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BOY CIST OFF TRIIN BY HOBOES ISLAD OF 15 WEARS FEMALE ATTIRE UNDER BOY’SCLOTHES—FEARFULLY CRUSHEDRudolph Slatts, who was throwntrain late yesterday by hoboestunnelinjuries this morning at 1:30 o'clock.body is at Flaherty and ICohchapelthe boy's parentsRudolph Slatta, 15 years of age, whose home is at Billings, was thrown under the wheels of a west-leg and arm lt;ut off, he was brought here on passenger train No. 4. and hurried to the hospital in Flaherty and Kohler s ambulance. Ills left hand was also badly crushed, and his left foot. Amputation of all the injured parts was necessary, the right armat the shoulder, and the right leg far lip on the thigh.Slatta taid hisf parents are Mr. and .Mrs. August Slatta, of Millings.SWore Woman** Apparel.bound Northern Pacific freight trainby tramp!'*, with whom he was rifling in an empty car, late yesterday afternoon near the Mullan tunnel west of Helena, according to a story he told when taken to St. Peters hospital last night. With his right!Walint ResolutionWhen Slatta was disrobed at the hospital, lie was found to be wearing a beaded silk dress, woman’s stockings and other articles of female attire under his overalls. This led authorities here to suspect that perhaps he was the “female bandit” that has been terrorizing Hillings for several days past. Sheriff Jim Barnes, after investigation of tint case here with Chief of Police Joe Spurzern, telephoned Sheriff Russell Sage, of Yellowstone county, at Hillings, giving a full description of the Injured | hoy, and asking for further information and instructions. The boys’ partitlzihNnc1\isioHddI vVtlt'111I• Ii1s11retract were made in defiance of the settled policy of the government adhered to through three successive administrations, to maintain in the ground a great reserve supply of oil adequate to the needs of the navy in any emergency threatening the national security;Resolved; By the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America, in congress assembled, that the said leases and contract are against the public interest and that the lands embraced therein should be recovered and held for the purpose to which they were dedicated; and,“Resolved, Further; That t h epresident of the United States be and hereby i authorized and directed immediately to cause to be instituted and prosecuted for the annulment and cancellation of the saidleases and con tract and alllt; nt* were notified in a telegram from the hospital.These officers also wired the sheriff at Missoula, requesting that the freight train be searched upon arrival there, and if the hoboes are found, to arrest and hold for furtherorders.Hoaded pistol shells were found on the boy’s person, but no gun. The officer* suspect it was taken away from bis by the tramps.Wa« In Helena.According to a brief statement made by Slatta at the hospital, he j was in Helena yesterday, and “hopped” the westbound freight here late in the afternoon. He fell in with the party of hoboes who were also stealing a ride. IP* thinks they were I. \V. W.’s. He was in an exhausted condition when received at the hospital, and for that reason, after giving his name and address 1’17 South JJrd street, Billings, he was notpressed for a further statement.(r1tIlt;1%
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Helena Independent
Helena, Montana, US
Fri, Feb 01, 1924
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