The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-11-26
Use Them Gently.

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The following from the Coeur'd Alene
Bar arbariap, coupled with the recent as
sault on and robbery of merchant Young
at Bellevue, and other similar recent
events, demonstrates that Idaho is fast
coming to the front. If our neighbor-
fing counties will only follow the illus
trious example of old Owyhee, and treat
these gentlemen with nerve and gun
gently and kindly, always remem bering
their dear families, including their sis
ters, their cousins and their aunts, it
will not be long before the Gem of the
Mountains can boast of such celebrities
as Jesse James, Bob Ford, the Youngers
aud Daltons. Here is the latest, and it
seems strange that these brave fellows
will operate elsewhere when this coun-
to offers such security from punish
ment:
The most daring attempt at robbery
since the settlement of Wardner occur
red last Wednesday night in Loeber's
saloon on Main street. 1t was nearly
midnight when tho Weber Bros. Justus
| Loeber, Ed. Bowen and Charley Day
were startled by the appearance of a
masked desperado, who entered the
/ building by the back door and, with a
revolver pointed at them, ordered the
crowd in most peremptory manner to
throw up their hands and get out. At
the time there was no game being
| PLAYED. Phil Web.r was standing in
front of his table talking to his friends,
and Mr.. Loeber was at his desk making
up his accounts. When the order of
"hands upn was given the crowd quick
! " scattered, the Weber Bros. and Day
| leaving by tha front door, Mr.. Loeber,
thinking discretion the better part of
valor, cronched. down behind his coun
ter, and Ed Bowen sought shelter at the
rear part of the building. making his
exit through the door the thief had
! lust entered. When ell were out of sight
the would be robber took n small draw
er from the faro table, which contained
about twelve hundred dollars, and start
| ed to make his escape in this, howev-
er, be was foiied. Op,gettiDg out of the
door with his plumber he encountered
Ed Bowen who fclled himto the ground
with heavy blow in the face, and Crap
ping the revolver, which VAS still in
the desperado's hand, he jumped upon
him and held him until the arrival of
deputy sherifs Gillispis and Hsgan. Ed
Bowen deserves great credit for the
bravery he exhibited he was unarmed
and the risk he encountered in tack
ling an armed ruffian was great indeed.
During the very brief period he was out
side the door he looked around for
something TO defend himself With but
not succeeding he resolved to pse his
good right arm. and the telling blow he
dealt the thief prevented the escape of
one of the boldest offenders that has
ever appeared in Wardner. The confn-
sion attending the affair soon aroused
the people of the neighborhood and in a
few minutes large crowd had assem-
bled all anxious to get sight at the
free booter prior to his being lodged in
jail. On Thursday he was brought be-
lore justice Langrishe for preliminary
examination. He gave his name as
Thomas Perry and pleaded guilty. He
was bound over to answer to the grand
jury in the sum of 1000 and was taken
Immediately to Wallace to be given in
charge of sheriff Donnelly.