, 1889-04-16
A GAME OF HIGH FIVE.
A Colorado Desperate Holds Up a
Bank for $500.
Mounts a Horse, and Escapes il
a Shower of Bullets.
A Posse Pursues, and Runs the
R0bber to Cover.

daring and cruel, enterprising as numer-
GUS, and in his chosen realm omnipresent
as air. Last summer he burned some In
dians, just for fun; in the fall and early
springtime he abducted herds of cattle
and horses, as a business venture; and
only last week he and a few chosen com
panions sacked a town, killed a few resi-
dents and banished the remainder, as a
pastime., 81
Some time since the interesting cuss,
who became genteel for the occasion,
played a game of "twenty-one" with
the festive Mr.. Moffat, railway and bank
president, at Denver, mulcting that gen.
tleman presumably as described IN ertenSo
in the Geographic columns.
Yesterday the sportive duffer switched
to high FIVE" an a%lluring and fashion
able game, which he played in a style Pc
culiar to himself, but calculated to annoy
his opponent.
The scene OF the exploit which still
further adds to the fame of the innovat.
ing holy terror, was Grover, Colo, a pre-
t%enlous village on the line of the Chey-
enne & Burlington, only forty miles east
Of this city. The time was within a cou-
pie of feet Of high noon, yesterday.
There is one street in Grover more fire.
quented than all others. bit it isn't
crowded all the time, and when a stranger
passes along the natives and dogs almost
invariably make original remarks about
his appearance. mission and destination.
All this and more too occurred yesterday
when a cowboy looking individual on a
dun colored horse invaded the place.
His spurs clinked merrily and the
handles of his two howitzers reflected the
suns rays as his spirited steed cantered
along the natural pavement. In front of
the only bank in the town We solitary
horseman drew up, anchored his prancing
steed and disappeared in the financial es
tablishment-big hat, armory, high
heeled boots, leather pants and all except
whiskers, for he was a youth and withal
likely in form and facial contour.
Once inside the visitor leveled a six
shooter at the head of Cashier G. q.
Smith and blandly demanded all the
available cash" placing the accent on
the cash" as he desired neither bonds
nor back number notes. Smith is always
cordial end accommodating to patrons
and pays special attention to the TRANSACT
ton of business for transient customers-
He, felt tempted to repudiate the
printed rules of the establishment
at the first stage of the game, but on sec
ond thought was convinced that a COM
pliance with the request of the patron
who proposed to intuse new life into the
banking business would be better in the
long run. Smith passed out all the coin
within reach, and held his breath to
keep from swallowing his heart as the en-
terprising caller pocketed gold, bills and
silver amounting to about $500.
While viewing the place with thoughts
of carrying it away, the robber espled a
Winchester rifle dangerously heal Mr..
Smith. He demanded the weapon, and
his order specified that it should be
handed out butt first. Utterly disheart-
ened the cashier poked the u out to the
stranger, at the same time asking: us
there anything else to day2"
The desperate did not answer, but
seeming to think of something he had
forgotten, backed toward the door and
into the street. He leaned the Winches
ter against the building. returned his six