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Show STAC E HELB IIP BY LIE BANDIT Work of Nervy llislnvayman Near Zcrtman, Montana, Nets Him $23,000. Believed to be a Member of the Kid Curry Gang of Train Robbers and Horse Thieves Who Held up a Great Northern Train. Great Fulls, Mont. The stage running run-ning between Malta and Xortmnn was held up by n lone bandit, according to a telephone meHsiigo received here, nnd n sum estimated ut about $28,000 Is tnlil to have been secured. Tho message gave no details of the daring robbery other thnn that It occurred Just north of Zortmnn, nnd the stngo was entering the Little Rockies with u consignment of money to pay the wages of the miners ut the Zortmnn mines, Tho robbers nppnrently has llvo or six hours' start of u posse mounted upon the fnstest horses to bo had. which left Malta Immediately upon receipt of word of the hold-up. Tho location lo-cation Is in n pnrtloulnrly lonoly spot In tho mountains, affording every opportunity op-portunity for tho sholter nnd escupo of the bandit. One mini commanding n trail there could almost hold n hnlf dozen men at hny for hours. Somo member of "Kid" Curry' gnng of train robbers and horse thlovos Is suspected of tho hold-up. Six yonrs ngo tho Curry gnng held up n Grent Northern trnln, In tho vicinity of Mai-tn, Mai-tn, securing $4:1,000. Many of tho pals of "Kid" Curry Is still live In northern Montana. |