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Show CLAIMANTS FOR REWARD. Two Suits Begun Against Northorn Pacifio Railroad. HELENA, Mont., SepL 27. Two suits were entered In the District court today against the Northern Paclflo company by claimants Xor the reward of $2000 offered by the company for the arrest and conviction of the men who held up nnd .robbed the train at Bearmouth recently, re-cently, and for which crime John Christie and George Hammond pleaded guilty last week at Phllllpsburg and were sentenced to the penitentiary. T. J. Pepper Is the plaintiff In one of the suits, and he claims the 52000 reward for the arrest of Christie, alleging that he secured tho confession from him, brought him to Montana and turned him over to the authorities. H. S. Prltchard is the plaintiff in the other suit. He claims $2000 on the allegation alle-gation that he was instrumental In the arrest of Hammond. |