SPOKANE - Crossing the Spokane river at Lincoln, in Lincoln County, three men believed to be the robbers of the Addy State Bank traveled through Peach and Creston last night and today were believed to be somewhere in Douglas or Grant County.
They eluded a posse under Sheriff F.D. Rennie of Lincoln county, which was awaiting them at River Homes, following a gun battle with a posse at Inchelium in whichE.F. Tucker said to have been with them was captured. Sheriffs of Douglas and Grant counties had ferries across the Columbia River watched today in an effort to head off the bandits.
POSSE CLOSE BEHIND
Three men believed to be the men who robbed the Addy State Bank of $3,900 Saturday morning crossed the Columbia river at Gerome at 6:30 p.m. yesterday with a posse about two hours in their rear, according to information received this morning by Sheriff W.H. Graham.
They are believed to be headed for the Spokane Indian Reservation or onto Lincoln county. Their escape followed a gun battle with a posse last night at Inchelium which resulted in the capture of E.F. Tucker of Spokane. Tucker is not believed by the officers to have been a part to the robbery.
The posse is headed by Deputy Sheriffs Walt Woodward and Lingerwood.
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