be
careful Looking at his watch Tone
saw 1t was just 1920 o'clock.
Taken to Old Morgue.
Tone was taken about two blocks
directly east of the bank, to an old
building formerly known as "the
morgue.' They passed the building
several feet then came back and
entered it. Tone was then ordered to
lie down on the floor, on his face.
whereupon the bandit first tied Tones
ankles together, and then tied his
hands behind him. He then wrapped
both ankles and wrists securely with
adhesive tape, and followed that by
wrapping the adhesive tape several
times around Tones head so as to
close his mouth securely Then he picked
up rifle which he had apparently
secreted in the building and with the
admonition, If you move I'll blow you
up turned and left the building.
Tone Is Freed
Tone says he lay quiet a couple of
minutes, then kicked against the floor
and getting no response decided Lam
der had left He then rolled over on
his back and was able to reach the
open door by hitching himself along.
Fortunately Perry Rogers was walking
past the building and The trussed up
man was able to attract his attention
by kicking with his heels on the floor.
Rogers noticed him and at once freed
him
In the meantime r. w. Smithberger,
cashier, returned to the bank and
saw that MIR. Tone was absent. Smith
berger stepped behind the counter and
at once noticed the currency drawer
had been rifled. Stepping into the
vault he saw the open safe there and
noticed that all currency was also
Realizing that the bank had
been robbed, he phoned the sheriff's
office. Sheriff Baney at once started
for the bank as did also Chief OF
Police Green, who happened to be in
the sheriffs office when the phone
came in. Mr.. Baney was
crossing the street to the bank as Mr..
Tone made his appearance Tone says
he was away from the bank only
about is minutes
Finds Part Of Loot.
Word of the robbery spread rapidly
and soon volunteer posses of armed
men were securing the wooded hills
md canyons to the east and south
Il the city. Later that afternoon Sher-
# Baney and four or five of these
men were searching over the Bowen
nil south Of the city. There Robert
dahar, one of the posse, found
package of currency bound with
ubber band, lying in a trail near the
OPP of the hill. He called Sheriff Baney
Who picked up the package, when a
cunt disclosed that 1t contained
$4,000. Later that afternoon Baney
ound another $40 bill in the same
ocality. They also found there com
non paper bag into which Lander
ad stuffed the currency at the bank.
That turned out to be the nearest
ne searchers came to finding the
audit Numerous reports came in but
pom being run down proved to be
no value. One Of these was to the
fleet that cache of food had been
ound at distance. Driving some 70
lilies to investigate the officers saw
nat the supplies had been left by