Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-07-03 | Page 17 | Policeman is Slain by Hold-Up

Policeman Ss Slain hy Hold-Up Montana Officer Is Killed While Attempting- to Arrest Two Robbers. BILLINGS, Mont., July 2. Sergeant of Police Robert J. Hannan was Instantly killed by two holdups hold-ups this morning while he was attempting to capture them. Sheriff George Hubbard was shot through the hand. The shooting followed the hold-up of tho Owl saloon and gambling-house ab about 1 o'clock, when about twelve men were compelled lo throw up their hands. The robbers contented themselves with taking all of the cash In sight on the tables, amounting to about $2000. A gambler in the rear of the saloon, hearing tho command of the robbers, slipped out through a rear door and notified the police. One of the robbers' rob-bers' accomplices was captured. Posses are in pursuit of the two escaped es-caped robbers '