Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-09-15

was sentenced this morning.
This is the second time Judge
pomeroy has sentenced Landers,
having sent him to the penitentlary
from Kalispell for robbery IN 1873.
George reynolds, who held up
and robbed j. v. Collier and ran
axyay with Golfers car, was SEN
fenced TO two years in the peniten-
tiary.
In the comparatively short time OF !
II DAYS after having heldup and Tonpeu
the First State Bank OF LIBBY OF sIi,-
$50, Joseph Landers was back IN LiDDy
and held in the county Jail after hay
;np been arrested in Portland, Ore, by
no]ice detectives. The robbery was
STAGED in the noon hour on September
, and Tuesday afternoon, the 18th,
Sheriff Baney arrived back III Libby
with his prisoner. -
Sheriff Baney got wire from Port
land Saturday afternoon reporting
Tander's arrest in that city, and lett
that evening to get the prisoner. ne
took with him as assistants, George
BRYANT and Hugo Anderson. When ar
rested in Portland, Landers had on his
nerson S7.535.00 of the stolen money,
said he had given $4,000 to q friend
and had brought a car IN Portland,
paving cash He further said the DO
10000 worth of stolen travellers, cheeks
were hidden under a log about two ana
a half mikes from Libby.
Landers Talks Freely.
On his way back to Libby Landers
talked freely with Sheriff Baney ne
was surprised to learn that he had
dropped and lost 81 $4,000 in the tim
Der south Of Libby, but remarked that
Il must have happened when ne
dropped all of the currency and IN
hurrying to pick it up he must nave
overlooked some Of it, You know. !
was in considerable of hurry, rlgnt
at that time" he said.
Landers said he made his way
through the timber south of Libby,
crossing over Bowen HILL and finally
reached the old saWmill on Parmenter.
creek. From there he followed around
the top of the hills, keeping well back
in the timber, until he reached point
opposite Rankin. There he came down
to the river and proceeded westward
walking between the river and the
railroad whenever possible and travel
inc over rocky ground SO as to leave
no tracks He slept during the day and
travelled nights, passing around Troy
and Boomers Ferry At Moravla, pc
yond Boomers Ferry, he phoned back
for taxi to take him to Standpoint.
At Standpoint he hired another taxi
to take him to Newport, and at New
port he had great time buying cars
and hiring taxis. He passed through
Newport Monday.
In Newport Several Hours.
Under Sheriff Sperry was at New
port the first of the week and learned
that Landers had passed through that
place. AT Newport Landers first hired
All Hubbard to drive him to Spokane.
There he made deal to buy Hibbard's
car and paid him $19500. on the pur-
chase. He then drove back to Newport
with Hibbard. During the drive Hib-
bard happened to remark about the
bank robbery at Libby. 1t is thought
that made Landers suspicious for upon
reaching Newport he abandoned the
car he had purchased and hired Ralph
Shackleton to again drive him into
Spokane. From Spokane he made his
way to Cheney, where he bought a
new suit Of clothes, then proceeded to
Tacoma. AT Tacoma he again hired
a taxi to take him to Portland. In the
meantime, the pursuit was catching up
with him and when the Tacoma taxi
driver again reached home he was
shown picture of Landers and said IT
looked like his late passenger. Portland
police were at once notified, and his
arrest followed last Saturday.
Landers said he had watched the
bank here for three days, had checked
on the time when Messrs. Smithberger
and DeRosia went to lunch and figured
that he had 20 minutes in which to
pull the robbery. After tying up Tone,
he says he walked slowly through
South Libby but that he travelled much
faster after he got out of sight.
Sheriff Baney and helpers drove to
and from Spokane by car but travelled
to and from Portland by train In view
of Landers' record, the sheriff took no
chances and brought the prisoner EN-
route in leg irons and part of the time
handcuffed. I<anders objected to the
leg irons because of the attention it
attracted.
Talks Freely.