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Show occocococc co oococgooco" : :: - - c c c o fi T'T T77'T f,r9V ;; V "T c tM414xJ i44!4 X A.W W-' 4 il I - . q ' - ' - O . . .. ...... - - - C "Eutch" Cassidy, though he has Ions been a Reader of bloodthirsty ' and deeperate men, Is believed to be free from the crime of, murdfcr-. No j kClins ha been laid at fcis door. Tl'.s is not through lack of 'skill' -with firearms, as he Is known to be one of the best revolver shots In the "West. He Is a born leader, however, as evidenced by the fact that a few yars ago 1 even so notorious a man-killer as Harry Tracy was a member of his gang and bowed to every Cassidy law. Numerous attempts have been made by ffi railroad officials tokill or capture Cassidy. Recently every ' overland train going west from Cheyenne carried Its quota of armed, fighters in its express' car. These fighters have been captained by . one of the bravest railroad detectives la the employ of the railroad. But while this plan of defense was In operation not a robbery was attempted. . Seemingly the robbers never work without previous Information'" as to the "lay of the- land." Many people In Wyoming declare that Cassidy will never be cap- . tured. ' ..... '. . ... : . ' ' "" I wounded. The robbers quickly blew op the express car with dynamite.' In the .safe they found $1000 in bank notes, i which were being i sent to a Helena bank. These notes were put in a gunny gun-ny ack and the robbers boarded a raft and ferried themselves across the river, where horses were in waiting. Harry Longahaugh. who is supposed to have been the man who boarded the blind baggage, was captured in St Louis with new bank notes on Jits person. .Then Logan was captured in Tennessee. Neltherof the men could resist the temptation to "have a time" with their share of the ill-gotten gains." But the man who .undoubtedly planned the robbery rob-bery simply went into retirement in the Hole-ln-the-Wall, and is at liberty today. to-day. . ' |