The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-26
"REMINISCENCES UE HOLD-UPS
Tho Victims DO Not Always Act They
Previously Fnncied They Would.

fTtrn nc san ff'hr'.'D kTiNiner.
A group OF men were oling in the loungcrs'
corner of II san Francisco MOTEL. Each was
reading a morning PAPER, Each had his paper
snv4 at 'S nais ds"nS '4s tn nat
having mn admiration Tor such bold thieves"
said very rcspectaDe looking mvml"r Of tho
prove stealing in any form. ~. il ono is bound
70 loot strong box It is more manlyto do it at
victims confidence and then hrtiay it,
One by on" tho READERS threw their papers
ai dts anu nMnIsr IN 1 tha 5H ahn e, ar
der that always prevails on such occasions.
Then en-, they grew reminiscent ,,
Denv"rite. "wns the one vino mnde Dan
;MMofrat; give up $4,000 ahou; three years ago.
sequel has been generally s1nelchcd. A young
fellow waikel int T. SloTatts private nl.entthe
pta ' Hsi a"S otfs or s' o 1has
out a check and ,ISn get il, cnShc,i and hand
wanted. demanding $1,000 in gold. n $1,000
niI and smaller Oils, When Moiiatt went TO
Just behind him with the revolver clos" 10 his
ribs. pat hidden ~ an 9yercoa:. linTin:: S.
cured ne = none. t.? robber backed out the
Did they ever eaten him' Well. now. that
IS hard I" state. There /, som" mystery a'.nut
it. some people aid not think that Moi!att
wanted him caught, Eut a t,g row wa made
about i. and r"wtu'!s Offered. IN perhaps u
year. after numerous arrests and releases. it
was annnuuccd That II PRISONER in Iali IN C.ay
comfy, No. charged VIII .ror,e ste4linp; la'!
confessed 70 icing Mol1ntt's r2bl or. Tho bank
MolIau went ,.nd identified him. The Denver
Chief ot Police told me. however. that tho
believe he hal ever been in the state OF
Colorado Then the chnp went crazy. You
does not Keep track Of H.. Gay ri-oners OF
Clay county. Mo, 50 the matter rests"
The Denver man hid the flor. " You re-
gold bricks rom the Nultur. Min" in Arizona
t were e s;oIeTt He got tho property along in
lefl the min" every two weeks. One o! thcso
bricks was W nth about $4,000. The foreman
but lone hisnwa r fooled m got " a%ay
with !he game: too. He was nltcrward caught
IN THO lit, 81 Mexico and the brick recovered
bush. Ono assistant Was Killed and the o:ior
caught lntcrnursing his wound in IL INT. mo
other rohhnr was picked NJ in II lonely canon.
his nun and ,ne i"k "a" on lis nrest u y,
II notice you aro having a good many stage
ora!o. Abolished tho iouhrriss first and AZ
forward tho sInse. i;nt speaking Of roDDeries
give your l;lack Bart points flo hal held M
stag" after stage IN southern Colorado: taken
everything in SIGHT. 10 always gave orders
Whom H. was cnaturcd IT was found that he
was II cripple weighing about 100 rounds. aud
armed with 4roomsticks., He's in the Govern
m"T e I pen at L Detroit now ya',.,,. n,o
has The ' ro 'no ON 'I YOU |osisn r Wn'n ar.
looking individual whose piercing "yas would
hays S,ar"a th' r n mi hisnw.yman Ai
Heescnger Montgomery resisted. What did
heg"t' Why, system fpl q lead. Ho didn't
!, nothing 70 a dead man. say It's ali r rni
II n no rHn, 4 you can. tut look oat for yourown
h@H f tDa nsyr Z anatncT
hers III. IN ral,iorniat anerisd n rhi!r4 'Dr!nian.
Ing "nr not tho rst r the tn" IT," %k
Hot eaten them; TWO boys i,sityyn "','iit alf I"
d dIHatL stopped u stage near ta24ucro tho
couldn't set The luaver out Of their Y"irc, Tor
q wtoS ana TINS save them away, f,n wore
S Sfmn" rm,r y" t two years each t" tine rh
who was led INTO II was captured. His rllcr
brother n" one who, KILLED Montgomery aud
dreas murderer, VINO shot INTO Il rtu;,n ~ few
we, weeSS aGo and rddi, youn@ aiy Ia scnser.
Particularly nard on Stage, rob'ers,'
Coming back t, tn" BrrEra'y case" re-
mn iHl TIE lni.!est m"mhcroi III" lounGrrs
me phif o' brlEands weru AMBIGUOUS enough
10 mayo been trained under Jr.se james. do
not not blame 'he men for y,cIdInr. Whom rob
tack in daylight and in the in,I-t Ola crowl
mex are Ieesierats 9n2nGl 10, an,tnInG ! was
~ tiio y b'hN 'ut npil-uIi on mo LOCK I-lhnl
Railroad years ago. II was d"n" hy the Jnmrs
crowd. and want to say that tie inrr" Of tho
six shooter gazrd into I"'Ecd biGs": ',i'n u
JOINT 81 stovc-lirc, SOH.n Of US INA been
hoasting tn" night b"forr what W" you'd do IN
lust rllch an emergency. lut W. di!nt do IT,
We ATTEMPTED to crawl under ncAtp aui
through windows, ami many forgot 10 hide
their watr!c. and MONEY. on. it's easy enough
to sit around II hotel and Drag. hut tho man
who refuses to acknowlcdge the potency Of tho
drop the other fellow las on him is u bigger
iool than an, Bpt don't mean to be per-
And the quiet man looked Apologe ttcally
about to see II. he had hurt any one tselinGa j